Tyra Calderwood


Tyra Calderwood is a professional Australian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 607, which she reached on 6 October 2008. Her career high in doubles was at 190 set at 10 September 2012.

Early life and junior career

Calderwood was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and started playing tennis at the age of three.
She has had limited success on the circuit, though her junior ranking did peak at 33 in 2007.

Career

In 2008, she made her WTA doubles debut after being given a wild card with Alenka Hubacek into the Australian Open. However, they lost first round in straight sets. in December of that year she won the Sorrento ITF doubles title with Shannon Golds.
In 2009, she received wildcards into the doubles tournaments at both the Medibank International and the Australian Open, losing first round in both tournaments.
As at 22 June 2009, She is ranked 637 in singles and 308 in doubles.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.5 December 2008Sorrento, AustraliaHard Shannon Golds Jade Curtis
Zhang Ling
6–4, 3–6,
Runner-up2.4 May 2009Ipswich, AustraliaGrass Shannon Golds Maki Arai
Olivia Rogowska
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.14 September 2009Darwin, AustraliaHard Olivia Rogowska Nicole Kriz
Alicia Molik
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.11 September 2010Cairns, AustraliaHard Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Tammi Patterson
Olivia Rogowska
3–6, 6–7
Runner-up5.19 September 2011Darwin, AustraliaHard Stephanie Bengson Maria Fernanda Alves
Samantha Murray
4–6, 2–6
Winner6.31 October 2011Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Stephanie Bengson Isabella Holland
Sally Peers
W/O
Winner7.14 November 2011Traralgon, AustraliaHard Stephanie Bengson Monique Adamczak
Bojana Bobusic
6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Winner8.21 November 2011Bendigo, AustraliaHard Stephanie Bengson Storm Sanders
Samantha Murray
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up9.4 February 2012Burnie, AustraliaHard Stephanie Bengson Arina Rodionova
Melanie South
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up10.20 February 2012Mildura, AustraliaGrass Stephanie Bengson Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Ksenia Lykina
7–5, 5–7,
Winner11.25 June 2012Pattaya, ThailandHard Dianne Hollands Deng Mengning
Zhao Qianqian
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up12.2 July 2012Pattaya, ThailandHard Dianne Hollands Eri Hozumi
Mari Tanaka
6–4, 4–6,
Runner-up13.27 Aug 2012Cairns, AustraliaHard Tammi Patterson Monique Adamczak
Victoria Larriere
2–6, 6–1,
Winner14.4 March 2013Sydney, AustraliaHard Alison Bai Anja Dokic
Jessica Moore
7–6, 6–4