Jocelyn Rae
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Jocelyn Rae is a Scottish tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of 450 and a doubles high of world 209. Thus far in her career she has won one International Tennis Federation (ITF)
title in singles and six in doubles. Together with Colin Fleming
, she won the gold medal in the mixed doubles
at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi
for Scotland. She is coached by former professional tennis player and fellow Scot, Karen Paterson
.
In terms of Grand Slam
success, her biggest wins so far came when she partnered Melanie South
in the 2009 Wimbledon women's doubles and they defeated Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko
in the first round, 6–1 7–6(4) & when she partnered Heather Watson
in the 2010 Wimbledon women's doubles, they defeated Casey Dellacqua
and Alicia Molik
, 3–6 6–1 6–4(5).
partnering Jade Curtis. They lost, 6–4 3–6 4–6, to Polona Hercog
and Jessica Moore
, the sixth seeded team who went on to win the title. Rae ended her junior career with win-loss records of 21–18 in singles and 26–14 in doubles. Her career-high combined junior ranking was world No.167 (achieved 23 April 2007).
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
title in singles and six in doubles. Together with Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow.He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team....
, she won the gold medal in the mixed doubles
Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed Doubles
This was the first ever Commonwealth tournament held, and Anastasia Rodionova and Paul Hanley of Australia were the top seed. However they lost the final to Jocelyn Rae and Colin Fleming of Scotland 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.-Medalists:-Seeds:...
at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
for Scotland. She is coached by former professional tennis player and fellow Scot, Karen Paterson
Karen Paterson
Karen Paterson is a Scottish ex-professional tennis player who was active between the years 1998 and 2007. She won a total of 2 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles, reaching a career-high ranking of world no. 369 in singles and world no. 220 as a doubles player...
.
In terms of Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
success, her biggest wins so far came when she partnered Melanie South
Melanie South
Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British number 7 and ranked 310 in the world...
in the 2009 Wimbledon women's doubles and they defeated Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
in the first round, 6–1 7–6(4) & when she partnered Heather Watson
Heather Watson
Heather Miriam Watson is a British female tennis player. Born in Guernsey, she trains and resides at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, USA. Watson has won one major title at the 2009 US Open Juniors, two senior ITF titles and won gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She has...
in the 2010 Wimbledon women's doubles, they defeated Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the 2009 Australian Open...
and Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
, 3–6 6–1 6–4(5).
Junior (2006–2009)
Jocelyn Rae played her first match on the junior ITF circuit in April 2006 and continued to compete as a junior until July 2009. During this time, her greatest successes came in doubles although she did win one title at the 2006 Egypt International Championships. She also reached one semifinal and three quarterfinals in singles. In doubles Rae won three titles (two with Hannah James and one with Amanda Elliott) as well as reaching one more final and three semifinals, one of which was in the 2008 Wimbledon girls' doubles2008 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' Doubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Urszula Radwańska were the defending champions, but did not compete in the Juniors that year.Polona Hercog and Jessica Moore won in the final 6–3, 1–6, 6–2, against Isabella Holland and Sally Peers.-Seeds:...
partnering Jade Curtis. They lost, 6–4 3–6 4–6, to Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles...
and Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore (tennis)
Jessica Moore is an Australian professional tennis player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport. Her preferred surface is grass.-Career:...
, the sixth seeded team who went on to win the title. Rae ended her junior career with win-loss records of 21–18 in singles and 26–14 in doubles. Her career-high combined junior ranking was world No.167 (achieved 23 April 2007).
WTA tour and ITF circuit titles (8)
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Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 12 October 2009 | Mytilini $10,000 | Hard |  Jade Windley |
6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 15 September 2008 | Kawana $25,000 | Hard |  Emelyn StarrEmelyn Starr Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009... |
 Alexis Prousis Robin StephensonRobin Stephenson Robin Stephenson is an American professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 435, which she reached on February 11, 2008. Her career high doubles ranking is 157, set on December 8, 2008.... |
6–4, 4–6, [10–4] |
| 2. | 6 July 2009 | Felixstowe Felixstowe Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK... $10,000 |
Grass | Jade Windley |
 Dalila Jakupovic  Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 3. | 13 July 2009 | Frinton $10,000 | Grass | Jade Windley |
Anna Fitzpatrick Anna Fitzpatrick Anna Fitzpatrick is a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 12 with a world ranking of No.384 . She trains at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club and plays right-handed. Her career-high ranking is world no. 318... Emelyn StarrEmelyn Starr Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009... |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 4. | 4 September 2009 | Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria.... $10,000 |
Hard | Jade Windley |
 Lucia Kovarcikova  Monika Tumova |
6–4, 6–0 |
| 5. | 9 May 2010 | Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... $10,000 |
Clay | Amanda Elliott |
 Tímea BabosTímea Babos Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member... Tara MooreTara Moore Tara Shanice Moore is an English professional tennis player. She is currently the British no. 8 and ranked 321 in the world . So far in her career she has won 3 ITF singles titles, 2 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no... |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
| 6. | 31 July 2010 | Chiswick Chiswick Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with... $10,000 |
Hard | Emelyn Starr Emelyn Starr Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009... |
Anna Fitzpatrick Anna Fitzpatrick Anna Fitzpatrick is a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 12 with a world ranking of No.384 . She trains at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club and plays right-handed. Her career-high ranking is world no. 318... Jade Windley |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 7. | 13 November 2010 | Loughborough AEGON Pro-Series Loughborough The AEGON Pro-Series Loughborough is a tennis tournament held in Loughborough, Great Britain since 2010. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on indoor hard courts.-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Doubles:... $10,000 |
Hard (i) | Jade Windley |
Jana Jandová Petra Krejsová |
6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
WTA tour and ITF circuit runner-up (4)
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Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 31 August 2009 | Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria.... $10,000 |
Hard | Jade Windley |
1–6 1–6 |
Doubles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 12 October 2009 | Mytilini $10,000 | Hard | Jade Windley |
 Olga BrózdaOlga Brózda Olga Brózda is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.As a professional, her highest career singles ranking is World No. 281, achieved on 7 April 2007, in doubles 192. She reached 10 ITF Circuit finals in singles, which 5 of them she won. In doubles she has reached 42 ITF finals, of which she has won 26... Justyna Jegiolka |
4–6 4–6 |
| 2. | 30 November 2009 | Bendigo $25,000 | Hard | Emelyn Starr Emelyn Starr Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009... |
 Irina Pavlovic  Arina RodionovaArina Rodionova Arina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010... |
3–6 6–7(3) |
| 3. | 17 July 2010 | Woking Woking Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station.... $25,000 |
Hard | Emelyn Starr Emelyn Starr Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009... |
Tímea Babos Tímea Babos Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...  Emma LaineEmma Laine Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006.... |
2–6, 2–6 |