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Victoria Davies

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Victoria Davies
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1972-08-07) 7 August 1972 (age 52)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight handed (one handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of South Carolina
Prize money$56,624
Singles
Career record55–115
Highest rankingNo. 465 (15 May 2000)
Doubles
Career record168–147
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 169 (7 June 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2002)

Victoria Davies (born 7 August 1972) is a British former professional tennis player.

Davies, who comes from Bridgend, South Wales, played college tennis in the United States for the University of South Carolina. She was a doubles semifinalist at the 1994 NCAA Doubles Championships, partnering Helen Crook.[1]

On the professional tour she featured most successfully as a doubles player, winning eight titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She played main-draw doubles in six editions of the Wimbledon Championships.

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles (8–15)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 11 July 1994 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Helen Crook Russia Natalia Egorova
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 10 July 1995 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Helen Crook Australia Robyn Mawdsley
Australia Shannon Peters
1–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 28 August 1995 Istanbul, Turkey Hard United Kingdom Helen Crook Turkey Duygu Akşit Oal
Hungary Zsofia Csapó
6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 27 January 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) United Kingdom Helen Crook United Kingdom Frances Hearn
United Kingdom Leyla Ogan
7–6(3), 7–6(4)
Winner 4. 26 April 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Helen Crook United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 1 June 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard United Kingdom Helen Crook United Kingdom Emily Bond
Italy Emanuela Brusati
6–7(4), 4–6
Runner-up 3. 11 July 1997 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Helen Crook South Africa Surina De Beer
United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 26 September 1997 Sunderland, Great Britain Carpet (i) Israel Limor Gabai United Kingdom Helen Crook
South Africa Mareze Joubert
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 26 March 1998 Wodonga, Australia Grass United Kingdom Helen Crook Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Alicia Molik
4–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 19 April 1998 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay United Kingdom Helen Crook Netherlands Yvette Basting
Czech Republic Magdalena Zděnovcová
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 31 July 1998 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Helen Crook United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
South Africa Mareze Joubert
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 26 September 1998 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Helen Crook United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
South Africa Mareze Joubert
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 3 October 1998 Glasgow, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Helen Crook Denmark Eva Dyrberg
Germany Lydia Steinbach
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 25 April 1999 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Kate Warne-Holland South Africa Mareze Joubert
France Stephanie Testard
1–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 2 May 1999 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Kate Warne-Holland Russia Natalia Egorova
Ukraine Anna Zaporozhanova
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 11 July 1999 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Kate Warne-Holland New Zealand Leanne Baker
Australia Nicole Sewell
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 2 April 2000 Pontevedra, Spain Hard United Kingdom Helen Crook Netherlands Natasha Galouza
Argentina Vanesa Krauth
3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 12. 23 April 2000 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay United Kingdom Helen Crook Argentina María Fernanda Landa
Argentina Romina Ottoboni
4–6, 6–7(7)
Runner-up 13. 14 May 2000 Tampico, Mexico Hard United Kingdom Helen Crook Mexico Melody Falcó
Brazil Carla Tiene
4–6, 3–6
Winner 7. 22 July 2000 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass United Kingdom Helen Crook South Africa Mareze Joubert
Australia Nicole Sewell
6–2, 6–4
Winner 8. 3 February 2001 Tipton, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Helen Crook Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Bulgaria Maria Geznenge
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 20 May 2001 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Helen Crook United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 6 May 2002 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Czech Republic Eva Martincová Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan
Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
7–5, 0–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "USC Women's Tennis Gearing Up For NCAA Regionals". CBS Sports Network. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018.
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