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Shirli-Ann Siddall

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Shirli-Ann Siddall
Full nameShirli-Ann Valentine
(nee Siddall)
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 50)
Liverpool, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Prize money$138,509
Singles
Career record139–132
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 181 (8 December 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1992, 1994)
Doubles
Career record110–82
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 108 (13 October 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US Open1R (1997)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1996, 1997)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–2

Shirli-Ann Valentine (born 20 June 1974), formerly Shirli-Ann Siddall, is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

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Siddall, who was born in Liverpool, had a promising junior career.[1] In 1990 she won seven out of eight national titles in the under-16 and under-18 divisions.[2]

Based in Dorset, Siddall played professionally in the 1990s. In 1995, she featured in Fed Cup ties for Great Britain against both Poland and the Czech Republic, in Murcia, Spain. She competed regularly in the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships and once at the US Open in 1997, partnering Barbara Schett in the women's doubles.

She made the second round of Wimbledon in both 1992 and 1994. Her most famous match came against Jennifer Capriati in the first round of the 1993 Wimbledon Championships. Playing as a wildcard, Siddall took the first set off the seventh seeded Capriati, but was unable to secure the upset, as the young American came back to win in three.[3] She was most successful in the mixed doubles draw at Wimbledon, with two appearances in the round of 16, both times with Danny Sapsford. The only other occasion she partnered Sapsford at Wimbledon was in 1995 when she had to be carried off the court in a stretcher after fainting from heat exhaustion during their first round match, played in record temperatures.[4]

Siddall retired from professional tour in 1998.[2] She had been suffering from a persistent back injury.[2]

In 2002, she married Nick Valentine at All Saints Church in Bournemouth. Their wedding took place on the same day as the Wimbledon ladies final.[5]

She lives with her family in the town of Poole in Dorset.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (7–4)

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Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 22 April 1991 Bracknell, Great Britain Hard United States Diana Gardner 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2. 15 November 1993 Swansea, Great Britain Hard (i) Netherlands Gaby Coorengel 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 3. 3 April 1994 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Spain Magüi Serna 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 10 April 1994 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Spain Magüi Serna 4–6, 2–6
Win 5. 11 July 1994 Frinton, Great Britain Grass Canada Vanessa Webb 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 6. 18 July 1994 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Australia Kirrily Sharpe 5–7, 1–6
Win 7. 27 April 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Czech Republic Karin Baleková 6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Win 8. 14 July 1996 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Hungary Anita Kurimay 6–2, 6–4
Win 9. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Claire Taylor 6–4, 6–4
Win 10. 3 March 1997 Warrnambool, Australia Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl 6–3, 6–3
Win 11. 4 May 1997 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Lucie Ahl 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 23 (14–9)

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Result No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 20 September 1993 Sheffield, Great Britain Hard United Kingdom Caroline Hunt Russia Natalia Egorova
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–4, 7–5
Win 2. 27 September 1993 Bracknell, Great Britain Hard United Kingdom Caroline Hunt Netherlands Caroline Stassen
United Kingdom Alison Smith
6–2, 6–1
Win 3. 18 July 1994 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Jo Durie Australia Justine Hodder
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4. 14 November 1994 Eastbourne, Great Britain Carpet (i) United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright Russia Natalia Egorova
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–7(8–10), 6–7(6–8)
Win 5. 8 May 1995 Szczecin, Poland Clay Australia Catherine Barclay Australia Kristin Godridge
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6. 13 November 1995 Edinburgh, Great Britain Carpet (i) United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright Russia Julia Lutrova
United Kingdom Jane Wood
6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss 7. 4 May 1996 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright Australia Robyn Mawdsley
United Kingdom Jane Wood
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win 8. 12 May 1996 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright United Kingdom Lucie Ahl
United Kingdom Joanne Ward
7–5, 6–1
Loss 9. 14 July 1996 Felixstowe, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Lucie Ahl South Africa Surina De Beer
United Kingdom Katia Roubanova
2–6, 4–6
Win 10. 21 July 1996 Frinton, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl Australia Amy Jensen
Hungary Anita Kurimay
6–1, 6–4
Loss 11. 4 August 1996 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl South Africa Surina De Beer
United Kingdom Katia Roubanova
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win 12. 11 August 1996 Southsea, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl United Kingdom Louise Latimer
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 7–6
Loss 13. 20 October 1996 Cardiff, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright Sweden Maria Strandlund
France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
3–6, 3–6
Win 14. 8 February 1997 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright United Kingdom Megan Miller
United Kingdom Rachel Viollet
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 15. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 4–6
Win 16. 24 March 1997 Warrnambool, Australia Grass South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Joanne Limmer
Australia Lisa McShea
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 17. 30 March 1997 Warrnambool, Australia Grass South Africa Nannie de Villiers United Kingdom Joanne Ward
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 18. 4 April 1997 Corowa, Australia Grass South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jane Taylor
4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 19. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
United Kingdom Julie Pullin
6–3, 7–5
Win 20. 4 May 1997 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Joanne Ward United Kingdom Lucie Ahl
South Africa Jessica Steck
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 21. 11 May 1997 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Joanne Ward Russia Natalia Egorova
United States Rebecca Jensen
6–2, 7–5
Loss 22. 17 August 1997 The Bronx, United States Hard United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Rachel McQuillan
2–6, 1–6
Win 23. 1 March 1998 Bushey, Great Britain Carpet (i) Australia Trudi Musgrave France Noëlle van Lottum
Germany Kirstin Freye
7–6, 4–6, 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wimbledon 1997: Best of the rest of British: The six-packs who aim to keep the home fires burning". The Independent. 21 June 1997. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Chard, Phil (26 June 2007). "Siddall singles out one that got away". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ Howard, Johnette (23 June 1993). "Hecker Targets Graf, Mars Wimbledon Win". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. ^ Finn, Robin (1 July 1995). "Wimbledon Competitors And Grass Wilt in Heat". New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. ^ Baker, Andrew. "Finalists hit heights but miss shops". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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