Alison Smith (tennis)
{{short description|British tennis player}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|04|08|df=yes}}
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| singlestitles = 1 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 513 (5 July 1993)
| Wimbledonresult = Q1 (1993, 1994)
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles = 4 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 185 (31 October 1994)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1994)
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Alison Smith (born 8 April 1970) is a British former professional tennis player.
Smith, who comes from Staffordshire, played on the international tour in the early 1990s.{{cite news |title=Tennis: Croft going wild |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-croft-going-wild-1559908.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715100723/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-croft-going-wild-1559908.html |archive-date=2015-07-15 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |work=The Independent |date=27 October 1992}} She featured in the women's doubles main draw at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Gaby Coorengel of the Netherlands.{{cite news |title=Results and Schedule |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-06-25-1994176060-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=25 June 1994}}
ITF finals
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! Legend |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles: 1 (1–0)=
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| Outcome
! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |
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| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 19 July 1992 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Barbara Griffiths | 6–3, 6–3 |
=Doubles: 10 (4–6)=
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| Outcome
! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1. | 21 July 1991 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Rickett | {{flagicon|GBR}} Caroline Billingham | 3–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 1992 | Swansea, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|SUI}} Susanna Locher | {{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 10 May 1992 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tamsin Wainwright | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lorna Woodroffe | 6–1, 6–4 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 3. | 17 May 1992 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tamsin Wainwright | {{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Evans | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 4. | 3 October 1993 | Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Stassen | {{flagicon|GBR}} Caroline Hunt | 2–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 5. | 14 November 1993 | Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet | {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Stassen | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Egorova | 0–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 6. | 21 November 1993 | Swansea, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Stassen | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Egorova | 1–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 6 February 1994 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sara Tse | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Paula Iversen | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 13 February 1994 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Gaby Coorengel | {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Stassen | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 4. | 20 March 1994 | Reims, France | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Gaby Coorengel | {{flagicon|CZE}} Eva Melicharová | 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WTA|190271}} (includes data of an Australian player of the late 1990s with the same name)
- {{ITF|alison-smith/800181021/gbr}}
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Category:English female tennis players