Elizabeth Galphin (born August 26, 1968) is an American former professional tennis player.

Elizabeth Galphin
Country (sports) United States
Born (1968-08-26) August 26, 1968 (age 55)
Prize money$50,062
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 185 (May 9, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French OpenQ2 (1988)
WimbledonQ1 (1988)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 225 (Apr 25, 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1988, 1989)
WimbledonQ3 (1988)

Galphin, ranked as high as 185 in the world, had a third round appearance at the 1987 Argentine Open, beating seeded player Christiane Jolissaint en route. She featured in the singles main draw of the 1988 Australian Open and won her first round match against Paula Smith.[1] Her son Milledge Cossu is a tennis player, currently for Purdue University.[2]

ITF finals edit

Singles: 2 (0–2) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. May 1987 Bath, United Kingdom Clay   María José Llorca 1–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 2. Jul 1987 Spartanburg, United States Clay   Ingelise Driehuis 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Nov 1989 Pforzheim, West Germany Hard   Caroline Schneider   Elena Bryukhovets
  Eugenia Maniokova
1–6, 1–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennis". La Tribune. January 13, 1988. p. D2.
  2. ^ "Gajdzik Adds Cossu for Spring". Purdue Boilermakers. November 18, 2020.

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