Elizabeth Minter

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Elizabeth Minter
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Victoria, Australia
Born (1965-08-23) 23 August 1965 (age 58)
Victoria, Australia
Turned pro 1980
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $US123,934
Singles
Career record 72-80
Career titles 1 WTA
Highest ranking No. 66 (26 October 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (1984)
French Open 1R (1985 -88)
Wimbledon 3R (1986, 1988)
US Open 3R (1986)
Doubles
Career record 32-67
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking No. 104 (28 September 1987)
Last updated on: 24 March 2010.

Elizabeth Minter is a former Australian professional tennis player. She was born on 23 August 1965 in Australia and played on the WTA tour from 1980 to 1990. She now helps train young children.

Tennis career

In 1983 Minter won the 1983 US Open Junior Girls' Singles.[1] She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Women's Doubles with her sister Anne Minter in 1984 losing to Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull;[2] the 3rd round of Wimbledon in 1986 and 1988; and the U.S. Open in 1986. She retired with a 72-80 singles record and an 32-67 doubles record. In 1984 Minter won the Salt Lake City ITF Doubles title, with her sister.[3]

Minter made her Fed Cup debut for Australia in 1984, where she played two doubles matches with her sister, against Argentina in the first round and Belgium in the second round of the World Group. Minter didn't make any further appearances for Australia.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 April 1995 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Belgium Sabine Appelmans 4-6, 3-6

Doubles 3 (2-1)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 2
Clay 0
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 16 September 1984 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Hard Australia Anne Minter United States Heather Crowe
United States Robin White
6-1, 6-2
Winner 2. 30 September 1984 Richmond, Virginia, USA Hard United States JoAnne Russell South Africa Jennifer Mundel
United States Felicia Raschiatore
6-4, 3-6, 7-6
Runner-up 3. 1 February 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Hard United States Gretchen Magers United States Anna-Maria Fernandez
New Zealand Julie Richardson
6-4, 4-6, 2-6

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