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Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Jaggard-Lai turned pro in 1984. She won 3 doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the quarterfinals in doubles of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached the 3rd round of the 1989 Australian Open. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a high singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993.
She was a member of the Australia Fed Cup team that lost in the final of the 1993 Federation Cup.
Jaggard-Lai played in the Main Draw in singles at the Australian Open 8 times, the French Open 6 times, Wimbledon 4 times & the US Open once. She played in the Main Draw in doubles at the Australian Open 7 times, the French Open 9 times, Wimbledon 9 times & the US Open 6 times.
She married ex-professional soccer player from the Netherlands Gershwin Lai in February or March 1992.
Jaggard-Lai retired from the tour at the end of 1994 (aged just 25 & ranked # 2 in Australia in singles at the time). Together with her husband, she is a tennis teacher at Wakehurst Tennis in Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia.
WTA Tour titles (3)
Doubles wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 26 October 1987 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Jenny Byrne | Beverly Bowes-Hackney Hu Na | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2. | 24 July 1989 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | Hu Na | Sandra Birch Debbie Graham | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. | 20 November 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Rene Simpson | Nancy Feber Alexandra Fusai | 6–0, 7–6 |
Doubles runners-up (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 5 February 1990 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Julie Richardson | Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 2. | 9 April 1990 | Tokyo (Japan Open), Japan | Hard | Hu Na | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit wins
Singles winner (2)
- 1993 - $25k Port Pirie, Australia
- 1990 - $25k Mount Gambier, Australia
Doubles winner (7)
- 1992 - $50k Machida, Japan (w/ Julie Richardson)
- 1992 - $50k Jakarta-2, Indonesia (w/ Kristine Radford)
- 1992 - $50k Porto, Portugal (w/ Virginia Ruano Pascual)
- 1991 - $25k Port Pirie, Australia (w/ Jo-Anne Faull)
- 1990 - $50k Chiba, Japan (w/ Marianne Werdel)
- 1986 - $10k Sydney, Australia (w/ Lisa O'Neill)
- 1986 - $25k Chiba, Japan (w/ Belinda Cordwell)