Patricia Hy-Boulais

Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 22 August 1965) is a former tennis player. She turned professional on 12 October 1986. Early in her career she represented Hong Kong (since the beginning until the end of the 1987 season). She became a citizen of Canada in 1991. However, she represented Canada since the beginning of the 1988 season. Her best performance at a Grand Slam came when she got to the quarter-finals of the 1992 US Open, defeating Eva Švíglerová, Judith Wiesner, Jennifer Capriati and Helena Suková before losing to eventual champion Monica Seles.

After Hy-Boulais did it in 1992, Canada did not have another woman to survive into the second week at the French Open until Aleksandra Wozniak did it in 2009.

Hy-Boulais represented her new country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was eliminated in the second round by the number one seed Monica Seles. Hy-Boulais reached her highest ranking in the WTA Tour on 8 March 1993, when she became the number 28 of the world.

Hy-Boulais's daughter Isabelle is a top Canadian tennis prospect.

Personal life

Patricia Hy-Boulais had an athletic family. Her father was a tennis player for Cambodia and served as the team captain. He also has competed in the Davis Cup for Cambodia. Her mother was a national badminton champion for Cambodia.

WTA finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (1)
VS (1)

No.	Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	Win	Oct 1986	Taipei, Taiwan	VS	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Adriana Villagrán-Reami	6–7(8–6), 6–2, 6–3
2.	Loss	May 1995	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Tier IV	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ludmila Richterová	7–6(12–10), 4–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (1)
VS (0)

No.	Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Loss	Feb 1993	Indian Wells, United States	Tier II	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ann Grossman	Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	3–6, 4–6
2.	Win	Jan 1994	Auckland, New Zealand	Tier IV	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz	Template:Flagicon Jenny Byrne Template:Flagicon Julie Richardson	6–4, 7–6(7–3)
3.	Loss	May 1995	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Tier IV	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse	Template:Flagicon Mariaan De Swardt Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir	3–6, 5–7

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4-2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	10 January 1983	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Amanda Brown	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	2.	17 January 1983	Miami, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kate Brasher	6–3, 6–3
Win	3.	12 November 1984	Telford, United Kingdom	Hard	Template:Flagicon Holly Danforth	6–2, 6–4
Win	4.	26 September 1986	Detroit, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nana Smith	6–2, 6–2
Win	5.	25 September 1989	Chicago, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Linda Wild	6–4, 6–3
Loss	6.	26 February 1990	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Luanne Spadea	1–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles (5-1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	12 November 1984	Peterborough, United Kingdom	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marianne van der Torre	Template:Flagicon Glynis Coles-Bond Template:Flagicon Denise Parnell	6–2, 0–6, 6–1
Win	2.	26 November 1984	Darlington, United Kingdom	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marianne van der Torre	Template:Flagicon Cathy Drury Template:Flagicon Ellinore Lightbody	6–1, 6–4
Win	3.	4 March 1985	Curitiba, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karin van Essen	Template:Flagicon Lea Plchová Template:Flagicon Monica Weber	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4.		Lisbon, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Claudia Hernández	Template:Flagicon María José Llorca Template:Flagicon Ninoska Souto	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	5.	18 September 1986	Murcia, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Anne Aallonen	Template:Flagicon Lucila Becerra Template:Flagicon Maluca Llamas	7–6, 6–3
Win	6.	25 September 1988	Chicago, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mary Lou Daniels	Template:Flagicon Kathy Foxworth Template:Flagicon Jane Thomas	6–4, 6–2

External links

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