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Kelly Liggan

IRL Age 47 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 2001–2007

Kelly Liggan represented Ireland on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 181. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–9 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

181 (Sep 15, 2003)

Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Singles record

1–9 (10.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$238,274

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Kelly Liggan's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jill Craybas #55	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 2007*	R32	Memphis Classic	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Lioudmila Skavronskaia #147	7-6(8) 3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 18, 2006*	R32	Morocco Open	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Rossana De Los Ríos #87	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 2003*	R32	Hobart International	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Tamarine Tanasugarn #27	2-6 6-1 6-7(1)	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2002*	R16	Japan Women's Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Rika Fujiwara #162	6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2002*	R32	Japan Women's Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Kelly Liggan's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jill Craybas	0	1	1	Feb 22, 2007	H2H
Lioudmila Skavronskaia	0	1	1	May 18, 2006	H2H
Rossana De Los Ríos	0	1	1	Jan 9, 2003	H2H
Tamarine Tanasugarn	0	1	1	Oct 4, 2002	H2H
Rika Fujiwara	1	0	1	Oct 3, 2002	H2H

Career Results

Kelly Liggan career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2001	22	0	2	2	0.0%	234	238
2002	23	1	4	5	20.0%	238	228
2003	24	0	1	1	0.0%	228	211
2006	27	0	1	1	0.0%	284	216
2007	28	0	1	1	0.0%	216	284
Career		1	9	10	10.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Kelly Liggan career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2001	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2002	23	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
2003	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2006	27	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2007	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	6	7	14.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	9	10	10.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Kelly Liggan career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2001	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2002	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
2003	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2006	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2007	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	8	9	11.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 9/10 (90.0%) of Kelly Liggan's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Kelly Liggan performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2007	28	1/1	3.0	3.0	66.7%	59.5%	33.3%	60.0%	33.3%	50.8%	36.8%
Career		1/10	3.0	3.0	66.7%	59.5%	33.3%	60.0%	33.3%	50.8%	36.8%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1/10 (10.0%) of Kelly Liggan's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Kelly Liggan advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2001	22	1473	93.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.05
2002	23	1447	100.9	—	—	—	—	+23	—	—	30.8%	-0.54	1–2 (33%)	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.17
2003	24	1436	98.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.03
2006	27	1422	97.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.67	0–1	1–0	—	+0.10
2007	28	1414	101.0	-1.35	-4.13	0.747	43.5%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.06
Career		1500	96.4	-1.35	-4.13	0.747	43.5%	+23	—	—	20.8%	-1.54	1–3 (25%)	1–3 (25%)	96.9	+2.90

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Kelly Liggan WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	JAP	BAL	HOB	MEM	QUE	MOR	WAI	W-L Win %
2001	22	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
2002	23	R16	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	1–4 (20%)
2003	24	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2006	27	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
2007	28	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–9 (10%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

181

Career-high date

Sep 15, 2003

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Kelly Liggan ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1997	18	—	—	—	—	—	1001	888	779	760	633	576	547
1998	19	543	536	540	524	485	464	460	461	432	432	442	439
1999	20	440	434	442	457	482	432	423	376	366	370	363	369
2000	21	368	369	362	356	308	321	291	291	282	238	238	234
2001	22	215	215	214	221	231	227	241	245	239	269	237	238
2002	23	243	249	248	249	234	240	233	228	218	201	227	228
2003	24	225	224	225	225	216	192	207	200	195	219	210	211
2004	25	219	200	208	190	218	242	231	234	274	268	266	268
2005	26	291	297	294	286	287	269	287	312	310	287	281	284
2006	27	277	257	236	250	256	241	254	183	182	200	225	216
2007	28	212	217	231	233	231	248	206	298	295	277	277	284
2008	29	300	315	316	317	317	322	450	428	440	486	477	490
2009	30	492	485	479	477	491	568	566	698	675	671	764	756
2010	31	756	759	778	805	886	880	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Kelly Liggan's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Suchanun Viratprasert	THA	#172	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	$144,002	2002–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Amanda Keen	GBR	#207	1,512	7	1	6	14.3%	$137,563	2003–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Christina Wheeler	AUS	#147	1,523	15	2	13	13.3%	$357,140	2001–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Neha Uberoi	USA	#196	1,500	13	3	10	23.1%	$152,586	2004–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Trudi Musgrave	AUS	#207	1,501	7	1	6	14.3%	$384,221	1996–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Natalie Grandin	RSA	#144	1,500	15	1	14	6.7%	$939,023	2001–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Pemra Ozgen	TUR	#182	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$476,740	2005–2022	Rivalries	Match log
Alice Canepa	ITA	#158	1,516	10	2	8	20.0%	$217,781	1995–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Jane Odonoghue	GBR	#189	1,522	9	3	6	33.3%	$177,156	2002–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Amber Liu	USA	#241	1,503	12	2	10	16.7%	$112,326	2001–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka	POL	#138	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	$116,884	2001–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Eva Hrdinova	CZE	#168	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	$459,654	2005–2010	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kelly Liggan?: Kelly Liggan is 47 years old, born on February 5, 1979.
Which country does Kelly Liggan represent?: Kelly Liggan represents Ireland in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Kelly Liggan left-handed or right-handed?: Kelly Liggan plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Kelly Liggan won?: Kelly Liggan has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kelly Liggan won?: TennisDB does not group any of Kelly Liggan's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Kelly Liggan's highest WTA ranking?: Kelly Liggan's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 181, first achieved on September 15, 2003.
What is Kelly Liggan's career win-loss record?: Kelly Liggan has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 9 losses (10.0%).
How much career prize money has Kelly Liggan earned?: Kelly Liggan has earned at least $238,274 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Kelly Liggan's career appear in TennisDB?: Kelly Liggan appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2001 through 2007.
Who has Kelly Liggan faced most often?: Kelly Liggan's most frequent opponent is Jill Craybas, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.