Tracey Morton-Rodgers Explained

Tracey Rodgers
Full Name:Tracey Jane Rodgers
Birth Date:18 December 1967
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Plays:Right handed
Careerprizemoney:$195,755
Highestsinglesranking:No. 201 (8 February 1993)
Australianopenresult:1R (1990, 1991)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1989)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 94 (29 July 1991)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (1992)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (1991, 1992)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1992)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1991, 1992, 1996)
Frenchopenmixedresult:QF (1991)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (1994)

Tracey Morton-Rodgers (born 18 December 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Her maiden name is Morton and she began competing as Morton-Rodgers in 1994

Career

Morton, who comes from Queensland, was most successful as a doubles player, reaching the world's top 100. She was runner-up at the 1989 Fernleaf Classic held in Wellington, partnering Heidi Sprung.[1] In addition she made the semi-finals of a further seven WTA Tour tournaments.

Grand Slam

Morton featured in the women's doubles draws at all four grand slam tournaments, with her partners including Jenny Byrne, Nana Smith, Karin Kschwendt, Anne Minter, Kerry-Ann Guse and Alexandra Fusai. All of her third round appearance came when partnering with British player Clare Wood. It was Wood who beat her when she made the singles draw as a qualifier at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships. Her other two grand slam singles main draws were as a wildcard at the Australian Open, the first in 1990, where she lost to fourth seed and eventual semi-finalist Helena Suková in the opening round.[2] At the 1991 Australian Open she took Jo Durie to three sets in another first round loss.[3] She made the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the 1991 French Open paired with David Macpherson.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-1)

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.19 February 1989Adelaide, AustraliaHard Sally McCann3–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.11 November 1990Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Michelle Jaggard-Lai6–7, 3–6
Winner1.17 February 1991Mildura, AustraliaGrass Louise Stacey6–3, 6–4
Runner-up3.10 March 1991Bendigo, AustraliaGrass Clare Thompson3–6, 2–6

Doubles (3–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.11 July 1988Erlangen, West GermanyClay Linda Barnard
Amanda Coetzer
2–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.1 August 1988Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Petra Holubová
Sylvia Štefková
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Winner1.12 September 1988Arzachena, ItalyHard Anne Grousbeck Rosa Bielsa
Janet Souto
7–5, 6–1
Winner2.18 February 1991Wodonga, AustraliaGrass Alison Scott Kristine Kunce
Clare Thompson
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Runner-up3.25 February 1991Canberra, AustraliaGrass Alison Scott Lupita Novelo
Betsy Somerville
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up4.1 March 1992Miami, United StatesHard1–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.27 April 1992Jakarta, IndonesiaClay Julie Richardson Kerry-Anne Guse
Kristine Kunce
6–7, 2–6
Winner3.24 January 1994Austin, United StatesHard Jean Ceniza
Mareze Joubert
7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up6.6 February 1994Midland, United StatesHard (i) Vickie Paynter Erica Adams
Jeri Ingram
1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up7.29 October 1995Lakeland, United StatesHard Sandra Cacic Eva Martincová
Elena Pampoulova
6–1, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up8.11 August 1996Austin, United StatesHard Laxmi Poruri
Nana Smith
7–5, 5–7, 2–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wellington - 06 February - 12 February 1989. International Tennis Federation. 3 January 2018.
  2. News: Sport results and details . . 17 January 1990 . 3 January 2018 . 38 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: National . . 15 January 1991 . 3 January 2018 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: International . . 7 June 1991 . 3 January 2018 . 25 . National Library of Australia.