Lesley O'Halloran (born 1 November 1965) is a former professional
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player from Ireland. Lesley is one of the most decorated Irish tennis players of all time. An accomplished coach, she has more than two decades experience helping players with their game and their fitness.
Biography
A left-handed player from Dublin, O'Halloran played college tennis in the United States before turning professional.
From 1986 to 1998 she featured in 32
Fed Cup
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ties for Ireland, winning 20 matches, 5 in singles and 15 in doubles.
On the international circuit she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 113 in the world. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance in the doubles at the
1989 Virginia Slims of Houston. She made it into the women's doubles main draw at the
1989 Wimbledon Championships
The 1989 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from ...
, as a lucky loser from qualifying, with American partner
Leigh-Anne Eldredge
Leigh-Anne Eldredge (born December 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography
Eldredge was born in Pasadena played college tennis at Stanford for four years. A three-time All-American, she partnered with Linda Gates ...
. The pair reached the second round.
O'Halloran currently holds the position of Director of Rackets in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin. She has competed on the ITF senior circuit and finished 2012 as the world's top ranked player in both singles and doubles for the 45's.
ITF finals
Doubles (4-8)
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1965 births
Living people
Irish female tennis players
Tennis players from Dublin (city)
20th-century Irish sportswomen