Michelle Tyler (born 8 July 1958) is a British former professional

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player who won the singles title at the

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Girls' event in 1976. She reached the quarterfinal of the doubles event at the

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, partnering

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, in which they lost in three sets to

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and

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. Tyler was the runner-up at the 1977

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singles event after losing the final in three sets to

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. In 1977 and 1978 she was a member of the British team in the

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, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. In 1977 she lost her singles rubber to

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while the following year she won her singles rubber against

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WTA career finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Doubles (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Retirement

Tyler retired in 1979, and worked at a department store in

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, as well as working as a tennis coach. She subsequently emigrated to the United States.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyler, Michelle 1958 births British female tennis players Living people French Open junior champions Place of birth missing (living people) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles