Michelle Sammons

Michelle Sammons
Full name Michelle Tracy Sammons
Country (sports)  South Africa
Residence Durban, South Africa
Born (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $14,115
Singles
Career record 40 - 40
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking No. 666 (2 February 2015)
Current ranking -
Doubles
Career record 47 - 28
Career titles 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 278 (13 July 2015)
Current ranking No. 314 (21 September 2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–2
Last updated on: 21 September 2015.

Michelle Tracy Sammons (born 11 September 1987) is a South African tennis player.

Sammons has a WTA singles career high ranking of 666 achieved on 2 February 2015. She also has a WTA doubles career high ranking of 278 achieved on 13 July 2015. Sammons has won one ITF singles title as well as 6 ITF doubles titles.

Playing for South Africa in Fed Cup, Sammons has a W/L record of 1–2.

Sammons made her WTA main draw debut at the 2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg in the doubles draw, partnering Carolin Daniels.

ITF finals

Singles (1–0)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 26 May 2014 Sun City, South Africa Hard South Africa Natasha Fourouclas 2–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles (6–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 26 May 2014 Sun City, South Africa Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds South Africa Ilze Hattingh
South Africa Madrie Le Roux
7–5, 6–3
Winner 2. 9 June 2014 Sun City, South Africa Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds South Africa Ilze Hattingh
South Africa Madrie Le Roux
6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 20 July 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard France Clothilde de Bernardi Italy Giulia Bruzzone
Russia Alina Mikheeva
7–5, 7–5
Winner 4. 31 August 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Russia Anna Morgina Italy Giulia Bruzzone
India Rishika Sunkara
6–2, 6–1
Winner 5. 6 September 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard South Africa Ilze Hattingh China Gai Ao
India Rishika Sunkara
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 14 September 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard South Africa Ilze Hattingh Russia Anna Morgina
Russia Yana Sizikova
3–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Winner 6 14 February 2015 Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia Hard South Africa Ilze Hattingh Romania Nicoleta-Cătălina Dascălu
Bulgaria Julia Stamatova
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 20 September 2015 Redding, United States Hard Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai United States Ashley Weinhold
United States Caitlin Whoriskey
2–6, 5–7

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