Elizabeth Smylie

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Elizabeth Smylie (née Sayers, born 11 April 1963), sometimes known as Liz Smylie, is a retired Australian tennis player. During her career, she won four Grand Slam titles, one in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. She also won three singles titles and 36 doubles titles on the tour. Liz also taught junior tennis players at Smith's Tennis Center, North Curl Curl. Sydney in the early 1990s.

Career

Smylie turned professional in 1982.[1] She won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1985 with Kathy Jordan.[2] In mixed doubles, she teamed with John Fitzgerald to win the 1983 US Open and 1991 Wimbledon titles and with Todd Woodbridge to win the 1990 US Open. She won the Virginia Slims Championships with Jordan in 1990. Her best Grand Slam performance in singles came at the Australian Open in 1987, when she reached the quarterfinals. Her highest ever singles ranking was world No. 20 and her highest in doubles was world No. 5.

She played Federation Cup from 1984 to 1994, and won a bronze medal in women's doubles with Wendy Turnbull at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Over her career, Smylie won three singles titles and 36 doubles titles. She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985 and the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.

Personal life

She is married to player-manager Peter Smylie and they have three children including professional golfer Elvis Smylie.[3] She was the long-time tournament director of the Australian Women's Hardcourts and also works as a sports television commentator. Her brother Mervyn Sayers played one first-class cricket game for Western Australia in 1979.

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1985 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver		 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1987 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková		 7–5, 7–5
Loss 1987 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver		 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1990 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1993 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva		 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1983 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter
Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1984 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva
Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson		 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 1985 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Paul McNamee		 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 1985 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1988 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Jim Pugh		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1990 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach		 7–5, 6–2
Win 1990 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
Template:Flagicon Jim Pugh		 6–4, 6–2
Win 1991 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
Template:Flagicon Jim Pugh		 7–6(7–4), 6–2

Olympic Games

Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze 1988 Seoul Hard Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull Tied DNP

Smylie and Turnbull lost their semifinal match to Zina Garrison and Pam Shriver 6–7(5), 4–6. In 1988, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal pairs received bronze medals.[4][5]

Other significant finals

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1990 New York Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 7–6(7–4), 6–4

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–1)
Tier V (0–1)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1982 Sardinia, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Dana Gilbert 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–0 Sep 1983 Kansas City, US Hard Template:Flagicon Anne Minter 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Nov 1984 Brisbane, Australia Grass Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Feb 1987 Oklahoma City, US Hard Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–2 Apr 1989 Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Kumiko Okamoto 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–3 Apr 1990 Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Catarina Lindqvist 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 69 (36–33)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–4)
WTA Championships (1–0)
Tier I (2–1)
Tier II (7–1)
Tier III (2–3)
Tier IV (3–3)
Tier V (3–2)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (17–19)
Finals by surface
Hard (17–10)
Grass (5–12)
Clay (4–1)
Carpet (10–10)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 1981 Kyoto Hard Template:Flagicon Kim Steinmetz Template:Flagicon Nanette Schutte
Template:Flagicon Marianne van der Torre 		2–6, 4–6
Win 1. Feb 1983 Ridgewood Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Beverly Mould Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank
Template:Flagicon Susan Leo 		7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 2. Jun 1983 Birmingham Grass Template:Flagicon Beverly Mould Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King
Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Jul 1983 Newport Grass Template:Flagicon Barbara Jordan Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		3–6, 1–6
Win 2. Sep 1983 Kansas City Hard Template:Flagicon Sandy Collins Template:Flagicon Chris O'Neil
Template:Flagicon Brenda Remilton 		7–5, 7–6
Loss 4. Jan 1984 Indianapolis Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Beverly Mould Template:Flagicon Cláudia Monteiro
Template:Flagicon Yvonne Vermaak 		7–6(9–7), 4–6, 5–7
Loss 5. Mar 1984 Tokyo Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Barbara Jordan Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Loss 6. Mar 1984 Dallas Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Sandy Collins Template:Flagicon Leslie Allen
Template:Flagicon Anne White 		4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 7. Jun 1984 Birmingham Grass Template:Flagicon Barbara Jordan Template:Flagicon Leslie Allen
Template:Flagicon Anne White 		6–7(1–7), 3–6
Win 3. Aug 1984 Montreal Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková 		6–1, 6–2
Win 4. Sep 1984 Deerfield Beach Hard Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter
Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh 		2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 5. Oct 1984 Tampa Hard Template:Flagicon Carling Bassett Template:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek
Template:Flagicon Wendy White 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 8. Dec 1984 Tokyo Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		4–6, 4–6
Win 6. Jan 1985 Key Biscayne Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Svetlana Parkhomenko
Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko 		6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win 7. Jan 1985 Marco Island Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Camille Benjamin
Template:Flagicon Bonnie Gadusek 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 9. Mar 1985 Princeton Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Marcella Mesker Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		5–7, 2–6
Win 8. Apr 1985 Tokyo Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen
Template:Flagicon Anne White 		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 9. May 1985 Sydney Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter
Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh 		7–5, 7–5
Win 10. May 1985 Melbourne Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Anne Hobbs
Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan 		6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Loss 10. Jun 1985 Eastbourne Grass Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		5–7, 4–6
Win 11. Jun 1985 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 11. Jul 1985 Newport Grass Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Chris Evert
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull 		4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 12. Aug 1985 Mahwah Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 13. Sep 1985 Chicago Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin
Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 12. Dec 1985 Tokyo Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Marcella Mesker Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		0–6, 4–6
Win 14. Jan 1986 Key Biscayne Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen
Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter 		7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–2
Win 15. Mar 1986 Princeton Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 13. Mar 1986 Nashville Carpet /u( Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 14. Jun 1986 Birmingham Grass Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin
Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank 		2–6, 4–6
Win 16. Aug 1986 Mahwah Hard Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 15. Dec 1986 Brisbane Grass Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull 		4–6, 3–6
Win 17. Jan 1987 Sydney Grass Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Jenny Byrne
Template:Flagicon Janine Thompson 		6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–1
Loss 16. Mar 1987 Piscataway Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil 		1–6, 4–6
Win 18. May 1987 Geneva Clay Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Laura Gildemeister
Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier 		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 17. Jun 1987 Eastbourne Grass Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank Template:Flagicon Svetlana Parkhomenko
Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko 		6–7(6–8), 6–4, 5–7
Loss 18. Jun 1987 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 19. Aug 1987 Mahwah Hard Template:Flagicon Anne Hobbs Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 20. Aug 1987 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win 19. Jun 1988 Eastbourne Grass Template:Flagicon Eva Pfaff Template:Flagicon Belinda Cordwell
Template:Flagicon Dinky Van Rensburg 		6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 21. Jan 1989 Sydney Hard Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 22. Jan 1989 Auckland Hard Template:Flagicon Janine Thompson Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick
Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington 		4–6, 4–6
Win 20. Feb 1989 Wellington Hard Template:Flagicon Janine Thompson Template:Flagicon Tracey Morton
Template:Flagicon Heidi Sprung 		7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 23. Feb 1989 Oklahoma City Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil
Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen 		w/o
Win 21. Apr 1989 Singapore Hard Template:Flagicon Belinda Cordwell Template:Flagicon Ann Henricksson
Template:Flagicon Beth Herr 		6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–1
Win 22. Apr 1989 Tokyo Hard Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Ann Henricksson
Template:Flagicon Beth Herr 		6–1, 6–3
Win 23. May 1989 Rome Clay Template:Flagicon Janine Thompson Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz 		6–4, 6–3
Win 24. May 1989 Berlin Clay Template:Flagicon Janine Thompson Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory
Template:Flagicon Gretchen Magers 		5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 24. Jul 1989 Newport Grass Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil 		3–6, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss 25. Sep 1989 Tokyo Carpet Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Robin White 		2–6, 2–6
Win 25. Jan 1990 Tokyo Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Jo-Anne Faull
Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan 		6–2, 6–2
Win 26. Mar 1990 San Antonio Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Robin White 		7–5, 7–5
Win 27. Apr 1990 Tokyo Hard Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Michelle Jaggard
Template:Flagicon Hu Na 		6–0, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 26. May 1990 Strasbourg Clay Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Nicole Provis
Template:Flagicon Elna Reinach 		1–6, 4–6
Loss 27. Jun 1990 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		3–6, 4–6
Win 28. Nov 1990 VS Championships Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 29. Jan 1991 Tokyo Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández
Template:Flagicon Robin White 		4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Win 30. May 1991 Geneva Clay Template:Flagicon Nicole Provis Template:Flagicon Cathy Caverzasio
Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 		6–1, 6–2
Win 31. Jun 1991 Birmingham Grass Template:Flagicon Nicole Provis Template:Flagicon Sandy Collins
Template:Flagicon Elna Reinach 		6–3, 6–4
Win 32. Jan 1993 Sydney Hard Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil
Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs 		7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 28. Jan 1993 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 29. Jun 1993 Birmingham Grass Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 		3–6, 4–6
Win 33. Jul 1993 Stratton Mountain Hard Template:Flagicon Helena Suková Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 30. Aug 1993 San Diego Hard Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 		4–6, 3–6
Win 34. Jan 1994 Tokyo Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova 		6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 31. Feb 1994 Osaka Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland
Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs 		4–6, 7–6(7–2), 5–7
Win 35. Jul 1994 Stratton Mountain Hard Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez
Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–5
Loss 32. Aug 1994 Montreal Hard Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath
Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 33. Aug 1994 Schenectady Hard Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath
Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland 		2–6, 2–6
Win 36. Jun 1996 Birmingham Grass Template:Flagicon Linda Wild Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat 		6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timelines

Template:Performance key

Singles

Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Career SR
Australian Open 1R A 1R 2R 1R 2R NH QF 1R 1R 3R 3R A 1R 1R 0 / 12
French Open A A A 2R 1R A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R A 1R A 0 / 8
Wimbledon A 2R 1R 1R 4R 4R 3R 3R 1R 3R 1R 3R A 2R 1R 0 / 13
US Open A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R A 2R 1R 1R A 1R A 0 / 10
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 43
Year-end ranking 96 225 115 73 36 43 114 27 154 66 53 115 336 119 194

Doubles

Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Career SR
Australian Open QF 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R NH 1R SF QF 3R QF A F SF A 1R 1R 0 / 15
French Open A A 3R 2R SF A A QF A 1R 2R 2R A 2R 2R A 3R A 0 / 10
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R 2R W QF F QF 3R F 3R 1R SF QF A SF 1R 1 / 15
US Open A 1R 2R 3R 3R 2R QF F 1R 2R SF 2R 2R 3R 3R A 1R A 0 / 15
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 55
Year-end ranking 13 7 8 8 20 12 10 14 54 9 13 NR 27 NR
  • NR = not ranked

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Career SR
Australian Open NH NH NH NH 2R QF QF SF SF A QF 2R A 1R 1R 0 / 9
French Open 2R QF A A 1R A A 3R A A SF 2R A A A 0 / 6
Wimbledon A SF F QF QF SF 2R F W 2R 3R QF A 3R A 1 / 12
US Open W F F SF 2R F 2R W 2R 1R 2R 1R A 1R A 2 / 13
SR 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 3 / 40

References

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External links

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