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| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| === 2014 === | === 2014 === | ||
| Gabi Taylor, ], ] and Maia Lumsden were members of the GB team, coached by ], that triumphed in the ] Challenge Trophy, an annual Under-18s competition against the USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcbtennis.org/MaureenConnollyChallengeTrophy_66.aspx |title=The Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy|work=MCB Tennis|accessdate= |
Gabi Taylor, ], ] and Maia Lumsden were members of the GB team, coached by ], that triumphed in the ] Challenge Trophy, an annual Under-18s competition against the USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcbtennis.org/MaureenConnollyChallengeTrophy_66.aspx |title=The Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy|work=MCB Tennis|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
| === 2015 === | === 2015 === | ||
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
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| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26) Southampton, England |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed backhand) |
| Coach | Xavier Budo, David Sunyer (2018) |
| Prize money | $78,358 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 97-47 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (2 April 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 174 (2 April 2018) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2014, 2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 21-16 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 479 (19 March 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 505 (2 April 2018) |
| Last updated on: 2 April 2018. | |
Gabriella Taylor (born 7 March 1998) is a British tennis player.
Taylor has won six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 2 April 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 174. She attained her best doubles ranking of world No. 479 on 19 March 2018.
Early life
Taylor was born on March 7, 1998 in Southampton, to a British father and a Bulgarian mother. She moved to Marbella in Spain at the age of 14 to further her tennis career and to Barcelona at 19.
Career
2014
Gabi Taylor, Katie Swan, Freya Christie and Maia Lumsden were members of the GB team, coached by Judy Murray, that triumphed in the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, an annual Under-18s competition against the USA.
2015
In November Taylor won her first Futures(ITF) title in South Africa, unseeded she came from a set down to upset top seeded Naomi Totka of Hungary 4-6 6-2 6-1.
2016 - Wimbledon Juniors 'poisoning' incident and recovery
In 2016, Taylor achieved her best juniors grand slam result in her sole junior grand slam appearance at Wimbledon. She reached the quarterfinals before having to retire in a match against Kayla Day. Taylor contracted a bacterial infection called leptospirosis, which would keep her from playing tennis for a month. Initially she was thought to have been poisoned while her bag was left unoccupied, however, medical experts declared this to be highly unlikely. Police later concluded that there was no evidence of deliberate poisoning.
Taylor recovered sufficently to reach three consective ITF finals at Heraklion, Greece in October and November although unfortunately failing to win any.
2017
In May, as sixth seed, she won her first 25k ITF tournament, beating third seed Danielle Lao 6-2 6-2 in the final. In November she began working with coaches Xavier Budo and David Sunyer, which she credits with changing her mindset, leading to her most sucessful period to date.
2018
After three ITF title wins in February and March, Taylor broke into the top 200 rankings for the first time. She was subsequently chosen to represent Great Britain in the Fed Cup team alongside Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Anna Smith for the World Group II play-off tie in Japan.
ITF finals (8–4)
Singles: (6-3)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 21 November, 2015 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | Clay |  Naomi Totka
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4-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 October 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard |  Valeria Savinykh
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2-6, 1-4 ret |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard |  Ioana Pietroiu
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3-6, 6-2, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Raluca Serban
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4-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 2. | 14 May 2017 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard |  Danielle Lao
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6-2 6-2 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 December 2017 | Navi Mumbai, India | Hard |  Diāna Marcinkēviča
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4-6 7-6 6-3 |
| Winner | 4. | 11 February 2018 | Launceston, Australia | Hard | Asia Muhammad
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6-3, 6-4 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 February 2018 | Perth, Australia | Hard |  Myrtille Georges
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6-2 7-5 |
| Winner | 6. | 11 March 2018 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Sherazad Reix
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6-0, 6-3 |
Doubles: (2–1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2016 | Monzon, Spain | Hard | Alice Bacquié
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 Estrella Cabeza Candela Cristina Sánchez-Quintanar
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6-1, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 July 2017 | Don Benito, Spain | Carpet |  Mia Eklund
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 Maria Masini Olga Parres Azcoitia
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3-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 2. | 9 March 2018 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Katy Dunne
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 Alexandra Bozovic Olivia Tjandramulia
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5-7, 7-6, |
References
- ITF Player Profile: Gabriella Taylor
- "The Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy". MCB Tennis. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "SA's Harris captures Futures 3 Tournament". Sport24. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Gabriella Taylor: Tennis player in hospital after retiring from Wimbledon with virus". BBC Sport. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Ross, Alice; MacInnes, Paul (11 August 2016). "Tennis player Gabriella Taylor 'highly unlikely' to have been poisoned". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Bodkin, Henry; Dean, Sam; Wilkinson, Nazrin (11 August 2016). "'It was like the world was shutting down': Gabriella Taylor talks for the first time about her Wimbledon 'poisoning' ordeal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Dearden, Lizzie (11 August 2016). "British tennis player 'poisoned' at Wimbledon". The Independent. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Cops think Wimbledon player might've been poisoned by rat pee". NY Daily News. 11 August 2016.
- Smith, Alexander (11 August 2016). "Family Claims Rising Tennis Star Was Poisoned at Wimbledon". NBC News. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Experts cast doubt on tennis 'poisoning'". BBC News. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Rumsby, Ben (21 June 2017). "'Poisoned' Wimbledon player Gabriella Taylor granted wildcard". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Gabriella Taylor p12". www.tennisforum.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- Furness, Glenys (15 May 2017). "Gabriella Taylor claims first 25K title in Changwon | Britwatch Sports". www.britwatchsports.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Gabi Taylor: Fed Cup first selection could open door to first Grand Slam". BBC Sport. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Gabriella Taylor: British tennis player looks forward to breaking into top 200". BBC Sport. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
External links
- Gabriella Taylor at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Template:ITF junior profile
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