Gina Niland | |
Fullname: | Gina Niland Craig |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1972 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Careerprizemoney: | $14,178 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 470 (6 July 1992) |
Doublestitles: | 2 ITF |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 436 (8 April 1991) |
Gina Niland Craig (born 22 September 1972) is an Irish former professional tennis player.
Niland, a right-handed player raised in Limerick, was an Irish number one and a five-time winner of the Irish Close Championship singles title. She had a 12-year Fed Cup career for Ireland, appearing in a record 42 ties. With 34 overall match wins, she is Ireland's most successful Fed Cup player. Competing on the international tennis circuit in the 1990s, Niland reached a best singles ranking of 470 in the world.[1]
Her brother, Conor Niland, was also a professional tennis player.[2]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 1. | 2 December 1990 | Bachdjerrah, Algeria | Clay | Eva Haslinghuis | 0–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 2. | 8 March 1992 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Galia Angelova | 4–6, 5–7 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1. | 4 November 1990 | Meknes, Morocco | Clay | Siobhán Nicholson | Barbara Collet Julie Foillard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Loss | 2. | Dublin, Ireland | Hard (i) | Siobhán Nicholson | Lucie Ahl Julie Salmon | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
Win | 2. | 13 May 1996 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Yolanda Clemot Ana Salas Lozano | 6–4, 6–2 |