# Kirrily Sharpe

Kirrily Sharpe (born 25 February 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

## Biography

Sharpe, a left-handed player from Sydney, trained with the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She was a member of the Australian team which won the 1988 World Youth Cup, now known as the Junior Fed Cup.
While still only 17, she competed in the main draw of the 1990 French Open as a qualifier and scored an upset win over 14th seed Raffaella Reggi, en route to the third round. She also competed in junior Grand Slam events that year and made three finals. At the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, she was runner-up to Andrea Strnadová in the girls' singles, and was also a losing finalist in the girls' doubles, partnering Nicole Pratt. She won the girls' doubles title at the 1990 US Open with Kristin Godridge. The same pair won a WTA Tour doubles title at the 1990 Open Clarins in Paris.
A knee injury, suffered early in 1991, kept her out for most of the year and required a reconstruction.
Sharpe made the third round of the 1992 Australian Open as a wildcard, with wins over Silke Meier and Anna Földényi.
In her only singles main-draw appearance at Wimbledon in 1993, she had a first-round match up with world No. 1, Steffi Graf, who beat the Australian 6–0, 6–0, losing only 18 points in the process.
Sharpe retired from professional tennis after the 1996 season.

## WTA career finals
### Doubles (1–0)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | Sep 1990 | Clarins Open, France | Tier IV | Clay | Kristin Godridge | Alexia Dechaume Nathalie Herreman | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |

## ITF finals
### Singles (7–0)

* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 12 February 1990 | ITF Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Nicole Pratt | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 11 March 1990 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Jane Taylor | 6–0, 7–6 |
| Win | 3. | 27 April 1992 | Riccione, Italy | Clay | Maria Francesca Bentivoglio | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 7 March 1993 | Mildura, Australia | Hard | Jane Taylor | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 6 June 1994 | ITF Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Hanneke Ketelaars | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 18 July 1994 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 5 November 1995 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | Nana Smith | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |

### Doubles (13–16)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1 November 1987 | ITF Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Janine Thompson | Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 5 March 1990 | Newcastle, Australia | Grass | Angie Cunningham | Yuko Hosoki Ayako Hirose | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 13 May 1990 | Swansea, United Kingdom | Clay | Nicole Pratt | Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 20 May 1990 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Nicole Pratt | Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 19 November 1990 | Perth, Australia | Grass | Kristin Godridge | Jo-Anne Faull Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 8 December 1991 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Kate McDonald | Narelle Kimpton Stephanie Martin | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 2 March 1992 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Kate McDonald | Julie Richardson Amanda Trail | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 4. | 13 April 1992 | Salerno, Italy | Hard | Angie Cunningham | Linda Ferrando Silvia Farina Elia | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 20 April 1992 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Justine Hodder | Eva Martincová Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 13 July 1992 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Justine Hodder | Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová | 6–7$^{(1)}$, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Win | 6. | 20 September 1992 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Karina Kuregian | Galia Angelova Lubomira Bacheva | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | 27 September 1992 | Acireale, Italy | Hard | Claire Wegink | Ana Segura Janet Souto | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 23 November 1992 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Magdalena Feistel | Kerry-Anne Guse Angie Cunningham | 6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 7 March 1993 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Catherine Barclay | Kate McDonald Jane Taylor | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 19 April 1993 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | Yael Segal | Laurence Courtois Eva Martincová | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 14 November 1993 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Jo-Anne Faull | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9. | 5 December 1993 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Hard | Jo-Anne Faull | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 28 May 1994 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Maaike Koutstaal | Eva Bes Silvia Ramón-Cortés | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 3 July 1994 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Lara Bitter Maaike Koutstaal | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 18 July 1994 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Justine Hodder | Shirli-Ann Siddall Jo Durie | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | 28 November 1994 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Kristin Godridge | Shannan McCarthy Rachel McQuillan | 7–6$^{(6)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 10. | 5 December 1994 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Kristin Godridge | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13. | 8 May 1995 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Kristin Godridge | Catherine Barclay Shirli-Ann Siddall | 7–5, 5–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14. | 30 October 1995 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | Robyn Mawdsley | Danielle Jones Tessa Price | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11. | 27 November 1995 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Maja Murić Catherine Tanvier | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | 11 December 1995 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Maja Murić Louise Pleming | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | 10 November 1996 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Catherine Barclay | Lisa McShea Joanne Limmer | 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Win | 13. | 17 November 1996 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Catherine Barclay | Lisa McShea Joanne Limmer | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 24 November 1996 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | Eva Martincová Alena Vašková | 3–6, 4–6 |