Michelle Jackson-Nobrega (born 28 December 1973) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Born in

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, Jackson-Nobrega moved back and forth between the United States and her birth country as a child, before her family settled permanently in Florida in the mid 1980s. She attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach. Jackson-Nobrega reached a best singles ranking of 108 in the world while competing on the professional tour in the 1990s. Her best WTA Tour performance came at the

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in Miami, where she had wins over

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and

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, then took seventh seed

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to three sets in a third round loss. She made a grand slam main draw appearance at 1994 US Open, partnering

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in the doubles. She represented the United States in tennis at the

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in 2017.

ITF finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

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