Elizabeth Minter (born 23 August 1965) is an Australian former professional

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player. She was born on 23 August 1965 in Australia and played on the

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from 1980 to 1990. She now helps train young children.

Tennis career

In 1983 Minter won the 1983 US Open Junior Girls' Singles. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Women's Doubles with her sister

Anne Minter Anne Minter (born 3 April 1963) is a former tennis player from Australia. She competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Minter won four singles titles on ...

in 1984 losing to Chris Evert and

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; the third round of

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in 1986 and 1988; and the U.S. Open in 1986. She retired with a 72–80 singles record and a 32–67 doubles record. In 1984 Minter won the Salt Lake City ITF Doubles title, with her sister. Minter made her

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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.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Doubles 3 (2–1)

Career finals

Singles (3–2)

Doubles (3–1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minter, Elizabeth 1965 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis people from Victoria (state) Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles 20th-century Australian women Sportswomen from Victoria (state)