Angie Woolcock

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Angie Woolcock Tennis player
Nation: AustraliaAustralia Australia
Birthday: 2nd February 1973
Date of death: 4th October 2016
1st professional season: 1990
Resignation: 1996
Prize money: $ 67,087
singles
Career record: 102: 96
Career title: 0 WTA , 0 ITF
Highest ranking: 318 (April 17 1995)
Double
Career record: 90:75
Career title: 0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking: 111 (May 10 1993)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 2R (1993)
French Open 2R (1992)
Wimbledon 1R (1991, 1993)
US Open 1R (1993)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Angie Woolcock , married Cunningham (born February 2, 1973 in Launceston , Tasmania , † October 4, 2016 in Melbourne ) was an Australian tennis player .

Career

As a junior, Woolcock reached a double final of a Grand Slam tournament three times ( Australian Open 1989 , Australian Open 1991 and Wimbledon Championships 1991 ), of which she won none.

On the WTA Tour she could only qualify for the doubles competition or she received a wildcard for this. But she did not manage to win a tournament. She played her last match in the first qualifying round for the Australian Open in 1996 , which she lost to Jolene Watanabe 3: 6 and 1: 6.

After her tennis career, she worked for the WTA, including as a tournament supervisor .

In 2012 she contracted motor neuron disease . Since then she has tried to raise money with the help of numerous tennis players such as Serena Williams , Rennae Stubbs and Patrick Rafter and to draw attention to the disease. She died on October 4, 2016 as a result of the disease.

In her honor, the new winners trophy of the WTA tournament in Hobart was named after her in 2018 .

Personal

She was married to Patrick Cunningham and had two daughters.

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

Double

competition 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Career
Australian Open 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
French Open - - 2 1 - - 2
Wimbledon - 1 - 1 - - 1
US Open - - - 1 - - 1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Angie Cunningham's brave battle with motor neurone disease has inspired everyone who knew her. In: examiner.com.au. October 23, 2016, accessed June 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Cunningham Loses Inspirational Battle With MND. In: wtatennis.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Sarasota Clay Court Classic 2003 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
  4. ^ Hobart unveils new trophy to honor late Tasmanian favorite. In: wtatennis.com. January 6, 2018, accessed January 7, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Angie (Woolcock) Cunningham. In: examiner.com.au. October 8, 2016, accessed January 7, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Melbourne woman Angie Cunningham dies after long battle with Motor Neurone Disease. In: heraldsun.com.au. October 5, 2016, accessed January 7, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Woolcock, Angie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd February 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Launceston , Australia
DATE OF DEATH 4th October 2016
Place of death Melbourne , Australia