Full name Valda Lake Career record 82–111 Turned pro 1983 Prize money $169,985 Role Tennis Player | Height 5'8" Name Valda Lake Country (sports) Great Britain Career titles 0 WTA (0 ITF) Retired 1997 | |
Born 11 October 1968 (age 56) Torquay, Devon, UK ( 1968-10-11 ) | ||
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Valda Lake (born 11 October 1968) is a former tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1983 and retired in 1997. Over the course of her career she reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 172 in singles (achieved on 11 April 1988) and number 56 in doubles (achieved on 20 June 1994). During her career, Lake was more successful in doubles than she was in singles, winning eight ITF titles and reaching the final of the 1994 China Open. She represented Great Britain in the Olympics held in Atlanta 1996 playing doubles with Clare Wood and reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Gold Medalist American Team- Gigi Fernandez and Mary Jo Fernandez. Currently lives in Los Angeles and owns an art gallery "Wallspace" and is a set decorator in TV commercials.