Siobhán Nicholson (born 11 June 1966) is an Irish former professional tennis player.
Biography Nicholson, a London-born player of Irish parentage, represented the Ireland Federation Cup team from 1983 to 1993. She featured in a total of 28 ties for Ireland, winning 10 singles and 12 doubles rubbers.
While competing on the professional tour, Nicholson reached a career best singles ranking of 259 in the world, which was at the time the highest ever ranking attained by an Irish woman player.
Nicholson played college tennis in the United States for the University of Florida, where she earned All-American honours for singles in both 1988 and 1989.
ITF finals Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles: 5 (3–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 12 June 1988 Alvor, Portugal Clay Nicole Polasek 6–3, 6–2Win 2. 19 June 1988 Madeira, Portugal Hard Themis Zambrzycki 1–6, 6–4, 8–6Win 3. 5 May 1991 Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hard Caroline Hunt 6–2, 6–1 Loss 1. 24 November 1991 ITF Okada, Nigeria Hard Aurora Gima 1–6, 3–6Loss 2. 5 April 1992 Windhoek, Namibia Hard Sarah Bentley 2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 6 (4–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. 12 June 1988 Alvor, Portugal Clay Nicole Polasek Leisa Dunn Colette Sely 6–2, 6–3Loss 1. 19 August 1990 Chatham, United States Hard Kirsten Dreyer Kathy Foxworth Shannan McCarthy 2–6, 6–7(6)Win 2. 4 November 1990 Meknes, Morocco Clay Gina Niland Barbara Collet Julie Foillard 7–5, 6–3Win 3. 23 June 1991 Aveiro, Portugal Hard Kristine Jonkosky Christina Zachariadou Sofia Prazeres 6–0, 2–6, 6–2Win 4. 30 June 1991 Covilhã, Portugal Clay Kristine Jonkosky Olivia De Camaret Mélanie Bernard 6–1, 6–3Loss 2. 11 October 1992 Dublin, Ireland Hard Gina Niland Lucie Ahl Julie Salmon 5–7, 5–7
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