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Lisa Gould

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Lisa Gould
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1967-05-27) 27 May 1967 (age 57)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,423
Singles
Career record26–67
Highest rankingNo. 237 (11 Apr 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1988)
Wimbledon2R (1987)
Doubles
Career record20–45
Highest rankingNo. 275 (21 Dec 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1986, 1990)

Lisa Green (née Gould; born 27 May 1967) is a British former professional tennis player.

Raised in Billericay, Essex, Gould competed on the professional tour in the 1980s and reached a career high singles ranking of 237 in the world. Most notably she won her first round match at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, over Cammy MacGregor. She faced Peanut Louie Harper in the second round, with the winner to play top seed Martina Navratilova, but she fell in straight sets.[1]

Gould married South African tennis player Warren Green and later relocated to Sydney, via South Africa. Their son, Chris Green, is a professional cricketer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Powell, David (26 June 1987). "Gould undaunted by the high life". The Times.
  2. ^ "Why cricket aced tennis for this Thunder gun". Daily Telegraph. 6 January 2021.
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