Kelly Liggan (born 5 February 1979) is a retired

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player from Ireland. Liggan resides in

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, Spain, but plays tennis for Ireland. She has had some success on the

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winning several titles in both singles and doubles, and in 2002 she won her sole

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doubles title. Liggan had two

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doubles main-draw appearances. She reached the second round at the 2003 US Open and

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. Liggan had several WTA Tour main-draw appearances; however, she never reached a quarterfinal. Due to nagging injuries, Kelly retired in 2010.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (4–4)

Doubles (7–13)

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References

1979 births Living people Irish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Irish female tennis players Sportspeople from Málaga {{Ireland-tennis-bio-stub