Английская Википедия:Elizabeth Smylie
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Elizabeth Smylie (née Sayers, born 11 April 1963), sometimes known as Liz Smylie, is a retired Australian tennis player. During her career, she won four Grand Slam titles, one of them in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. She also won three singles titles and 36 doubles titles on the tour.
Career
Smylie turned professional in 1982.[1] She won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1985 with Kathy Jordan.[2] In mixed doubles, she teamed with John Fitzgerald to win the 1983 US Open and 1991 Wimbledon titles and with Todd Woodbridge to win the 1990 US Open. She won the Virginia Slims Championships with Jordan in 1990. Her best Grand Slam performance in singles came at the Australian Open in 1987, when she reached the quarterfinals. Her highest ever singles ranking was World No. 20 and her highest in doubles was World No. 5.
She played Federation Cup from 1984 to 1994, and won a bronze medal in women's doubles with Wendy Turnbull at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Over her career, Smylie won three singles titles and 36 doubles titles. She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985 and the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.
Personal life
She is married to player-manager Peter Smylie and they have three children.[3] She was the long-time tournament director of the Australian Women's Hardcourts and also works as a sports television commentator. Her brother Mervyn Sayers played one first-class cricket game for Western Australia in 1979.
Her nephew Daniel Sayers works in accounting, plays lower league football and is generally regarded as a pretty good bloke.
Major finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Kathy Jordan | Шаблон:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Шаблон:Flagicon Pam Shriver |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen | Шаблон:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Шаблон:Flagicon Helena Suková |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1987 | US Open | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Kathy Jordan | Шаблон:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Шаблон:Flagicon Pam Shriver |
5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Kathy Jordan | Шаблон:Flagicon Jana Novotná Шаблон:Flagicon Helena Suková |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Pam Shriver | Шаблон:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Шаблон:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Olympics
Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1988 | Seoul | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull | Tied | DNP |
Smylie and Turnbull lost their semifinal match to Zina Garrison and Pam Shriver 6–7(5), 4–6. In 1988, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal pairs received bronze medals.[4][5]
Year-end championships
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1990 | New York | Carpet (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Kathy Jordan | Шаблон:Flagicon Mercedes Paz Шаблон:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 6 (3–3)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Apr 1982 | Sardinia | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Dana Gilbert | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | Sep 1983 | Kansas City | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Anne Minter | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1. | Nov 1984 | Brisbane | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Helena Suková | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | Feb 1987 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Lori McNeil | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1989 | Tokyo | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Kumiko Okamoto | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1990 | Tokyo | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Catarina Lindqvist | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 69 (36–33)
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Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | NH | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 8 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 43 |
| Year-end ranking | 96 | 225 | 115 | 73 | 36 | 43 | 114 | 27 | 154 | 66 | 53 | 115 | 336 | 119 | 194 |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | SF | QF | 3R | QF | A | F | SF | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 |
| French Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | SF | A | A | QF | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | A | 0 / 10 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | W | QF | F | QF | 3R | F | 3R | 1R | SF | QF | A | SF | 1R | 1 / 15 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | F | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 15 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 55 |
| Year-end ranking | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 9 | 13 | NR | 27 | NR |
- NR = not ranked
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | QF | QF | SF | SF | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 |
| French Open | 2R | QF | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | A | A | SF | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 |
| Wimbledon | A | SF | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | F | W | 2R | 3R | QF | A | 3R | A | 1 / 12 |
| US Open | W | F | F | SF | 2R | F | 2R | W | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2 / 13 |
| SR | 1 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 40 |
References
External links
Шаблон:Wimbledon women's doubles champions Шаблон:Wimbledon mixed doubles champions Шаблон:US Open mixed doubles champions Шаблон:WTA Year-end championships winners doubles Шаблон:Authority control
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