| Patricia Hy-Boulais | |
| Country: |  Hong Kong (1986-88)(1988-98) |
| Residence: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Birth Date: | 1965 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Turnedpro: | 12 October 1986 |
| Retired: | 1998 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Website: | patriciahy.com |
| Careerprizemoney: | $1,011,116 |
| Singlesrecord: | 151–183 |
| Singlestitles: | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 28 (8 March 1993) |
| Australianopenresult: | 2R (1987, 1991–1993, 1997) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 4R (1992) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1996, 1997) |
| Usopenresult: | QF (1992) |
| Othertournaments: | yes |
| Olympicsresult: | 2R (1992, 1996) |
| Doublesrecord: | 13–20 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 36 (30 March 1987) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (1987) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1985, 1993, 1997, 1998) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1996) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | QF (1996) |
| Othertournamentsdoubles: | yes |
| Olympicsdoublesresult: | QF (1996) |
| Australianopenmixedresult: | 1R (1988) |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | 2R (1996) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 1R (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997) |
Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 22 August 1965) is a former tennis player. She turned professional on 12 October 1986. Early in her career she represented Hong Kong (since the beginning until the end of the 1987 season). She became a citizen of Canada in 1991. However, she represented Canada since the beginning of the 1988 season. Her best performance at a Grand Slam came when she got to the quarter-finals of the 1992 US Open, defeating Eva Švíglerová, Judith Wiesner, Jennifer Capriati and Helena Suková before losing to eventual champion Monica Seles.
After Hy-Boulais did it in 1992, Canada did not have another woman to survive into the second week at the French Open until Aleksandra Wozniak did it in 2009.[1]
Hy-Boulais represented her new country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was eliminated in the second round by the number one seed Monica Seles. Hy-Boulais reached her highest ranking in the WTA Tour on 8 March 1993, when she became the number 28 of the world.
Hy-Boulais's daughter Isabelle is a top Canadian tennis prospect.[2]
Patricia Hy-Boulais had an athletic family. Her father was a tennis player for Cambodia and served as the team captain. He also has competed in the Davis Cup for Cambodia. Her mother was a national badminton champion for Cambodia.[3]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam Title (0) | |
| WTA Championship (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | |
| Tier II (0) | |
| Tier III (0) | |
| Tier IV (1) | |
| VS (1) |
| No. | Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Win | Oct 1986 | Taipei, Taiwan | VS | Carpet |  Adriana Villagrán-Reami | 6–7(8–6), 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 2. | Loss | May 1995 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Tier IV | Clay |  Ludmila Richterová | 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam Title (0) | |
| WTA Championship (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | |
| Tier II (0) | |
| Tier III (0) | |
| Tier IV (1) | |
| VS (0) |
| No. | Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Loss | Feb 1993 | Indian Wells, United States | Tier II | Hard |  Ann Grossman |  Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| 2. | Win | Jan 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand | Tier IV | Hard | Mercedes Paz | Jenny Byrne Julie Richardson | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
| 3. | Loss | May 1995 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Tier IV | Clay | Kerry-Anne Guse | Mariaan De Swardt Ruxandra Dragomir | 3–6, 5–7 |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 10 January 1983 | San Antonio, United States | Hard |  Amanda Brown | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 17 January 1983 | Miami, United States | Hard | Kate Brasher | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3. | 12 November 1984 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | Holly Danforth | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 4. | 26 September 1986 | Detroit, United States | Hard |  Nana Smith | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5. | 25 September 1989 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Linda Wild | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6. | 26 February 1990 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Luanne Spadea | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 12 November 1984 | Peterborough, United Kingdom | Hard | Glynis Coles-Bond Denise Parnell | 6–2, 0–6, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2. | 26 November 1984 | Darlington, United Kingdom | Hard | Cathy Drury Ellinore Lightbody | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3. | 4 March 1985 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | Karin van Essen | Lea Plchová Monica Weber | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4. | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay |  María José Llorca Ninoska Souto | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |||
| Win | 5. | 18 September 1986 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | 7–6, 6–3 | |||
| Win | 6. | 25 September 1988 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Mary Lou Daniels | 6–4, 6–2 |