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1990's
The 1990s witnessed the emergence of a generation of players who were no longer content to dominate the domestic game and who sought rewards on the international professional tennis circuits.
Owen Casey, Eoin Collins and Scott Barron travelled the world in search of ATP points right through the decade and achieved some success. In 1992 Casey reached a career high ranking of 228 while Barron reached a best of 263 in 2001.
All three are Olympians. Barron competed in Atlanta, Collins in Seoul and Barcelona while Casey holds the exceptional distinction of competing in all three.
The Irish ladies were equally successful. At the end of the decade Yvonne Doyle had achieved a WTA ranking of 248 while Gina Niland and Karen Nugent both breached the 500 mark at various stages in their careers.
In terms of senior international tennis all these players excelled while representing Ireland in Davis Cup and Fed Cup. Casey played 26 ties over 14 years and can point to a 33-16 record. In Fed Cup, Karen Nugent broke records in winning 16 out of 23 doubles ties between 1993 and 2005.
For tennis fans one of the highlights of the era was the return of big time tennis to Dublin in the form of the TSB Classic Series. Karen Nugent, who was a quarter finalist at Junior Wimbledon in 1994, squared up to Navratilova – perhaps the greatest – at the RDS in 1993 and was by no means over-awed in losing 6-2, 6-3.
Owen Casey, Eoin Collins and Scott Barron travelled the world in search of ATP points right through the decade and achieved some success. In 1992 Casey reached a career high ranking of 228 while Barron reached a best of 263 in 2001.
All three are Olympians. Barron competed in Atlanta, Collins in Seoul and Barcelona while Casey holds the exceptional distinction of competing in all three.
The Irish ladies were equally successful. At the end of the decade Yvonne Doyle had achieved a WTA ranking of 248 while Gina Niland and Karen Nugent both breached the 500 mark at various stages in their careers.
In terms of senior international tennis all these players excelled while representing Ireland in Davis Cup and Fed Cup. Casey played 26 ties over 14 years and can point to a 33-16 record. In Fed Cup, Karen Nugent broke records in winning 16 out of 23 doubles ties between 1993 and 2005.
For tennis fans one of the highlights of the era was the return of big time tennis to Dublin in the form of the TSB Classic Series. Karen Nugent, who was a quarter finalist at Junior Wimbledon in 1994, squared up to Navratilova – perhaps the greatest – at the RDS in 1993 and was by no means over-awed in losing 6-2, 6-3.
