Louise Pleming (born 22 June 1967) is an Australian former professional tennis player who participated in both the ITF Circuit and the WTA Tour.

Louise Pleming
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1967-06-22) 22 June 1967 (age 57)
Turned pro1987
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$182,195
Singles
Career record56–116
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 290 (1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1991)
Doubles
Career record161–174
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1993, 1994, 1995)
French Open3R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (1997, 1998)

Background

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Pleming was born in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. She began to play tennis for fun when she was six years old. She attended the Vic Edwards Tennis School. In 1982 she began playing professionally.[1]

Championships

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Pleming played in 11 championships between 1991 and 2001. Out of a total 17 matches played, she won four (three in doubles, one in singles). She won 177 games, lost 239 games; won four tie-breaks and lost three tie-breaks.[2] Her highest singles ranking was 290 in 1996 and her highest doubles ranking was 87 in 1998.[3]

Achievements

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In 2006 Tennis Australia appointed her a national touring coach. A year later she was the captain of the Australian Junior Fed Cup team that won.[4] In 1999, she played the World Team Tennis with Martina Navratilova for the New York Buzz team. Between 1998–2002 she was an expert commentator for the Hopman Cup on ABC and Foxport.[5]

Retirement

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Even after Pleming retired from playing tennis professionally, she remained active in the industry. She is a tennis television commentator for Australian Channel 7 and an AIS Pro Tour Program Women's Program Coach. She works alongside Victorian Sally Peers and Queenslander Monika Wejnert.[6] She is a commentator on the TV Series ‘Wimbledon’ which is the BBC's live coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Club.[7] She coaches privately in the inner Eastern suburbs area.

As a coach, Pleming is known "to be vocal during matches and she likes to repeatedly offer encouragement to all her players."[8]

In November 2020 she was instrumental in the setting up of RALLY4EVER, a charity which aims to create bridges between the tennis world and disadvantaged and homeless Australians, especially those with mental health problems.[9]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss May 1999 Belgian Open Clay   Meghann Shaughnessy   Laura Golarsa
  Katarina Srebotnik
4–6, 2–6

ITF finals

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

Doubles: 25 (10–15)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 10 August 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Justine Brown   Heidi Sprung
  Judith Wiesner
6–0, 6–0
Loss 1. 11 June 1990 Cascais, Portugal Clay   Ingelise Driehuis   Els Callens
  Caroline Wuillot
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 2. 2 July 1990 Cherbourg, France Clay   Cora Linneman   Alexandra Fusai
  Olivia Féry
6–4, 6–3
Win 3. 16 July 1990 Schwarzach, Austria Clay   Ingelise Driehuis   Cora Linneman
  Ruth Seeman
6–2, 6–0
Win 4. 27 August 1990 Palermo, Italy Clay   Ingelise Driehuis   Emmanuelle Derly
  Sandra Reichel
6–1, 6–1
Loss 2. 3 September 1990 Arzachena, Italy Hard   Emmanuelle Derly   Belinda Borneo
  Julie Salmon
1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 3. 18 November 1990 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard   Ingelise Driehuis   Yayuk Basuki
  Suzanna Wibowo
6–7, 1–6
Loss 4. 1 April 1991 Moulins, France Hard   Ingelise Driehuis   Catherine Suire
  Sandrine Testud
3–6, 4–6
Win 5. 22 July 1991 Sezze, Italy Clay   Danielle Jones   Ingelise Driehuis
  Justine Hodder
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. 19 August 1991 Spoleto, Italy Clay   Ingelise Driehuis   Ana Segura
  Janet Souto
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 6. 2 September 1991 Arzachena, Italy Hard   Ilana Berger   Nanne Dahlman
  Jana Pospíšilová
6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 7. 11 November 1991 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard   Ingelise Driehuis   Kristin Godridge
  Nicole Pratt
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 25 November 1991 Mildura, Australia Hard   Ingelise Driehuis   Catherine Barclay
  Louise Stacey
4–6, 3–6
Win 6. 31 October 1994 Saga, Japan Grass   Ei Iida   Mami Donoshiro
  Yuka Tanaka
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 9. 21 November 1994 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard   Maja Murić   Catherine Barclay
  Shannan McCarthy
3–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 12 December 1994 Mildura, France Grass   Catherine Barclay   Catherine Tanvier
  Vanessa Webb
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win 7. 24 July 1995 Valladolid, Spain Clay   Christína Papadáki   Gloria Pizzichini
  Sara Ventura
1–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 11. 11 December 1995 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard   Maja Murić   Annabel Ellwood
  Kirrily Sharpe
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 12. 20 April 1997 Wichita, United States Hard   Nicole Pratt   Shannan McCarthy
  Kelly Wilson
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win 8. 21 April 1997 Monterrey, Mexico Hard   Erika deLone   Stephanie Mabry
  Brie Rippner
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 13. 19 April 1998 La Canada, United States Hard   Katie Schlukebir   Debbie Graham
  Jean Okada
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 14. 25 October 1998 Welwyn, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Samantha Smith   Laurence Courtois
  Tina Križan
6–7, 4–6
Win 9. 15 March 1999 Ashkelon, Israel Hard   Rachel McQuillan   Nadejda Ostrovskaya
  Tatiana Poutchek
6–3, 6–2
Loss 15. 12 April 1996 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard   Catherine Tanvier   Karen Cross
  Amanda Grahame
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win 10. 28 November 1999 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard   Irina Selyutina   Rachel McQuillan
  Trudi Musgrave
6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Louise Pleming". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Pleming Louise – Profile". Tennis Explorer. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Pleming Louise – Profile". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Louise Pleming Stats & Bio". Steve G. Tennis. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Tennis Coaching". The G3 Group. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Louise Pleming – Player Profile". Tennis.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Louise Pleming". IMDB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ McGowan, Marc. "Pleming tips Rogowska to break into top 100 'very soon'". Aceland. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  9. ^ "How one former WTA player is bringing awareness to mental health issues through tennis".
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