Anne Keothavong
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Anne Viensouk Keothavong (born 16 September 1983) is a British professional tennis
player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha
and is ranked 71st in the world (as of 7 November 2011). So far in her career she has won a total of 19 International Tennis Federation
singles titles, 8 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 (achieved 23 February 2009). She has also reached the semifinals of four International tournaments
on the main tour and the semifinals of one Premier tournament
.
In terms of Grand Slam
success, Anne's best result so far came at the 2008 US Open, where she reached the third round. She beat Alexa Glatch
in the first round and followed this up with a victory over the No. 25 seed, Francesca Schiavone
, a woman ranked 60 places above her. She faced world No. 6, Elena Dementieva
, in round three and was defeated. Anne has also managed to reach the second round of Wimbledon
on three occasions: in 2004
, 2008
and 2011. In 2004 she beat Nicole Pratt
in the first round and lost to Maria Sharapova
, the No. 13 seed, in straight sets in round two. The 2008 tournament saw her beat Vania King
in round one but she went on to experience a second round loss to Venus Williams
. In 2011 Wimbledon, she had a first round win over fellow Brit Naomi Broady, in straight sets, respectively. The score was 6-2 6-4 for Keothavong. She went on to face lefty Czech, and eventual champion, Petra Kvitova in the second round. She lost in straight sets, 2-6 1-6.
in London, to parents who had fled from their wartorn home country of Laos
in the 1970s. Her father, Somsak, is an employee in a bank and encouraged all of his children to play short tennis
from an early age. Her mother's name is Vathana and she has two brothers: James, who is a tennis umpire, and Mark. Keothavong's younger sister, Lena, also played tennis on the ITF tour briefly with limited success. Anne attended Kingsland High School
and earned seven GCSE
s and an A-level in maths.
Keothavong grew up playing park tennis on Hackney Downs
and Highbury Fields
. Her preferred surface is hard, though she has also enjoyed success on clay, carpet and grass. She is coached by the Lawn Tennis Association
's Head Coach of Women's Tennis Nigel Sears and by former player Claire Curran
and trains at the LTA's National Tennis Centre
at Roehampton
, South-West London, where her fitness regime is overseen by the LTA's team of trainers
and physiotherapists.
which she uses to try to dominate play from the baseline and she adds as much topspin
as possible to increase the probability of the ball landing in court. As well as her forehand, she can rely on her first-serve
to get her some easy points as she often has a high first-serve percentage and usually wins the majority of points on her first-serve. She rarely has a match where she serves no ace
s at all and in her second round match at the 2008 US Open she served a total of seven aces throughout the match. These factors all combine to give Anne an advantage going into every service game.
in the final. She also reached a total of three semifinals (one of which was at the 2001 Wimbledon girls' tournament where she was beaten by Dinara Safina
) and ten quarterfinals. She finished her juniors career with a singles win–loss record of 44–40 and a career-high ranking of world No.60 (achieved 3 January 2000).
In junior doubles she won one tournament, the 13th Salik Open and lost in the final of two others: the LTA International Junior Tournament – Bisham Abbey and the 11th Malaysian International Junior Championships. All three of these were in 1999 and all three were partnering Elena Baltacha. Her career-high doubles ranking was world No.93 (achieved 2 January 2001) and her doubles win–loss record was 27–34.
, at age 14, when she fell in the first round of qualifying for the $10,000 tournament in Birmingham
. That year she played only two more matches (in the qualifying tournaments for the $10,000 ITF events in Hatfield
and Felixstowe
) and lost both of them. She finished the year without a world ranking.
During May 1999
, Anne played in a total of five ITF tournaments with her best result being in the $10,000 event in Sunderland where she won three matches to qualify and then reached the second round. In the other four events, she either lost in the first round or qualifying stages. Her final ranking of the year was world No.702.
In 2000
, Keothavong played ten ITF tournaments, losing in the qualifying stages in one, round one in three others, the second round four times (once as a lucky loser
) and the quarterfinal in the $50,000 tournament in Cardiff
. The other tournament she entered was the qualifying event for Wimbledon
in which she participated courtesy of a wild card
. She beat Eva Martincova in round one of qualifying before losing to Yuka Yoshida. She improved her ranking to world No. 377.
2001
started well for Anne; in her first tournament of the year she won the title by beating compatriot Emily Webley-Smith
in the quarterfinals and Elodie Le Bescond in the final. She then reached the quarterfinals of her next tournament, the $10,000 event in Tipton
. In February she reached the semifinals in Sutton
($25,000) as a qualifier. She played in the Fed Cup
for the first time in April and lost all three of her singles rubbers in straight sets. In June she was given wild cards into the qualifying draws for the DFS Classic
(where she was beaten in the first round of qualifying) and the Britannic Asset Management International Championships (where she reached the second round of qualifying) and the main draw of Wimbledon
. She faced Janet Lee
in round one and lost. In September and October she reached three ITF quarterfinals (one $50,000, one $25,000 and one $10,000) and one semifinal ($25,000). Her world ranking at the end of 2001 was world No. 268.
season started slowly; she played in thirteen ITF tournaments and did not pass the second round in any. In June, she was given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the DFS Classic where she lost in round one. She also attempted to qualify for the Britannic Asset Management International Championships and was again beaten in the first round. She next competed in the main draw of Wimbledon
where in the first round, she lost to Virginie Razzano
. Immediately after Wimbledon she headed to Felixstowe to participate in a $25,000 ITF tournament where she reached the quarterfinals. In August and September, she reached four consecutive ITF finals, winning three. She won the first in Bath beating Hannah Collin in the final. She was victorious in London when she defeated Yvonne Doyle but lost in the third final in Glasgow
to Selima Sfar
. In Sunderland, her fourth consecutive final of August and September, she won by again beating Hannah Collin. She competed in three more $25,000 ITF tournaments that year and reached the semifinals in two of them. Her final ranking of 2002 was world No.233.
for Anne was the qualifying event for the Moorilla Hobart International
where she lost to Tiffany Dabek in the first round. Keothavong then headed to the Australian Open
in order to attempt to qualify and she again lost in the first round to Sandra Kloesel. After this she headed to the ITF circuit and won the $25,000 event in Belfort
by defeating Nathalie Vierin
in the final. Two weeks later she reached the quarterfinals of a $25,000 ITF in Redbridge
and the week after that lost in the final of yet another $25,000 ITF in Ostrava
. In March she reached the quarterfinals of Redding
($25,000) and in April she headed to Portugal to represent Great Britain in the Fed Cup
. She won two of her four singles rubbers. May saw Anne reach the second round of qualifying for the French Open
. In her next tournament (Surbiton
$25,000) she reached the semifinals but had to withdraw before the match. Keothavong did not compete again until mid-June when she was given a wild card into the main draw of the Hastings Direct International where she was defeated by Japanese veteran, Ai Sugiyama
. A second consecutive wild card gave her entry into the main draw of Wimbledon
where she had to withdraw during her first round match against Katarina Srebotnik
with the score at 2–6 0–4. After Wimbledon she reached the final round of qualifying for the US Open
and lost to Maureen Drake
but had no more notable results that year. She finished the year with a singles ranking of world No. 177.
began well for Anne as she started of by successfully qualifying for the tier V, Moorilla Hobart International, beating Kaia Kanepi
along the way. In the first round she faced world No.69, Rita Grande
, from Italy but was beaten. This was followed by an attempt to qualify for the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open
. She was beaten in the first round of qualifying by Stephanie Gehrlein. In February she reached the quarterfinals of ITF events in Sunderland ($25,000) and St Paul ($50,000), beaten by Lisa Stanciute and Jill Craybas
respectively. The next month she won the sixth ITF title of her career by beating Mashona Washington
in the final of the $25,000 event in Redding. In late April and early May, she represented Britain in the Fed Cup
and won all three of her singles rubbers, but lost her one and only doubles match with partner, Elena Baltacha, before going on to lose in the first round of qualifying for the French Open
to Květa Peschke
. In the run up to Wimbledon, Anne was given a wild card into the main draw of the DFS Classic where in the first round she faced, world No.60, Marta Marrero
, who she managed to beat in three sets. Keothavong came up against world No.56, Maria Sánchez Lorenzo
(the 16th seed) in the second round and lost in three sets. She headed to the main draw of the Hastings International Direct, a tier II event
after whis and faced No.8 seed, Magdalena Maleeva
and was again beaten in three sets. A wild card granted Anne entry to the main draw of Wimbledon for the fourth consecutive year where she won her first round match, beating Nicole Pratt, the world No.41, in a performance assisted by a rain delay when Keothavong was 3–1 down in the first set. The eventual champion, Maria Sharapova, beat her in the second round. After Wimbledon, Anne played in two $50,000 ITF event in the United States reaching the second round in one and the quarterfinals in the second, in Lexington
where she had to withdraw due to sustaining serious ligament damage with the score at 5–7 3–5. She did not play again that year and finished the year with a ranking of world No. 175.
and the second two in Bath. She won the first two by beating Veronika Chvojkova and Claire Peterzan respectively and lost the third to compatriot, Melanie South
. The first of the two tournaments in Bath was also the only time Anne competed with her sister, Lena, in doubles on the ITF tour. They reached the quarterfinals together. In late April, Anne competed in the Fed Cup
and helped Britain avoid relegation from the Africa/Europe Zone Group I by beating Caroline Wozniacki
to help Britain beat Denmark
. This meant that although they lost ties against Serbia and Montenegro
and Slovenia
, they avoided a place in the relegation play-offs for another year. In May she reached the semifinals of a $25,000 ITF event in Monzón
where she lost to Angelique Kerber
. She was then given a wild card into the main draw of the DFS Classic where she lost to Laura Granville
in the first round. The was followed by a wild card into the Hastings Direct International qualifying tournament where Arantxa Parra Santonja
defeated her in the first round. After this, another wild card allowed Anne entry into the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships
where she faced Mariana Díaz-Oliva
in the first round and lost in straight sets.
After Wimbledon, Anne competed on the ITF circuit for the rest of the year (except when she reached the second round of the tier III event
, the Bell Challenge
, where she lost to Sofia Arvidsson
) and won two more titles. The first was in Nottingham, a $10,000 event, where she beat Karen Paterson
in a three set final and the second was a $25,000 tournament in Lagos
where she defeated Maša Zec Peškirič
to win the title. She also reached one more $25,000 ITF final this year, also in Lagos, where she lost to Petra Cetkovská
in three sets. Her year-end ranking for 2005 was world No. 239.
(tier III), the final round of qualifying for the Moorilla Hobart International (tier IV
) and the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open
. In February, Keothavong returned to Britain and reached the final of the ITF
tournament in Jersey
where she beat Ana Vrljić
to win the title. She then entered the $25,000 ITF tournament in Sunderland where she beat four compatriots; Melanie South, Rebecca Llewellyn
, Sarah Coles and Katie O'Brien
in straight sets to reach the final where she was beaten by Elise Tamaela. Later in February, Anne reached the quarterfinals of an ITF tournament in Orange
($25,000) and one month later, in March, she reached another ITF final, again $25,000. In April she reached the semifinals of the $25,000 ITF event in Patras
and competed for Great Britain in the Fed Cup
where she won one of her three singles rubbers. She qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg
, a tier III tournament, where she lost to Anna Smashnova
in the first round.
Keothavong competed in four tournaments in June: a $25,000 event in Surbiton, the DFS Classic, the Hastings Direct Championships and Wimbledon
. She was beaten by Laura Granville in the semifinals, Eleni Danilidou in round one, Vera Dushevina
in the first round and Karolina Šprem
in the first round respectively. During her American hard court season, she reached the quarterfinals of a $50,000 ITF tournament in Lexington where she fell to Camille Pin
of France. In August, Anne lost in the first round of qualifying for the US Open and followed this up with three consecutive first round losses in WTA events. She then returned to the ITF circuit playing $25,000 tournaments and won one more title, in Přerov
. She also reached two semifinals (Glasgow and Opole
) and a quarterfinal in Jersey. She ended the season with her world ranking at No. 168.
began in the same way as the 2006 for Anne; she again started her year by falling in qualifying for the WTA events in the Moorilla Hobart International and the Australian Open
. In February she reached two consecutive ITF
semifinals in Tipton ($25,000) and St. Paul ($50,000) before going on to lose in qualifying for the Cellular South Cup
and in qualifying for Indian Wells in March. Keothavong again represented her country in the Fed Cup
in April and won one of her three singles matches. In May she reached the semifinals of an ITF $25,000 in Antalya
and lost in the second round of the French Open
qualifying tournament to María Emilia Salerni
. As in 2006, June saw Keothavong lose in the first round of the DFS Classic
, the Hastings Direct International and Wimbledon
after she was given a wild card into each of these events. Elena Baltacha was her conqueror in the Hastings Direct whereas Jelena Janković
was the victor over Anne in Wimbledon.
After Wimbledon Anne reached two consecutive finals of $50,000 ITFs in Lexington and Vancouver
, facing Stéphanie Dubois
in the finals of both and winning once. Following this she lost in qualifying for the Rogers Cup, the US Open and Bali
before going on to reach her first ever WTA Tour semifinal in the Sunfeast Open
, a tier III tournament held in Kolkata
. She did this by defeating Sara Errani
in the first round, Sunitha Rao
in round two and Tzipi Obziler in the quarterfinals. She lost to Mariya Koryttseva
in the semifinals. In October she reached the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF in Rockhampton
and her year-ending singles ranking was world No. 122.
campaign began when Anne failed to qualify for the tier II tournament, the Medibank International
. She then attempted to qualify for the Australian Open
and won her first match against Jorgelina Cravero
before losing her second to Monica Niculescu
. February saw her join compatriots, Melanie South, Katie O'Brien and Elena Baltacha, to represent Britain in the Fed Cup
. Despite Anne winning each of her three singles matches in the round robin stage, Britain was forced to fight relegation from the Europe/Africa Group I by playing Portugal
. They won 2–0 thanks to yet another victory in singles from Anne and a singles victory from O'Brien. For the remainder of February, Keothavong competed on the ITF circuit
and reached the quarterfinals of a $25,000 event in Stockholm
and won a $25,000 title in Capriolo
. In early April she lost in the final of a $50,000 ITF; this one in Patras
where Magdaléna Rybáriková
defeated her in straight sets. Continuing competition on the ITF tour, she won a $50,000 ITF in Jounieh
, Lebanon
, despite break outs of fighting between Shia and Hezbollah militia less than ten miles away in Beirut
. This tournament win propelled Anne into the top 100 for the first time in her career and guaranteed her a place in the main draw of Wimbledon for the first time in her career; the first time a British woman had entered Wimbledon on merit since 1999. She then fell in the first round of qualifying for the French Open
before reaching another $50,000 ITF final (in Surbiton).
In the run up to Wimbledon, Anne lost in the first round of the DFS Classic
to Kateryna Bondarenko
and in the first round of the Ordina Open
to Sara Errani. In her first round match in Wimbledon, she faced American, Vania King, and lost the first set. She regrouped during a toilet break at the end of the first set and came back to win the match in three sets despite being 2–0 down in the deciding set. She then lost to the eventual champion, Venus Williams, in the second round. After Wimbledon Anne made a successful start to her American hard court season by winning three matches to qualify for the tier II event in Stanford
. She then defeated Sania Mirza
in the first round before giving Marion Bartoli
a tough time in round two in a match which she eventually lost in three tight sets. In August she entered the US Open for the first time in her career and faced Alexa Glatch in round one. She won the match and then went on to beat Francesca Schiavone in the second round in three sets. However No.5 seed, Elena Dementieva, proved to much for Keothavong in the third round; Anne lost. After the US Open, Anne won two more ITF events: Barnstaple
($50,000) and Kraków
($100,000) and as a result, her year end ranking was world No.61.
by launching her official website, www.annekeothavong.co.uk, before heading to the ASB Classic
where she reached the semifinals. En route she defeated Mirjana Lučić
, No.8 seed Carla Suárez Navarro
and Ayumi Morita
before falling in a three hour, three set battle to Elena Vesnina
. This was only the second time in her career that she reached the semifinals of a WTA Tour event. Anne then competed in the Moorilla Hobart International
where she faced a tough draw in round one against world No.25, Ágnes Szávay
. Nevertheless Anne came through without too much difficulty, beating Szávay in two sets. She lost to Virginie Razzano
in the second round. Anne then headed to the main draw of the Australian Open
for the first time in her career where she came up against Anna Chakvetadze
, who was the 17th seed. She lost in a controversial match where a mistake by the umpire allowed Chakvetadze to serve first in the final set, an advantage which should have gone to Keothavong. Anne was the fourth seed in her next tournament, the Cellular South Cup
, and she followed up on this seeding by reaching the semifinals of a WTA event for the second time in 2009. She defeated Maria Elena Camerin
, Michelle Larcher de Brito
and No.5 seed Marina Erakovic
on the way to being demolished by top seed Caroline Wozniacki
in the semifinals. Despite this crushing defeat, a semifinal run was enough to help Anne make the hop from world No.52 to world No.48, her debut in the top 50. Anne then endured three consecutive first round defeats in the BNP Paribas Open
, the Sony Ericsson Open
(both Premier Mandatory tournaments
) and a $100,000 ITF
tournament in Tourhout, Belgium, where she was forced to retire due to a viral illness.
Following this, Keothavong began her clay court
season by defeating Maret Ani
to reach the second round of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
where she was defeated by Lourdes Domínguez Lino
. This was followed by another first round defeat in a Premier event in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia
, this one at the hands of Carla Suárez Navarro
. In the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
she beat Mariana Duque Marino
in round one before losing to Lucie Šafářová
in the second round. In her very next tournament she reached the fourth WTA Tour semifinal of her career and her third in 2009 in the Warsaw Open
. She faced No.7 seed, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, in round one, American veteran Jill Craybas
in the second round, qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru
in the quarterfinals and was beaten by 8th seed Alona Bondarenko in the semifinals. Nevertheless, in reaching the semifinals she became the first British woman to reach the semifinals of a WTA clay court event since Jo Durie
reached the semis of the 1983 French Open
, 26 years before. She then came up against reigning World No.1, Dinara Safina
, in the first round of the French Open and endured the dreaded "double bagel" when she was defeated, 0–6 0–6. Anne began her grass court
season on home turf with a victory over Sofia Arvidsson
in the first round of the AEGON Classic
before losing to eventual semifinalist, Sania Mirza
, in round two. She was then defeated in the first round of the AEGON International
by world No.28, Sybille Bammer
, but saw off a mugger in central London who tried to snatch her handbag before heading to Wimbledon, where she experienced a first round loss to world No.80, Patricia Mayr
.
After this, Anne played the Bank of the West Classic
in Stanford, California, where she lost in the opening round of the singles to Elena Dementieva
. Anne also played in the doubles with Ayumi Morita
against Julie Coin
and Marie-Ève Pelletier
, trailing 4–6 5–3 when she attempted to run down a drop shot
and, in trying to avoid a collision with the net post, suffered a serious knee injury, rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament
and meniscus
, a similar injury to the one she suffered in 2004 in her right knee. This injury ended Anne's year and as a result, her year-end ranking dropped to world No.84.
at the Fed Cup
. She faced Patricia Mayr
of Austria
in her first match back and was beaten in straight sets. She partnered Sarah Borwell
to take on Mayr and Yvonne Meusburger
in the doubles and again lost in straight sets. However Keothavong did manage to claim victory in her other two singles ties against players from Belarus
and the Netherlands
.
Anne then returned to the tour at the Dow Corning Tennis Classic
in Michigan, USA in the 100k event. Anne battled past Croatia's Ivana Lisjak
in 3 sets before only dropping 2 games in a drubbing of Daniilidou of Greece. She then faced Marta Domachowska
of Poland and went down in 3 sets after she won the first.
At the Cellular South Cup
in Memphis
, Anne reached the semi finals, on her return to the main tour. By defeating Kristina Barrois
, Michelle Larcher De Brito
, and Karolina Šprem
in 3 impressive wins, all in straight sets. She then fell in three sets to Sofia Arvidsson
in the semifinals, after battling back from a set down lost she lost the decider.
Anne then competed in 2 Premier tournaments
, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells
and Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Anne crashed out in R1 in both tournaments. To Anna Chakvetadze
of Russia in 3 sets after winning the first to continue her losing record against her in Indian Wells. And in sad circumstances in Miami as she lost in straight sets to Tamira Paszek
and said afterwards "Frankly tennis didn’t seem that important today" after receiving news before the match that her grandmother had passed away.
Less than a week after her loss in Miami, Anne bounced back in a 75K event in Monzón
, Spain. She reached the quarter finals after beating two Asian players, Yurika Sema
of Japan in straight sets and Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn
in 3 after losing a tight first set. She bowed out to Maria Elena Camerin
of Italy in straight sets.
Anne then moved on to Torhout
, Belgium for a 50K event. She made it to the semifinals after taking out Shapatava of Georgia, Ukraine's Kristina Antoniychuk
and Canada's Valérie Tétreault
in straight sets. In the semi she faced another Canadian, Rebecca Marino
, Anne lost.
At Wimbledon she was defeated in the first round by Anastasia Rodionova.
Keothavong entered the 2010 Luxembourg Open using a protected ranking and reached the semifinals after beating Virginie Razzano
Patty Schnyder
and Iveta Benešová
but was beaten by Roberta Vinci
, preventing Anne from making her first WTA tour final.
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
, which ended 3 July 2011.
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player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha
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and is ranked 71st in the world (as of 7 November 2011). So far in her career she has won a total of 19 International Tennis Federation
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singles titles, 8 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 (achieved 23 February 2009). She has also reached the semifinals of four International tournaments
WTA International tournaments
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on the main tour and the semifinals of one Premier tournament
WTA Premier tournaments
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.
In terms of Grand Slam
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success, Anne's best result so far came at the 2008 US Open, where she reached the third round. She beat Alexa Glatch
Alexa Glatch
-Junior career:She started playing tennis at the age of five. As a junior player, she won the prestigious Easter Bowl title in the Girls 14s and Girls 18s divisions and the Orange Bowl in the Girls 16s division in 2004. She achieved a World Junior Ranking of #5 in 2005, advancing to the 2005 US...
in the first round and followed this up with a victory over the No. 25 seed, Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
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, a woman ranked 60 places above her. She faced world No. 6, Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
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, in round three and was defeated. Anne has also managed to reach the second round of Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
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on three occasions: in 2004
2004 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
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, 2008
2008 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
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and 2011. In 2004 she beat Nicole Pratt
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in the first round and lost to Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
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, the No. 13 seed, in straight sets in round two. The 2008 tournament saw her beat Vania King
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in round one but she went on to experience a second round loss to Venus Williams
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. In 2011 Wimbledon, she had a first round win over fellow Brit Naomi Broady, in straight sets, respectively. The score was 6-2 6-4 for Keothavong. She went on to face lefty Czech, and eventual champion, Petra Kvitova in the second round. She lost in straight sets, 2-6 1-6.
Personal life
Anne was born in HackneyLondon Borough of Hackney
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in London, to parents who had fled from their wartorn home country of Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
in the 1970s. Her father, Somsak, is an employee in a bank and encouraged all of his children to play short tennis
Short tennis
Short tennis is a format of the sport tennis. It is designed as a training game for players learning to play tennis. As such it is played on a smaller court - usually a badminton court - using a lower net and larger, softer ball. West Lothian Lesiure] Accessed 24-09-10 Short tennis has been...
from an early age. Her mother's name is Vathana and she has two brothers: James, who is a tennis umpire, and Mark. Keothavong's younger sister, Lena, also played tennis on the ITF tour briefly with limited success. Anne attended Kingsland High School
Kingsland Secondary school
Kingsland Secondary School was a school located on Shacklewell Lane in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It closed in August 2003.The school, originally built as Dalston County School in ca...
and earned seven GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
s and an A-level in maths.
Keothavong grew up playing park tennis on Hackney Downs
Hackney Downs
Hackney Downs is an open space and a broader area in Lower Clapton, in the London Borough of Hackney; it is also the name of a local council ward. It borders on Stoke Newington to the west and Shacklewell to the south...
and Highbury Fields
Highbury Fields
Highbury Fields is an open space in Highbury, in the London Borough of Islington, England. At 11.75 hectares , it is the largest open space in the borough.It extends north from Highbury Corner almost as far as Highbury Barn...
. Her preferred surface is hard, though she has also enjoyed success on clay, carpet and grass. She is coached by the Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...
's Head Coach of Women's Tennis Nigel Sears and by former player Claire Curran
Claire Curran
Claire Curran is an ex-professional female tennis player.Curran represented both Great Britain and Ireland in the Fed Cup during her career. She has a Fed Cup win-loss record of 20–7. She specialised primarily in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No.89...
and trains at the LTA's National Tennis Centre
National Tennis Centre (United Kingdom)
The United Kingdom's National Tennis Centre at Roehampton in south west London is the Lawn Tennis Association 's high performance training facility. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 29 March 2007....
at Roehampton
Roehampton
Roehampton is a district in south-west London, forming the western end of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It lies between the town of Barnes to the north, Putney to the east and Wimbledon Common to the south. The Richmond Park golf courses are west of the neighbourhood, and just south of these is...
, South-West London, where her fitness regime is overseen by the LTA's team of trainers
Athletic trainer
An athletic trainer is a certified, health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession since 1990....
and physiotherapists.
Playing style
Anne's greatest strength is her powerful forehandForehand
The forehand in tennis and other racket sports such as table tennis, squash and badminton is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body in the direction of where the player wants to place the shot...
which she uses to try to dominate play from the baseline and she adds as much topspin
Topspin
In ball sports, topspin is a property of a ball that rotates as if rolling in the same direction as it is moving. Topspin on a shot imparts a downward force that causes the ball to drop, due to its interaction with the air . It can be generated by hitting the ball with an up-and-forward swing, with...
as possible to increase the probability of the ball landing in court. As well as her forehand, she can rely on her first-serve
Serve (tennis)
A serve in tennis is a shot to start a point. A player begins a serve by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it into the diagonally opposite backside box without being stopped by the net. The ball can only touch the net on a return and will be considered good if it falls on the opposite side...
to get her some easy points as she often has a high first-serve percentage and usually wins the majority of points on her first-serve. She rarely has a match where she serves no ace
Ace (tennis)
In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point.In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement .The most common placement of an ace...
s at all and in her second round match at the 2008 US Open she served a total of seven aces throughout the match. These factors all combine to give Anne an advantage going into every service game.
Junior (1996–2001)
Anne played her first match on the junior ITF tour in February 1996, at age 12, and her last in August 2001. In singles she won one title at the LTA Junior International Tournament – Bisham Abbey where she beat compatriot Elena BaltachaElena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her...
in the final. She also reached a total of three semifinals (one of which was at the 2001 Wimbledon girls' tournament where she was beaten by Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
) and ten quarterfinals. She finished her juniors career with a singles win–loss record of 44–40 and a career-high ranking of world No.60 (achieved 3 January 2000).
In junior doubles she won one tournament, the 13th Salik Open and lost in the final of two others: the LTA International Junior Tournament – Bisham Abbey and the 11th Malaysian International Junior Championships. All three of these were in 1999 and all three were partnering Elena Baltacha. Her career-high doubles ranking was world No.93 (achieved 2 January 2001) and her doubles win–loss record was 27–34.
1998–2001
Anne played her first professional match on the ITF circuit in April 19981998 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
, at age 14, when she fell in the first round of qualifying for the $10,000 tournament in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. That year she played only two more matches (in the qualifying tournaments for the $10,000 ITF events in Hatfield
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It has a population of 29,616, and is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town...
and Felixstowe
Felixstowe
Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
) and lost both of them. She finished the year without a world ranking.
During May 1999
1999 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
, Anne played in a total of five ITF tournaments with her best result being in the $10,000 event in Sunderland where she won three matches to qualify and then reached the second round. In the other four events, she either lost in the first round or qualifying stages. Her final ranking of the year was world No.702.
In 2000
2000 WTA Tour
The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 28th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S...
, Keothavong played ten ITF tournaments, losing in the qualifying stages in one, round one in three others, the second round four times (once as a lucky loser
Lucky loser (tennis)
A lucky loser is a sports player who loses a match in the final qualifying round of a knockout tournament, but who then enters the main draw when another player withdraws after the tournament has started because of illness or injury. The lucky loser then enters the main draw, normally in place of...
) and the quarterfinal in the $50,000 tournament in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. The other tournament she entered was the qualifying event for Wimbledon
2000 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport 6-3 7-6 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:...
in which she participated courtesy of a wild card
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
. She beat Eva Martincova in round one of qualifying before losing to Yuka Yoshida. She improved her ranking to world No. 377.
2001
2001 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...
started well for Anne; in her first tournament of the year she won the title by beating compatriot Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith is an English professional tennis player. She is coached by Jeremy Bates. She is currently the British no. 6 and ranked 242 in the world...
in the quarterfinals and Elodie Le Bescond in the final. She then reached the quarterfinals of her next tournament, the $10,000 event in Tipton
Tipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
. In February she reached the semifinals in Sutton
Sutton, London
Sutton is a large suburban town in southwest London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Sutton. It is located south-southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The town was connected to central London by...
($25,000) as a qualifier. She played in the Fed Cup
2001 Fed Cup
The 2001 Fed Cup was the 39th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was reduced to 8 teams, divided into two pools, with the winners meeting in the finals. 90 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the...
for the first time in April and lost all three of her singles rubbers in straight sets. In June she was given wild cards into the qualifying draws for the DFS Classic
DFS Classic
The AEGON Classic, formerly known as the DFS Classic, is an International series tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts...
(where she was beaten in the first round of qualifying) and the Britannic Asset Management International Championships (where she reached the second round of qualifying) and the main draw of Wimbledon
2001 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Justine Henin in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0.This tournament saw a second first round loss for World No. 1 Martina Hingis, who previously fell in the first round in 1999. This time she fell to World No...
. She faced Janet Lee
Janet Lee
Janet Lee is a Taiwanese-American retired professional tennis player. She won three doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She competed in all four Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles...
in round one and lost. In September and October she reached three ITF quarterfinals (one $50,000, one $25,000 and one $10,000) and one semifinal ($25,000). Her world ranking at the end of 2001 was world No. 268.
2002
Anne's 20022002 WTA Tour
The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events....
season started slowly; she played in thirteen ITF tournaments and did not pass the second round in any. In June, she was given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the DFS Classic where she lost in round one. She also attempted to qualify for the Britannic Asset Management International Championships and was again beaten in the first round. She next competed in the main draw of Wimbledon
2002 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-3 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:...
where in the first round, she lost to Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano , is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 4. Razzano, who was born in Dijon, has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009. As of May 2011, she is ranked...
. Immediately after Wimbledon she headed to Felixstowe to participate in a $25,000 ITF tournament where she reached the quarterfinals. In August and September, she reached four consecutive ITF finals, winning three. She won the first in Bath beating Hannah Collin in the final. She was victorious in London when she defeated Yvonne Doyle but lost in the third final in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
to Selima Sfar
Selima Sfar
Selima Sfar is a Tunisian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world . She has experienced most of her success in ITF tournaments, winning eleven singles tournaments and twenty doubles tournaments...
. In Sunderland, her fourth consecutive final of August and September, she won by again beating Hannah Collin. She competed in three more $25,000 ITF tournaments that year and reached the semifinals in two of them. Her final ranking of 2002 was world No.233.
2003
The first tournament of 20032003 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...
for Anne was the qualifying event for the Moorilla Hobart International
Moorilla Hobart International
The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
where she lost to Tiffany Dabek in the first round. Keothavong then headed to the Australian Open
2003 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6 3–6 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2003 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Venus Williams # Jennifer Capriati ...
in order to attempt to qualify and she again lost in the first round to Sandra Kloesel. After this she headed to the ITF circuit and won the $25,000 event in Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...
by defeating Nathalie Vierin
Nathalie Vierin
Nathalie Vierin is an Italian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 103, which she reached on May 15, 2006...
in the final. Two weeks later she reached the quarterfinals of a $25,000 ITF in Redbridge
Redbridge, London
Redbridge is a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge in north-east London. It is home to Redbridge Institute of Adult Education and Redbridge Football Club.-Etymology:...
and the week after that lost in the final of yet another $25,000 ITF in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
. In March she reached the quarterfinals of Redding
Redding, California
Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...
($25,000) and in April she headed to Portugal to represent Great Britain in the Fed Cup
2003 Fed Cup
The 2003 Fed Cup was the 41st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 79 nations participated in the tournament...
. She won two of her four singles rubbers. May saw Anne reach the second round of qualifying for the French Open
2003 French Open - Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters 6-0, 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2003 French Open-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
. In her next tournament (Surbiton
Surbiton
Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is situated next to the River Thames, with a mixture of Art-Deco courts, more recent residential blocks and grand, spacious 19th century townhouses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing estates...
$25,000) she reached the semifinals but had to withdraw before the match. Keothavong did not compete again until mid-June when she was given a wild card into the main draw of the Hastings Direct International where she was defeated by Japanese veteran, Ai Sugiyama
Ai Sugiyama
is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...
. A second consecutive wild card gave her entry into the main draw of Wimbledon
2003 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:...
where she had to withdraw during her first round match against Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
with the score at 2–6 0–4. After Wimbledon she reached the final round of qualifying for the US Open
2003 US Open - Women's Singles
The women's singles competition at the 2003 US Open started on Monday, August 25, 2003 in New York City. Serena Williams was the champion in 2002; however, she did not participate in 2003 because of injury. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the Champion defeating Kim Clijsters in the final, 7-5, 6-1...
and lost to Maureen Drake
Maureen Drake
Maureen Drake is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 47, which she reached on September 13, 1999. Her career high doubles ranking is No...
but had no more notable results that year. She finished the year with a singles ranking of world No. 177.
2004
20042004 WTA Tour
The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events....
began well for Anne as she started of by successfully qualifying for the tier V, Moorilla Hobart International, beating Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
along the way. In the first round she faced world No.69, Rita Grande
Rita Grande
Rita Grande is a professional female tennis player from Italy.-Singles :*2001: Hobart, Australia*2001: Bratislava, Slovakia*2003: Casablanca, Morocco-Singles finalist :*1999: Hobart...
, from Italy but was beaten. This was followed by an attempt to qualify for the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open
2004 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she withdrew due to a left knee injury.Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.- Seeds :# Justine Henin-Hardenne ...
. She was beaten in the first round of qualifying by Stephanie Gehrlein. In February she reached the quarterfinals of ITF events in Sunderland ($25,000) and St Paul ($50,000), beaten by Lisa Stanciute and Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
respectively. The next month she won the sixth ITF title of her career by beating Mashona Washington
Mashona Washington
Mashona Washington is a professional tennis player from the United States.Mashona's career high singles ranking is no. 50 which she reached on November 8, 2004, and her career high doubles ranking is no...
in the final of the $25,000 event in Redding. In late April and early May, she represented Britain in the Fed Cup
2004 Fed Cup
The 2004 Fed Cup was the 42nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 77 nations participated in the tournament...
and won all three of her singles rubbers, but lost her one and only doubles match with partner, Elena Baltacha, before going on to lose in the first round of qualifying for the French Open
2004 French Open - Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but she stunned in the second round by Tathiana Garbin. This was Henin-Hardenne's only loss at the French Open from 2003 until 2010....
to Květa Peschke
Kveta Peschke
Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet...
. In the run up to Wimbledon, Anne was given a wild card into the main draw of the DFS Classic where in the first round she faced, world No.60, Marta Marrero
Marta Marrero
Marta Marrero Marrero is a former professional Spanish tennis player. She reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, won two WTA doubles titles, and also won a total of 12 ITF singles and doubles titles. Her highest singles rank on the WTA Tour was World Number 47, which she reached in 2004...
, who she managed to beat in three sets. Keothavong came up against world No.56, Maria Sánchez Lorenzo
María Sánchez Lorenzo
María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo is a retired Spanish professional tennis player.Her highest WTA ranking has been World No...
(the 16th seed) in the second round and lost in three sets. She headed to the main draw of the Hastings International Direct, a tier II event
WTA Tier II Events
The WTA Tier II tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis second-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled...
after whis and faced No.8 seed, Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva is a Bulgarian former tennis player. She played on the WTA tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to June 2007. Her best position in the WTA Tour was no. 4 between January 29 to February 4, 1996....
and was again beaten in three sets. A wild card granted Anne entry to the main draw of Wimbledon for the fourth consecutive year where she won her first round match, beating Nicole Pratt, the world No.41, in a performance assisted by a rain delay when Keothavong was 3–1 down in the first set. The eventual champion, Maria Sharapova, beat her in the second round. After Wimbledon, Anne played in two $50,000 ITF event in the United States reaching the second round in one and the quarterfinals in the second, in Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
where she had to withdraw due to sustaining serious ligament damage with the score at 5–7 3–5. She did not play again that year and finished the year with a ranking of world No. 175.
2005
Anne recovered well from her injury and returned to action ahead of schedule in March at the $10,000 ITF tournament in Sunderland where she suffered a three set, first round defeat to Verdiana Verardi. She then immediately reached three successive $10,000 ITF finals; the first in BoltonBolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
and the second two in Bath. She won the first two by beating Veronika Chvojkova and Claire Peterzan respectively and lost the third to compatriot, Melanie South
Melanie South
Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British number 7 and ranked 310 in the world...
. The first of the two tournaments in Bath was also the only time Anne competed with her sister, Lena, in doubles on the ITF tour. They reached the quarterfinals together. In late April, Anne competed in the Fed Cup
2005 Fed Cup
The 2005 Fed Cup was the 43rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 76 nations participated in the tournament...
and helped Britain avoid relegation from the Africa/Europe Zone Group I by beating Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
to help Britain beat Denmark
Denmark Fed Cup team
The Denmark Fed Cup team represents Denmark in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Dansk Tennis Forbund. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
. This meant that although they lost ties against Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia Fed Cup team
The Serbian Fed Cup team represents Serbia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Serbia Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current team:-Before 1992:...
and Slovenia
Slovenia Fed Cup team
The Slovenia Fed Cup team represents Slovenia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovene Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
, they avoided a place in the relegation play-offs for another year. In May she reached the semifinals of a $25,000 ITF event in Monzón
Monzón
Monzón is a small town in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It has a population of 17,050. It is located in the northeast and adjoins the rivers Cinca and Sosa.-Historical overview:...
where she lost to Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber is a professional German tennis player of Polish descent, who has considered representing Poland. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011...
. She was then given a wild card into the main draw of the DFS Classic where she lost to Laura Granville
Laura Granville
Laura Granville is an American professional tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58. As of November 17, 2008, she is ranked World No...
in the first round. The was followed by a wild card into the Hastings Direct International qualifying tournament where Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
defeated her in the first round. After this, another wild card allowed Anne entry into the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships
2005 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Venus Williams in the semifinals.Williams won the title, defeating compatriot and World No...
where she faced Mariana Díaz-Oliva
Mariana Diaz-Oliva
Mariana Díaz-Oliva is a retired professional female tennis player from Argentina. Right-handed, she played professionally from September 1992 to October 12, 2006. Her highest ranks were 42nd for singles and 93rd for doubles, both in 2001.-Singles finals: 3 :-External links:...
in the first round and lost in straight sets.
After Wimbledon, Anne competed on the ITF circuit for the rest of the year (except when she reached the second round of the tier III event
WTA Tier III Events
The WTA Tier III tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis third-level tournaments held from 1988 to 2008. The line-up of events varied over the years due to tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled...
, the Bell Challenge
Bell Challenge
The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts....
, where she lost to Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
) and won two more titles. The first was in Nottingham, a $10,000 event, where she beat Karen Paterson
Karen Paterson
Karen Paterson is a Scottish ex-professional tennis player who was active between the years 1998 and 2007. She won a total of 2 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles, reaching a career-high ranking of world no. 369 in singles and world no. 220 as a doubles player...
in a three set final and the second was a $25,000 tournament in Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
where she defeated Maša Zec Peškirič
Masa Zec Peskiric
Maša Zec Peškirič is a professional Slovenian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 93, which she reached on June 15, 2009. Her career high in doubles is No...
to win the title. She also reached one more $25,000 ITF final this year, also in Lagos, where she lost to Petra Cetkovská
Petra Cetkovská
Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:...
in three sets. Her year-end ranking for 2005 was world No. 239.
2006
Anne started her 2006 season by losing in the first round of qualifying for the Brisbane InternationalBrisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
(tier III), the final round of qualifying for the Moorilla Hobart International (tier IV
WTA Tier IV Events
The WTA Tier IV tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis fourth-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled. The series resulted from a reform of the WTA tour in 1988, offering more...
) and the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open
2006 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daniela Hantuchová.Amélie Mauresmo, the third seed, ultimately won the tournament, her first major championship. Her finals opponent, eighth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired down 2–0 in the second set, already down a...
. In February, Keothavong returned to Britain and reached the final of the ITF
2006 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour...
tournament in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
where she beat Ana Vrljić
Ana Vrljić
Ana Vrljić is a professional Croatian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 21, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 191. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. She made it to the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Swedish Open defeating Angelique Kerber and Arantxa...
to win the title. She then entered the $25,000 ITF tournament in Sunderland where she beat four compatriots; Melanie South, Rebecca Llewellyn
Rebecca Llewellyn
Rebecca Llewellyn is a retired British tennis player. During her career, she won one International Tennis Federation title in singles and seven in doubles. She reached career-high rankings of world No.280 in singles and world No.309 in doubles...
, Sarah Coles and Katie O'Brien
Katie O'Brien
Katie Jill O'Brien is an English former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She was briefly the British No. 1 tennis player...
in straight sets to reach the final where she was beaten by Elise Tamaela. Later in February, Anne reached the quarterfinals of an ITF tournament in Orange
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
($25,000) and one month later, in March, she reached another ITF final, again $25,000. In April she reached the semifinals of the $25,000 ITF event in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
and competed for Great Britain in the Fed Cup
2006 Fed Cup
The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. A total of 76 nations participated in the tournament...
where she won one of her three singles rubbers. She qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg
Internationaux de Strasbourg
The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
, a tier III tournament, where she lost to Anna Smashnova
Anna Smashnova
Anna Smashnova is a former professional tennis player from Israel. She retired from professional tennis after Wimbledon 2007.Smashnova, who has been noted as having a great last name for a tennis player, reached her career-high singles ranking of World # 15 in 2003. She was in 13 finals, and won...
in the first round.
Keothavong competed in four tournaments in June: a $25,000 event in Surbiton, the DFS Classic, the Hastings Direct Championships and Wimbledon
2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Results of the Ladies' Singles at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Schedule:-Seeds:# Amélie Mauresmo # Kim Clijsters # Justine Henin-Hardenne # Maria Sharapova ...
. She was beaten by Laura Granville in the semifinals, Eleni Danilidou in round one, Vera Dushevina
Vera Dushevina
Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a...
in the first round and Karolina Šprem
Karolina Šprem
Karolina Šprem was a Croatian tennis player.She has won eight titles all at the ITF level. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she defeated two-time champion, four-time finalist and then-world No...
in the first round respectively. During her American hard court season, she reached the quarterfinals of a $50,000 ITF tournament in Lexington where she fell to Camille Pin
Camille Pin
Camille Pin is a former French professional tennis player. Pin played right-handed and is 162 cm, or 5' 3¾" tall....
of France. In August, Anne lost in the first round of qualifying for the US Open and followed this up with three consecutive first round losses in WTA events. She then returned to the ITF circuit playing $25,000 tournaments and won one more title, in Přerov
Prerov
Přerov is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic where the Bečva river flows through. Přerov is a statute town . It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the...
. She also reached two semifinals (Glasgow and Opole
Opole
Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...
) and a quarterfinal in Jersey. She ended the season with her world ranking at No. 168.
2007
The 2007 season2007 WTA Tour
The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also...
began in the same way as the 2006 for Anne; she again started her year by falling in qualifying for the WTA events in the Moorilla Hobart International and the Australian Open
2007 Australian Open - Women's Singles
-Seeds:# Maria Sharapova # Amélie Mauresmo # Svetlana Kuznetsova # Kim Clijsters # Nadia Petrova # Martina Hingis # Elena Dementieva ...
. In February she reached two consecutive ITF
2007 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour...
semifinals in Tipton ($25,000) and St. Paul ($50,000) before going on to lose in qualifying for the Cellular South Cup
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the...
and in qualifying for Indian Wells in March. Keothavong again represented her country in the Fed Cup
2007 Fed Cup
The 2007 Fed Cup is the 45th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. 74 nations participated in the tournament...
in April and won one of her three singles matches. In May she reached the semifinals of an ITF $25,000 in Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
and lost in the second round of the French Open
2007 French Open - Women's Singles
The two-time defending champion was Justine Henin. She captured her 4th and 3rd consecutive French Open title after defeating Ana Ivanović of Serbia 6-1, 6-2 in the championship match...
qualifying tournament to María Emilia Salerni
María Emilia Salerni
María Emilia Salerni , known as Pitu Salerni, was an Argentine professional tennis player from the city of Rafaela, province of Santa Fe....
. As in 2006, June saw Keothavong lose in the first round of the DFS Classic
2007 DFS Classic
The 2007 DFS Classic was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 2007 WTA Tour...
, the Hastings Direct International and Wimbledon
2007 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion but was knocked out in the fourth round by Nicole Vaidišová.23rd seed Venus Williams defeated Marion Bartoli in the final, 6–4, 6–1...
after she was given a wild card into each of these events. Elena Baltacha was her conqueror in the Hastings Direct whereas Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
was the victor over Anne in Wimbledon.
After Wimbledon Anne reached two consecutive finals of $50,000 ITFs in Lexington and Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, facing Stéphanie Dubois
Stéphanie Dubois
Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 and she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 95 in the world on May 26, 2008.-2004–present:...
in the finals of both and winning once. Following this she lost in qualifying for the Rogers Cup, the US Open and Bali
2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic - Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but chose not to play this year.-Seeds:The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Jelena Janković # Daniela Hantuchová # Patty Schnyder ...
before going on to reach her first ever WTA Tour semifinal in the Sunfeast Open
2007 Sunfeast Open
The 2007 Sunfeast Open was a tennis event on the 2007 WTA Tour. It was a USD 175,000 tournament organised for womens's professional tennis. This was the third edition of the tournament.-Seeds:-Qualifiers:...
, a tier III tournament held in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. She did this by defeating Sara Errani
Sara Errani
Sara Errani , nicknamed "Poco Gigante", is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On February 23, 2009, she reached a new career high of No. 31 on the Tour rankings...
in the first round, Sunitha Rao
Sunitha Rao
Sunitha Manohar Rao is a former American professional tennis player of Indian background. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Rao has 8 career titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and has reached many finals in singles.-Early life:...
in round two and Tzipi Obziler in the quarterfinals. She lost to Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 50 in the world, which she achieved on August 18, 2008....
in the semifinals. In October she reached the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF in Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland
Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....
and her year-ending singles ranking was world No. 122.
2008
Anne's 20082008 WTA Tour
The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No...
campaign began when Anne failed to qualify for the tier II tournament, the Medibank International
2008 Medibank International - Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 6, 2007.Justine Henin won in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.-Seeds:The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Justine Henin ...
. She then attempted to qualify for the Australian Open
2008 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković.Maria Sharapova won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanović to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament...
and won her first match against Jorgelina Cravero
Jorgelina Cravero
Jorgelina Cravero is a professional Argentine tennis player. In 2007 Cravero qualified for three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, losing in the opening round every time, including to Justine Henin at Wimbledon 2007. She lost to Martina Müller at the 2007 Australian Open and Aravane Rezaï at the...
before losing her second to Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...
. February saw her join compatriots, Melanie South, Katie O'Brien and Elena Baltacha, to represent Britain in the Fed Cup
2008 Fed Cup
The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. 8 teams contested the World Group, and 85 teams competed in total...
. Despite Anne winning each of her three singles matches in the round robin stage, Britain was forced to fight relegation from the Europe/Africa Group I by playing Portugal
Portugal Fed Cup team
The Portugal Fed Cup team represents Portugal in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Tenis. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I in 2010, but were relegated to Group II for 2011.-History:...
. They won 2–0 thanks to yet another victory in singles from Anne and a singles victory from O'Brien. For the remainder of February, Keothavong competed on the ITF circuit
2008 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
and reached the quarterfinals of a $25,000 event in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and won a $25,000 title in Capriolo
Capriolo
Capriolo is a town and comune in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated directly south of Lago d'Iseo....
. In early April she lost in the final of a $50,000 ITF; this one in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
where Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:...
defeated her in straight sets. Continuing competition on the ITF tour, she won a $50,000 ITF in Jounieh
Jounieh
Jounieh is a Mediterranean coastal city about 16 kilometers north of Beirut, Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts, pubs, restaurants and nightclubs, as well as its old stone souk, ferry, and cablecar , which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, despite break outs of fighting between Shia and Hezbollah militia less than ten miles away in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
. This tournament win propelled Anne into the top 100 for the first time in her career and guaranteed her a place in the main draw of Wimbledon for the first time in her career; the first time a British woman had entered Wimbledon on merit since 1999. She then fell in the first round of qualifying for the French Open
2008 French Open - Women's Singles
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.Ana Ivanović won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Dinara Safina. This is Ivanovic's Third Grand Slam Final, Second French Open Final, and her First Grand Slam Singles Title...
before reaching another $50,000 ITF final (in Surbiton).
In the run up to Wimbledon, Anne lost in the first round of the DFS Classic
2008 DFS Classic - Singles
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.Kateryna Bondarenko won in the final 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, against Yanina Wickmayer.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
to Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
and in the first round of the Ordina Open
2008 Ordina Open - Women's Singles
Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Alona Bondarenko.Tamarine Tanasugarn won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Dinara Safina.-Seeds:The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round....
to Sara Errani. In her first round match in Wimbledon, she faced American, Vania King, and lost the first set. She regrouped during a toilet break at the end of the first set and came back to win the match in three sets despite being 2–0 down in the deciding set. She then lost to the eventual champion, Venus Williams, in the second round. After Wimbledon Anne made a successful start to her American hard court season by winning three matches to qualify for the tier II event in Stanford
2008 Bank of the West Classic - Singles
Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Marion Bartoli.Aleksandra Wozniak won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Marion Bartoli.-Seeds:The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Serena Williams ...
. She then defeated Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
in the first round before giving Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
a tough time in round two in a match which she eventually lost in three tight sets. In August she entered the US Open for the first time in her career and faced Alexa Glatch in round one. She won the match and then went on to beat Francesca Schiavone in the second round in three sets. However No.5 seed, Elena Dementieva, proved to much for Keothavong in the third round; Anne lost. After the US Open, Anne won two more ITF events: Barnstaple
Barnstaple
Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...
($50,000) and Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
($100,000) and as a result, her year end ranking was world No.61.
2009
Anne began her 2009 season2009 WTA Tour
The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events....
by launching her official website, www.annekeothavong.co.uk, before heading to the ASB Classic
2009 ASB Classic - Singles
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year due to her pregnancy.Elena Dementieva won in the final 6–4, 6–1, against Elena Vesnina.-Seeds:# Elena Dementieva # Caroline Wozniacki ...
where she reached the semifinals. En route she defeated Mirjana Lučić
Mirjana Lucic
Mirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina...
, No.8 seed Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suarez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...
and Ayumi Morita
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
before falling in a three hour, three set battle to Elena Vesnina
Elena Vesnina
Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009...
. This was only the second time in her career that she reached the semifinals of a WTA Tour event. Anne then competed in the Moorilla Hobart International
2009 Moorilla Hobart International - Singles
Eleni Daniilidou was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.Petra Kvitová defeated Iveta Benešová in the final, 7-5, 6-1 to become the 2009 champion.-Seeds:# Flavia Pennetta # Patty Schnyder ...
where she faced a tough draw in round one against world No.25, Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.- Background :...
. Nevertheless Anne came through without too much difficulty, beating Szávay in two sets. She lost to Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano , is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 4. Razzano, who was born in Dijon, has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009. As of May 2011, she is ranked...
in the second round. Anne then headed to the main draw of the Australian Open
2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, due to a shoulder injury.Serena Williams won in the final 6–0, 6–3, against Dinara Safina.-Seeds:# Jelena Janković ...
for the first time in her career where she came up against Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
, who was the 17th seed. She lost in a controversial match where a mistake by the umpire allowed Chakvetadze to serve first in the final set, an advantage which should have gone to Keothavong. Anne was the fourth seed in her next tournament, the Cellular South Cup
2009 Cellular South Cup - Singles
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but was off the Tour indefinitely due to pregnancy.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Victoria Azarenka # Lucie Šafářová # Anne Keothavong ...
, and she followed up on this seeding by reaching the semifinals of a WTA event for the second time in 2009. She defeated Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, Michelle Larcher de Brito
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Michelle Caroline Larcher de Brito, born Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito, also known as Michelle Larcher de Brito or Michelle Brito is a Portuguese tennis player. Larcher de Brito's family moved to the United States when she was nine years old so she could attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis...
and No.5 seed Marina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No...
on the way to being demolished by top seed Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
in the semifinals. Despite this crushing defeat, a semifinal run was enough to help Anne make the hop from world No.52 to world No.48, her debut in the top 50. Anne then endured three consecutive first round defeats in the BNP Paribas Open
2009 BNP Paribas Open - Women's Singles
Ana Ivanović was the defending champion, but lost to Vera Zvonareva in the final.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Dinara Safina # Jelena Janković # Elena Dementieva ...
, the Sony Ericsson Open
2009 Sony Ericsson Open - Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Serena Williams # Dinara Safina # Jelena Janković ...
(both Premier Mandatory tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments
Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million....
) and a $100,000 ITF
2009 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to...
tournament in Tourhout, Belgium, where she was forced to retire due to a viral illness.
Following this, Keothavong began her clay court
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
season by defeating Maret Ani
Maret Ani
Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi....
to reach the second round of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem - Singles
Gisela Dulko was the defending champion, but chose to participate in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix which was held the same week.In the final, Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Ekaterina Makarova, 6–0, 6–1.-Seeds:...
where she was defeated by Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Lourdes Domínguez Lino is a Spanish professional female tennis player. On 11 September 2006 Domínguez Lino reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
. This was followed by another first round defeat in a Premier event in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Women's Singles
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Svetlana Kuznetsova.Dinara Safina won in the final, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
, this one at the hands of Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suarez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...
. In the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open - Women's Singles
Dinara Safina defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4 for the title.-Seeds:The four Rome semifinalists received a bye into the second round.# Dinara Safina # Serena Williams # Elena Dementieva ...
she beat Mariana Duque Marino
Mariana Duque Marino
Mariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá. Her career high rank is #94, achieved on February 22, 2010....
in round one before losing to Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
in the second round. In her very next tournament she reached the fourth WTA Tour semifinal of her career and her third in 2009 in the Warsaw Open
2009 Warsaw Open - Singles
-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Agnieszka Radwańska # Zheng Jie # Aleksandra Wozniak # Sara Errani Daniela Hantuchová ...
. She faced No.7 seed, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, in round one, American veteran Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
in the second round, qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...
in the quarterfinals and was beaten by 8th seed Alona Bondarenko in the semifinals. Nevertheless, in reaching the semifinals she became the first British woman to reach the semifinals of a WTA clay court event since Jo Durie
Jo Durie
Jo Durie is a former world number 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles.-Singles career:...
reached the semis of the 1983 French Open
1983 French Open - Women's Singles
Chris Evert defeated Mima Jaušovec 6-1 6-2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1983 French Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
, 26 years before. She then came up against reigning World No.1, Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
, in the first round of the French Open and endured the dreaded "double bagel" when she was defeated, 0–6 0–6. Anne began her grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
season on home turf with a victory over Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
in the first round of the AEGON Classic
2009 AEGON Classic - Singles
Kateryna Bondarenko was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Zheng Jie # Kaia Kanepi # Aleksandra Wozniak ...
before losing to eventual semifinalist, Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
, in round two. She was then defeated in the first round of the AEGON International
2009 AEGON International - Women's Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Virginie Razzano.-Seeds:# Elena Dementieva # Svetlana Kuznetsova # Jelena Janković # Vera Zvonareva ...
by world No.28, Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007....
, but saw off a mugger in central London who tried to snatch her handbag before heading to Wimbledon, where she experienced a first round loss to world No.80, Patricia Mayr
Patricia Mayr
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009...
.
After this, Anne played the Bank of the West Classic
Bank of the West Classic
The Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. The 2011 event will be held on July 25th to July 31st. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world...
in Stanford, California, where she lost in the opening round of the singles to Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
. Anne also played in the doubles with Ayumi Morita
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
against Julie Coin
Julie Coin
Julie Coin is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's #1 ranked female singles player, and #1 seed, Ana Ivanović at the 2008 US Open. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career high...
and Marie-Ève Pelletier
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Marie-Ève Pelletier is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career high ranking of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005 and a career high of 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.-1998–present:...
, trailing 4–6 5–3 when she attempted to run down a drop shot
Drop shot
A drop shot in tennis is slicing, putting a backspin on the ball just over the net. A good drop shot travels such that the opponent is unable to run fast enough to retrieve it....
and, in trying to avoid a collision with the net post, suffered a serious knee injury, rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
and meniscus
Meniscus
The meniscus is the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container or another object, caused by surface tension. It can be either convex or concave. A convex meniscus occurs when the molecules have a stronger attraction to each other than to the material of the...
, a similar injury to the one she suffered in 2004 in her right knee. This injury ended Anne's year and as a result, her year-end ranking dropped to world No.84.
2010
After six months out of action due to her knee injury, Keothavong returned to competitive action in February 20102010 WTA Tour
The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
at the Fed Cup
2010 Fed Cup
The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States...
. She faced Patricia Mayr
Patricia Mayr
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009...
of Austria
Austria Fed Cup team
The Austria Fed Cup team represents Austria in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Osterreichischer Tennisverband. They currently compete in the World Group II.-History:...
in her first match back and was beaten in straight sets. She partnered Sarah Borwell
Sarah Borwell
Sarah Leah Borwell is an English professional tennis player who specialises primarily in doubles. She is currently the British number 1 in doubles, ranked 67 in the world...
to take on Mayr and Yvonne Meusburger
Yvonne Meusburger
Yvonne Meusburger is a tennis player from Austria. She is currently the country's third highest ranked female player. Her career high ranking is No. 60, a ranking she achieved on 19 November 2007.-Tennis career:...
in the doubles and again lost in straight sets. However Keothavong did manage to claim victory in her other two singles ties against players from Belarus
Belarus Fed Cup team
The Belarus Fed Cup team represents Belarus in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
and the Netherlands
Netherlands Fed Cup team
The Netherlands Fed Cup team represents the Netherlands in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
.
Anne then returned to the tour at the Dow Corning Tennis Classic
Dow Corning Tennis Classic
Dow Corning Tennis Classic is a ITF Circuit Tennis Tournament organised for Women's Professional tennis. It is played in February-March each year in Midland, Michigan, USA. . Since 2010 it has been a 100K tournament. It is one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year.-Singles:-Doubles:...
in Michigan, USA in the 100k event. Anne battled past Croatia's Ivana Lisjak
Ivana Lisjak
Ivana Lisjak is a female tennis player from Croatia. Her current WTA ranking is No. 266 . She began playing tennis at the age of three when her sister introduced her to the sport at their tennis club....
in 3 sets before only dropping 2 games in a drubbing of Daniilidou of Greece. She then faced Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such...
of Poland and went down in 3 sets after she won the first.
At the Cellular South Cup
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the...
in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, Anne reached the semi finals, on her return to the main tour. By defeating Kristina Barrois
Kristina Barrois
Kristina Barrois is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No...
, Michelle Larcher De Brito
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Michelle Caroline Larcher de Brito, born Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito, also known as Michelle Larcher de Brito or Michelle Brito is a Portuguese tennis player. Larcher de Brito's family moved to the United States when she was nine years old so she could attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis...
, and Karolina Šprem
Karolina Šprem
Karolina Šprem was a Croatian tennis player.She has won eight titles all at the ITF level. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she defeated two-time champion, four-time finalist and then-world No...
in 3 impressive wins, all in straight sets. She then fell in three sets to Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
in the semifinals, after battling back from a set down lost she lost the decider.
Anne then competed in 2 Premier tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments
Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million....
, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
and Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Anne crashed out in R1 in both tournaments. To Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
of Russia in 3 sets after winning the first to continue her losing record against her in Indian Wells. And in sad circumstances in Miami as she lost in straight sets to Tamira Paszek
Tamira Paszek
Tamira Shelah Paszek is a professional tennis player from Austria. As of July 4, 2011, she is the no.1 ranked tennis player from Austria in the WTA ranking, at No. 41....
and said afterwards "Frankly tennis didn’t seem that important today" after receiving news before the match that her grandmother had passed away.
Less than a week after her loss in Miami, Anne bounced back in a 75K event in Monzón
Monzón
Monzón is a small town in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It has a population of 17,050. It is located in the northeast and adjoins the rivers Cinca and Sosa.-Historical overview:...
, Spain. She reached the quarter finals after beating two Asian players, Yurika Sema
Yurika Sema
is a Japanese female tennis player. Her father is French, and mother is Japanese. She is the older sister of Erika Sema.Sema's highest Women's Tennis Association ranking was 142 on November 30, 2009.- Singles 13 :- Doubles 13 :...
of Japan in straight sets and Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
in 3 after losing a tight first set. She bowed out to Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
of Italy in straight sets.
Anne then moved on to Torhout
Torhout
Torhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Torhout proper. On January 1, 2008 Torhout had a total population of 19,755...
, Belgium for a 50K event. She made it to the semifinals after taking out Shapatava of Georgia, Ukraine's Kristina Antoniychuk
Kristina Antoniychuk
Kristina Antoniychuk, is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 172, which she reached on February 22, 2010...
and Canada's Valérie Tétreault
Valérie Tétreault
Valérie Tétreault is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 112 on February 22, 2010 and of No...
in straight sets. In the semi she faced another Canadian, Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino is a Canadian professional tennis player. On July 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 38...
, Anne lost.
At Wimbledon she was defeated in the first round by Anastasia Rodionova.
Keothavong entered the 2010 Luxembourg Open using a protected ranking and reached the semifinals after beating Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano , is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 4. Razzano, who was born in Dijon, has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009. As of May 2011, she is ranked...
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
and Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
but was beaten by Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
, preventing Anne from making her first WTA tour final.
Singles: 29 (19–10)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. |  JerseyJersey Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) |  Elodie LeBescond |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 2. | Bath, Great Britain |
Hard | Hannah Collin |
6–0, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Winner | 3. | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , Great Britain |
Hard |  Yvonne Doyle |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) | |
| Runner-up | 1. | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) |  |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–7(8–10) | |
| Winner | 4. | Sunderland, Great Britain |
Hard (i) | Hannah Collin |
6–0, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 5. | Belfort Belfort Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-... , France |
Hard (i) | |
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 2. |  OstravaOstrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... , Czech Republic |
Hard (i) | |
4–6, 6–7(1–7) | |
| Winner | 6. |  Redding, CaliforniaRedding, California Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census... , United States (1) |
Hard | |
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Winner | 7. | Bolton Bolton Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) | Veronika Chvojkova |
3–6, 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 8. | Bath, Great Britain |
Hard (i) | Clare Peterzan |
6–1, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | Bath, Great Britain |
Hard (i) | |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 9. | Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group... , Great Britain |
Hard | |
1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 4. |  LagosLagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa... , Nigeria |
Hard | |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Winner | 10. | Lagos Lagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa... , Nigeria |
Hard |  |
6–3, 7–6(9–7) | |
| Winner | 11. | Jersey Jersey Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) |  |
6–2, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | Sunderland, Great Britain |
Hard (i) |  |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 6. | Redding, California Redding, California Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census... , United States (2) |
Hard | Diana Ospina |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 12. | Přerov Prerov Přerov is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic where the Bečva river flows through. Přerov is a statute town . It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the... , Czech Republic |
Carpet (i) |  |
6–4, 7–5 | |
| Runner-up | 7. | Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region... , United States |
Hard |  |
6–4, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Winner | 13. | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , Canada |
Hard | |
7–5, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 14. |  CaprioloCapriolo Capriolo is a town and comune in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated directly south of Lago d'Iseo.... , Italy |
Carpet (i) |  |
6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 8. |  PatrasPatras Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens... , Greece |
Hard |  |
3–6, 5–7 | |
| Winner | 15. |  JouniehJounieh Jounieh is a Mediterranean coastal city about 16 kilometers north of Beirut, Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts, pubs, restaurants and nightclubs, as well as its old stone souk, ferry, and cablecar , which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in... , Lebanon |
Clay |  |
6–4, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 9. | Surbiton Surbiton Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is situated next to the River Thames, with a mixture of Art-Deco courts, more recent residential blocks and grand, spacious 19th century townhouses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing estates... , Great Britain |
Grass |  |
4–6, 2–6 | |
| Winner | 16. | Barnstaple Barnstaple Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) | |
6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 17. |  Kraków2008 Salwator Cup – Singles This was the first edition of the tournament.-Seeds:# Alisa Kleybanova # Tamarine Tanasugarn # Monica Niculescu # Petra Kvitová Chan Yung-Jan Anne Keothavong ... , Poland |
Hard (i) |  |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 10. |  TallinnTallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... , Estonia |
Hard | |
4–6, 1–4 ret. | |
| Winner | 18. | Barnstaple 2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Barnstaple – Singles Alison Riske was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Andrea Hlaváčková.Anne Keothavong won the title defeating Marta Domachowska in the final 6–1, 6–3.-Seeds:# Mona Barthel # Heather Watson ... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) | |
6–1, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 19. | Ismaning 2011 ITF Bueschl Open – Singles Urszula Radwańska was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.Anne Keothavong won the title defeating Yvonne Meusburger in the final 6–3, 1–6, 6–2.-Seeds:# Sofia Arvidsson # Kristina Barrois ... , Germany |
Carpet |  |
6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 10 (8–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... , Spain |
Hard | Amanda Janes |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 2. | Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group... , Great Britain |
Hard | Clare Peterzan |
Lindsay Cox Rebecca Fong |
6–1, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 1. | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) | |
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3–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. |  StockholmStockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden |
Hard (i) |  Surina De Beer |
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4–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 3. | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , Great Britain |
Hard (i) | |
Katarina Kachlikova |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 4. | Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago... , Spain |
Clay | |
W/O | ||
| Winner | 5. | Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.... , France |
Hard (i) | Anna Smith Anna Smith (tennis) Anna Smith is a professional tennis player who represents the United Kingdom. She has won three International Tennis Federation singles titles, 12 ITF doubles titles and reached a career high singles ranking of world no. 262 on 9 August 2010. Smith is currently the British number 9 with a ranking... |
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5–7, 6–1, [10–6] | |
| Winner | 6. | Clermont-Ferrand 2011 Open GDF SUEZ Clermont-Ferrand – Doubles Youlia Fedossova and Iryna Brémond were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.Mervana Jugić-Salkić and Anne Keothavong won the title, defeating Ekaterina Ivanova and Ksenia Lykina 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] in the final.-Seeds:... , France |
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| Winner | 7. | Barnstaple 2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Barnstaple – Doubles Andrea Hlaváčková and Michaëlla Krajicek were the defending champions, but Hlaváčková chose not to participate. Krajicek competed with Caroline Garcia, but lost in the semifinals to Eva Birnerová and Anne Keothavong.... , Great Britain |
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| Winner | 8. | Ismaning 2011 ITF Bueschl Open – Doubles Kristina Barrois and Anna-Lena Grönefeld were the defending champions, but Grönefeld decided not to participate. Barrois partnered up with Yvonne Meusburger, but lost in the final to Kiki Bertens and Anne Keothavong.... , Germany |
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Singles performance timeline
| NM5 | means an event that is neither a Premier Mandatory nor a Premier 5 tournament. | |||
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, which ended 3 July 2011.
| Tournament | 2000 2000 WTA Tour The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 28th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S... | 2001 2001 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events... | 2002 2002 WTA Tour The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events.... | 2003 2003 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events... | 2004 2004 WTA Tour The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events.... | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also... | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | |Career SR | |Career | |Win % | |||
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R 2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, due to a shoulder injury.Serena Williams won in the final 6–0, 6–3, against Dinara Safina.-Seeds:# Jelena Janković ... |
A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
| French Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6 in the final and became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Seeds:... |
1R 2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||
| Wimbledon | LQ | 1R 2001 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Venus Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Justine Henin in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0.This tournament saw a second first round loss for World No. 1 Martina Hingis, who previously fell in the first round in 1999. This time she fell to World No... |
1R 2002 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-3 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:... |
1R 2003 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:... |
2R 2004 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated by 17-year-old Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–1, 6–4. This victory was hailed by the media as "the most stunning upset in memory". With this win, Sharapova, who would later became a future World No. 1, entered the Top Ten... |
1R 2005 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Venus Williams in the semifinals.Williams won the title, defeating compatriot and World No... |
1R 2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Results of the Ladies' Singles at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Schedule:-Seeds:# Amélie Mauresmo # Kim Clijsters # Justine Henin-Hardenne # Maria Sharapova ... |
1R 2007 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion but was knocked out in the fourth round by Nicole Vaidišová.23rd seed Venus Williams defeated Marion Bartoli in the final, 6–4, 6–1... |
2R 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Venus Williams was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–5, 6–4, against her sister Serena Williams.-Seeds:# Ana Ivanović # Jelena Janković # Maria Sharapova ... |
1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0 / 18 | 6–18 | 25% | |||
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||
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| WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
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| Indian Wells | A | LQ | 1R | 1R 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur.Jelena Janković won in the final against Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Svetlana Kuznetsova ... |
LQ | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Key Biscayne | A | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||
| Madrid Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
Not Held | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||
| Beijing China Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in... |
Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Dubai Tennis Championships The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab... |
Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Rome | A | 1R | LQ | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Montréal / Toronto | A | LQ | 1R | A | LQ | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event... |
A | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Doha Qatar Total Open The Qatar Ladies Open , known as the Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons, is tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. was the main tournament sponsor... |
Not Tier I | A | Not Held | NM5 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Charleston Family Circle Cup The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA... |
A | NM5 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Berlin Qatar Telecom German Open The German Open, sponsored from 2006 through 2008 as the Qatar Telecom German Open, was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. Held since 1896, it was one of the oldest tournaments for women... |
A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... |
A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| Zurich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... |
A | NT1 | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| San Diego | Not Tier I | A | Not Held | NM5 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Career total: 25 | |||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||||
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||||
| Year End Ranking | 377 | 277 | 233 | 177 | 175 | 239 | 168 | 122 | 61 | 84 | 123 | 73 | Career money: $1,026,960 | |||||