Lauren Breadmore

Lauren Breadmore (born 1 June 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biography Born in Melbourne, Breadmore attended Wesley College where she graduated in 2001 with an VCE score of 99.1 and was awarded the Alexander Wawn Scholar Dux Award.

From 2002, she competed on the international tennis circuit. In 2003, she won both the singles and doubles titles at an ITF tournament in Wellington. In 2004, she made the first of her three main-draw appearances in women's doubles at the Australian Open. At the beginning of the 2005 season, she made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the Canberra Women's Classic, which remained her only appearance at that level. She featured in a total of 36 professional tournaments in 2005, as well as at the Summer Universiade in Turkey. Her titles in 2005 included a $25,000 tournament in Lyneham, Canberra. She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2006 Australian Open and was beaten in the first round by 14th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. She made only the occasional appearance from 2008, before retiring in 2011.

During her tennis career, she studied for a commerce degree at the University of Melbourne. Graduating in 2010, she now works as a management consultant. In 2014, she became a board member of the Australian Davis Cup Tennis Foundation.

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Singles: 6 (3–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 2 February 2003 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Dubravka Cupac 6–3, 2–6, 7–5Loss 1. 9 March 2003 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Monique Adamczak 2–6, 6–4, 3–6Loss 2. 8 February 2004 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Cindy Watson 4–6, 1–6Win 2. 24 April 2005 ITF Yamaguchi, Japan Clay Erika Takao 6–3, 6–2Win 3. 16 October 2005 ITF Lyneham, Australia Clay Beti Sekulovski 7–5, 6–4Loss 3. 30 October 2005 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Kim Hea-mi 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (2–7) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 19 May 2002 ITF Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Natalie Neri Tzipora Obziler Hila Rosen 6–4, 3–6, 2–6Loss 2. 28 May 2002 ITF Warsaw, Poland Clay Maria Boboedova Jenny Lindström Maria Wolfbrandt 3–6, 2–6Loss 3. 28 July 2002 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Eva Erbová Giulia Meruzzi Dina Milošević 5–7, 5–7Win 1. 1 February 2003 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Kristen van Elden Chuang Chia-jung Ilke Gers 6–4, 6–1Loss 4. 14 March 2004 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass Kaysie Smashey Paula Marama Eden Marama 5–7, 1–6Loss 5. 30 January 2005 ITF Waikoloa Village, United States Hard Ayami Takase Natalie Grandin Kaysie Smashey 3–6, 4–6Win 2. 26 March 2005 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Aurélie Védy Mădălina Gojnea Lenore Lăzăroiu 6–3, 7–5Loss 6. 17 July 2005 ITF Hamilton, Canada Clay Lauren Barnikow Kumiko Iijima Junri Namigata 7–6(4), 2–6, 2–6Loss 7. 25 October 2005 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Annette Kolb Maki Arai Kim Hea-mi 4–6, 6–7(5)