Elizabeth Minter

Australian tennis player

Elizabeth Minter
Singles
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Victoria, Australia
Born	(1965年08月23日) 23 August 1965 (age 59) Victoria, Australia
Turned pro	1980
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$US123,934
Career record	72–80
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 66 (26 October 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1984)
French Open	1R (1985 -88)
Wimbledon	3R (1986, 1988)
US Open	3R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	32–67
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 104 (28 September 1987)

Elizabeth Minter (born 23 August 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was born on 23 August 1965 in Australia and played on the WTA tour from 1980 to 1990. She now helps train young children.

Tennis career

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In 1983 Minter won the 1983 US Open Junior Girls' Singles.^[1] She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Women's Doubles with her sister Anne Minter in 1984 losing to Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull;^[2] the third round of Wimbledon in 1986 and 1988; and the U.S. Open in 1986. She retired with a 72–80 singles record and a 32–67 doubles record. In 1984 Minter won the Salt Lake City ITF Doubles title, with her sister.^[3]

Minter made her Fed Cup debut for Australia in 1984, where she played two doubles matches with her sister, against Argentina in the first round and Belgium in the second round of the World Group. Minter didn't make any further appearances for Australia.^[4]

WTA Tour finals

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Singles 1

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Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	30 April 1995	Zagreb, Croatia	Clay	Belgium Sabine Appelmans	4–6, 3–6

Doubles 3 (2–1)

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Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Titles by surface
Hard	2
Clay	0
Grass	0
Carpet	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	16 September 1984	Salt Lake City, Utah	Hard	Australia Anne Minter	United States Heather Crowe United States Robin White	6–1, 6–2
Winner	2.	30 September 1984	Richmond, Virginia	Hard	United States JoAnne Russell	South Africa Jennifer Mundel United States Felicia Raschiatore	6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up	3.	1 February 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	United States Gretchen Magers	United States Anna-Maria Fernandez New Zealand Julie Richardson	6–4, 4–6, 2–6

Career finals

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Singles (3–2)

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Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	15 November 1981	Bulleen, Australia	Hard	Australia Gwen Warnock	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	30 May 1982	Glasgow, Scotland	Grass	Australia Bernadette Randall	1–3 ret.
Winner	2.	13 November 1982	Bulleen, Australia	Hard	Australia Louise Field	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	18 April 1983	Bari, Italy	Clay	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš	6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Winner	3.	14 April 1986	Canberra, Australia	Grass	United States Anna-Maria Fernandez	7–6, 6–2

Doubles (3–1)

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Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	29 May 1982	Glasgow, Scotland	Grass	Australia Bernadette Randall	South Africa Kim Seddon United States Mary-Ann Colville	6–2, 7–5
Winner	2.	28 March 1983	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Australia Bernadette Randall	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Renata Šašak	7–5, 6–1
Winner	3.	18 April 1983	Bari, Italy	Clay	Australia Anne Minter	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Renata Šašak	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	14 April 1986	Canberra, Australia	Gras	Australia Louise Field	United States Anna-Maria Fernandez New Zealand Julie Richardson	7–5, 3–6, 3–6