Lorna Woodroffe

Lorna Woodroffe (born 18 August 1976) is an English former tennis player.

Lorna Woodroffe
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 47)
Epsom, Surrey, UK
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Prize money$254,301
Singles
Career record177–214 (45.3%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (26 January 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2001)
French OpenQ1 (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US OpenQ2 (1997, 1998)
Doubles
Career record249–145 (63.2%)
Career titles28 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 69 (3 November 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open1R (1997, 1998, 2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2000)
Mixed doubles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1998)

She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Playing with Julie Pullin, she lost her first-round match in the women's doubles to Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands, in two sets.[1]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss18 May 1997Welsh Open,
United Kingdom
Clay Julie Pullin Kerry-Anne Guse
Debbie Graham
3–6, 4–6

ITF finals

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

Singles (1–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.28 February 1994ITF Buchen, GermanyCarpet (i) Chantal Reuter7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss2.6 October 1996ITF Nottingham, United KingdomHard (i) Sofia Finér3–6, 2–6
Win1.9 February 1997ITF Sunderland, United KingdomHard Alessia Lombardi6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss3.30 March 1997ITF Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Mireille Dittmann6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss4.21 February 1998ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i) Sandra Načuk4–6, 3–6
Loss5.28 February 1999ITF Bushey, United KingdomCarpet (i) Jelena Kostanić Tošić6–7, 3–6
Loss6.16 July 2000ITF Felixstowe, United KingdomGrass Roberta Vinci2–6, 2–6

Doubles (28–23)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.10 February 1992ITF Swindon, United KingdomCarpet Julie Pullin Jacqueline Geller
Tina Samara
6–4, 6–4
Loss1.4 May 1992ITF Lee-on-the-Solent,
United Kingdom
Clay Julie Pullin Alison Smith
Tamsin Wainwright
1–6, 4–6
Loss2.19 April 1993ITF Nottingham, United KingdomHard Julie Salmon Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Parkhomenko
1–5 ret.
Loss3.3 May 1993ITF Bracknell, United KingdomHard Claire Taylor Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Parkhomenko]
6–7, 1–6
Loss4.4 October 1993ITF Basingstoke, United KingdomHard Caroline Stassen Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Parkhomenko
2–6, 1–6
Loss5.4 July 1994ITF Felixstowe, United KingdomGrass Caroline Stassen Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Parkhomenko
3–6, 5–7
Loss6.6 February 1995ITF Sheffield, United KingdomHard Amanda Wainwright Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Parkhomenko
4–6, 2–6
Win2.24 April 1995ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Robyn Mawdsley Karen Cross
Lizzie Jelfs
6–3, 6–1
Win3.5 February 1996ITF Sunderland, United KingdomHard Julie Pullin Melissa Beadman
Helen Laupa
6–4, 7–5
Loss7.18 February 1996ITF Sheffield, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Lucie Ahl
Joanne Ward
6–7, 3–6
Loss8.22 April 1996ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Julie Pullin Helen Crook
Victoria Davies
2–6, 0–6
Loss9.11 August 1996ITF Southsea, United KingdomGrass Louise Latimer Shirli-Ann Siddall
Lucie Ahl
2–6, 6–7
Win4.29 September 1996ITF Telford, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Natalia Egorova
Henriëtte van Aalderen
6–2, 7–6(4)
Win5.6 October 1996ITF Nottingham, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Emily Bond
Ekaterina Roubanova
6–2, 6–4
Win6.28 October 1996ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomHard Julie Pullin Joelle Schad
Syna Schmidle
6–3, 6–4
Win7.16 February 1997ITF Birmingham, United KingdomHard Julie Pullin Shirli-Ann Siddall
Amanda Wainwright
6–2, 6–4
Win8.23 February 1997ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Kerry-Anne Guse
Clare Wood
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win9.24 March 1997ITF Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Joanne Ward Evie Dominikovic
Amanda Grahame
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss10.30 March 1997ITF Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Joanne Ward Nannie de Villiers
Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss11.27 April 1997ITF Bournemouth,
United Kingdom
Clay Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright
Shirli-Ann Siddall
3–6, 5–7
Win10.19 July 1997ITF Frinton, United KingdomClay Joanne Ward Karen Cross
Natalia Egorova
6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Loss12.17 August 1997ITF Bronx, United StatesHard Shirli-Ann Siddall Lisa McShea
Rachel McQuillan
2–6, 1–6
Win11.19 October 1997ITF Southampton,
United Kingdom
Carpet (i) Julie Pullin Lenka Cenková
Sandra Načuk
6–2, 6–1
Win12.2 November 1997ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Amanda Hopmans
Seda Noorlander
6–3, 6–1
Win13.26 July 1998ITF Peachtree, United StatesHard Julie Pullin Vanessa Webb
Keri Phebus
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win14.23 August 1998ITF Bronx, United StatesHard Julie Pullin Christína Papadáki
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor
6–3, 6–1
Win15.1 February 1999ITF Sheffield, United KingdomHard (i) Lizzie Jelfs Surina De Beer
Kim de Weille
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss13.10 May 1999ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Surina De Beer Selima Sfar
Joanne Ward
4–6, 2–6
Win16.5 June 1999Surbiton Trophy, United KingdomGrass Julie Pullin Rika Hiraki
Linda Wild
w/o
Loss14.31 July 1999ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Trudi Musgrave Magda Mihalache
Petra Mandula
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win17.18 October 1999ITF Southampton,
United Kingdom
Carpet (i) Julie Pullin Magda Mihalache
Zuzana Váleková
6–3, 6–2
Win18.7 November 1999ITF Hull, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Michaela Paštiková
Jasmin Wöhr
6–4, 6–3
Win19.13 December 1999ITF New Delhi, IndiaHard Rika Hiraki Tathiana Garbin
Nirupama Sanjeev
5–2 ret.
Loss15.20 February 2000ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Alexandra Fusai
Tina Križan
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–7(1)
Loss16.21 February 2000ITF Bushey, United KingdomCarpet (i) Julie Pullin Annabel Ellwood
Nadejda Ostrovskaya
1–6, 1–6
Win20.24 April 2000ITF Bournemouth,
United Kingdom
Clay Selima Sfar Hannah Collin
Zsófia Gubacsi
6–1, 6–0
Loss17.15 May 2000ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Selima Sfar Natalie Grandin
Nicole Rencken
6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Win21.16 July 2000ITF Felixstowe, United KingdomGrass Trudi Musgrave Lucie Ahl
Natalia Egorova
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss18.17 July 2000ITF Valladolid, SpainClay Trudi Musgrave María José Martínez Sánchez
Alicia Ortuño
2–6, 4–6
Loss19.30 July 2000ITF Dublin, IrelandCarpet Trudi Musgrave Catherine Barclay
Andrea van den Hurk
4–6, 5–7
Win22.22 October 2000ITF Cardiff, United KingdomCarpet (i) Julie Pullin Giulia Casoni
Laurence Courtois
0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win23.30 October 2000ITF Hull, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Mia Buric
Syna Schmidle
4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 5–4(4)
Win24.11 February 2001ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i) Julie Pullin Irina Selyutina
Tina Križan
6–1, 6–3
Win25.25 March 2001ITF La Cañada, United StatesHard Julie Pullin Rika Hiraki
Kim Eun-ha
6–2, 6–4
Loss20.6 May 2001ITF Gifu, JapanHard Julie Pullin Wynne Prakusya
Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss21.13 May 2001Fukuoka International, JapanGrass Julie Pullin Rika Hiraki
Nana Smith
0–6, 6–7(3)
Win26.20 May 2001ITF Edinburgh, United KingdomClay Julie Pullin Helen Crook
Victoria Davies
6–2, 6–1
Win27.4 June 2001Surbiton Trophy, United KingdomGrass Julie Pullin Kim Grant
Lilia Osterloh
7–6(3), 7–5
Loss22.19 March 2002ITF La Cañada, United StatesHard Julie Pullin Kim Grant
Abigail Spears
6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Loss23.12 May 2002Fukuoka International, JapanGrass Julie Pullin Shinobu Asagoe
Cho Yoon-jeong
2–6, 4–6
Win28.9 June 2002ITF Surbiton, United KingdomGrass Julie Pullin Nannie de Villiers
Irina Selyutina
6–2, 6–2

Post-retirement life

After retiring from professional tennis, Woodroffe was one of the founders of WimX Tennis, a tennis academy and coaching business. As of 2021, she is still coaching there.[2][3]

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