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Kirrily Sharpe (born 25 February 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Kirrily Sharpe
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1973-02-25) 25 February 1973 (age 49)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$164,929
Singles
Career record144–113
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 147 (11 June 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1992)
French Open3R (1990)
Wimbledon1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record146–87
Career titles1 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 65 (15 July 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1991)
French Open2R (1992)
Wimbledon2R (1990)

Biography


Sharpe, a left-handed player from Sydney, trained with the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[1] She was a member of the Australian team which won the 1988 World Youth Cup, now known as the Junior Fed Cup.[2]

While still only 17, she competed in the main draw of the 1990 French Open as a qualifier and scored an upset win over 14th seed Raffaella Reggi, en route to the third round.[3] She also competed in junior Grand Slam events that year and made three finals. At the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, she was runner-up to Andrea Strnadová in the girls' singles, and was also a losing finalist in the girls' doubles, partnering Nicole Pratt. She won the girls' doubles title at the 1990 US Open with Kristin Godridge. The same pair won a WTA Tour doubles title at the 1990 Open Clarins in Paris.

A knee injury, suffered early in 1991, kept her out for the most of the year and required a reconstruction.[4]

Sharpe made the third round of the 1992 Australian Open as a wildcard, with wins over Silke Meier and Anna Földényi.

In her only singles main-draw appearance at Wimbledon in 1993, she had a first-round match up with world No. 1, Steffi Graf, who beat the Australian 6–0, 6–0, losing only 18 points in the process.[5]

Sharpe retired from professional tennis after the 1996 season.


WTA career finals



Doubles (1–0)


Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Sep 1990 Clarins Open, France Tier IV Clay Kristin Godridge Alexia Dechaume
Nathalie Herreman
4–6, 6–3, 6–1

ITF finals



Singles (7–0)


$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 12 February 1990 ITF Adelaide, Australia Hard Nicole Pratt 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 2. 11 March 1990 Bendigo, Australia Hard Jane Taylor 6–0, 7–6
Winner 3. 27 April 1992 Riccione, Italy Clay Maria Francesca Bentivoglio 7–5, 6–3
Winner 4. 7 March 1993 Mildura, Australia Hard Jane Taylor 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 5. 6 June 1994 ITF Elvas, Portugal Hard Hanneke Ketelaars 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Winner 6. 18 July 1994 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Shirli-Ann Siddall 7–5, 6–1
Winner 7. 5 November 1995 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Nana Smith 6–3, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles (13–16)


Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1 November 1987 ITF Gold Coast, Australia Hard Janine Thompson Jo-Anne Faull
Rachel McQuillan
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 5 March 1990 Newcastle, Australia Grass Angie Cunningham Yuko Hosoki
Ayako Hirose
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. 13 May 1990 Swansea, United Kingdom Clay Nicole Pratt Catherine Barclay
Louise Stacey
6–1, 6–2
Winner 3. 20 May 1990 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Nicole Pratt Catherine Barclay
Louise Stacey
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 19 November 1990 Perth, Australia Grass Kristin Godridge Jo-Anne Faull
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 8 December 1991 Perth, Australia Hard Kate McDonald Narelle Kimpton
Stephanie Martin
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 2 March 1992 Mildura, Australia Grass Kate McDonald Julie Richardson
Amanda Trail
6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Runner-up 4. 13 April 1992 Salerno, Italy Hard Angie Cunningham Linda Ferrando
Silvia Farina Elia
1–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 20 April 1992 Bari, Italy Clay Justine Hodder Eva Martincová
Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 13 July 1992 Sezze, Italy Clay Justine Hodder Ivana Jankovská
Eva Melicharová
6–7(1), 7–5, 5–7
Winner 6. 20 September 1992 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Karina Kuregian Galia Angelova
Lubomira Bacheva
7–6, 6–2
Winner 7. 27 September 1992 Acireale, Italy Hard Claire Wegink Ana Segura
Janet Souto
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 23 November 1992 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Magdalena Feistel Kerry-Anne Guse
Angie Cunningham
6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Winner 8. 7 March 1993 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass Catherine Barclay Kate McDonald
Jane Taylor
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 19 April 1993 ITF Bari, Italy Clay Yael Segal Laurence Courtois
Eva Martincová
6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 14 November 1993 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Jo-Anne Faull Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up 9. 5 December 1993 ITF Mildura, Australia Hard Jo-Anne Faull Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 28 May 1994 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay Maaike Koutstaal Eva Bes
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 11. 3 July 1994 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Hard Nicole Pratt Lara Bitter
Maaike Koutstaal
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 12. 18 July 1994 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Justine Hodder Shirli-Ann Siddall
Jo Durie
7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 9. 28 November 1994 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Kristin Godridge Shannan McCarthy
Rachel McQuillan
7–6(6), 6–2
Winner 10. 5 December 1994 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Kristin Godridge Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
6–2, 6–7(5), 6–4
Runner-up 13. 8 May 1995 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Kristin Godridge Catherine Barclay
Shirli-Ann Siddall
7–5, 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up 14. 30 October 1995 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Robyn Mawdsley Danielle Jones
Tessa Price
4–6, 2–6
Winner 11. 27 November 1995 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Annabel Ellwood Maja Murić
Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 6–1
Winner 12. 11 December 1995 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Annabel Ellwood Maja Murić
Louise Pleming
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 15. 10 November 1996 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Catherine Barclay Lisa McShea
Joanne Limmer
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner 13. 17 November 1996 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Catherine Barclay Lisa McShea
Joanne Limmer
7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 16. 24 November 1996 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Rachel McQuillan Eva Martincová
Alena Vašková
3–6, 4–6

References


  1. "School's in as pupils cane the teachers". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 1 January 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 27 May 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Starlets retain NEC Cup". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 20 November 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 27 May 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Beefy Argentine gives troubled Sanchez a tri-star lesson". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 2 June 1990. p. 68. Retrieved 27 May 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Newcomer to meet Graf in 'nervous' first-round showdown". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 22 June 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 27 May 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Steffi sharp to show Kirrily the door". Herald Scotland. 23 June 1993. Retrieved 27 May 2018.





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