Siobhan Drake-Brockman

Siobhan Drake-Brockman (born 7 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She won the girls' singles title at the 1995 Australian Open.

Siobhan Drake-Brockman
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1978-04-07) 7 April 1978
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$118,132
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 109 (8 September 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1995, 1996)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 215 (11 September 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1995)

Biography

Drake-Brockman, a right-handed player out of Bunbury, Western Australia, attended St Hilda's Anglican School in Perth and was a member of the Australian team which won the World Youth Cup in 1993.[1][2]

At the age of 16 she defeated world number 61 Rachel McQuillan to win a $25,000 ITF tournament in Port Pirie in 1994.[2]

She made her WTA Tour main draw debut in one of the opening tournaments of the 1995 season, the Tasmanian International, held in Hobart. At the 1995 Australian Open she was granted a wildcard into the women's singles and made the second round, with a win over Japanese qualifier Naoko Kijimuta.[3] She then won the Australian Open girls' singles title, by beating World Youth Cup teammate Annabel Ellwood in the final.[2]

In 1996 she made the second round again at the Australian Open and competed that year mostly on the ITF circuit.

She had her best season in 1997 when her ranking rose to a career high 109 in the world, with appearances in the main draws of WTA Tour tournaments in Hobart, Birmingham, Stanford, San Diego and Surabaya.

Retiring from tennis in 1998, Drake-Brockman has a law degree from the University of Western Australia and works as a contracts engineer in Perth.

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

Singles (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 16 October 1994 Tokyo, Japan Hard Australia Annabel Ellwood 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 4 December 1994 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 9 March 1997 Rockford, United States Hard Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 6–7, 3–6

Doubles (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 18 March 1996 Reims, France Hard (i) France Catherine Tanvier Italy Giulia Casoni
Italy Flora Perfetti		 3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner 1. 5 July 1998 Edmond, United States Hard Australia Melissa Beadman Australia Gail Biggs
Australia Bryanne Stewart		 7–6, 7–6

References
  1. "Youth Cup pair reunite for ACT triumph over WA". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 11 January 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Ellwood loses girls' final". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 29 January 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Rafter's sights on title". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 18 January 1995. p. 33. Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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