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Canadian tennis player
Maureen Drake Country (sports) Canada Residence Toronto , OntarioBorn (1971-03-21 ) March 21, 1971 (age 53) Toronto, OntarioHeight 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Turned pro June 1991 Retired 2016 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $795,194 Career record 449–384 Career titles 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 47 (September 13, 1999) Australian Open 4R (1999 ) French Open 1R (1999 , 2000 ) Wimbledon 3R (2002 ) US Open 1R (1990 , 1999 , 2003 , 2004 ) Career record 153–182 Career titles 8 ITF Highest ranking No. 77 (October 30, 2006) Australian Open 2R (2005 ) French Open 2R (1999 ) Wimbledon 2R (1998 , 2006 ) US Open 1R (1998 , 1999 )
Maureen Elizabeth Drake (born March 21, 1971)[ 1] is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 47, which she reached on September 13, 1999. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 77, set on October 30, 2006.
After Drake qualified for the round of 16 at the 1999 Australian Open , there was no Canadian to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam event until Aleksandra Wozniak at the French Open in 2009.[ 2]
Drake retired in April 2011 but returned to professional tennis in July 2014. In August 2016, she announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis.
Doubles: 1 runner-up [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Singles: 18 (6 titles, 12 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (0–3)
$25,000 tournaments (5–7)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1990
Evansville , United States
25k
Hard
Halle Carroll
3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 1992
Salisbury , United States
25k
Hard
Beverly Bowes
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–3
Oct 1992
Potosí , Mexico
25k
Hard
Angélica Gavaldón
1–6, 4–6
Win
1–3
Feb 1993
Miami , United States
25k
Hard
Beverly Bowes
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss
1–4
Jun 1993
Hilton Head , United States
10k
Hard
Halle Carroll
7–6(3) , 2–6, 6–7(3)
Loss
1–5
Feb 1994
Miami, United States
25k
Hard
Elly Hakami
5–7, 3–6
Win
2–5
Jun 1994
Columbia , United States
10k
Hard
Anne Miller
6–3, 6–3
Loss
2–6
Jun 1995
Peachtree , United States
25k
Hard
Anne Miller
3–6, 2–6
Win
3–6
Jul 1995
Mississauga , Canada
25k
Hard
Kori Davidson
6–4, 6–0
Loss
3–7
Jul 1997
Clearwater , United States
25k
Hard
Karin Miller
3–6, 6–7(6)
Win
4–7
Apr 1998
Industry Hills , United States
25k
Hard
Lilia Osterloh
6–4, 6–4
Win
5–7
Nov 1998
Caracas , Venezuela
25k
Hard
Vanessa Menga
6–1, 6–2
Loss
5–8
Feb 2002
Columbus , United States
25k
Hard (i)
Marion Bartoli
2–6, 3–6
Win
6–8
Mar 2002
Lawrenceville , United States
25k
Hard
Teryn Ashley
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6–9
Apr 2002
Naples , United States
50k
Clay
Vera Zvonareva
1–6, 3–6
Loss
6–10
Jul 2004
Los Gatos , United States
50k
Hard
Lioudmila Skavronskaia
6–7(0) , 4–6
Loss
6–11
Jul 2004
Schenectady , United States
50k
Hard
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
3–6, 1–6
Loss
6–12
Sep 2005
Albuquerque Championships , U.S.
75k
Hard
Anastasia Rodionova
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$75,000 tournaments (1–2)
$50,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (4–8)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Feb 1994
Miami , United States
25k
Hard
Audra Keller
Beverly Bowes Katharzyna Teodorowicz
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–1
Jul 1994
Evansville , United States
25k
Hard
Mélanie Bernard
Michelle Jackson-Nobrega Shannan McCarthy
6–4, 6–7(4) , 3–6
Loss
1–2
Oct 1994
Rancho Mirage , United States
25k
Hard
Audra Keller
Cammy MacGregor Stephanie Reece
6–0, 5–7, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Jul 1996
Wilmington , United States
50k
Hard
Meilen Tu
Erika deLone Nicole Pratt
5–7, 6–7(2)
Loss
1–4
Jul 1997
Clearwater , United States
25k
Hard
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright
4–6, 4–6
Win
2–4
Jan 1998
Delray Beach , United States
10k
Hard
Renata Kolbovic
Jean Okada Keri Phebus
7–6(3) , 6–4
Win
3–4
Feb 1998
Clearwater, United States
25k
Hard
Renata Kolbovic
Kristina Brandi Karin Miller
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
3–5
May 1998
Midlothian , United States
25k
Clay
Renata Kolbovic
Trudi Musgrave Brie Rippner
3–6, 3–6
Loss
3–6
May 1998
Haines City , United States
25k
Clay
Renata Kolbovic
Esme De Villiers Jessica Steck
3–6, 2–6
Loss
3–7
Oct 1998
Santa Clara , United States
75k
Hard
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Cara Black Irina Selyutina
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win
4–7
Nov 1998
Austin , United States
50k
Hard
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Esme De Villiers Liezel Horn
6–1, 6–1
Loss
4–8
Nov 1998
Caracas , Venezuela
25k
Hard
Caroline Schneider
Vanessa Menga Alicia Ortuño
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss
4–9
May 2001
Midlothian, United States
25k
Clay
Diana Srebrovic
Jennifer Russell Abigail Spears
6–7(2) , 6–1, 2–6
Loss
4–10
Sep 2003
Raleigh , United States
25k
Clay
Edina Gallovits-Hall
Maria Fernanda Alves Tiffany Dabek
6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win
5–10
Oct 2003
Lafayette , United States
25k
Clay
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Jessica Fernández Kara Molony-Hussey
6–2, 6–3
Win
6–10
Sep 2004
Albuquerque , United States
75k
Hard
Carly Gullickson
Stéphanie Dubois María Emilia Salerni
6–3, 7–6(6)
Loss
6–11
Oct 2004
Cary , United States
50k
Clay
Nana Smith
Ruxandra Dragomir Samantha Reeves
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Win
7–11
Jan 2006
Fort Walton Beach , United States
25k
Hard
Vladimíra Uhlířová
Zuzana Kučová Chanelle Scheepers
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss
7–12
Feb 2007
Midland Classic , United States
75k
Hard (i)
Stéphanie Dubois
Laura Granville Abigail Spears
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
8–12
Nov 2009
Toronto Challenger , Canada
50k
Hard (i)
Marianne Jodoin
Sharon Fichman Mashona Washington
2–3 ret.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Record against top-50 players [ edit ]
Drake's win–loss record (14–54, 21%) against players who were ranked world No. 50 or higher when played is as follows:[ 3] Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
^ 6–1 overall record vs. Kremer
^ 1–2 overall record vs. Rittner
^ 3–1 overall record vs. Brandi
^ 1–2 overall record vs. Black
^ 2–1 overall record vs. Mikaelian
^ 2–1 overall record vs. Cho
^ 2–2 overall record vs. Tanasugarn
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Davenport
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Sugiyama
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Serna
^ 0–3 overall record vs. Medvedeva
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Bradtke
^ 1–5 overall record vs. de Swardt
^ 1–3 overall record vs. Ruano Pascual
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Helgeson-Nielsen
^ 0–3 overall record vs. Lee-Waters
^ 1–5 overall record vs. Tu
^ 0–3 overall record vs. Tatarkova
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Barna
^ 1–2 overall record vs. Srebotnik
^ 1–3 overall record vs. Fernández
^ 0–4 overall record vs. Rubin