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Julie Richardson

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Julie Richardson
Country (sports) New Zealand
ResidenceSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Born (1967-03-30) 30 March 1967 (age 57)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1984
Singles
Career record171–171
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (2 January 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon1R (1986, 1989)
US Open3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record243–165
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 20 (7 February 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1994)
French Open3R (1989, 1994)
WimbledonQF (1987, 1992, 1993)
US OpenQF (1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup11–20

Julie Richardson (born 30 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. She won seven doubles titles during her career.[1]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Oct 1985 Japan Open Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Peru Laura Gildemeister
United States Beth Herr
6–4, 6–4
Win 2. Oct 1986 Singapore Open Hard United States Anna-Maria Fernandez United States Sandy Collins
United States Sharon Walsh-Pete
6–3, 6–2
Win 3. Feb 1987 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard United States Anna-Maria Fernandez United States Gretchen Magers
Australia Elizabeth Minter
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 4. May 1987 Singapore Open Hard United States Anna-Maria Fernandez United States Barbara Gerken
United States Heather Ludloff
6–1, 6–4
Loss 1. Feb 1988 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell United States Patty Fendick
Canada Jill Hetherington
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Apr 1988 Taipei Championships, Taiwan Carpet (i) New Zealand Belinda Cordwell United States Patty Fendick
United States Ann Henricksson
2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 5. Jul 1988 Schenectady Open, United States Hard United States Ann Henricksson United States Lea Antonoplis
United States Cammy MacGregor
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 3. Feb 1990 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard Australia Michelle Jaggard Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva
Soviet Union Leila Meskhi
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 4. Oct 1990 Puerto Rico Open, Puerto Rico Hard United States Amy Frazier Soviet Union Elena Brioukhovets
Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva
4–6, 2–6
Loss 5. Jan 1991 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Australia Jo-Anne Faull United States Patty Fendick
Soviet Union Larisa Neiland
3–6, 3–6
Win 6. Feb 1991 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard Australia Jo-Anne Faull United Kingdom Belinda Borneo
United Kingdom Clare Wood
2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6. Feb 1992 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard Australia Jo-Anne Faull United Kingdom Belinda Borneo
United Kingdom Clare Wood
0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7. Oct 1992 Taipei Championships, Taiwan Hard Australia Jo-Anne Faull South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Cammy MacGregor
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7. Feb 1994 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Australia Jenny Byrne Canada Patricia Hy
Argentina Mercedes Paz
4–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 11 June 1984 ITF Freehold Borough, United States Hard United States Linda Howell 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 30 July 1984 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard South Africa Elvyn Barrable 6–1, 5–7, 6–7
Winner 3. 30 April 1990 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard Japan Tamaka Takagi 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 2 March 1992 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 9 March 1992 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass Australia Kate McDonald 0–6, 6–7
Winner 6. 16 March 1992 ITF Canberra, Australia Grass Australia Kristine Kunce 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 7. 23 March 1992 ITF Newcastle, Australia Grass Australia Jane Taylor 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 8. 26 October 1992 ITF Saga, Japan Grass South Africa Tessa Price 6–2, 7–6(8)

Doubles (16–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Winner 1. 28 May 1984 ITF Flemington, United States Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell United States Beverly Bowes
United States Becky Callan
6–0, 6–1
Winner 2. 25 June 1984 ITF Chatham, United States Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Australia Rebecca Bryant
United States Aschara Maranon
6–2, 6–0
Winner 3. 9 July 1984 West Palm Beach, United States Clay New Zealand Belinda Cordwell United States Patty Fendick
United States Linda Howell
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Winner 4. 30 July 1984 Delray Beach, United States Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell United States Linda Gates
United States Cynthia MacGregor
7–5, 6–0
Winner 5. 15 October 1984 Newcastle, United States Grass New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Australia Amanda Tobin
Australia Annette Gulley
6–3, 6–2
Winner 6. 22 October 1984 Sydney, Australia Clay New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Australia Jackie Masters
New Zealand Michelle Parun
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 22 October 1984 Sydney, Australia Grass New Zealand Belinda Cordwell United States Diane Farrell
Australia Annette Gulley
3–6, 3–6
Winner 8. 11 March 1985 Adelaide, Australia Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Australia Louise Field
Australia Janine Thompson
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 30 September 1985 Chiba, Japan Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Brazil Niege Dias
Brazil Patricia Medrado
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 7 April 1986 Adelaide, Australia Gras United States Anna-Maria Fernandez New Zealand Brenda Perry
Brazil Themis Zambrzycki
6–2, 6–1
Winner 11. 14 April 1986 Canberra, Australia Gras United States Anna-Maria Fernandez Australia Louise Field
Australia Elizabeth Minter
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 12. 25 September 1989 Chiba, Japan Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Japan Ei Iida
Japan Maya Kidowaki
6–7, 4–6
Winner 13. 30 April 1990 Bangkok, Thailand Hard United States Jane Thomas South Korea Kim Il-soon
South Korea Lee Jeong-myung
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 17 September 1990 Chiba, Japan Hard West Germany Eva Pfaff Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai
United States Marianne Werdel
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Winner 15. 2 March 1992 Mildura, Australia Grass New Zealand Amanda Trail Australia Kate McDonald
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
7–6(5), 7–6(3)
Winner 16. 9 March 1992 Wodonga, Australia Grass New Zealand Amanda Trail Australia Danielle Jones
Australia Kristine Kunce
6–4, 6–4
Winner 17. 16 March 1992 Canberra, Australia Grass New Zealand Amanda Trail Australia Danielle Jones
Australia Kristine Kunce
6–3, 6–3
Winner 18. 23 March 1992 Newcastle, Australia Grass New Zealand Amanda Trail South Africa Michelle Anderson
Australia Jane Taylor
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 19. 27 April 1992 Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Australia Tracey Morton-Rodgers Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Kristine Kunce
6–7, 2–6
Winner 20. 2 November 1992 ITF Machida, Japan Grass Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
Japan Maya Kidowaki
6–3, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "Julie Richardson's biography at ITF". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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