Lizzie Jelfs

Elizabeth Coulson
Full name	Elizabeth Coulson (nee Jelfs)
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	28 July 1976 (age 47); Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Prize money	$48,134
Singles
Career record	95-100
Highest ranking	No. 207 (11 September 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1995)
Doubles
Career record	105-58
Career titles	12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 200 (3 November 1997)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1998)

Elizabeth Coulson (née Jelfs; born 28 July 1976) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography edit

Tennis career edit

Jelfs, who is originally from Banbury, won the girls' doubles title at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. She and South African partner Nannie de Villiers defeated Corina Morariu and Ludmila Varmužová in the final.^[1] The same pair were also runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1995 US Open.

In 1995 she appeared in the main draw of three WTA Tour tournaments in the lead up to Wimbledon. She qualified as a lucky loser for the singles at the British Clay Court Championships, then received a wildcard into the doubles at Birmingham with Karen Cross, before winning her way through qualifying to play singles in Eastbourne. On the back of these performances, she was granted a wildcard spot into the 1995 Wimbledon Championships and was beaten in the first round by Christina Singer. Later in the year, she surpassed Clare Wood as Britain's top-ranked female player.^[2]

She played again at Wimbledon in 1998 when she featured in the mixed doubles, partnering Jamie Delgado. They made the second round, with a win over Francisco Montana and Caroline Schneider.^[3]

Personal life edit

Now known by her married name, Coulson, she studied Sports Science/Recreational Management at Loughborough University and has worked as an events manager.^[4]

ITF Circuit finals edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups) edit

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	1 February 1993	ITF Newcastle, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Gaby Coorengel	1–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	24 July 1995	ITF Salvador, Brazil	Hard	Lucila Becerra	4–6, 3–6
Loss	3.	27 April 1998	ITF Hatfield, United Kingdom	Clay	Mariam Ramón Climent	1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss	4.	31 August 1998	ITF Xanthi, Greece	Hard	Eleni Daniilidou	2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 15 (12 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	24 April 1995	ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Clay	Karen Cross	Robyn Mawdsley Lorna Woodroffe	3–6, 1–6
Win	2.	8 May 1995	ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Clay	Karen Cross	Kaye Hand Claire Taylor	3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win	3.	13 April 1997	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Jasmine Choudhury	Won Kyung-joo Cho Yoon-jeong	6–4, 7–6
Win	4.	8 July 1997	ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Grass	Surina De Beer	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	7–5, 7–5
Win	5.	21 July 1997	ITF Dublin, Ireland	Grass	Surina De Beer	Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	6.	29 September 1997	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Karen Cross	Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward	6–7^(8–6), 2–6
Win	7.	25 April 1998	ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Mareze Joubert	Limor Gabai Kate Warne-Holland	6–3, 6–3
Loss	8.	27 April 1998	ITF Hatfield, United Kingdom	Clay	Amanda Keen	Celeste Contín Mariam Ramón Climent	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win	9.	18 July 1998	ITF Frinton, United Kingdom	Grass	Mareze Joubert	Lucie Ahl Amanda Wainwright	6–2, 7–5
Win	10.	27 July 1998	ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom	Grass	Mareze Joubert	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	6–3, 6–4
Win	11.	3 August 1998	ITF Southsea, United Kingdom	Grass	Mareze Joubert	Eleni Daniilidou Lucy Wood	6–2, 6–3
Win	12.	21 September 1998	ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom	Hard	Mareze Joubert	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	6–1, 6–1
Win	13.	1 February 1999	ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Lorna Woodroffe	Surina De Beer Kim de Weille	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	14.	5 April 1999	ITF Cerignola, Italy	Clay	Jasmine Choudhury	Irina Kornienko Lina Krasnoroutskaya	7–5, 7–5
Win	15.	3 October 1999	ITF Glasgow, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Karen Nugent	Gréta Arn Manisha Malhotra	w/o