Helen Crook

Helen Crook (born 20 November 1971) is a British former professional tennis player.

Helen Crook
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1971-11-20) 20 November 1971
Prize money$98,388
Singles
Career record140–161
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 257 (16 July 2001)
Doubles
Career record192–178
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 155 (24 May 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2003)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2003)

Biography

Before turning professional, Crook attended college in the United States, as a journalism student at the University of South Carolina. She formed a doubles partnership in college tennis with another British player, Victoria Davies. The pair made the semifinals of the 1994 NCAA Doubles Championships.[1]

Crook, who was based in Essex, began competing on the international circuit in 1996. All of her WTA Tour and Wimbledon main-draw appearances were in doubles, a format in which she reached No. 155 in the world. She made two WTA Tour doubles quarterfinals, both with regular doubles partner Victoria Davies, at the 1999 Warsaw Cup and the 2001 Birmingham Classic. She featured in the women's doubles at Wimbledon on eight occasions and twice in mixed doubles. Her only grand slam win came when partnering Anna Hawkins at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, with the pair overcoming Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder, before being beaten in the second round by Martina Navratilova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.[2]

She was one of the founders of GB Tennis Girls, an organisation supporting women's tennis.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (0–2)
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. 17 January 1996 Miami, United States Hard Alina Jidkova 2–6, 5–7
Runner–up 2. 23 July 2000 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass Samantha Smith 3–6, 0–6

Doubles (11–15)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 11 July 1994 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Parkhomenko		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 10 July 1995 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Robyn Mawdsley
Shannon Peters		 1–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 28 August 1995 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Victoria Davies Duygu Akşit Oal
Zsofia Csapó		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. 27 January 1996 İstanbul, Turkey Hard (i) Victoria Davies Frances Hearn
Leyla Ogan		 7–6(3), 7–6(4)
Winner 5. 26 April 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Victoria Davies Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe		 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 6. 1 June 1996 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Victoria Davies] Emily Bond
Emanuela Brusati		 6–7(4), 4–6
Runner-up 7. 11 July 1997 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Surina De Beer
Lizzie Jelfs		 5–7, 5–7
Winner 8. 26 September 1997 Sunderland, Great Britain Carpet (i) Mareze Joubert Victoria Davies
Limor Gabai		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 9. 6 December 1997 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Mareze Joubert Lucinda Gibbs
Giselle Swart		 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 10. 26 March 1998 Wodonga, Australia Grass Victoria Davies Lisa McShea
Alicia Molik		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 11. 19 April 1998 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Victoria Davies Yvette Basting
Magdalena Zděnovcová		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 31 July 1998 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Lizzie Jelfs
Mareze Joubert		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 26 September 1998 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Victoria Davies Lizzie Jelfs
Mareze Joubert		 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 14. 3 October 1998 Glasgow, Great Britain Hard (i) Victoria Davies Eva Dyrberg
Lydia Steinbach		 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up 15. 2 April 2000 Pontevedra, Spain Hard Victoria Davies Natasha Galouza
Vanesa Krauth		 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 16. 23 April 2000 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Victoria Davies María Fernanda Landa
Romina Ottoboni		 4–6, 6–7(7)
Runner-up 17. 14 May 2000 Tampico, Mexico Hard Victoria Davies Melody Falco
Carla Tiene		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 18. 22 July 2000 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Mareze Joubert
Nicole Sewell		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 19. 3 February 2001 Tipton, Great Britain Hard (i) Victoria Davies Eleni Daniilidou
Maria Geznenge		 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 20. 20 May 2001 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Victoria Davies Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 21. 10 February 2002 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Sun Tiantian Magda Mihalache
Ekaterina Sysoeva		 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 22. 8 March 2003 Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Hard Christina Zachariadou Caroline Ann Basu
Kildine Chevalier		 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 23. 22 March 2003 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Christina Zachariadou Caroline Ann Basu
Kildine Chevalier		 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 24. 12 April 2003 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Christina Zachariadou Erica Krauth
Sarah Stone		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 25. 15 February 2004 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Martina Müller Claire Curran
Kim Kilsdonk		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 26. 11 July 2004 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Karen Paterson Hannah Collin
Anna Hawkins		 4–6, 4–6

References
  1. "USC Women's Tennis Gearing Up For NCAA Regionals". CBS Sports Network. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. "Relentless Navratilova has British pair in awe". The Daily Telegraph. 28 June 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. "Casting the net in hope of 'filling gaps in system'". The Independent. 26 June 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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