Kelly Liggan (born 5 February 1979) is a retired tennis player from Ireland.
Liggan resides in Marbella, Spain, but she played tennis for Ireland. She had some success on the ITF Women's Circuit winning several titles in both singles and doubles, and in 2002, she won her sole WTA Tour doubles title.
Liggan had two Grand Slam doubles main-draw appearances. She reached the second round at the 2003 US Open and 2004 Wimbledon Championships. She also had several WTA Tour main-draw appearances; however, she never reached a quarterfinal.
Due to nagging injuries, Kelly retired in 2010.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Nov 2002 | Pattaya Open, Thailand |
Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 May 1999 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 25 June 2000 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 2 July 2000 | Lachine, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 July 2002 | Felixstowe, UK | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 June 2006 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 6 August 2006 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 13 August 2006 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 7–6(7) |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 July 2007 | Boston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 0–5 ret. |
Doubles (7–13)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 23 June 1997 | Manaus, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 May 1998 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 3 August 1998 | Périgueux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3) |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 August 1998 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5) |
Runner-up | 4. | 7 December 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4) |
Runner-up | 5. | 8 February 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–7(4) |
Winner | 2. | 24 May 1999 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 31 May 1999 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6(6) |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 October 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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3–5, 4–5(4–6), 0–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 30 October 2000 | Hayward, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–4, 2–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 5 March 2001 | Ortisei, Italy | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 12 November 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–2, 6–7(5) |
Winner | 4. | 6 May 2002 | Edinburgh, UK | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 22 July 2002 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(6), 7–6(1), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 14 July 2003 | Oyster Bay, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 5 September 2005 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 12 October 2005 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 18 October 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 6–2, 0–6 |
Winner | 6. | 25 October 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 28 February 2006 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
External links
- Kelly Liggan at the Women's Tennis Association
- Kelly Liggan at the International Tennis Federation
- Kelly Liggan at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
References
- ^ Liggan left out of youthful Fed Cup side, independent.ie, 2 April 2009