British tennis player
Caroline Billingham| Full name | Caroline Billingham-Jones |
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| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
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| Born | (1967-07-12) 12 July 1967 (age 57) |
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| Prize money | $25,884 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 359 (9 November 1992) |
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| Highest ranking | No. 237 (20 November 1989) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (1987) |
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Caroline Billingham-Jones (born 12 July 1967) is a British former professional tennis player.
Biography
Billingham is a daughter of Labour politician Angela Billingham, Baroness of Banbury.[1]
Educated at Banbury School, Billingham joined the international tennis circuit in the late 1980s. She competed regularly in Wimbledon qualifying during her career and made a main draw appearance in the women's doubles at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships. Her four ITF doubles titles included one $25,000 tournament, in Nigeria in 1991. As a singles player she reached a best ranking of 359 in the world and was the joint winner of the 1992 Scottish Championships.[2]
She is a former captain of the Oxfordshire women's county side, holding the position for 12 years.[3]
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments
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| $10,000 tournaments
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Doubles (4–5)
| Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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1.
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11 January 1988
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Moulins, France
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Clay
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Anne Simpkin
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 Karine Quentrec
Nathalie Herreman
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3–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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2.
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17 October 1988
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Azores, Portugal
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Hard
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Alexandra Niepel
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 Helena Dahlström
 Anne Aallonen
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3–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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3.
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27 February 1989
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Jaffa, Israel
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Hard
|
 Sylvia Czopek
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 Marianne van der Torre
Caroline Vis
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6–3, 1–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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4.
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7 May 1989
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Bournemouth, UK
|
Clay
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 Andrea Noszály
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Catarina Bernstein
 Federica Haumüller
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0–6, 6–4, 2–6
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| Loss
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5.
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21 January 1990
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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Hard
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Alexandra Niepel
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 Yayuk Basuki
Suzanna Wibowo
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w/o
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| Win
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1.
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29 April 1991
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Basingstoke, UK
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Hard
|
 Lesley O'Halloran
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Virginia Humphreys-Davies
Valda Lake
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7–5, 3–6, 6–4
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| Win
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2.
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21 July 1991
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Frinton, UK
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Grass
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Virginia Humphreys-Davies
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Alison Smith
Katie Rickett
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6–3, 6–1
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| Win
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3.
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24 November 1991
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Benin City, Nigeria
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Hard
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Virginia Humphreys-Davies
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Amanda Evans
 Aurora Gima
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1–6, 6–4, 6–4
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| Win
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4.
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19 July 1992
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Frinton, UK
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Grass
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 Danielle Thomas
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Robyn Mawdsley
 Elizma Nortje
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6–2, 4–6, 7–6
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