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Canadian tennis player
Maureen Drake Country (sports) Canada Residence Toronto , OntarioBorn (1971-03-21 ) March 21, 1971 (age 53) Toronto, OntarioHeight 1.74 m (5 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro June 1991 Retired 2016 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $795,194 Career record 449–384 Career titles 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 47 (September 13, 1999) Australian Open 4R (1999 ) French Open 1R (1999 , 2000 ) Wimbledon 3R (2002 ) US Open 1R (1990 , 1999 , 2003 , 2004 ) Career record 153–182 Career titles 8 ITF Highest ranking No. 77 (October 30, 2006) Australian Open 2R (2005 ) French Open 2R (1999 ) Wimbledon 2R (1998 , 2006 ) US Open 1R (1998 , 1999 )
Maureen Elizabeth Drake (born March 21, 1971)[ 1] is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 47, which she reached on September 13, 1999. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 77, set on October 30, 2006.
After Drake qualified for the round of 16 at the 1999 Australian Open , there was no Canadian to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam event until Aleksandra Wozniak at the French Open in 2009.[ 2]
Drake retired in April 2011 but returned to professional tennis in July 2014. In August 2016, she announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis.
Drake is of Slovenian descent through her father.
Doubles: 1 runner-up [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Singles: 18 (6 titles, 12 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (0–3)
$25,000 tournaments (5–7)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1990
Evansville , United States
25k
Hard
Halle Carroll
3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 1992
Salisbury , United States
25k
Hard
Beverly Bowes
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–3
Oct 1992
Potosí , Mexico
25k
Hard
Angélica Gavaldón
1–6, 4–6
Win
1–3
Feb 1993
Miami , United States
25k
Hard
Beverly Bowes
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss
1–4
Jun 1993
Hilton Head , United States
10k
Hard
Halle Carroll
7–6(3) , 2–6, 6–7(3)
Loss
1–5
Feb 1994
Miami, United States
25k
Hard
Elly Hakami
5–7, 3–6
Win
2–5
Jun 1994
Columbia , United States
10k
Hard
Anne Miller
6–3, 6–3
Loss
2–6
Jun 1995
Peachtree , United States
25k
Hard
Anne Miller
3–6, 2–6
Win
3–6
Jul 1995
Mississauga , Canada
25k
Hard
Kori Davidson
6–4, 6–0
Loss
3–7
Jul 1997
Clearwater , United States
25k
Hard
Karin Miller
3–6, 6–7(6)
Win
4–7
Apr 1998
Industry Hills , United States
25k
Hard
Lilia Osterloh
6–4, 6–4
Win
5–7
Nov 1998
Caracas , Venezuela
25k
Hard
Vanessa Menga
6–1, 6–2
Loss
5–8
Feb 2002
Columbus , United States
25k
Hard (i)
Marion Bartoli
2–6, 3–6
Win
6–8
Mar 2002
Lawrenceville , United States
25k
Hard
Teryn Ashley
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6–9
Apr 2002
Naples , United States
50k
Clay
Vera Zvonareva
1–6, 3–6
Loss
6–10
Jul 2004
Los Gatos , United States
50k
Hard
Lioudmila Skavronskaia
6–7(0) , 4–6
Loss
6–11
Jul 2004
Schenectady , United States
50k
Hard
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
3–6, 1–6
Loss
6–12
Sep 2005
Albuquerque Championships , U.S.
75k
Hard
Anastasia Rodionova
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$75,000 tournaments (1–2)
$50,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (4–8)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Feb 1994
Miami , United States
25k
Hard
Audra Keller
Beverly Bowes Katharzyna Teodorowicz
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–1
Jul 1994
Evansville , United States
25k
Hard
Mélanie Bernard
Michelle Jackson-Nobrega Shannan McCarthy
6–4, 6–7(4) , 3–6
Loss
1–2
Oct 1994
Rancho Mirage , United States
25k
Hard
Audra Keller
Cammy MacGregor Stephanie Reece
6–0, 5–7, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Jul 1996
Wilmington , United States
50k
Hard
Meilen Tu
Erika deLone Nicole Pratt
5–7, 6–7(2)
Loss
1–4
Jul 1997
Clearwater , United States
25k
Hard
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright
4–6, 4–6
Win
2–4
Jan 1998
Delray Beach , United States
10k
Hard
Renata Kolbovic
Jean Okada Keri Phebus
7–6(3) , 6–4
Win
3–4
Feb 1998
Clearwater, United States
25k
Hard
Renata Kolbovic
Kristina Brandi Karin Miller
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
3–5
May 1998
Midlothian , United States
25k
Clay
Renata Kolbovic
Trudi Musgrave Brie Rippner
3–6, 3–6
Loss
3–6
May 1998
Haines City , United States
25k
Clay
Renata Kolbovic
Esme De Villiers Jessica Steck
3–6, 2–6
Loss
3–7
Oct 1998
Santa Clara , United States
75k
Hard
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Cara Black Irina Selyutina
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win
4–7
Nov 1998
Austin , United States
50k
Hard
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Esme De Villiers Liezel Horn
6–1, 6–1
Loss
4–8
Nov 1998
Caracas , Venezuela
25k
Hard
Caroline Schneider
Vanessa Menga Alicia Ortuño
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss
4–9
May 2001
Midlothian, United States
25k
Clay
Diana Srebrovic
Jennifer Russell Abigail Spears
6–7(2) , 6–1, 2–6
Loss
4–10
Sep 2003
Raleigh , United States
25k
Clay
Edina Gallovits-Hall
Maria Fernanda Alves Tiffany Dabek
6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win
5–10
Oct 2003
Lafayette , United States
25k
Clay
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Jessica Fernández Kara Molony-Hussey
6–2, 6–3
Win
6–10
Sep 2004
Albuquerque , United States
75k
Hard
Carly Gullickson
Stéphanie Dubois María Emilia Salerni
6–3, 7–6(6)
Loss
6–11
Oct 2004
Cary , United States
50k
Clay
Nana Smith
Ruxandra Dragomir Samantha Reeves
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Win
7–11
Jan 2006
Fort Walton Beach , United States
25k
Hard
Vladimíra Uhlířová
Zuzana Kučová Chanelle Scheepers
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss
7–12
Feb 2007
Midland Classic , United States
75k
Hard (i)
Stéphanie Dubois
Laura Granville Abigail Spears
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
8–12
Nov 2009
Toronto Challenger , Canada
50k
Hard (i)
Marianne Jodoin
Sharon Fichman Mashona Washington
2–3 ret.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Record against top-50 players [ edit ]
Drake's win–loss record (14–54, 21%) against players who were ranked world No. 50 or higher when played is as follows:[ 3] Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
^ 6–1 overall record vs. Kremer
^ 1–2 overall record vs. Rittner
^ 3–1 overall record vs. Brandi
^ 1–2 overall record vs. Black
^ 2–1 overall record vs. Mikaelian
^ 2–1 overall record vs. Cho
^ 2–2 overall record vs. Tanasugarn
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Davenport
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Sugiyama
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Serna
^ 0–3 overall record vs. Medvedeva
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Bradtke
^ 1–5 overall record vs. de Swardt
^ 1–3 overall record vs. Ruano Pascual
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Helgeson-Nielsen
^ 0–3 overall record vs. Lee-Waters
^ 1–5 overall record vs. Tu
^ 0–3 overall record vs. Tatarkova
^ 0–2 overall record vs. Barna
^ 1–2 overall record vs. Srebotnik
^ 1–3 overall record vs. Fernández
^ 0–4 overall record vs. Rubin