Lucie Ahl
Country (sports) |
Great Britain
England |
Residence |
Exeter, Devon, England |
Born |
(1974-07-23) 23 July 1974 (age 49)
Exeter, Devon, England |
Height |
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Turned pro |
1991 |
Retired |
2003 |
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money |
US$260,389 |
Singles |
Career record |
288–273 |
Career titles |
0 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking |
No. 161 (1 April 2002) |
Grand Slam Singles results |
Australian Open |
Q3 (2002) |
French Open |
Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
Wimbledon |
2R (2000) |
US Open |
Q2 (2002) |
Doubles |
Career record |
102–140 |
Career titles |
0 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking |
No. 213 (3 February 1997) |
Last updated on: 30 May 2012. |
Lucie Ahl (born 23 July 1974, in Exeter, Devon) is a tennis coach and a former professional tennis player. She was briefly the British No.1, holding the position for 9 non-consecutive weeks between 30 July 2001 and 5 May 2002. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No.161 on 1 April 2002.
In her career, Ahl won a total of 14 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and also participated on the WTA Tour. She had career wins over ITF & WTA Tour players Sandra Cacic and Rene Simpson.
Her best Grand Slam performance came at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Austrian Barbara Schwartz in round one to capture the first and only win of her career in Grand Slam competition. Ahl also represented Great Britain at the Fed Cup on one occasion, winning all three of her rubbers and thus remaining undefeated in Fed Cup action.
ITF circuit finals
Singles (9–4)
Finals by category |
$100,000 tournaments (0/0) |
$75,000 tournaments (0/0) |
$50,000 tournaments (0/0) |
$25,000 tournaments (6/0) |
$10,000 tournaments (3/4) |
|
Finals by surface |
Hard (3/0) |
Clay (0/2) |
Grass (3/2) |
Carpet (3/0) |
|
Result |
Date |
Category |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Winner |
11 August 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Southsea, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Cindy Watson |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner |
29 September 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Telford, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Julie Pullin |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
25 March 1997 |
ITF $10,000 |
Warrnambool, Australia |
Grass |
Shirli-Ann Siddall |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
4 May 1997 |
ITF $10,000 |
Hatfield, Great Britain |
Clay |
Shirli-Ann Siddall |
2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up |
25 April 1998 |
ITF $10,000 |
Bournemouth, Great Britain |
Clay |
Joanne Ward |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
11 April 1997 |
ITF $10,000 |
Felixstowe, Great Britain |
Grass |
Mareze Joubert |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner |
18 July 1998 |
ITF $10,000 |
Frinton, Great Britain |
Grass |
Lisa McShea |
W/O |
Winner |
26 July 1998 |
ITF $25,000 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Carpet |
Petra Mandula |
7–6, 6–3 |
Winner |
18 April 1999 |
ITF $25,000 |
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France |
Hard |
Virginie Razzano |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner |
25 July 1999 |
ITF $25,000 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Carpet |
Julia Lutrova |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner |
30 July 2000 |
ITF $25,000 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Carpet |
Mareze Joubert |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner |
15 October 2000 |
ITF $25,000 |
Welwyn, Great Britain |
Hard |
Antonella Serra Zanetti |
4–2, 4–2, 4–1 |
Winner |
15 July 2001 |
ITF $25,000 |
Felixstowe, Great Britain |
Grass |
Roberta Vinci |
5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles (5–8)
Finals by category |
$100,000 tournaments (0/0) |
$75,000 tournaments (0/0) |
$50,000 tournaments (0/0) |
$25,000 tournaments (1/1) |
$10,000 tournaments (4/7) |
|
Finals by surface |
Hard (2/1) |
Clay (2/4) |
Grass (1/3) |
Carpet (0/0) |
|
Result |
Date |
Category |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent |
Score |
Winner |
18 February 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Joanne Ward |
Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
12 May 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom |
Clay |
Joanne Ward |
Shirli-Ann Siddall
Amanda Wainwright |
5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up |
14 July 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Felixstowe, United Kingdom |
Clay |
Shirli-Ann Siddall |
Surina de Beer
Katia Roubanova |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner |
21 July 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Frinton, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Shirli-Ann Siddall |
Amy Jensen
Anita Kurimay |
6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
4 August 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Ilkley, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Shirli-Ann Siddall |
Surina de Beer
Katia Roubanova |
1–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
11 August 1996 |
ITF $10,000 |
Southsea, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Shirli-Ann Siddall |
Louise Latimer
Lorna Woodroffe |
6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up |
4 May 1997 |
ITF $10,000 |
Hatfield, United Kingdom |
Clay |
Jessica Steck |
Shirli-Ann Siddall
Joanne Ward |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner |
4 October 1997 |
ITF $10,000 |
Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Hard |
Joanne Ward |
Karen Cross
Lizzy Jelfs |
6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up |
11 July 1998 |
ITF $10,000 |
Felixstowe, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Amanda Wainwright |
Lisa McShea
Trudi Musgrave |
4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up |
18 July 1998 |
ITF $10,000 |
Frinton, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Amanda Wainwright |
Lizzy Jelfs
Mareze Joubert |
2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up |
16 July 2000 |
ITF $10,000 |
Felixstowe, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Natalia Egorova |
Trudi Musgrave
Lorna Woodroffe |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
3 November 2002 |
ITF $25,000 |
Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Hard |
Selima Sfar |
Kim Grant
Lilia Osterloh |
1–6, 2–6 |
Winner |
20 April 2003 |
ITF $25,000 |
Biarritz, France |
Clay |
Selima Sfar |
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Anna Zaporozhanova |
6–1, 6–1 |
Performance timelines
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Fed Cup
References
Preceded by
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British Tennis number one
30 July 2001 – 5 August 2001
18 March 2002 – 5 May 2002 |
Succeeded by
Julie Pullin
Julie Pullin |
External links
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