Michelle Tyler
{{Short description|British tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Michelle Tyler
| fullname = Michelle Tyler-Wilson
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| country = {{GBR}}
| residence = United Kingdom
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1958|07|08}}
| birth_place = United Kingdom
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| turnedpro = 1976
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| singlestitles = 0
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| AustralianOpenresult = {{tooltip|2R|Second round}} (1976)
| FrenchOpenresult = {{tooltip|2R|Second round}} (1978)
| Wimbledonresult = {{tooltip|3R|Third round}} (1975, 1978)
| USOpenresult = {{tooltip|3R|Third round}} (1977)
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| doublestitles = 1
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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult= {{tooltip|QF|Quarterfinal}} (1976)
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Michelle Tyler (born 8 July 1958) is a British former professional tennis player who won the singles title at the French Open Girls' event in 1976.
She reached the quarterfinal of the doubles event at the 1976 Australian Open, partnering Sue Barker, in which they lost in three sets to Kathleen Harter and Wendy Turnbull.{{cite web|title=Draw archive – 1976 Women's Doubles quarterfinals|url=http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1976_LD_Q.html|website=www.ausopen.com|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
Tyler was the runner-up at the 1977 Kent Championships singles event after losing the final in three sets to Yvonne Vermaak.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook|year=1978|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090391|pages=283, 353|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}
In 1977 and 1978 she was a member of the British team in the Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. In 1977 she lost her singles rubber to Rosemary Casals while the following year she won her singles rubber against Pam Shriver.{{cite news|title=Pam Not Joining Pros Now|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DCoxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1118%2C1961301|work=Schenectady Gazette|agency=AP|date=4 December 1978|page=33}}
WTA career finals
=Singles (1 runner-up)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:55px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Jun 1977 | Beckenham, UK | Grass | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Yvonne Vermaak | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
=Doubles (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:55px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Partner !style="width:130px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Dec 1975 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kym Ruddell | 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Dec 1975 | Perth, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Bowrey | 6–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–1 | Jun 1978 | Chichester, UK | Grass | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Yvonne Vermaak | {{flagicon|USA}} Janet Newberry | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Retirement
Tyler retired in 1979, and worked at a department store in Bromley, as well as working as a tennis coach. She subsequently emigrated to the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisforum.com/threads/biographies-of-female-tennis-players.497314/page-231#post-79580547|title=Biographies of Female Tennis Players}}{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/473113376087855/3067705979961902 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/kent.lta/photos/michelle-tyler-played-in-the-championships-1975-79-and-went-on-to-reach-the-3rd-/3067705979961902/ |title = Kent LTA on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Fed Cup player}}
{{French Open girls' singles champions}}
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Category:British female tennis players
Category:French Open junior champions
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)