Lorna Woodroffe (born 18 August 1976) is an English former tennis player.

Lorna Woodroffe
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 48)
Epsom, Surrey, UK
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Prize money$254,301
Singles
Career record177–214
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (26 January 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2001)
French OpenQ1 (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US OpenQ2 (1997, 1998)
Doubles
Career record249–145
Career titles28 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 69 (3 November 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open1R (1997, 1998, 2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2000)
Mixed doubles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1998)

She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Playing with Julie Pullin, she lost her first-round match in the women's doubles to Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands, in two sets.[1]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 18 May 1997 Welsh Open,
United Kingdom
Clay   Julie Pullin   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Debbie Graham
3–6, 4–6

ITF finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–6)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 28 February 1994 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i)   Chantal Reuter 7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 6 October 1996 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Sofia Finér 3–6, 2–6
Win 1. 9 February 1997 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard   Alessia Lombardi 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 3. 30 March 1997 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass   Mireille Dittmann 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 4. 21 February 1998 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Sandra Načuk 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 28 February 1999 ITF Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Jelena Kostanić Tošić 6–7, 3–6
Loss 6. 16 July 2000 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass   Roberta Vinci 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (28–23)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 10 February 1992 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet   Julie Pullin   Jacqueline Geller
  Tina Samara
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1. 4 May 1992 ITF Lee-on-the-Solent,
United Kingdom
Clay   Julie Pullin   Alison Smith
  Tamsin Wainwright
1–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 19 April 1993 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard   Julie Salmon   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
1–5 ret.
Loss 3. 3 May 1993 ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom Hard   Claire Taylor   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko]
6–7, 1–6
Loss 4. 4 October 1993 ITF Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hard   Caroline Stassen   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
2–6, 1–6
Loss 5. 4 July 1994 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass   Caroline Stassen   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
3–6, 5–7
Loss 6. 6 February 1995 ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom Hard   Amanda Wainwright   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
4–6, 2–6
Win 2. 24 April 1995 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay   Robyn Mawdsley   Karen Cross
  Lizzie Jelfs
6–3, 6–1
Win 3. 5 February 1996 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard   Julie Pullin   Melissa Beadman
  Helen Laupa
6–4, 7–5
Loss 7. 18 February 1996 ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Lucie Ahl
  Joanne Ward
6–7, 3–6
Loss 8. 22 April 1996 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay   Julie Pullin   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
2–6, 0–6
Loss 9. 11 August 1996 ITF Southsea, United Kingdom Grass   Louise Latimer   Shirli-Ann Siddall
  Lucie Ahl
2–6, 6–7
Win 4. 29 September 1996 ITF Telford, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Natalia Egorova
  Henriëtte van Aalderen
6–2, 7–6(4)
Win 5. 6 October 1996 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Emily Bond
  Ekaterina Roubanova
6–2, 6–4
Win 6. 28 October 1996 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hard   Julie Pullin   Joelle Schad
  Syna Schmidle
6–3, 6–4
Win 7. 16 February 1997 ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom Hard   Julie Pullin   Shirli-Ann Siddall
  Amanda Wainwright
6–2, 6–4
Win 8. 23 February 1997 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Clare Wood
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 9. 24 March 1997 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass   Joanne Ward   Evie Dominikovic
  Amanda Grahame
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 10. 30 March 1997 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass   Joanne Ward   Nannie de Villiers
  Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 11. 27 April 1997 ITF Bournemouth,
United Kingdom
Clay   Julie Pullin   Amanda Wainwright
  Shirli-Ann Siddall
3–6, 5–7
Win 10. 19 July 1997 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Clay   Joanne Ward   Karen Cross
  Natalia Egorova
6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Loss 12. 17 August 1997 ITF Bronx, United States Hard   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Lisa McShea
  Rachel McQuillan
2–6, 1–6
Win 11. 19 October 1997 ITF Southampton,
United Kingdom
Carpet (i)   Julie Pullin   Lenka Cenková
  Sandra Načuk
6–2, 6–1
Win 12. 2 November 1997 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Amanda Hopmans
  Seda Noorlander
6–3, 6–1
Win 13. 26 July 1998 ITF Peachtree, United States Hard   Julie Pullin   Vanessa Webb
  Keri Phebus
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 14. 23 August 1998 ITF Bronx, United States Hard   Julie Pullin   Christína Papadáki
  Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor
6–3, 6–1
Win 15. 1 February 1999 ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Lizzie Jelfs   Surina De Beer
  Kim de Weille
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 13. 10 May 1999 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay   Surina De Beer   Selima Sfar
  Joanne Ward
4–6, 2–6
Win 16. 5 June 1999 Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom Grass   Julie Pullin   Rika Hiraki
  Linda Wild
w/o
Loss 14. 31 July 1999 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay   Trudi Musgrave   Magda Mihalache
  Petra Mandula
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 17. 18 October 1999 ITF Southampton,
United Kingdom
Carpet (i)   Julie Pullin   Magda Mihalache
  Zuzana Váleková
6–3, 6–2
Win 18. 7 November 1999 ITF Hull, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Michaela Paštiková
  Jasmin Wöhr
6–4, 6–3
Win 19. 13 December 1999 ITF New Delhi, India Hard   Rika Hiraki   Tathiana Garbin
  Nirupama Sanjeev
5–2 ret.
Loss 15. 20 February 2000 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Alexandra Fusai
  Tina Križan
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–7(1)
Loss 16. 21 February 2000 ITF Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Julie Pullin   Annabel Ellwood
  Nadejda Ostrovskaya
1–6, 1–6
Win 20. 24 April 2000 ITF Bournemouth,
United Kingdom
Clay   Selima Sfar   Hannah Collin
  Zsófia Gubacsi
6–1, 6–0
Loss 17. 15 May 2000 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay   Selima Sfar   Natalie Grandin
  Nicole Rencken
6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Win 21. 16 July 2000 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass   Trudi Musgrave   Lucie Ahl
  Natalia Egorova
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 18. 17 July 2000 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay   Trudi Musgrave   María José Martínez Sánchez
  Alicia Ortuño
2–6, 4–6
Loss 19. 30 July 2000 ITF Dublin, Ireland Carpet   Trudi Musgrave   Catherine Barclay
  Andrea van den Hurk
4–6, 5–7
Win 22. 22 October 2000 ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Julie Pullin   Giulia Casoni
  Laurence Courtois
0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 23. 30 October 2000 ITF Hull, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Mia Buric
  Syna Schmidle
4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 5–4(4)
Win 24. 11 February 2001 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Irina Selyutina
  Tina Križan
6–1, 6–3
Win 25. 25 March 2001 ITF La Cañada, United States Hard   Julie Pullin   Rika Hiraki
  Kim Eun-ha
6–2, 6–4
Loss 20. 6 May 2001 ITF Gifu, Japan Hard   Julie Pullin   Wynne Prakusya
  Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 21. 13 May 2001 Fukuoka International, Japan Grass   Julie Pullin   Rika Hiraki
  Nana Smith
0–6, 6–7(3)
Win 26. 20 May 2001 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay   Julie Pullin   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
6–2, 6–1
Win 27. 4 June 2001 Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom Grass   Julie Pullin   Kim Grant
  Lilia Osterloh
7–6(3), 7–5
Loss 22. 19 March 2002 ITF La Cañada, United States Hard   Julie Pullin   Kim Grant
  Abigail Spears
6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 23. 12 May 2002 Fukuoka International, Japan Grass   Julie Pullin   Shinobu Asagoe
  Cho Yoon-jeong
2–6, 4–6
Win 28. 9 June 2002 ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom Grass   Julie Pullin   Nannie de Villiers
  Irina Selyutina
6–2, 6–2

Post-retirement life

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After retiring from professional tennis, Woodroffe was one of the founders of WimX Tennis, a tennis academy and coaching business. As of 2021, she is still coaching there.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. "Lorna Woodroffe Bio, Stats, and Results". OlyMADMen. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Coaching Team – Wimx".
  3. ^ "About Wimx Tennis – Wimx".
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