Michelle Jaggard-Lai

Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Jaggard-Lai turned pro in 1984. She won 3 doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the quarterfinals in doubles of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached the 3rd round of the 1989 Australian Open. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a high singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993.

Michelle Jaggard-Lai

Michelle Jaggard-Lai at Brisbane Hardcourt Championships January 1994
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	6 May 1969 Sydney, Australia
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
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
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)
Last updated on: 19 April 2008.

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

Jaggard-Lai played in the Main Draw in singles at the Australian Open 8 times, the French Open 6 times, Wimbledon 4 times & the US Open once. She played in the Main Draw in doubles at the Australian Open 7 times, the French Open 9 times, Wimbledon 9 times & the US Open 6 times.

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

Jaggard-Lai retired from the tour at the end of 1994 (aged just 25 & ranked # 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 Tour Finals (3–2)

Doubles (3–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in final	Score
Winner	1.	26 October 1987	Indianapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Jenny Byrne	Beverly Bowes Hu Na	6–2, 6–3
Winner	2.	24 July 1989	Schenectady, United States	Hard	Hu Na	Sandra Birch Debbie Graham	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	5 February 1990	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Julie Richardson	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	9 April 1990	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Hu Na	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	0–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner	3.	20 November 1994	Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Hard	Rene Simpson	Nancy Feber Alexandra Fusai	6–0, 7–6^(10)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (2–6)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

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	Opponent in final	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 Billie Jean King Cup
• Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the International Tennis Federation

References

1. Our team – Coaching crew at Wakehurst Tennis