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.

Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Brisbane Hardcourt Championships, January 1994
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Born (1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 (age 55)
Sydney
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 406,279
Singles
Career record179–178
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 83 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open2R (1989, 1990)
Wimbledon1R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993)
US Open1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record147–138
Career titles3 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 42 (4 February 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1992)
French Open2R (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Wimbledon2R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)
US Open3R (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.[1]

WTA career finals

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

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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

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–6)

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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)

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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

References

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  1. ^ Our team – Coaching crew at Wakehurst Tennis
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