# Patricia Hy-Boulais

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.
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.

## 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.

## 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 |