Siobhan Drake-Brockman
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | (1978-04-07) 7 April 1978 (age 46) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $118,132 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (8 September 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1995, 1996) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 215 (11 September 1995) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1995) |
Siobhan Drake-Brockman (born 7 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She won the girls' singles title at the 1995 Australian Open.
Biography
Drake-Brockman, a right-handed player out of Bunbury, Western Australia, attended St Hilda's Anglican School in Perth and was a member of the Australian team which won the World Youth Cup in 1993.[1][2]
At the age of 16 she defeated world number 61 Rachel McQuillan to win a $25,000 ITF tournament in Port Pirie in 1994.[2]
She made her WTA Tour main draw debut in one of the opening tournaments of the 1995 season, the Tasmanian International, held in Hobart. At the 1995 Australian Open she was granted a wildcard into the women's singles and made the second round, with a win over Japanese qualifier Naoko Kijimuta.[3] She then won the Australian Open girls' singles title, by beating World Youth Cup teammate Annabel Ellwood in the final.[2]
In 1996 she made the second round again at the Australian Open and competed that year mostly on the ITF circuit.
She had her best season in 1997 when her ranking rose to a career high 109 in the world, with appearances in the main draws of WTA Tour tournaments in Hobart, Birmingham, Stanford, San Diego and Surabaya.
Retiring from tennis in 1998, Drake-Brockman has a law degree from the University of Western Australia and works as a contracts engineer in Perth.
ITF Circuit finals
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 16 October 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 4 December 1994 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 March 1997 | Rockford, United States | Hard | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6–7, 3–6 |
Doubles (1–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 March 1996 | Reims, France | Hard (i) | Catherine Tanvier | Giulia Casoni Flora Perfetti | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner | 1. | 5 July 1998 | Edmond, United States | Hard | Melissa Beadman | Gail Biggs Bryanne Stewart | 7–6, 7–6 |
References
- ^ "Youth Cup pair reunite for ACT triumph over WA". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 11 January 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "Ellwood loses girls' final". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 29 January 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Rafter's sights on title". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 18 January 1995. p. 33. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Siobhan Drake-Brockman at the Women's Tennis Association
- Siobhan Drake-Brockman at the International Tennis Federation
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