Rachel McQuillan (born 2 December 1971) is a retired

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player from Australia. She was an

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scholarship holder.AIS at the Olympics
She won five

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doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the

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. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the

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and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time partnering David Macpherson. She won a bronze medal in doubles at the

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, partnering

Nicole Bradtke Nicole Bradtke (née Provis) (born 22 September 1969) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Bradtke won three singles and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She reached the semifinals of the 1988 French Open, and won a bron ...

. McQuillan reached career-high rankings of No. 28 in singles and 15 in doubles.

WTA career finals

Singles: 7 (0–7)

Doubles: 16 (5–11)

ITF finals

Singles: 20 (14–6)

Doubles: 31 (20–11)

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