Patricia Hy-Boulais

Patricia Hy-Boulais
Country (sports)	Hong Kong (1986-88); Canada (1988-98)
Residence	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Born	22 August 1965 (age 59); Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	12 October 1986
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,011,116
Official website	patriciahy.com
Singles
Career record	151–183
Career titles	1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 28 (8 March 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987, 1991–1993, 1997)
French Open	4R (1992)
Wimbledon	4R (1996, 1997)
US Open	QF (1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1992, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	13–20
Career titles	1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 36 (30 March 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1987)
French Open	2R (1985, 1993, 1997, 1998)
Wimbledon	2R (1996)
US Open	QF (1996)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1988)
French Open	2R (1996)
Wimbledon	1R (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997)

Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 22 August 1965) is a former tennis player. She turned professional on 12 October 1986. Early in her career she represented Hong Kong (since the beginning until the end of the 1987 season). She became a citizen of Canada in 1991. However, she represented Canada since the beginning of the 1988 season. Her best performance at a Grand Slam came when she got to the quarter-finals of the 1992 US Open, defeating Eva Švíglerová, Judith Wiesner, Jennifer Capriati and Helena Suková before losing to eventual champion Monica Seles.

After Hy-Boulais did it in 1992, Canada did not have another woman to survive into the second week at the French Open until Aleksandra Wozniak did it in 2009.^[1]

Hy-Boulais represented her new country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was eliminated in the second round by the number one seed Monica Seles. Hy-Boulais reached her highest ranking in the WTA Tour on 8 March 1993, when she became the number 28 of the world.

Hy-Boulais's daughter Isabelle is a top Canadian tennis prospect.^[2]

Personal life

Patricia Hy-Boulais had an athletic family. Her father was a tennis player for Cambodia and served as the team captain. He also has competed in the Davis Cup for Cambodia. Her mother was a national badminton champion for Cambodia.^[3]

WTA finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (1)
VS (1)

No.	Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	Win	Oct 1986	Taipei, Taiwan	VS	Carpet	Adriana Villagrán-Reami	6–7^(8–6), 6–2, 6–3
2.	Loss	May 1995	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Tier IV	Clay	Ludmila Richterová	7–6^(12–10), 4–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (1)
VS (0)

No.	Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Loss	Feb 1993	Indian Wells, United States	Tier II	Hard	Ann Grossman	Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková	3–6, 4–6
2.	Win	Jan 1994	Auckland, New Zealand	Tier IV	Hard	Mercedes Paz	Jenny Byrne Julie Richardson	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
3.	Loss	May 1995	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Tier IV	Clay	Kerry-Anne Guse	Mariaan De Swardt Ruxandra Dragomir	3–6, 5–7

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4-2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	10 January 1983	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Amanda Brown	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	2.	17 January 1983	Miami, United States	Hard	Kate Brasher	6–3, 6–3
Win	3.	12 November 1984	Telford, United Kingdom	Hard	Holly Danforth	6–2, 6–4
Win	4.	26 September 1986	Detroit, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	6–2, 6–2
Win	5.	25 September 1989	Chicago, United States	Hard	Linda Wild	6–4, 6–3
Loss	6.	26 February 1990	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Luanne Spadea	1–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles (5-1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	12 November 1984	Peterborough, United Kingdom	Hard	Marianne van der Torre	Glynis Coles-Bond Denise Parnell	6–2, 0–6, 6–1
Win	2.	26 November 1984	Darlington, United Kingdom	Hard	Marianne van der Torre	Cathy Drury Ellinore Lightbody	6–1, 6–4
Win	3.	4 March 1985	Curitiba, Brazil	Clay	Karin van Essen	Lea Plchová Monica Weber	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4.	8 September 1986	Lisbon, Portugal	Clay	Claudia Hernández	María José Llorca Ninoska Souto	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	5.	18 September 1986	Murcia, Spain	Clay	Anne Aallonen	Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas	7–6, 6–3
Win	6.	25 September 1988	Chicago, United States	Hard	Mary Lou Daniels	Kathy Foxworth Jane Thomas	6–4, 6–2

References

^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "Getting to know Canadian rising star Isabelle Boulais | Vavel". usa.vavel.com. 2016-04-14. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
^ "Patricia Hy-Boulais From Cambodia to Mississauga" (PDF). Ontario Tennis Association. Fall 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

External links

Patricia Hy-Boulais at the Women's Tennis Association
Patricia Hy-Boulais at the International Tennis Federation
Patricia Hy-Boulais at the Billie Jean Cup
Patricia Hy-Boulais at Wimbledon
Patricia Hy-Boulais at tennisabstract.com
Patricia Hy-Boulais at the Women's Tennis Association
Patricia Hy-Boulais at the International Tennis Federation
Patricia Hy-Boulais at the Billie Jean King Cup
New article about her induction into Canada's tennis Hall of Fame

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[2] "Getting to know Canadian rising star Isabelle Boulais | Vavel". usa.vavel.com. 2016-04-14. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-06.

[3] "Patricia Hy-Boulais From Cambodia to Mississauga" (PDF). Ontario Tennis Association. Fall 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

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