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{{Short description|British tennis player}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Valda Lake
| name = Valda Lake
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|11|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Torquay, Devon, UK
| birth_place = Torquay, Devon, UK
| height = 5'8"
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| turnedpro = [[1983 WTA Tour|1983]]
| turnedpro = [[1983 WTA Tour|1983]]
| retired = [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]
| retired = [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]
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| singlestitles = 0 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] (0 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]])
| singlestitles = 0 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] (0 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]])
| highestsinglesranking = 172 (11 April 1988)
| highestsinglesranking = 172 (11 April 1988)
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[1988 Australian Open – Women's Singles|1988]])
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[1988 Australian Open – Women's singles|1988]])
| FrenchOpenresult =
| FrenchOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1989]])
| Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1989]])
| USOpenresult =
| USOpenresult =
| doublesrecord = 156–186
| doublesrecord = 156–186
| doublestitles = 0 WTA (8 ITF)
| doublestitles = 0 WTA (8 ITF)
| highestdoublesranking = 56 (20 June 1994)
| highestdoublesranking = 56 (20 June 1994)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1994 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1994]])
| grandslamsdoublesresults = no
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1994 Australian Open - Women's Doubles|1994]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[1994 French Open – Women's doubles|1994]], [[1995 French Open – Women's doubles|1995]], [[1996 French Open – Women's doubles|1996]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R ([[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1993]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[1994 French Open - Women's Doubles|1994]], [[1995 French Open - Women's Doubles|1995]], [[1996 French Open - Women's Doubles|1996]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R ([[1993 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles|1993]])
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[1993 US Open – Women's doubles|1993]], [[1994 US Open – Women's doubles|1994]], [[1995 US Open – Women's doubles|1995]])
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| Mixed = yes
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[1993 US Open - Women's Doubles|1993]], [[1994 US Open - Women's Doubles|1994]], [[1995 US Open - Women's Doubles|1995]])
| Mixed = no
| mixedrecord = 2–5
| mixedtitles = 0
| mixedtitles = 0
| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R ([[1994 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles|1994]], [[1995 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles|1995]])
| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R ([[1994 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1994]], [[1995 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1995]])
}}
}}


'''Valda Lake''' (born 11 October 1968) is a former [[tennis]] player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in [[1983 WTA Tour|1983]] and retired in [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]. Over the course of her career she reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 172 in singles (achieved on 11 April 1988) and number 56 in doubles (achieved on 20 June 1994). During her career, Lake was more successful in doubles than she was in singles, winning eight [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] titles and reaching the final of the 1994 [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]].<ref>{{WTA|4528|Valda Lake}}</ref> She represented Great Britain in the Olympics held in Atlanta 1996 playing doubles with Clare Wood and reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Gold Medalist American Team- Gigi Fernandez and Mary Jo Fernandez.
'''Valda Lake''' (born 11 October 1968) is a former [[tennis]] player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in [[1983 WTA Tour|1983]] and retired in [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]. Over the course of her career, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 172 in singles (achieved on 11 April 1988) and number 56 in doubles (achieved on 20 June 1994). During her career, Lake was more successful in doubles than she was in singles, winning eight [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] titles and reaching the final of the 1994 [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]].<ref>{{WTA|120007<!--was 4528-->|Valda Lake}}</ref> She represented Great Britain in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] held in Atlanta playing doubles with [[Clare Wood]] and reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Gold Medalist American Team- [[Gigi Fernández]] and [[Mary Joe Fernández]].

Currently lives in Los Angeles and owns an art gallery "Wallspace" and is a set decorator in TV commercials.
She currently lives in Los Angeles and owns an art gallery named "Wallspace" and is a set decorator in TV commercials.


==WTA tour and ITF circuit finals==
==WTA tour and ITF circuit finals==
===Singles: 2 (1–1)===
===Singles: 2 (1–1)===
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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| WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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| WTA Tier I (0–0)
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| WTA Tier II – IV (0–0)
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| Hard (0–1)
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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|'''Date'''
!style="width:50px"|Surface
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|'''Score in the final'''
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|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|5|10}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|5|10}}
| $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain
| $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain
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===Doubles: 18 (8–10)===
===Doubles: 18 (8–10)===
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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| WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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| WTA Tier I (0–0)
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| WTA Tier II – IV (0–1)
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| ITF Circuit (8–9)
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| Hard (3–8)
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|}
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{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:70px"|Outcome
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!style="width:115px"|Date
|'''Outcome'''
!style="width:260px"|Tournament
|'''Date'''
!style="width:50px"|Surface
|'''Tournament'''
!style="width:200px"|Partner
|'''Surface'''
!style="width:200px"|Opponents
|'''Partnering'''
!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score
|'''Opponents in the final'''
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|'''Score in the final'''
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|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|7|21}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|7|21}}
| $5,000 Amersfoort, Netherlands
| $5,000 Amersfoort, Netherlands
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Kaye D.|Hand}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Kaye|Hand}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Ingelise|Driehuis}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Simone Schilder]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Ingelise|Driehuis}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Simone Schilder]]
| 1–6, 6–4, 0–6
| 1–6, 6–4, 0–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|11|17}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|11|17}}
| $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain
| $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain
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| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Digna Ketelaar]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Simone Schilder]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Digna Ketelaar]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Simone Schilder]]
| 7–6, 2–6, 7–5
| 7–6, 2–6, 7–5
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|12|01}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|12|01}}
| $10,000 Vereeniging, South Africa
| $10,000 Vereeniging, South Africa
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Rickett
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katie Rickett]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Mary|Daily}} <br/> {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Cornelia|Lechner}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Mary|Daily}} <br/> {{flagicon|FRG}} {{sortname|Cornelia|Lechner}}
| 4–6, 1–6
| 4–6, 1–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|12|08}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|12|08}}
| $10,000 Johannesburg, South Africa
| $10,000 Johannesburg, South Africa
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Rickett
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katie Rickett]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Linda|Barnard}} <br/> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Mariaan|de Swardt}}
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Linda|Barnard}} <br/> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Mariaan|de Swardt}}
| 4–6, 6–7
| 4–6, 6–7
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|12|15}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1986|12|15}}
| $25,000 Johannesburg, South Africa
| $25,000 Johannesburg, South Africa
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Rickett
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katie Rickett]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Elna|Reinach}} <br/> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Monica|Reinach}}
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Elna|Reinach}} <br/> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} {{sortname|Monica|Reinach}}
| 4–6, 2–6
| 4–6, 2–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|4|20}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|4|20}}
| $10,000 Queens, Great Britain
| $10,000 Queens, Great Britain
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Isle|de Ruysscher}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ilse de Ruysscher]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jo Lewis <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Frederique|Martin}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jo Louis (tennis)|Jo Louis]] <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Frédérique|Martin}}
| 1–6, 7–5,4–6
| 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|5|11}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1987|5|11}}
| $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain
| $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain
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| {{flagicon|ISR}} {{sortname|Ilana|Berger}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Titia|Wilmink}}
| {{flagicon|ISR}} {{sortname|Ilana|Berger}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Titia|Wilmink}}
| 6–3, 6–2
| 6–3, 6–2
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|10|03}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1988|10|03}}
| $25,000 Eastbourne, Great Britain
| $25,000 Eastbourne, Great Britain
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Simpkin
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anne Simpkin]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Carin|Bakkum}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Simone|Schilder}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Carin|Bakkum}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Simone|Schilder}}
| 4–6, 4–6
| 4–6, 4–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1989|9|18}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1989|9|18}}
| $10,000 Bangkok, Thailand
| $10,000 Bangkok, Thailand
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Claudine|Toleafoa}}
| {{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Claudine|Toleafoa}}
| {{flagicon|HKG}} {{sortname|Paulette|Moreno}} <br/> {{flagicon|DEN}} {{sortname|Karin|Ptaszek}}
| {{flagicon|HKG|1959}} {{sortname|Paulette|Moreno}} <br/> {{flagicon|DEN}} {{sortname|Karin|Ptaszek}}
| 7–6, 1–6, 7–5
| 7–6, 1–6, 7–5
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|2|18}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|2|18}}
| $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain
| $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain
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| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Claire|Wegink}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Dorien|Wamelink}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Claire|Wegink}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Dorien|Wamelink}}
| 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
| 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|2|25}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|2|25}}
| $10,000 Norwich, Great Britain
| $10,000 Norwich, Great Britain
| Carpet (i)
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Simpkin
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anne Simpkin]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Anke|Marchl}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Dorien|Wamelink}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Anke|Marchl}} <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Dorien|Wamelink}}
| 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
| 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|4|29}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|4|29}}
| $10,000 Basingstoke, Great Britain
| $10,000 Basingstoke, Great Britain
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Humphreys-Davis
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Humphreys-Davies]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Caroline Billingham <br/> {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Lesley|O'Halloran}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Caroline Billingham]] <br/> {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Lesley|O'Halloran}}
| 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
| 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|9|16}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1991|9|16}}
| $25,000 Sofia, Bulgaria
| $25,000 Sofia, Bulgaria
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Meike|Babel}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Meike|Babel}}
| {{flagicon|CZE}} {{sortname|Ivana|Havrlíková}} <br/> {{flagicon|CZE}} {{sortname|Kateřina|Šišková}}
| {{flagicon|TCH}} {{sortname|Ivana|Havrlíková}} <br/> {{flagicon|TCH}} {{sortname|Kateřina|Šišková}}
| 7–5, 6–0
| 7–5, 6–0
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|4|26}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|4|26}}
| $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain
| $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colette Hall
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Colette Hall]]
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} {{sortname|Paula|Iversen}} <br/> {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Michele|Mair}}
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} {{sortname|Paula|Iversen}} <br/> {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Michele|Mair}}
| 2–6, 4–6
| 2–6, 4–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|5|10}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1993|5|10}}
| $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain
| $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain
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| 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
|- bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|- bgcolor=#d0f0c0
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| {{dts|format=dmy|1994|2|14}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1994|2|14}}
| $100,000 [[China Open (tennis)|China Open, Beijing]], China
| $100,000 [[China Open (tennis)|China Open, Beijing]], China
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Kerry-Anne|Guse}}
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Kerry-Anne|Guse}}
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Ling Chen]] <br/> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Fang (tennis)|Fang Li]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Li-Ling]] <br/> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Fang (tennis)|Fang Li]]
| 0–6, 2–6
| 0–6, 2–6
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|2|26}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|2|26}}
| $50,000 Southampton, Great Britain
| $50,000 Southampton, Great Britain
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Laura|Golarsa}} <br/> {{flagicon|SLO}} {{sortname|Tina|Križan}}
| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Laura|Golarsa}} <br/> {{flagicon|SLO}} {{sortname|Tina|Križan}}
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|3|04}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|3|04}}
| $25,000 Rockford, United States
| $25,000 Rockford, United States
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{WTA|4528|Valda Lake}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF female profile|20002733|Valda Lake}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}
* {{FedCup player|20002733|Valda Lake}}


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| NAME = Lake, Valda
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British tennis player
| DATE OF BIRTH = 11 October 1968
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Torquay, Devon, UK
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 27 April 2024

Valda Lake
Full nameValda Lake
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 55)
Torquay, Devon, UK
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1983
Retired1997
Prize money$169,985
Singles
Career record82–111
Career titles0 WTA (0 ITF)
Highest ranking172 (11 April 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
Wimbledon2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record156–186
Career titles0 WTA (8 ITF)
Highest ranking56 (20 June 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1994)
French Open1R (1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon3R (1993)
US Open1R (1993, 1994, 1995)
Mixed doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1994, 1995)

Valda Lake (born 11 October 1968) is a former tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1983 and retired in 1997. Over the course of her career, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 172 in singles (achieved on 11 April 1988) and number 56 in doubles (achieved on 20 June 1994). During her career, Lake was more successful in doubles than she was in singles, winning eight ITF titles and reaching the final of the 1994 China Open.[1] She represented Great Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta playing doubles with Clare Wood and reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Gold Medalist American Team- Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández.

She currently lives in Los Angeles and owns an art gallery named "Wallspace" and is a set decorator in TV commercials.

WTA tour and ITF circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 2 (1–1)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II – IV (0–0)
ITF Circuit (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 10 May 1993 $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain Hard Sweden Marianne Vallin 2–6, 6–7(6–8)

Doubles: 18 (8–10)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II – IV (0–1)
ITF Circuit (8–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–1)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 21 July 1986 $5,000 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay United Kingdom Kaye Hand Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
Netherlands Simone Schilder 		1–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner 17 November 1986 $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain Carpet (i) United Kingdom Clare Wood Netherlands Digna Ketelaar
Netherlands Simone Schilder 		7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 1 December 1986 $10,000 Vereeniging, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Katie Rickett United States Mary Daily
West Germany Cornelia Lechner 		4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8 December 1986 $10,000 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Katie Rickett South Africa Linda Barnard
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt 		4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 15 December 1986 $25,000 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Katie Rickett South Africa Elna Reinach
South Africa Monica Reinach 		4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 20 April 1987 $10,000 Queens, Great Britain Hard Belgium Ilse de Ruysscher United Kingdom Jo Louis
France Frédérique Martin 		1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 11 May 1987 $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay Argentina Andrea Tiezzi Israel Ilana Berger
Netherlands Titia Wilmink 		6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 3 October 1988 $25,000 Eastbourne, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Anne Simpkin Netherlands Carin Bakkum
Netherlands Simone Schilder 		4–6, 4–6
Winner 18 September 1989 $10,000 Bangkok, Thailand Hard New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa Hong Kong Paulette Moreno
Denmark Karin Ptaszek 		7–6, 1–6, 7–5
Winner 18 February 1991 $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain Carpet (i) United Kingdom Sara Gomer Netherlands Claire Wegink
Netherlands Dorien Wamelink 		6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 25 February 1991 $10,000 Norwich, Great Britain Carpet (i) United Kingdom Anne Simpkin Germany Anke Marchl
Netherlands Dorien Wamelink 		4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Runner-up 29 April 1991 $10,000 Basingstoke, Great Britain Hard United Kingdom Virginia Humphreys-Davies United Kingdom Caroline Billingham
Republic of Ireland Lesley O'Halloran 		5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Winner 16 September 1991 $25,000 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Germany Meike Babel Czechoslovakia Ivana Havrlíková
Czechoslovakia Kateřina Šišková 		7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 26 April 1993 $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Hard United Kingdom Colette Hall Zimbabwe Paula Iversen
United Kingdom Michele Mair 		2–6, 4–6
Winner 10 May 1993 $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain Hard Australia Robyn Mawdsley Germany Sabine Haas
South Africa Liezel Horn 		3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 14 February 1994 $100,000 China Open, Beijing, China Hard (i) Australia Kerry-Anne Guse China Chen Li-Ling
China Fang Li 		0–6, 2–6
Winner 26 February 1996 $50,000 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i) United Kingdom Clare Wood Italy Laura Golarsa
Slovenia Tina Križan 		6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 4 March 1996 $25,000 Rockford, United States Hard United States Elly Hakami Russia Anna Kournikova
San Marino Ludmila Varmužová 		6–2, 6–3

References[edit]

  1. ^ Valda Lake at the Women's Tennis Association

External links[edit]

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