Louise Stacey


Louise Stacey is an Australian former professional tennis player.

Biography

Early career

Stacey, who grew up in Adelaide, won the 1983 Australian 12 and Under Championships. In 1987, aged 15, she became the youngest ever winner of the Australian Hard Court Championships. She was a girls' singles finalist at the 1990 Australian Open, losing in three sets to Bulgaria's Magdalena Maleeva.

Professional tour

Stacey competed in either the singles or doubles main draws at five editions of the Australian Open. She made it to the final round of the Wimbledon qualifiers in 1991 and reached her highest singles ranking of 222 that year, which also included winning three ITF singles titles. As a doubles player, Stacey had a best ranking of 113 in the world and won four ITF titles during her career. She reached two WTA Tour doubles quarter-finals, at Auckland and Wellington in 1992.