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'''Sarah Loosemore''' (born 15 June 1971) is a retired professional [[tennis player]] from Wales.
'''Sarah Loosemore''' (born 15 June 1971) is a retired professional [[tennis player]] from Wales.


Loosemore was born in [[Cardiff]] to solicitor father John, and physiotherapist and tennis coach mother, Pam. She played on the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] Tour from the late 1980s until mid 1990s, when she attended University. She was the youngest female British competitor in the main draw at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] at age 16 in 1988, where she got to the 2nd round. Before that she had played in numerous junior grand slams and won a number of junior National titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tennis-loosemore-eyeing-a-comeback-2326283|title=Tennis: Loosemore eyeing a comeback|author=walesonline Administrator|date=6 July 2006|work=walesonline|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> In 1990, she reached the 3rd round of the Australian Open, (beaten by [[Helena Suková]]), her best performance in a Grand Slam event. She also defeated Hanna Mandlikova while representing Great Britain in The Hopman Cup. She was British Number 1 for some time and was the youngest winner of the National Championships, aged 17. She represented Great Britain in The Federation Cup and reached a career high WTA World ranking of 76, when she was 19 years of age.
Loosemore was born in [[Cardiff]] to solicitor father John, and physiotherapist and tennis coach mother, Pam. She played on the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] Tour from the late 1980s until mid 1990s, when she attended University. She was the youngest female British competitor in the main draw at [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] at age 16 in 1988, where she got to the 2nd round. Before that she had played in numerous junior grand slams and won a number of junior National titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tennis-loosemore-eyeing-a-comeback-2326283|title=Tennis: Loosemore eyeing a comeback|author=walesonline Administrator|date=6 July 2006|work=walesonline|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> In 1990, she reached the 3rd round of the Australian Open, (beaten by [[Helena Suková]]), her best performance in a Grand Slam event. She also defeated Hanna Mandlikova while representing Great Britain in The Hopman Cup. She was British Number 1 for some time and was the youngest winner of the National Championships, aged 17. She represented Great Britain in The Federation Cup and reached a career high WTA World ranking of 76, when she was 19 years of age.


Loosemore left the tennis tour to study at the [[University of Oxford]] for a [[Psychology]] degree. There she met [[Chad Lion-Cachet]], a Dutch international rugby player and Oxford University [[Rugby football|rugby]] captain. Post University, Loosemore qualified and worked as a solicitor, whilst still playing county level tennis. She married Lion-Cachet and had three sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/sports-news-round-up/tm_headline=tennis--loosemore-takes-centre-stage&method=full&objectid=19350092&siteid=50082-name_page.html|title=Tennis: Loosemore takes centre stage|author=Blanche, Phil|publisher=Western Mail|date=25 June 2007|accessdate=24 June 2008}}</ref>
Loosemore left the tennis tour to study at the [[University of Oxford]] for a [[Psychology]] degree. There she met [[Chad Lion-Cachet]], a Dutch international rugby player and Oxford University [[Rugby football|rugby]] captain. Post University, Loosemore qualified and worked as a solicitor, whilst still playing county level tennis. She married Lion-Cachet and had three sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/sports-news-round-up/tm_headline=tennis--loosemore-takes-centre-stage&method=full&objectid=19350092&siteid=50082-name_page.html|title=Tennis: Loosemore takes centre stage|author=Blanche, Phil|work=Western Mail|date=25 June 2007|accessdate=24 June 2008}}</ref>


== WTA finals==
== WTA finals==
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Revision as of 02:44, 16 June 2024

Sarah Loosemore
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1971-06-15) 15 June 1971 (age 53)
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Prize money$116,991
Singles
Career record68–68
Career titles0 WTA / 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 76 (10 September 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1990)
French Open1R (1990, 1991)
Wimbledon2R (1988, 1990)
Doubles
Career record10–18
Career titles0 WTA / 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 211 (29 October 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1991)
Wimbledon1R (1990, 1991)

Sarah Loosemore (born 15 June 1971) is a retired professional tennis player from Wales.

Loosemore was born in Cardiff to solicitor father John, and physiotherapist and tennis coach mother, Pam. She played on the WTA Tour from the late 1980s until mid 1990s, when she attended University. She was the youngest female British competitor in the main draw at Wimbledon at age 16 in 1988, where she got to the 2nd round. Before that she had played in numerous junior grand slams and won a number of junior National titles.[1] In 1990, she reached the 3rd round of the Australian Open, (beaten by Helena Suková), her best performance in a Grand Slam event. She also defeated Hanna Mandlikova while representing Great Britain in The Hopman Cup. She was British Number 1 for some time and was the youngest winner of the National Championships, aged 17. She represented Great Britain in The Federation Cup and reached a career high WTA World ranking of 76, when she was 19 years of age.

Loosemore left the tennis tour to study at the University of Oxford for a Psychology degree. There she met Chad Lion-Cachet, a Dutch international rugby player and Oxford University rugby captain. Post University, Loosemore qualified and worked as a solicitor, whilst still playing county level tennis. She married Lion-Cachet and had three sons.[2]

WTA finals

Singles (1 runners-up)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1990 Singapore Open, Singapore Hard Japan Naoko Sawamatsu 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1-1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 2 November 1987 Telford, United Kingdom Hard Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva 2–6, 2–6
Win 1. 18 August 1991 Virginia Beach, United States Hard United States Tammy Whittington 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1–0)

Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 9 August 1992 College Park, United States Hard Australia Jane Taylor United Kingdom Michele Mair
South Africa Karen van der Merwe 		6–4, 6–3

Grand Slams records

Singles

Year Australia Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1988 1st round (1/64) Netherlands Hellas Ter Riet – 2nd round (1/32) United States Terry Phelps –
1989 2nd round (1/32) United States Pam Shriver – – –
1990 3rd round (1/16) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 1st round (1/64) United States Jennifer Santrock 2nd round (1/32) South Africa Elna Reinach –
1991 1st round (1/64) Germany Barbara Rittner 1st round (1/64) Germany C. Kohde-Kilsch 1st round (1/64) Czechoslovakia A. Strnadová –
1992 – – 1st round (1/64) France A. Dechaume –

Final opponent on the right, l'ultime adversaire

Doubles

Year Australia Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
1990 – – 1st round (1/32)
United Kingdom A Simpkin		 West Germany C. Porwik
West Germany W. Probst 		–
1991 1st round (1/32)
United States A Leand		 Australia L. Stacey
Australia J Taylor 		– 1st round (1/32)
United Kingdom A. Grunfeld		 United Kingdom B. Griffiths
United Kingdom Jane Wood 		–

Fed Cup

She appeared in the Fed Cup in 1990, playing three singles matches and winning two.[3]

World ranking

Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Ranking 367 Increase 159 Decrease 298 Increase 82 Decrease 174 Decrease 430

Notes

  1. ^ walesonline Administrator (6 July 2006). "Tennis: Loosemore eyeing a comeback". walesonline. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ Blanche, Phil (25 June 2007). "Tennis: Loosemore takes centre stage". Western Mail. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Sarah Loosemore at the Fed Cup". Fed Cup. Retrieved 15 July 2015.


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