Lucie Ahl (born 23 July 1974) is a tennis coach and a former professional tennis player. She was briefly the British No.1, holding the position for 9 non-consecutive weeks between 30 July 2001 and 5 May 2002. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No.161 on 1 April 2002.
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain England |
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| Residence | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Born | 23 July 1974 Exeter, Devon, England |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$260,389 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 288–273 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 161 (1 April 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2002) |
| French Open | Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
| US Open | Q2 (2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 102–140 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 213 (3 February 1997) |
| Last updated on: 30 May 2012. | |
In her career, Ahl won a total of 15 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and also participated on the WTA Tour. She had career wins over ITF & WTA Tour players Sandra Cacic and Rene Simpson.
Her best Grand Slam performance came at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Austrian Barbara Schwartz in round one to capture the first and only win of her career in Grand Slam competition. Ahl also represented Great Britain at the Fed Cup on one occasion, winning all three of her rubbers and thus remaining undefeated in Fed Cup action. Brother Daniel was ranked number 1 on the ITF world over 35 ratings in 2007
ITF circuit finals
editSingles (9–7)
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| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 5 July 1993 | ITF $10,000 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | Julie Pullin | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3 October 1994 | ITF $10,000 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Carpet | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6 February 1995 | ITF $10,000 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard | Olga Ivanova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11 August 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Cindy Watson | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 29 September 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 25 March 1997 | ITF $10,000 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4 May 1997 | ITF $10,000 | Hatfield, Great Britain | Clay | Shirli-Ann Siddall | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 25 April 1998 | ITF $10,000 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Clay | Joanne Ward | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11 July 1998 | ITF $10,000 | Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | Mareze Joubert | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 18 July 1998 | ITF $10,000 | Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Lisa McShea | W/O |
| Win | 26 July 1998 | ITF $25,000 | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Petra Mandula | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 18 April 1999 | ITF $25,000 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Hard | Virginie Razzano | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 25 July 1999 | ITF $25,000 | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Julia Lutrova | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 30 July 2000 | ITF $25,000 | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Mareze Joubert | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 15 October 2000 | ITF $25,000 | Welwyn, Great Britain | Hard | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 4–2, 4–2, 4–1 |
| Loss | 15 July 2001 | ITF $25,000 | Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | Roberta Vinci | 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles (6–9)
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| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 11 May 1992 | ITF $10,000 | Dublin, Ireland | Hard (i) | Julie Salmon | Gina Niland Siobhán Nicholson |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 31 July 1995 | ITF $10,000 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Clay | Joanne Ward | Jasmine Choudhury Louise Latimer |
6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18 February 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Joanne Ward | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12 May 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Joanne Ward | Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 14 July 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Clay | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Surina de Beer Katia Roubanova |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 21 July 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Amy Jensen Anita Kurimay |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4 August 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Surina de Beer Katia Roubanova |
1–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11 August 1996 | ITF $10,000 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Louise Latimer Lorna Woodroffe |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4 May 1997 | ITF $10,000 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Jessica Steck | Shirli-Ann Siddall Joanne Ward |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4 October 1997 | ITF $10,000 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Joanne Ward | Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11 July 1998 | ITF $10,000 | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Amanda Wainwright | Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 18 July 1998 | ITF $10,000 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | Amanda Wainwright | Lizzie Jelfs Mareze Joubert |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 16 July 2000 | ITF $25,000 | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Natalia Egorova | Trudi Musgrave Lorna Woodroffe |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3 November 2002 | ITF $25,000 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Selima Sfar | Kim Grant Lilia Osterloh |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 20 April 2003 | ITF $25,000 | Biarritz, France | Clay | Selima Sfar | Yuliya Beygelzimer Anna Zaporozhanova |
6–1, 6–1 |
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
edit| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career win–loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Year-end ranking | 405 | 373 | 349 | 331 | 179 | 225 | 168 | 185 | 200 | 203 | 258 | N/A |
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career win–loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–4 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Year-end ranking | 372 | 303 | 407 | 350 | 471 | 360 | N/A |
Mixed doubles
edit| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | Career win–loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 0–2 |
| US Open | A | A | 0–0 |
Fed Cup
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| Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponents | Final match score | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
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| 9–13 April 2002 | Pretoria | Hard | RR | Malta | 3–0 | Singles | Rosanne Dimech | 6–1, 6–2 (W) |
| Norway | 3–0 | Doubles (with Rachel Viollet) | Aksdal/Sartz | 6–0, 6–0 (W) | ||||
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Lithuania | 2–0 | Singles | Edita Liachovičiūtė | 6–3, 6–1 (W) | |||