Canadian tennis player
Patricia Hy-BoulaisCountry (sports) | Hong Kong (1986-88)
Canada (1988-98) |
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Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Born | (1965-08-22) 22 August 1965 (age 59) Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia |
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Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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Turned pro | 12 October 1986 |
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Retired | 1998 |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $1,011,116 |
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Official website | patriciahy.com |
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Career record | 151–183 |
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Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 28 (8 March 1993) |
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Australian Open | 2R (1987, 1991–1993, 1997) |
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French Open | 4R (1992) |
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Wimbledon | 4R (1996, 1997) |
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US Open | QF (1992) |
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Olympic Games | 2R (1992, 1996) |
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Career record | 13–20 |
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Career titles | 1 WTA, 5 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 36 (30 March 1987) |
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Australian Open | SF (1987) |
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French Open | 2R (1985, 1993, 1997, 1998) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1996) |
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US Open | QF (1996) |
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Olympic Games | QF (1996) |
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Australian Open | 1R (1988) |
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French Open | 2R (1996) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997) |
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Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 22 August 1965) is a former tennis player. She turned professional on 12 October 1986. Early in her career she represented Hong Kong (since the beginning until the end of the 1987 season). She became a citizen of Canada in 1991. However, she represented Canada since the beginning of the 1988 season. Her best performance at a Grand Slam came when she got to the quarter-finals of the 1992 US Open, defeating Eva Švíglerová, Judith Wiesner, Jennifer Capriati and Helena Suková before losing to eventual champion Monica Seles.
After Hy-Boulais did it in 1992, Canada did not have another woman to survive into the second week at the French Open until Aleksandra Wozniak did it in 2009.[1]
Hy-Boulais represented her new country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was eliminated in the second round by the number one seed Monica Seles. Hy-Boulais reached her highest ranking in the WTA Tour on 8 March 1993, when she became the number 28 of the world.
Hy-Boulais's daughter Isabelle is a top Canadian tennis prospect.[2]
Patricia Hy-Boulais had an athletic family. Her father was a tennis player for Cambodia and served as the team captain. He also has competed in the Davis Cup for Cambodia. Her mother was a national badminton champion for Cambodia.[3]
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Grand Slam Title (0) |
WTA Championship (0) |
Tier I (0) |
Tier II (0) |
Tier III (0) |
Tier IV (1) |
VS (1) |
Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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WTA Championship (0) |
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Tier IV (1) |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 1. | 10 January 1983 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Amanda Brown | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 2. | 17 January 1983 | Miami, United States | Hard | Kate Brasher | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 12 November 1984 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | Holly Danforth | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 26 September 1986 | Detroit, United States | Hard | Nana Smith | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | 25 September 1989 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Linda Wild | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | 26 February 1990 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Luanne Spadea | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1. | 12 November 1984 | Peterborough, United Kingdom | Hard | Marianne van der Torre | Glynis Coles-Bond Denise Parnell | 6–2, 0–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2. | 26 November 1984 | Darlington, United Kingdom | Hard | Marianne van der Torre | Cathy Drury Ellinore Lightbody | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 4 March 1985 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | Karin van Essen | Lea Plchová Monica Weber | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 8 September 1986 | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | Claudia Hernández | María José Llorca Ninoska Souto | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 18 September 1986 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Anne Aallonen | Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas | 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | 25 September 1988 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Mary Lou Daniels | Kathy Foxworth Jane Thomas | 6–4, 6–2 |