Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired

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player from Australia. She turned professional in 1984. In her career, Jaggard-Lai won three doubles titles on the

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. She also reached the quarterfinals of the

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, partnering

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. In singles, she reached round three of the

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. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a best singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993. Jaggard-Lai was a member of the

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that lost in the final of the 1993 Federation Cup. She played in the singles main draw at the

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eight times, the

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six times,

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four times & the US Open once. In doubles, she played in the main draw at the Australian Open seven times, the French Open & Wimbledon nine times, and the US Open six times. She married ex-professional soccer player Gershwin Lai from the Netherlands, in February or March 1992. Jaggard-Lai retired from the tour at the end of 1994 (aged just 25 & ranked No. 2 in Australia in singles at the time). Together with her husband, she is a tennis teacher at ''Wakehurst Tennis'' in

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, Australia.Our team – Coaching crew
at Wakehurst Tennis

WTA career finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (2–6)

Doubles (7–1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaggard-Lai, Michelle 1969 births Living people Australian female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Sportswomen from New South Wales Tennis players from Sydney Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles 20th-century Australian women