Siobhán Nicholson
{{Short description|Irish tennis player (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Siobhán Nicholson
| image =
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{IRL}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|6|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Wimbledon, England
| death_date =
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| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $21,494
| singlesrecord = 44–38
| singlestitles = 3 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 259 (16 November 1992)
| Wimbledonresult = Q1 (1983, 1992)
| doublesrecord = 50–42
| doublestitles = 4 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 309 (15 July 1991)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = Q1 (1992, 1993)
}}
Siobhán Nicholson (born 11 June 1966) is an Irish former professional tennis player.
Biography
Nicholson, a London-born player of Irish parentage, represented the Ireland Federation Cup team from 1983 to 1993. She featured in a total of 28 ties for Ireland, winning 10 singles and 12 doubles rubbers.{{cite web |title=Key Statistics |url=https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800178325 |website=fedcup.com}}
While competing on the professional tour, Nicholson reached a career best singles ranking of 259 in the world, which was at the time the highest ever ranking attained by an Irish woman player.{{cite news |last1=Hickey |first1=Paddy |title=Dolan holds court for women's finest |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/dolan-holds-court-for-womens-finest-26129693.html |work=Irish Independent |date=21 December 1999}}
Nicholson played college tennis in the United States for the University of Florida, where she earned All-American honours for singles in both 1988 and 1989.{{cite news |last1=Browne |first1=Jeff |title=SEC Tennis Florida Holds Off Pepperdine |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-05-13-8901240896-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=13 May 1989}}
ITF finals
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! Legend |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles: 5 (3–2)=
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| Result
! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 12 June 1988 | Alvor, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Polasek | 6–3, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 19 June 1988 | Madeira, Portugal | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Themis Zambrzycki | 1–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 5 May 1991 | Basingstoke, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Caroline Hunt | 6–2, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 24 November 1991 | ITF Okada, Nigeria | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Aurora Gima | 1–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 5 April 1992 | Windhoek, Namibia | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sarah Bentley | 2–6, 3–6 |
=Doubles: 6 (4–2)=
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| Result
! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 12 June 1988 | Alvor, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Polasek | {{flagicon|AUS}} Leisa Dunn | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 19 August 1990 | Chatham, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Kirsten Dreyer | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Foxworth | 2–6, 6–7(6) |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 4 November 1990 | Meknes, Morocco | Clay | {{flagicon|IRL}} Gina Niland | {{flagicon|FRA}} Barbara Collet | 7–5, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 23 June 1991 | Aveiro, Portugal | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristine Jonkosky | {{flagicon|GRE}} Christina Zachariadou | 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 30 June 1991 | Covilhã, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristine Jonkosky | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivia De Camaret | 6–1, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 11 October 1992 | Dublin, Ireland | Hard | {{flagicon|IRL}} Gina Niland | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lucie Ahl | 5–7, 5–7 |
References
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External links
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- {{Fed Cup player}}
- {{ITF}}
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Category:Irish female tennis players
Category:Florida Gators women's tennis players
Category:Irish expatriate tennis players in the United States