Lesley O'Halloran

Lesley O'Halloran (born 1 November 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Ireland. Lesley is one of the most decorated Irish tennis players of all time. An accomplished coach, she has more than two decades experience helping players with their game and their fitness.

Biography A left-handed player from Dublin, O'Halloran played college tennis in the United States before turning professional.

From 1986 to 1998 she featured in 32 Fed Cup ties for Ireland, winning 20 matches, 5 in singles and 15 in doubles.

On the international circuit she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 113 in the world. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance in the doubles at the 1989 Virginia Slims of Houston. She made it into the women's doubles main draw at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, as a lucky loser from qualifying, with American partner Leigh-Anne Eldredge. The pair reached the second round.

O'Halloran currently holds the position of Director of Rackets in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin. She has competed on the ITF senior circuit and finished 2012 as the world's top ranked player in both singles and doubles for the 45's.

ITF finals Doubles (4-8) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner OpponentsScoreLoss 1. 24 January 1988 Denain, France Clay Liz Burris Virginie Paquet Karine Quentrec 3–6, 1–6Loss 2. 14 March 1988 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Heidi Rosenbaum Anne Aallonen Lena Sandin 4–6, 2–6Loss 3. 23 April 1988 Queens, United Kingdom Clay Lone Vandborg Anne Simpkin Joy Tacon 6–4, 2–6, 6–7Loss 4. 18 September 1988 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Andrea Martinelli Henriette Kjær Nielsen Anja Michailoff 1–6, 6–2, 1–6Win 1. 9 October 1988 Lima, Peru Clay Iluminada Concepción Carla Rodríguez Lorena Rodríguez 6–3, 6–2Loss 5. 31 October 1988 Haifa, Israel Hard Robyn Field Ilana Berger Hagit Ohayon 3–6, 1–6Win 2. 5 June 1989 Cascais, Portugal Clay Robyn Field Holly Danforth Ingelise Driehuis 6–2, 2–6, 6–4Loss 6. 30 October 1989 Jerusalem, Israel Clay Alice Noháčová Michelle Anderson Robyn Field 4–6, 1–6Loss 7. 6 November 1989 Haifa, Israel Hard Alice Noháčová Michelle Anderson Robyn Field 3–6, 3–6Win 3. 13 November 1989 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Alice Noháčová Michelle Anderson Robyn Field 7–6, 6–4Loss 8. 20 November 1989 Tel Aviv, Israel Clay Alice Noháčová Michelle Anderson Robyn Field 3–6, 3–6Win 4. Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hard Caroline Billingham Virginia Humphreys-Davies Valda Lake 7–5, 3–6, 6–4