Shirli-Ann Siddall

Shirli-Ann Valentine (born 20 June 1974), formerly Shirli-Ann Siddall, is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography Siddall, who was born in Liverpool, had a promising junior career. In 1990 she won seven out of eight national titles in the under-16 and under-18 divisions.

Based in Dorset, Siddall played professionally in the 1990s. In 1995, she featured in Fed Cup ties for Great Britain against both Poland and the Czech Republic, in Murcia, Spain. She competed regularly in the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships and once at the US Open in 1997, partnering Barbara Schett in the women's doubles.

She made the second round of Wimbledon in both 1992 and 1994. Her most famous match came against Jennifer Capriati in the first round of the 1993 Wimbledon Championships. Playing as a wildcard, Siddall took the first set off the seventh seeded Capriati, but was unable to secure the upset, as the young American came back to win in three. She was most successful in the mixed doubles draw at Wimbledon, with two appearances in the round of 16, both times with Danny Sapsford. The only other occasion she partnered Sapsford at Wimbledon was in 1995 when she had to be carried off the court in a stretcher after fainting from heat exhaustion during their first round match, played in record temperatures.

Siddall retired from professional tour in 1998.

She lives with her family in the town of Poole in Dorset.

ITF Circuit finals Legend$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (7–4) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 22 April 1991 Bracknell, Great Britain Hard Diana Gardner 7–5, 6–4Loss 2. 15 November 1993 Swansea, Great Britain Hard (i) Gaby Coorengel 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7)Loss 3. 3 April 1994 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Magüi Serna 3–6, 4–6Loss 4. 10 April 1994 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Magüi Serna 4–6, 2–6Win 5. 11 July 1994 Frinton, Great Britain Grass Vanessa Webb 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Loss 6. 18 July 1994 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Kirrily Sharpe 5–7, 1–6Win 7. 27 April 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Karin Baleková 6–4, 2–6, 6–0Win 8. 14 July 1996 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Anita Kurimay 6–2, 6–4Win 9. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Claire Taylor 6–4, 6–4Win 10. 3 March 1997 Warrnambool, Australia Grass Lucie Ahl 6–3, 6–3Win 11. 4 May 1997 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 23 (14–9) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 20 September 1993 Sheffield, Great Britain Hard Caroline Hunt Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–4, 7–5Win 2. 27 September 1993 Bracknell, Great Britain Hard Caroline Hunt Caroline Stassen Alison Smith 6–2, 6–1Win 3. 18 July 1994 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Jo Durie Justine Hodder Kirrily Sharpe 5–7, 6–4, 6–4Loss 4. 14 November 1994 Eastbourne, Great Britain Carpet (i) Amanda Wainwright Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–7(8–10), 6–7(6–8)Win 5. 8 May 1995 Szczecin, Poland Clay Catherine Barclay Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)Loss 6. 13 November 1995 Edinburgh, Great Britain Carpet (i) Amanda Wainwright Julia Lutrova Jane Wood 6–7(7–9), 4–6Loss 7. 4 May 1996 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay Amanda Wainwright Robyn Mawdsley Jane Wood 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 5–7Win 8. 12 May 1996 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay Amanda Wainwright Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward 7–5, 6–1Loss 9. 14 July 1996 Felixstowe, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl Surina De Beer Katia Roubanova 2–6, 4–6Win 10. 21 July 1996 Frinton, Great Britain Grass Lucie Ahl Amy Jensen Anita Kurimay 6–1, 6–4Loss 11. 4 August 1996 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Lucie Ahl Surina De Beer Katia Roubanova 1–6, 7–6, 3–6Win 12. 11 August 1996 Southsea, Great Britain Grass Lucie Ahl Louise Latimer Lorna Woodroffe 6–2, 7–6Loss 13. 20 October 1996 Cardiff, Great Britain Hard (i) Amanda Wainwright Maria Strandlund Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 3–6, 3–6Win 14. 8 February 1997 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Amanda Wainwright Megan Miller Rachel Viollet 7–6(7–2), 6–4Loss 15. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Amanda Wainwright Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 2–6, 4–6Win 16. Warrnambool, Australia Grass Nannie de Villiers Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea 6–4, 4–6, 7–6Win 17. Warrnambool, Australia Grass Nannie de Villiers Joanne Ward Lorna Woodroffe 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss 18. 4 April 1997 Corowa, Australia Grass Nannie de Villiers Trudi Musgrave Jane Taylor 4–6, 7–6, 4–6Win 19. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Amanda Wainwright Lorna Woodroffe Julie Pullin 6–3, 7–5Win 20. Hatfield, Great Britain Clay Joanne Ward Lucie Ahl Jessica Steck 3–6, 6–4, 7–5Win 21. 11 May 1997 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay Joanne Ward Natalia Egorova Rebecca Jensen 6–2, 7–5Loss 22. 17 August 1997 The Bronx, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Lisa McShea Rachel McQuillan 2–6, 1–6Win 23. 1 March 1998 Bushey, Great Britain Carpet (i) Trudi Musgrave Noëlle van Lottum Kirstin Freye 7–6, 4–6, 6–2