Michelle Jaggard-Lai

Michelle Jaggard-Lai

Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Brisbane Hardcourt Championships, January 1994
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	(1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 Sydney
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1994
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 406,279
Singles
Career record	179–178 (50.1%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 83 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1989)
French Open	2R (1989, 1990)
Wimbledon	1R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993)
US Open	1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record	147–138 (51.6%)
Career titles	3 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 42 (4 February 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1992)
French Open	2R (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Wimbledon	2R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)
US Open	3R (1993)

Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired tennis player from Australia. She turned professional in 1984. In her career, Jaggard-Lai won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also reached the quarterfinals of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached round three of the 1989 Australian Open. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a best singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993.

Jaggard-Lai was a member of the Australia Fed Cup team that lost in the final of the 1993 Federation Cup.

She played in the singles main draw at the Australian Open eight times, the French Open six times, Wimbledon four times & the US Open once. In doubles, she played in the main draw at the Australian Open seven times, the French Open & Wimbledon nine times, and the US Open six times.

She married ex-professional soccer player Gershwin Lai from the Netherlands, in February or March 1992.

Jaggard-Lai retired from the tour at the end of 1994 (aged just 25 & ranked No. 2 in Australia in singles at the time). Together with her husband, she is a tennis teacher at Wakehurst Tennis in Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	Oct 1987	VS Indianapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Jenny Byrne	Beverly Bowes Hu Na	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	Jul 1989	Schenectady, United States	Hard	Hu Na	Sandra Birch Debbie Graham	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	Feb 1990	Wellington Classic, New Zealand	Hard	Julie Richardson	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	Apr 1990	Japan Open	Hard	Hu Na	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	0–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner	3.	Nov 1994	Taipei Championships, Taiwan	Hard	Rene Simpson	Nancy Feber Alexandra Fusai	6–0, 7–6(12–10)

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 May 1986	Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom	Clay	Hellas ter Riet	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	12 October 1986	Kofu, Japan	Hard	Kumiko Okamoto	6–7, 0–6
Winner	1.	11 November 1990	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Tracey Morton-Rodgers	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	18 November 1990	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Suzanna Wibowo	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	1 December 1991	Mildura, Australia	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 6–1, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	23 November 1992	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	2.	21 November 1993	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Jane Taylor	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	28 November 1993	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Nicole Pratt	7–6, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (7–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	6 October 1986	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato	6–2, 7–6(3)
Winner	2.	31 October 1986	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Lisa O'Neill	Nicole Bradtke Louise Field	w/o
Winner	3.	17 September 1990	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Marianne Werdel	Eva Pfaff Julie Richardson	6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Winner	4.	10 November 1991	Port Pirie, Australia	Grass	Jo-Anne Faull	Kerry-Anne Guse Justine Hodder	6–2, 7–5
Winner	5.	10 May 1992	Porto, Portugal	Clay	Virginia Ruano Pascual	Jennifer Fuchs Maria Strandlund	6–3, 7–5
Winner	6.	26 October 1992	Jakarta, Indonesia	Clay	Kristine Kunce	Kristin Godridge Nicole Pratt	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	7.	2 November 1992	Machida, Japan	Grass	Julie Richardson	Ingelise Driehuis Maya Kidowaki	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	6 December 1992	Mildura, Australia	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey	3–6, 4–6

External links

• Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Women's Tennis Association
• Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the International Tennis Federation
• Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Billie Jean King Cup