Michelle Jackson-Nobrega (born 28 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography Born in Brazil, Jackson-Nobrega moved back and forth between the United States and her birth country as a child, before her family settled permanently in Florida in the mid 1980s. She attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach.
Jackson-Nobrega reached a best singles ranking of 108 in the world while competing on the professional tour in the 1990s. Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1994 Lipton Championships in Miami, where she had wins over Caroline Kuhlman and Stephanie Rottier, then took seventh seed Lindsay Davenport to three sets in a third round loss. She made a grand slam main draw appearance at 1994 US Open, partnering Åsa Carlsson in the doubles.
She represented the United States in tennis at the World Outgames in 2017.
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Singles: 3 (2–1) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. May 25, 1992 Orlando, United States Clay Tami Whitlinger-Jones 6–3, 6–1Loss 1. May 8, 1994 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Mariaan de Swardt 3–6, 6–7Win 2. October 3, 1994 Rancho Mirage, United States Hard Stephanie Reece 6–0, 6–3
Doubles: 5 (3–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. May 25, 1992 Orlando, United States Clay Trisha Laux María Vento-Kabchi Sandra Cacic 6–3, 2–6, 6–4Loss 1. June 15, 1992 St. Simons, United States Clay Sandra Cacic Alysia May Stephanie Reece 3–6, 6–7(2)Win 2. January 10, 1994 Misson, United States Hard Eleni Rossides Jackie Moe Kelly Pace 6–4, 1–6, 6–4Loss 2. May 8, 1994 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Katarzyna Teodorowicz Liezel Huber Mariaan de Swardt 6–4, 3–6, 4–6Win 3. July 11, 1994 Evansville, United States Hard Shannan McCarthy Maureen Drake Mélanie Bernard 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3
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