Maureen Elizabeth Drake (born March 21, 1971) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 47, which she reached on September 13, 1999. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 77, set on October 30, 2006.
After Drake qualified for the round of 16 at the 1999 Australian Open, there was no Canadian to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam event until Aleksandra Wozniak at the French Open in 2009.
Drake retired in April 2011 but returned to professional tennis in July 2014. In August 2016, she announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis.
Drake is of Slovenian descent through her father.
WTA career finals Doubles: 1 runner-up LegendGrand Slam tournamentsTier I (0–0)Tier II (0–0)Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossBali International, IndonesiaTier IVHard Renata Kolbovic Kerry-Anne Guse Rika Hiraki1–6, 6–7(5–7)
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (6 titles, 12 runner-ups) Legend$75,000 tournaments (0–1)$50,000 tournaments (0–3)$25,000 tournaments (5–7)$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Evansville, United States25kHard Halle Carroll3–6, 4–6Loss0–2Salisbury, United States25kHard Beverly Bowes3–6, 2–6Loss0–3Potosí, Mexico25kHard Angélica Gavaldón1–6, 4–6Win1–3Miami, United States25kHard Beverly Bowes4–6, 7–5, 6–1Loss1–4Hilton Head, United States10kHard Halle Carroll7–6(3), 2–6, 6–7(3) Loss1–5Miami, United States25kHard Elly Hakami5–7, 3–6Win2–5Columbia, United States10kHard Anne Miller6–3, 6–3Loss2–6Peachtree, United States25kHard Anne Miller3–6, 2–6Win3–6Mississauga, Canada25kHard Kori Davidson6–4, 6–0Loss3–7Clearwater, United States25kHard Karin Miller3–6, 6–7(6) Win4–7Industry Hills, United States25kHard Lilia Osterloh6–4, 6–4Win5–7Caracas, Venezuela25kHard Vanessa Menga6–1, 6–2Loss5–8Columbus, United States25kHard (i) Marion Bartoli2–6, 3–6Win6–8Lawrenceville, United States25kHard Teryn Ashley6–3, 6–4Loss6–9Naples, United States50kClay Vera Zvonareva1–6, 3–6Loss6–10Los Gatos, United States50kHard Lioudmila Skavronskaia6–7(0), 4–6Loss6–11Schenectady, United States50kHard Bethanie Mattek-Sands3–6, 1–6Loss6–12Albuquerque Championships, U.S.75kHard Anastasia Rodionova2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups) Legend$75,000 tournaments (1–2)$50,000 tournaments (2–2)$25,000 tournaments (4–8)$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Miami, United States25kHard Audra Keller Beverly Bowes Katharzyna Teodorowicz4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Loss1–1Evansville, United States25kHard Mélanie Bernard Michelle Jackson-Nobrega Shannan McCarthy6–4, 6–7(4), 3–6Loss1–2Rancho Mirage, United States25kHard Audra Keller Cammy MacGregor Stephanie Reece6–0, 5–7, 4–6Loss1–3Wilmington, United States50kHard Meilen Tu Erika deLone Nicole Pratt5–7, 6–7(2)Loss1–4Clearwater, United States25kHard Lindsay Lee-Waters Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright4–6, 4–6Win2–4Delray Beach, United States10kHard Renata Kolbovic Jean Okada Keri Phebus7–6(3), 6–4Win3–4Clearwater, United States25kHard Renata Kolbovic Kristina Brandi Karin Miller4–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss3–5Midlothian, United States25kClay Renata Kolbovic Trudi Musgrave Brie Rippner3–6, 3–6Loss3–6Haines City, United States25kClay Renata Kolbovic Esme De Villiers Jessica Steck3–6, 2–6Loss3–7Santa Clara, United States75kHard Lindsay Lee-Waters Cara Black Irina Selyutina4–6, 7–5, 3–6Win4–7Austin, United States50kHard Lindsay Lee-Waters Esme De Villiers Liezel Horn6–1, 6–1Loss4–8Caracas, Venezuela25kHard Caroline Schneider Vanessa Menga Alicia Ortuño3–6, 7–5, 3–6Loss4–9Midlothian, United States25kClay Diana Srebrovic Jennifer Russell Abigail Spears6–7(2), 6–1, 2–6Loss4–10Raleigh, United States25kClay Edina Gallovits-Hall Maria Fernanda Alves Tiffany Dabek6–2, 3–6, 1–6Win5–10Lafayette, United States25kClay Lindsay Lee-Waters Jessica Fernández Kara Molony-Hussey6–2, 6–3Win6–10Albuquerque, United States75kHard Carly Gullickson Stéphanie Dubois María Emilia Salerni6–3, 7–6(6)Loss6–11Cary, United States50kClay Nana Smith Ruxandra Dragomir Samantha Reeves6–4, 3–6, 3–6Win7–11Fort Walton Beach, United States25kHard Vladimíra Uhlířová Zuzana Kučová Chanelle Scheepers2–6, 6–4, 7–5 Loss7–12Midland Classic, United States75kHard (i) Stéphanie Dubois Laura Granville Abigail Spears4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win8–12Toronto Challenger, Canada50kHard (i) Marianne Jodoin Sharon Fichman Mashona Washington2–3 ret.
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005Win % Australian OpenAA1RA1RQ2Q1AAAA4R1RAQ11R1RQ13–633% French OpenQ1AAQ3Q2AAQ1Q1AQ11R1RQ2Q2Q1Q1Q10–20% WimbledonAAAAAAAA1RQ2Q22R1R2R3R2RQ2Q15–645% US OpenAA1RQ1Q1Q1Q1Q1Q3Q2Q11RQ1Q1Q21R1RQ10–40%Win–loss0–00–00–20–00–10–00–00–00–10–00–04–40–31–12–11–30–20–08–1831%
Doubles Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006Win % Australian Open1RAAAA1RAAAAA2RA1–325% French OpenAAAAA2RAAAAAA1R1–233% WimbledonAAAA2R1RAAAAQ1Q12R2–340% US OpenAAAA1R1RAAAAAAA0–20%Win–loss0–10–00–00–01–21–40–00–00–00–00–01–11–24–1029%
Record against top-50 players Drake's win–loss record (14–54, 21%) against players who were ranked world No. 50 or higher when played is as follows: Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
Anne Kremer 4–16–1 overall record vs. Kremer Patty Schnyder 1–0 Gigi Fernández 1–0 Anne Minter 1–0 Barbara Rittner 1–01–2 overall record vs. Rittner Kristina Brandi 1–03–1 overall record vs. Brandi Sylvia Plischke 1–0 Cara Black 1–01–2 overall record vs. Black Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 1–02–1 overall record vs. Mikaelian Cho Yoon-jeong 1–02–1 overall record vs. Cho Tamarine Tanasugarn 1–12–2 overall record vs. Tanasugarn Kim Clijsters 0–1 Lindsay Davenport 0–10–2 overall record vs. Davenport Martina Hingis 0–1 Amélie Mauresmo 0–1 Venus Williams 0–1 Nathalie Tauziat 0–1 Mary Joe Fernández 0–1 Ai Sugiyama 0–10–2 overall record vs. Sugiyama Julie Halard-Decugis 0–1 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 0–1 Eleni Daniilidou 0–1 Kimberly Po 0–1 Naoko Sawamatsu 0–1 Karolina Šprem 0–1 Patty Fendick 0–1 Magüi Serna 0–10–2 overall record vs. Serna Natalia Medvedeva 0–10–3 overall record vs. Medvedeva Nicole Bradtke 0–10–2 overall record vs. Bradtke Mana Endo 0–1 Mariaan de Swardt 0–11–5 overall record vs. de Swardt Virginia Ruano Pascual 0–11–3 overall record vs. Ruano Pascual Ann Grossman 0–1 Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen 0–10–2 overall record vs. Helgeson-Nielsen Lindsay Lee-Waters 0–10–3 overall record vs. Lee-Waters Meilen Tu 0–11–5 overall record vs. Tu Carrie Cunningham 0–1 Elena Tatarkova 0–10–3 overall record vs. Tatarkova Anca Barna 0–10–2 overall record vs. Barna Steffi Graf 0–2 Irina Spîrlea 0–2 Silvia Farina Elia 0–2 Elena Likhovtseva 0–2 Tatiana Panova 0–2 Katarina Srebotnik 0–21–2 overall record vs. Srebotnik Clarisa Fernández 0–21–3 overall record vs. Fernández Chanda Rubin 0–30–4 overall record vs. Rubin Dominique Monami 0–3 Amanda Coetzer 0–4
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