1995 Rover British Clay Court Championships
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The 1995 Rover British Clay Court Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth
in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier IV of the 1995 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from May 15 through May 20, 1995.
defeated Patricia Hy-Boulais
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
/ Ruxandra Dragomir
defeated Kerry-Anne Guse
/ Patricia Hy-Boulais
6–3, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier IV of the 1995 WTA Tour
1995 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. The tournament was held from May 15 through May 20, 1995.
Women's Singles
Ludmila RichterováLudmila Richterová
Ludmila Richterová is a former Czech tennis player. She reached her highest ranking, World No. 62, on 18 March 1996, and won one WTA Tour title, the 1995 Rover British Clay Court Championships in Bournemouth, England, by beating Patricia Hy-Boulais 6–7, 6–4, 6–3...
defeated Patricia Hy-Boulais
Patricia Hy-Boulais
Patricia Hy-Boulais is a former tennis player. Representing Hong Kong early in her career, Hy-Boulais became a citizen of Canada in 1991...
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
- It was Richterova's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Women's Doubles
Mariaan de SwardtMariaan de Swardt
Mariaan de Swardt is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional from 1988 to 2001. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996, and was a member of the South African Fed Cup Team in 1992 and 1994-1997. In 2006, de Swardt became a U.S...
/ Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world...
defeated Kerry-Anne Guse
Kerry-Anne Guse
Kerry-Anne Guse is an Australian tennis player. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and turned pro at the age of 15.-Doubles 13 :-References:...
/ Patricia Hy-Boulais
Patricia Hy-Boulais
Patricia Hy-Boulais is a former tennis player. Representing Hong Kong early in her career, Hy-Boulais became a citizen of Canada in 1991...
6–3, 7–5
- It was de Swardt's only title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Dragomir's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.