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 In 1983 Minter won the 1983 US Open Junior Girls' Singles. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Women's Doubles with her sister Anne Minter in 1984 losing to Chris Evert and Wendy Turnbull; 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.
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.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1 Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. Apr 1995 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Sabine Appelmans 4–6, 3–6
Doubles 3 (2–1) 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 Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. Sep 1984 Salt Lake City, US Hard Anne Minter Heather Crowe Robin White 6–1, 6–2Win 2. Sep 1984 Richmond, US Hard JoAnne Russell Jennifer Mundel Felicia Raschiatore 6–4, 3–6, 7–6Loss 3. Feb 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Gretchen Magers Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
ITF Circuit finals Singles (3–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 15 November 1981 Bulleen, Australia Hard Gwen Warnock 6–3, 6–2Loss 1. 30 May 1982 Glasgow, Scotland Grass Bernadette Randall 1–3 ret.Win 2. 13 November 1982 Bulleen, Australia Hard Louise Field 6–2, 4–6, 7–5Loss 2. 18 April 1983 Bari, Italy Clay Sabrina Goleš 6–1, 5–7, 3–6Win 3. 14 April 1986 Canberra, Australia Grass Anna-Maria Fernandez 7–6, 6–2
Doubles (3–1) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. 29 May 1982 Glasgow, Scotland Grass Bernadette Randall Kim Seddon Mary-Ann Colville 6–2, 7–5Win 2. 28 March 1983 Taranto, Italy Clay Bernadette Randall Sabrina Goleš Renata Šašak 7–5, 6–1Win 3. 18 April 1983 Bari, Italy Clay Anne Minter Sabrina Goleš Renata Šašak 6–4, 6–2Loss 1. 14 April 1986 Canberra, Australia Gras Louise Field Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
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