Karen Cross information

Karen Cross
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	19 February 1974 (age 50); Exeter, Devon
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2001
Prize money	US$196,033
Singles
Career record	156–184
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 134 (22 June 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1999)
French Open	Q3 (1998)
Wimbledon	3R (1997)
US Open	Q1 (1997, 1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record	76–102
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 196 (5 October 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1998, 1999)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1999)

Karen Cross (born 19 February 1974) is a left-handed British former tennis player who competed at eight Wimbledon Championships during the 1990s and early 2000s, as well as for the Great Britain Fed Cup team in both 1994 and 1998.^[1] During the course of her career Cross managed to win six titles on the ITF circuit (3 in singles and 3 in doubles) and she achieved her highest Women's Tennis Association singles ranking of world number 134 on 22 June 1998.^[2]^[3] She is currently a part-time tennis coach at the Roehampton Club and since retirement from the professional circuit she has regularly competed on the ITF senior circuit, reaching a career-high ranking of world no.4 in the women's over-35's age group.^[4]^[5]

At the Grand Slams, Cross's best result came at Wimbledon in 1997 when she won three matches to qualify before defeating Linda Wild and María Sánchez Lorenzo to reach the third round where she was defeated by the reigning French Open champion, Iva Majoli, in three close sets.^[6]

Cross managed to gain victories over a number of players who would go on to achieve (or had already experienced) great success on the WTA tour, the most notable being future two-time Australian Open champion and world number 2 Li Na (in December 1999)^[7] and future multiple Grand Slam doubles champion and doubles world number 1, Roberta Vinci (in July 2000).^[8] Other notable defeated opponents included future two-time WTA titlist and world number 19 Sybille Bammer,^[9] future world number 32 Jelena Kostanić,^[10] future one-time WTA titlist and world number 48 Milagros Sequera^[11] and former one-time WTA titlist and world number 56, Monique Javer.^[12]

^ Karen Cross at the Billie Jean King Cup
^ Karen Cross at the Women's Tennis Association
^ Karen Cross at the International Tennis Federation
^ Karen Cross at the International Tennis Federation Senior profile
^ Roehampton Club Tennis Team
^ Nick Callow (29 June 1997). "Wimbledon 1997: Unqualified joy for Cross". The Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ Head-to-Head vs Li Na
^ Head-to-Head vs Roberta Vinci
^ Head-to-Head vs Sybille Bammer
^ Head-to-Head vs Jelena Kostanić
^ Head-to-Head vs Milagros Sequera
^ Head-to-Head vs Monique Javer

[1] Karen Cross at the Billie Jean King Cup

[WTA-2] Karen Cross at the Women's Tennis Association

[3] Karen Cross at the International Tennis Federation

[4] Karen Cross at the International Tennis Federation Senior profile

[5] Roehampton Club Tennis Team

[6] Nick Callow (29 June 1997). "Wimbledon 1997: Unqualified joy for Cross". The Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[7] Head-to-Head vs Li Na

[8] Head-to-Head vs Roberta Vinci

[9] Head-to-Head vs Sybille Bammer

[10] Head-to-Head vs Jelena Kostanić

[11] Head-to-Head vs Milagros Sequera

[12] Head-to-Head vs Monique Javer

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