Lizzie Jelfs

Elizabeth Coulson (née Jelfs; born 28 July 1976) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography Tennis career Elizabeth Coulson, who is originally from Banbury, won the girls' doubles title at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. She and South African partner Nannie de Villiers defeated Corina Morariu and Ludmila Varmužová in the final. The same pair were also runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1995 US Open.

In 1995 she appeared in the main draw of three WTA Tour tournaments in the lead up to Wimbledon. She qualified as a lucky loser for the singles at the British Clay Court Championships, then received a wildcard into the doubles at Birmingham with Karen Cross, before winning her way through qualifying to play singles in Eastbourne. On the back of these performances, she was granted a wildcard spot into the 1995 Wimbledon Championships and was beaten in the first round by Christina Singer. Later in the year, she surpassed Clare Wood as Britain's top-ranked female player.

She played again at Wimbledon in 1998 when she featured in the mixed doubles, partnering Jamie Delgado. They made the second round, with a win over Francisco Montana and Caroline Schneider.

Personal life Coulson studied Sports Science/Recreational Management at Loughborough University and has worked as an events manager.

ITF Circuit finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. 1 February 1993 ITF Newcastle, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Gaby Coorengel 1–6, 2–6Loss 2. 24 July 1995 ITF Salvador, Brazil Hard Lucila Becerra 4–6, 3–6Loss 3. 27 April 1998 ITF Hatfield, United Kingdom Clay Mariam Ramón Climent 1–6, 6–1, 3–6Loss 4. 31 August 1998 ITF Xanthi, Greece Hard Eleni Daniilidou 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 15 (12 titles, 3 runner-ups) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Karen Cross Robyn Mawdsley Lorna Woodroffe 3–6, 1–6Win 2. ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Karen Cross Kaye Hand Claire Taylor 3–6, 6–3, 6–0Win 3. ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Jasmine Choudhury Won Kyung-joo Cho Yoon-jeong 6–4, 7–6Win 4. ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass Surina De Beer Helen Crook Victoria Davies 7–5, 7–5Win 5. 21 July 1997 ITF Dublin, Ireland Grass Surina De Beer Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Loss 6. ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) Karen Cross Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward 6–7(8–6), 2–6Win 7. 25 April 1998 ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Mareze Joubert Limor Gabai Kate Warne-Holland 6–3, 6–3Loss 8. 27 April 1998 ITF Hatfield, United Kingdom Clay Amanda Keen Celeste Contín Mariam Ramón Climent 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Win 9. ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Mareze Joubert Lucie Ahl Amanda Wainwright 6–2, 7–5Win 10. 27 July 1998 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Mareze Joubert Helen Crook Victoria Davies 6–3, 6–4Win 11. 3 August 1998 ITF Southsea, United Kingdom Grass Mareze Joubert Eleni Daniilidou Lucy Wood 6–2, 6–3Win 12. 21 September 1998 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard Mareze Joubert Helen Crook Victoria Davies 6–1, 6–1Win 13. 1 February 1999 ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Surina De Beer Kim de Weille 3–6, 6–4, 6–3Win 14. 5 April 1999 ITF Cerignola, Italy Clay Jasmine Choudhury Irina Kornienko Lina Krasnoroutskaya 7–5, 7–5Win 15. 3 October 1999 ITF Glasgow, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Karen Nugent Gréta Arn Manisha Malhotra w/o