Lynn Kiro | |
Fullname: | Lynn Marie-Joe Kyro |
Birth Date: | 1995 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
College: | Texas Tech University |
Plays: | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $4,941 |
Singlesrecord: | 26–16 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 840 (5 August 2013) |
Doublesrecord: | 16–7 |
Doublestitles: | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 744 (29 July 2013) |
Team: | yes |
Fedcupresult: | 1–2 |
Lynn Kiro (born 6 August 1995) is a South African tennis coach and former player.
On the ITF Junior Circuit, she achieved her highest ranking of world No. 60 in March 2013. In April 2013, she was South Africa's number-two-ranked female junior tennis player, behind Ilze Hattingh.
On the pro circuit, Kyro reached two $10k doubles finals alongside Malagasy Zarah Razafimahatratra, winning one and losing one. Her highest singles ranking is 840 while her highest in doubles is 744. In 2012, Kyro made her debut for the South Africa Fed Cup team, for which she played doubles.
Kiro attended Texas Tech University from 2013–2017 and had a decorated collegiate tennis career. She is currently head coach of women’s tennis at Wagner College.
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 1. | Dec 2012 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Hard | Zarah Razafimahatratra | Kim-Alice Grajdek Keren Shlomo | 6–2, 4–6, [8–10] | |
Win | 1. | Dec 2012 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Hard | Zarah Razafimahatratra | Kim-Alice Grajdek Keren Shlomo | w/o | |
Win | 2. | Jul 2013 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Mayar Sherif | Alina Mikheeva Anna Morgina | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 3. | Aug 2015 | Austin, United States | Hard | Sarah Dvorak | Chloe Michele Ouellet-Pizer Gabrielle Smith | 6–3, 6–2 |
Edition | Round | Date | Location | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score | |
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2012 Fed Cup | Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs | 20 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Montenegro | Clay | Madrie Le Roux | Vladica Babić Milica Šljukić | align=center bgcolor=98fb98 | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs | 21 April 2012 | Turkey | Pemra Özgen Melis Sezer | align=center bgcolor=ffa07a | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
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