Kelly Williford (born October 21, 1994) is an American born- Dominican female tennis player. On 16 December 2019, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 1070. On 6 August 2018, she peaked at No. 619 in the doubles rankings. Williford has represented the

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in the

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, where she has a win–loss record of 5–7. She is a native of the

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section of

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, where she attended

Ridge High School Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the ...

before moving on to play for the Virginia Tech Hokies women's tennis team.Kelly Williford
Virginia Tech Hokies women's tennis. Accessed Sep 3, 2019. "High School: Ridge; Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J."

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 8 (1 title, 7 runner–ups)

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* * * 1994 births Living people Dominican Republic female tennis players Ridge High School alumni People from Bernards Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey Tennis people from New Jersey Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games competitors for the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-tennis-bio-stub