{{Short description|British tennis player}} {{about||the US ambassador|Barbara J. Griffiths}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Barbara Griffiths | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{GBR}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Hillingdon, Middlesex, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = $19,091 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 426 (27 July 1992) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = | FrenchOpenresult = | Wimbledonresult = 1R (1991) | USOpenresult = | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 206 (2 December 1991) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1991) | USOpenDoublesresult = }} '''Barbara Griffiths''' (born 20 May 1972) is a British former professional tennis player.
==Biography== Griffiths, who comes from Middlesex, broke through for her first ITF titles in 1989, winning both the singles and doubles at Dublin.
At the 1991 Wimbledon Championships, Griffiths received a wildcard to compete in the women's singles main draw. The highest ranked player in the draw, Griffiths was beaten in the first round by former quarter-finalist Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, but reached the second round of the women's doubles, partnering Jane Wood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rain, Set, Match: Day 1 A Washout |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-06-25-9103050551-story.html |work=Sun Sentinel |date=25 June 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 24 June - 07 July 1991 |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000148 |website=itftennis.com}}</ref>
==ITF finals== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" ! Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |}
===Singles (1–1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- ! Result ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 16 July 1989 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Humphreys-Davies | 7–5, 7–6<sup>(4)</sup> |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 19 July 1992 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alison Smith | 3–6, 3–6 |}
===Doubles (3–1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- ! Result ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 16 July 1989 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Rachel Viollet | {{flagicon|NED}} Pascale Druyts<br />{{flagicon|FRG}} Cora Linneman | 6–3, 6–4 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 28 April 1991 | Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|NAM}} Elizma Nortje | {{flagicon|USA}} Lynn Nabors<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} Merete Balling-Stockmann | 6–3, 6–2 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 19 August 1991 | Jerusalem, Israel | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jane Wood | {{flagicon|ISR}} Ilana Berger <br /> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Robyn Field | 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |- bgcolor="lightblue" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 10 November 1991 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|BUL}} Lubomira Bacheva | {{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Grunfeld <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Julie Salmon | 6–7<sup>(2)</sup>, 1–6 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}
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