Sara Louise Gomer (born 13 May 1964) is a retired tennis player from Great Britain. A left-hander,[1][4] she competed for Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[5] She won two singles titles on the ITF Circuit, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 26 September 1988, when she became number 46 in the world[3] and number 1 in Great Britain.[6] Gomer won one WTA singles title, the 1988 Northern California Open, in Aptos, California, coached by Chris Bradnam.[1] She became the last British WTA title-winner until Heather Watson won the 2012 HP Open.
She played in four editions of the Wightman Cup, playing five singles and four doubles matches, which were all losses, from 1986 to 1989.[7] When she lost in the first round of the 1985 U.S. Open, her opponent Mary Joe Fernández, aged 14 years and 8 days, became the youngest player to win a main draw match at any U.S. Open.[8]
She played in the French Open in 1983, 1985–87, 1989, 1991, and 1992; in the Australian Open in 1983-85, 1987–88, and 1990-1992; and in the US Open in 1983, 1985–89, and 1991-92. She played at the Wimbledon Championships every year from 1981-1992.
Gomer retired from competitive tennis in 1992. Soon afterwards she married John Palombo, an IT expert. They have three children. She now only plays tennis occasionally.[1]
sara, gomer, sara, louise, gomer, born, 1964, retired, tennis, player, from, great, britain, left, hander, competed, britain, 1988, summer, olympics, seoul, 1992, summer, olympics, barcelona, singles, titles, circuit, reached, highest, individual, ranking, tou. Sara Louise Gomer born 13 May 1964 is a retired tennis player from Great Britain A left hander 1 4 she competed for Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona 5 She won two singles titles on the ITF Circuit and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 26 September 1988 when she became number 46 in the world 3 and number 1 in Great Britain 6 Gomer won one WTA singles title the 1988 Northern California Open in Aptos California coached by Chris Bradnam 1 She became the last British WTA title winner until Heather Watson won the 2012 HP Open Sara GomerFull nameSara Louise GomerCountry sports United KingdomBorn 1964 05 13 13 May 1964 age 58 Torquay Devon EnglandHeight6 ft 2 in 188 cm 1 Retired1992Prize money 332 445 2 SinglesCareer record153 163Career titles1Highest rankingNo 46 26 September 1988 3 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open3R 1985 French Open2R 1987 1989 1992 Wimbledon2R 1985 86 1988 90 US Open3R 1991 DoublesCareer record28 80Career titles0Highest rankingNo 149 21 December 1986 3 She played in four editions of the Wightman Cup playing five singles and four doubles matches which were all losses from 1986 to 1989 7 When she lost in the first round of the 1985 U S Open her opponent Mary Joe Fernandez aged 14 years and 8 days became the youngest player to win a main draw match at any U S Open 8 She played in the French Open in 1983 1985 87 1989 1991 and 1992 in the Australian Open in 1983 85 1987 88 and 1990 1992 and in the US Open in 1983 1985 89 and 1991 92 She played at the Wimbledon Championships every year from 1981 1992 She reached the quarterfinal of the 1987 Federation Cup and the final of the 1988 Federation Cup Gomer retired from competitive tennis in 1992 Soon afterwards she married John Palombo an IT expert They have three children She now only plays tennis occasionally 1 Contents 1 WTA Tour finals 1 1 Singles 1 title 2 References 3 External linksWTA Tour finals EditSingles 1 title Edit LegendGrand Slam tournaments 0 0 WTA Championships 0 0 Virginia Slims 0 0 Tier I 0 0 Tier II 0 0 Tier III 0 0 Tier IV amp V 1 0 Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWinner 1 31 July 1988 Aptos California Hard Robin White 6 4 7 5References Edit a b c d Briggs Simon 15 October 2012 Sara Gomer Britain s previous WTA title winner believes she might have taken her career further with more belief The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 18 October 2012 Retrieved 16 December 2021 CAREER PRIZE MONEY LEADERS STANDING NAME NAT CAREER TOTAL As of Dec 13 2021 PDF WTA Retrieved 17 December 2021 a b c Sara Gomer Ranking History Women s Tennis Association Retrieved 16 December 2021 For Tim and Andy it all started at the Torbay Open This is Devon Northcliffe Media 2 July 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2012 Sara Louise GOMER Olympics com Retrieved 16 December 2021 Flatman Barry 21 October 2012 Self doubt undermined giant Briton s career The Times Retrieved 16 December 2021 Wightman Cup Results Match Breakdown Website Baker Archived from the original on 20 April 2013 Retrieved 23 July 2012 Sara Events in History BrainyHistory Retrieved 23 July 2012 External links EditSara Gomer at the Women s Tennis Association Sara Gomer at the International Tennis Federation Sara Gomer at the Billie Jean King Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sara Gomer amp oldid 1102013238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
