Kirrily Sharpe

Kirrily Sharpe (born 25 February 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Kirrily Sharpe

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	25 February 1973
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$164,929
Singles
Career record	144–113
Highest ranking	No. 147 (11 June 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1992)
French Open	3R (1990)
Wimbledon	1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record	146–87
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 65 (15 July 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1991)
French Open	2R (1992)
Wimbledon	2R (1990)

Biography

Sharpe, a left-handed player from Sydney, trained with the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[1] She was a member of the Australian team which won the 1988 World Youth Cup, now known as the Junior Fed Cup.[2]

While still only 17 she competed in the main draw of the 1990 French Open as a qualifier and scored an upset win over 14th seed Raffaella Reggi, en route to the third round.[3] She also competed in junior grand slam events that year and made three finals. At the 1990 Wimbledon Championships she was runner-up to Andrea Strnadová in the girls' singles and was also a losing finalist in the girls' doubles, partnering Nicole Pratt. She won the girls' doubles title at the 1990 US Open with Kristin Godridge. The same pair won a WTA doubles title at the 1990 Open Clarins in Paris.

A knee injury suffered early in 1991 kept her out for the most of the year and required a reconstruction.[4]

Sharpe made the third round of the 1992 Australian Open as a wildcard, with wins over Silke Meier and Anna Földényi.

In her only singles main draw appearance at Wimbledon in 1993 she had a first round match up with world number one Steffi Graf, who beat the Australian 6–0, 6–0, losing only 18 points in the process.[5]

She retired from professional tennis after the 1996 season.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-0)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	September, 1990	Paris, France	Tier IV	Clay	Kristin Godridge	Alexia Dechaume Nathalie Herreman	4–6, 6–3, 6–1

ITF Finals

Singles (7–0)

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 February 1990	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Nicole Pratt	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	2.	11 March 1990	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Jane Taylor	6–0, 7–6
Winner	3.	27 April 1992	Riccione, Italy	Clay	Maria Francesca Bentivoglio	7–5, 6–3
Winner	4.	7 March 1993	Mildura, Australia	Hard	Jane Taylor	6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	5.	6 June 1994	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Hanneke Ketelaars	6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Winner	6.	18 July 1994	Ilkley, United Kingdom	Grass	Shirli-Ann Siddall	7–5, 6–1
Winner	7.	5 November 1995	Saga, Japan	Grass	Nana Smith	6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles (13–16)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1 November 1987	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Janine Thompson	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	5 March 1990	Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Angie Cunningham	Yuko Hosoki Ayako Hirose	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	2.	13 May 1990	Swansea, United Kingdom	Clay	Nicole Pratt	Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey	6–1, 6–2
Winner	3.	20 May 1990	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Nicole Pratt	Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	19 November 1990	Perth, Australia	Grass	Kristin Godridge	Jo-Anne Faull Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	8 December 1991	Perth, Australia	Hard	Kate McDonald	Narelle Kimpton Stephanie Martin	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	2 March 1992	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Kate McDonald	Julie Richardson Amanda Trail	6–7^(5), 6–7^(3)
Runner-up	4.	13 April 1992	Salerno, Italy	Hard	Angie Cunningham	Linda Ferrando Silvia Farina Elia	1–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	20 April 1992	Bari, Italy	Clay	Justine Hodder	Eva Martincová Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	13 July 1992	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Justine Hodder	Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová	6–7^(1), 7–5, 5–7
Winner	6.	20 September 1992	Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Karina Kuregian	Galia Angelova Lubomira Bacheva	7–6, 6–2
Winner	7.	27 September 1992	Acireale, Italy	Hard	Claire Wegink	Ana Segura Janet Souto	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	23 November 1992	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Magdalena Feistel	Kerry-Anne Guse Angie Cunningham	6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Winner	8.	7 March 1993	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Catherine Barclay	Kate McDonald Jane Taylor	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	19 April 1993	Bari, Italy	Clay	Yael Segal	Laurence Courtois Eva Martincová	6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	8.	14 November 1993	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up	9.	5 December 1993	Mildura, Australia	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	10.	28 May 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Maaike Koutstaal	Eva Bes Silvia Ramón-Cortés	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	11.	3 July 1994	Vaihingen, Germany	Hard	Nicole Pratt	Lara Bitter Maaike Koutstaal	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	12.	18 July 1994	Ilkley, United Kingdom	Grass	Justine Hodder	Shirli-Ann Siddall Jo Durie	7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	28 November 1994	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Kristin Godridge	Shannan McCarthy Rachel McQuillan	7–6^(6), 6–2
Winner	10.	5 December 1994	Nuriootpa, South Australia, Australia	Hard	Kristin Godridge	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	6–2, 6–7^(5), 6–4
Runner-up	13.	8 May 1995	Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Kristin Godridge	Catherine Barclay Shirli-Ann Siddall	7–5, 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up	14.	30 October 1995	Saga, Japan	Grass	Robyn Mawdsley	Danielle Jones Tessa Price	4–6, 2–6
Winner	11.	27 November 1995	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Annabel Ellwood	Maja Murić Catherine Tanvier	6–4, 6–1
Winner	12.	11 December 1995	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Annabel Ellwood	Maja Murić Louise Pleming	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	15.	10 November 1996	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Lisa McShea Joanne Limmer	4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner	13.	17 November 1996	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Lisa McShea Joanne Limmer	7-6, 7-6
Runner-up	16.	24 November 1996	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Eva Martincová Alena Vašková	3–6, 4–6

References

1. "School's in as pupils cane the teachers". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 1 January 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Starlets retain NEC Cup". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 20 November 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Beefy Argentine gives troubled Sanchez a tri-star lesson". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 2 June 1990. p. 68. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Newcomer to meet Graf in 'nervous' first-round showdown". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 22 June 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Steffi sharp to show Kirrily the door". Herald Scotland. 23 June 1993. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

External links

• Kirrily Sharpe at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kirrily Sharpe at the International Tennis Federation