Louise Pleming

Louise Pleming (born 22 June 1967) is an Australian former professional tennis player who participated in both the ITF Circuit and the WTA Tour.

Background Pleming was born in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. She began to play tennis for fun when she was six years old. She attended the Vic Edwards Tennis School. In 1982 she began playing professionally.

Championships Pleming played in 11 championships between 1991 and 2001. Out of a total 17 matches played, she won four (three in doubles, one in singles). She won 177 games, lost 239 games; won four tie-breaks and lost three tie-breaks. Her highest singles ranking was 290 in 1996 and her highest doubles ranking was 87 in 1998.

Achievements In 2006 Tennis Australia appointed her a national touring coach. A year later she was the captain of the Australian Junior Fed Cup team that won. In 1999, she played the World Team Tennis with Martina Navratilova for the New York Buzz team. Between 1998–2002 she was an expert commentator for the Hopman Cup on ABC and Foxport.

Retirement Even after Pleming retired from playing tennis professionally, she remained active in the industry. She is a tennis television commentator for Australian Channel 7 and an AIS Pro Tour Program Women's Program Coach. She works alongside Victorian Sally Peers and Queenslander Monika Wejnert. She is a commentator on the TV Series ‘Wimbledon’ which is the BBC's live coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Club. She coaches privately in the inner Eastern suburbs area.

As a coach, Pleming is known "to be vocal during matches and she likes to repeatedly offer encouragement to all her players."

In November 2020 she was instrumental in the setting up of RALLY4EVER, a charity which aims to create bridges between the tennis world and disadvantaged and homeless Australians, especially those with mental health problems.

WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III, IV & V (0–1) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss May 1999 Belgian Open Clay Meghann Shaughnessy Laura Golarsa Katarina Srebotnik 4–6, 2–6

ITF finals $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 25 (10–15) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 10 August 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Justine Brown Heidi Sprung Judith Wiesner 6–0, 6–0Loss 1. 11 June 1990 Cascais, Portugal Clay Ingelise Driehuis Els Callens Caroline Wuillot 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)Win 2. Cherbourg, France Clay Cora Linneman Alexandra Fusai Olivia Féry 6–4, 6–3Win 3. 16 July 1990 Schwarzach, Austria Clay Ingelise Driehuis Cora Linneman Ruth Seeman 6–2, 6–0Win 4. 27 August 1990 Palermo, Italy Clay Ingelise Driehuis Emmanuelle Derly Sandra Reichel 6–1, 6–1Loss 2. 3 September 1990 Arzachena, Italy Hard Emmanuelle Derly Belinda Borneo Julie Salmon 1–6, 6–4, 3–6Loss 3. 18 November 1990 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Ingelise Driehuis Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo 6–7, 1–6Loss 4. 1 April 1991 Moulins, France Hard Ingelise Driehuis Catherine Suire Sandrine Testud 3–6, 4–6Win 5. 22 July 1991 Sezze, Italy Clay Danielle Jones Ingelise Driehuis Justine Hodder 6–3, 6–2Loss 5. 19 August 1991 Spoleto, Italy Clay Ingelise Driehuis Ana Segura Janet Souto 6–3, 6–7, 4–6Loss 6. 2 September 1991 Arzachena, Italy Hard Ilana Berger Nanne Dahlman Jana Pospíšilová 6–3, 3–6, 1–6Loss 7. 11 November 1991 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Ingelise Driehuis Kristin Godridge Nicole Pratt 7–6, 3–6, 4–6Loss 8. 25 November 1991 Mildura, Australia Hard Ingelise Driehuis Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey 4–6, 3–6Win 6. 31 October 1994 Saga, Japan Grass Ei Iida Mami Donoshiro Yuka Tanaka 6–3, 7–6(7–2)Loss 9. 21 November 1994 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Maja Murić Catherine Barclay Shannan McCarthy 3–6, 4–6Loss 10. 12 December 1994 Mildura, France Grass Catherine Barclay Catherine Tanvier Vanessa Webb 6–7, 6–4, 3–6Win 7. 24 July 1995 Valladolid, Spain Clay Christína Papadáki Gloria Pizzichini Sara Ventura 1–6, 6–2, 7–5Loss 11. 11 December 1995 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Maja Murić Annabel Ellwood Kirrily Sharpe 4–6, 7–5, 4–6Loss 12. 20 April 1997 Wichita, United States Hard Nicole Pratt Shannan McCarthy Kelly Wilson 6–4, 5–7, 2–6Win 8. 21 April 1997 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Erika deLone Stephanie Mabry Brie Rippner 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)Loss 13. 19 April 1998 La Canada, United States Hard Katie Schlukebir Debbie Graham Jean Okada 6–2, 5–7, 3–6Loss 14. 25 October 1998 Welwyn, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Samantha Smith Laurence Courtois Tina Križan 6–7, 4–6Win 9. 15 March 1999 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Rachel McQuillan Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek 6–3, 6–2Loss 15. 12 April 1996 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard Catherine Tanvier Karen Cross Amanda Grahame 4–6, 6–3, 6–7Win 10. 28 November 1999 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Irina Selyutina Rachel McQuillan Trudi Musgrave 6–4, 6–4