Lorna Woodroffe (born 18 August 1976) is an English former tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1976 Epsom, Surrey, UK |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Prize money | $254,301 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 177–214 (45.3%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 133 (26 January 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2001) |
| French Open | Q1 (1998) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
| US Open | Q2 (1997, 1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 249–145 (63.2%) |
| Career titles | 28 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 69 (3 November 1997) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
| French Open | 2R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
| US Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 2000) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2000) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 1–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Playing with Julie Pullin, she lost her first-round match in the women's doubles to Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands, in two sets.[1]
WTA career finals edit
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit
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| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III |
| Tier IV & V |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 18 May 1997 | Welsh Open, United Kingdom |
Clay | Julie Pullin
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 Kerry-Anne Guse  Debbie Graham
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3–6, 4–6 |
ITF finals edit
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–6) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 28 February 1994 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) |  Chantal Reuter
|
7–6, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 6 October 1996 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  Sofia Finér
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 9 February 1997 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard |  Alessia Lombardi
|
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 30 March 1997 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Mireille Dittmann
|
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 21 February 1998 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  Sandra Načuk
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 28 February 1999 | ITF Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) |  Jelena Kostanić Tošić
|
6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 16 July 2000 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Roberta Vinci
|
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (28–23) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 10 February 1992 | ITF Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet | Julie Pullin
|
Jacqueline Geller Tina Samara
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | 4 May 1992 | ITF Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom |
Clay | Julie Pullin
|
Alison Smith Tamsin Wainwright
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 19 April 1993 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Salmon
|
 Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko
|
1–5 ret. |
| Loss | 3. | 3 May 1993 | ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | Claire Taylor
|
Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko]
|
6–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 4 October 1993 | ITF Basingstoke, United Kingdom | Hard | Caroline Stassen
|
Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 4 July 1994 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Caroline Stassen
|
Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 6 February 1995 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard | Amanda Wainwright
|
Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 24 April 1995 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Robyn Mawdsley
|
Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 5 February 1996 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
Melissa Beadman  Helen Laupa
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | 18 February 1996 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward
|
6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 22 April 1996 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Julie Pullin
|
Helen Crook Victoria Davies
|
2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 11 August 1996 | ITF Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Louise Latimer
|
Shirli-Ann Siddall Lucie Ahl
|
2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4. | 29 September 1996 | ITF Telford, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
 Natalia Egorova Henriëtte van Aalderen
|
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Win | 5. | 6 October 1996 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Emily Bond Ekaterina Roubanova
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 28 October 1996 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
 Joelle Schad  Syna Schmidle
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 16 February 1997 | ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 23 February 1997 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Kerry-Anne Guse Clare Wood
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 24 March 1997 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Joanne Ward
|
Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 30 March 1997 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Joanne Ward
|
 Nannie de Villiers Shirli-Ann Siddall
|
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 27 April 1997 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
Clay | Julie Pullin
|
Amanda Wainwright Shirli-Ann Siddall
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10. | 19 July 1997 | ITF Frinton, United Kingdom | Clay | Joanne Ward
|
Karen Cross  Natalia Egorova
|
6–4, 2–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 12. | 17 August 1997 | ITF Bronx, United States | Hard | Shirli-Ann Siddall
|
Lisa McShea Rachel McQuillan
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | 19 October 1997 | ITF Southampton, United Kingdom |
Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin
|
 Lenka Cenková Sandra Načuk
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | 2 November 1997 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Amanda Hopmans Seda Noorlander
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 13. | 26 July 1998 | ITF Peachtree, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
 Vanessa Webb Keri Phebus
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | 23 August 1998 | ITF Bronx, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
 Christína Papadáki  Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 15. | 1 February 1999 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Lizzie Jelfs
|
Surina De Beer Kim de Weille
|
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | 10 May 1999 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Surina De Beer
|
 Selima Sfar Joanne Ward
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 16. | 5 June 1999 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | Grass | Julie Pullin
|
 Rika Hiraki Linda Wild
|
w/o |
| Loss | 14. | 31 July 1999 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Trudi Musgrave
|
 Magda Mihalache  Petra Mandula
|
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 17. | 18 October 1999 | ITF Southampton, United Kingdom |
Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Magda Mihalache  Zuzana Váleková
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 18. | 7 November 1999 | ITF Hull, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Michaela Paštiková Jasmin Wöhr
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 19. | 13 December 1999 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Rika Hiraki
|
Tathiana Garbin  Nirupama Sanjeev
|
5–2 ret. |
| Loss | 15. | 20 February 2000 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Alexandra Fusai  Tina Križan
|
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–7(1) |
| Loss | 16. | 21 February 2000 | ITF Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Annabel Ellwood  Nadejda Ostrovskaya
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 20. | 24 April 2000 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
Clay | Selima Sfar
|
Hannah Collin Zsófia Gubacsi
|
6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 17. | 15 May 2000 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Selima Sfar
|
Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken
|
6–0, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 21. | 16 July 2000 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Trudi Musgrave
|
Lucie Ahl Natalia Egorova
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 18. | 17 July 2000 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Clay | Trudi Musgrave
|
 María José Martínez Sánchez Alicia Ortuño
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 30 July 2000 | ITF Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Trudi Musgrave
|
Catherine Barclay Andrea van den Hurk
|
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 22. | 22 October 2000 | ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Giulia Casoni  Laurence Courtois
|
0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 23. | 30 October 2000 | ITF Hull, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
Mia Buric Syna Schmidle
|
4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 5–4(4) |
| Win | 24. | 11 February 2001 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin
|
 Irina Selyutina Tina Križan
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 25. | 25 March 2001 | ITF La Cañada, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
Rika Hiraki  Kim Eun-ha
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20. | 6 May 2001 | ITF Gifu, Japan | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
 Wynne Prakusya Kim Eun-ha
|
6–1, 4–6, 6–7(2) |
| Loss | 21. | 13 May 2001 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Grass | Julie Pullin
|
Rika Hiraki Nana Smith
|
0–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 26. | 20 May 2001 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Julie Pullin
|
Helen Crook Victoria Davies
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 27. | 4 June 2001 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | Grass | Julie Pullin
|
Kim Grant Lilia Osterloh
|
7–6(3), 7–5 |
| Loss | 22. | 19 March 2002 | ITF La Cañada, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin
|
Kim Grant Abigail Spears
|
6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 23. | 12 May 2002 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Grass | Julie Pullin
|
Shinobu Asagoe Cho Yoon-jeong
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 28. | 9 June 2002 | ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Julie Pullin
|
Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina
|
6–2, 6–2 |
Post-retirement life edit
After retiring from professional tennis, Woodroffe was one of the founders of WimX Tennis, a tennis academy and coaching business. As of 2021, she is still coaching there.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. "Lorna Woodroffe Bio, Stats, and Results". OlyMADMen. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Coaching Team – Wimx".
- ^ "About Wimx Tennis – Wimx".
