Naomi Cavaday
Encyclopedia
Naomi Kathleen Cavaday (born 24 April 1989) is an English former tennis player from Sidcup
, Kent
. She retired in April 2011 to take up a coaching role with the Lawn Tennis Association
. At the time of her retirement she was the British No.6, with a world ranking of No. 231. Her career high ranking was No. 174, achieved in May 2010. She won three ITF
singles titles and two ITF doubles titles. Her coach at retirement was Rob Smith. She was formerly coached by David Felgate, the long-time coach of Tim Henman
.
. Up to the age of 13 years old Naomi studied at Bromley High School
before getting a tennis scholarship to Queenswood School
in Hertfordshire
. She has also studied at the highly prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
in Florida
. Naomi has taken a course in journalism and creative writing and has expressed an interest in becoming a sports journalist when her tennis career is over.
where she lost to Urszula Radwańska
, 3-6 2-6. She reached the semifinals of the ITF Junior Cup Copenhagen, Danish ITF Junior Tournament and the Optus Nottinghill International and was a finalist in the Malta ITF Junior Tournament, Safina Cup, French Riviera International Junior Open and the Tournoi International Juniors de Beaulieu sur Mer. She won one junior singles title at the Istres International Junior Tournament in April 2006 where she also won her only junior doubles title in the same year. Her best result at the Australian Open Girls' junior tournament was a first round defeat at the hands of Alizé Cornet
, 1-6 6-7(5), in 2007. She participated in the French Open and U.S. Open junior Grand Slams only once, losing in the second round of qualifying for the French and the second round of the main draw of the U.S. Open where she lost Tamira Paszek
, 6-4 4-6 0-6.
Her career-high junior combined ranking was world No. 23 (achieved 19 March 2007) and her win-loss records for her junior career were 55-21 in singles and 28-19 in doubles.
tour in January 2005 and in only the fourth professional tournament of her career she qualified and beat Isha Lakhani
, 6-4 6-1, in the final to win the event. Nevertheless, she finished 2005 without a world ranking.
In January 2006 Naomi qualified for and reached the semifinal of the Tipton
$10,000 event and at the start of February she competed in her first ever $25,000 ITF
event in Jersey
where she was beaten, 4-6 1-6, by Anne Keothavong
in round one. One month later, Cavaday qualified for Sunderland $10,000 and reached the final where she was defeated by Gaelle Widmer in three sets, 1-6 6-3 1-6. This was immediately followed by a quarterfinal appearance in the $10,000 ITF in Sheffield
and a semifinal appearance in another $10,000 event, this one in Bath, where she lost to up-and-comer Urszula Radwańska
, 6-7(1) 3-6. In her very next tournament she yet again lost in the semifinal before receiving a wild card
into the tier III DFS Classic
qualifying draw in Birmingham
, England. She won one tough three set match against Tatiana Poutchek
, 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6), before losing another to Hungarian Melinda Czink
, 6-3 5-7 5-7. This was followed by Naomi's first ever Grand Slam
main draw appearance, courtesy of a wild card into home Grand Slam Wimbledon
. She played Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama
and lost 4-6 5-7. During September and October, Cavaday played in one $10,000 ITF tournament (where she lost in the quarterfinal) and three $25,000 ITF tournaments where she reached the semifinals, quarterfinals and second round. She rounded off her 2006 season in Australia with three more $25,000 ITF tournaments in Mount Gambier
, Port Pirie and Nurioopta where she reached the quarterfinal of the first tournament and the first round of the other two. Her year-end ranking of 2006 was world No.401.
, Naomi competed in two $25,000 ITF
events in Great Britain and reached the quarterfinals of one of them. She then headed to the USA in March where she won eight consecutive matches to qualify for and win the $25,000 ITF in Orange, California
. In April she reached the quarterfinal stage in another $25,000 tournament, this one in Jackson, Mississippi
. She reached the semifinal of Palm Beach
$25,000 in May before heading back to England and playing in the main draw of the tier III DFS Classic
courtesy of a wild card where she beat Vasilisa Bardina
, 6-2 6-1, in round one. She was then demolished by Marion Bartoli
, 3-6 1-6, in the second round. She was immediately given a wild card into the qualifying draw of the International Women's Open, a tier II tournament held in Eastbourne
, England. She was beaten in a tight two set match by Youlia Fedossova
, 6-7(2) 6-7(4), in the first round. A third consecutive wild card allowed Naomi entry into the main draw of Wimbledon
for the second year running where she was drawn to face a resurgent former multiple Grand Slam champion in the form of Martina Hingis
on Court 2, the "Graveyard of Champions". The court almost held true to its name when Cavaday had match points in the second set but failed to convert them, eventually losing 7-6(1) 5-7 0-6.
After Wimbledon, Cavaday played one more tournament on grass, the $25,000 Felixstowe
(where she reached the quarterfinal), before heading to the USA in preparation for the U.S. Open qualifying tournament. She was given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the tier II
event Pilot Pen Tennis
in New Haven where she fell just short of qualifying, losing to Tatiana Poutchek
in three sets in the final round. She then headed to the U.S. Open qualifying for the first time in her career where she also lost in the final round of qualifying in three sets, this time to German, Sandra Kloesel. After this, her ranking was high enough to enter her into qualifying for the tier III
Sunfeast Open
on merit. She won two matches to qualify before falling in the first round to Ekaterina Ivanova
, 3-6 6-2 2-6. This was then followed immediately by Cavaday attempting to qualify for the tier IV
Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships
but again losing one match short of qualifying for the main draw. At the end of the 2007 season, she played four more $25,000 ITF events (reaching the quarterfinal of one, the semifinal of another and round two in the other two). She then attempted to qualify for the ASB Classic
, a tier IV event in Auckland
, where she lost to Ahsha Rolle
in the final round, 2-6 2-6. Her year-end ranking was world No.196.
until the French Open
, Naomi competed primarily in $50,000 and $75,000 ITF
events. She reached the semifinal of New Delhi
$50,000 (losing to Yanina Wickmayer
in straight sets, 1-6 3-6) and the quarterfinals of Patras
$50,000 and Monzon
$75,000. In May she competed in the qualifying tournament of the French Open for the first time in her career but lost, 3-6 5-7, in the first round to Stefanie Vögele. In June she received another wild card into the tier III
, DFS Classic where she dominated Jill Craybas
with her tricky serve and impressive forehand in the first round to win 6-0 6-4 before going on to lose in the second round to Indian Sunitha Rao
, 6-4 3-6 1-6. Compatriot Elena Baltacha
then beat her in the opening round of qualifying for the tier II
International Women's Open in Eastbourne
in straight sets, 2-6 4-6. Another wild card granted Naomi access to the main draw of Wimbledon
for the third year running where she was drawn to face defending champion and 12-time Grand Slam
finalist, Venus Williams
. She led Williams in the first set but eventually lost, 6-7(5) 1-6, in a match which led Williams to suggest that Cavaday could go far in the game with coaching from her father Richard Williams
.
Following Wimbledon, Naomi hit a patch of bad form, winning only two of her next six matches including losing in round one of qualifying for the U.S. Open to Kristína Kučová
, 6-1 3-6 1-6. Following this, Naomi did not play any more matches in 2008 due to a viral infection which saw her unable to train properly for the next three months and struggling to climb flights of stairs. It was the first serious setback Naomi had been faced with in her young career but she gradually recovered and began light training once again in November in preparation for the 2009 season. She said of the setback, "As an athlete it was very worrying". Her worldwide ranking at the end of 2008 had fallen to No.268.
, Naomi entered Wrexham
$10,000 in January as a wild card
and the No. 2 seed. She reached the semifinal before being overcome by fifth seed Claudine Schaul
from Luxembourg
, 2-6 0-6. The very next week she reached the quarterfinal of the $25,000 tournament in Sutton
before falling to compatriot Katie O'Brien
, 1-6 1-6. She then entered the $25,000 ITF event in Stockholm
where she was beaten by Tatjana Malek
, 2-6 1-6, in the semifinals. At the 2009 WTA International AEGON Classic in Birmingham she received a wildcard
, and overcame Julie Ditty
and twelfth seed Tamarine Tanasugarn
to reach the third round.
Sidcup
Sidcup is a district in South East London in the London Borough of Bexley and small parts of the district in the London Borough of Greenwich.Located south east of Charing Cross, Sidcup is bordered by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bromley and Kent County Council, and whilst now part of...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. She retired in April 2011 to take up a coaching role with 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...
. At the time of her retirement she was the British No.6, with a world ranking of No. 231. Her career high ranking was No. 174, achieved in May 2010. She won three ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
singles titles and two ITF doubles titles. Her coach at retirement was Rob Smith. She was formerly coached by David Felgate, the long-time coach of Tim Henman
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the...
.
Personal life
Naomi was born in Kent. Her mother is a sport psychologist and her brother has played tennis at county level and currently plays in America for North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
. Up to the age of 13 years old Naomi studied at Bromley High School
Bromley High School
Bromley High School is a girls' independent school located in Bickley, Greater London. The school is part of The Girls' Day School Trust and was founded in 1883...
before getting a tennis scholarship to Queenswood School
Queenswood School
Queenswood School is a girls-only private school located near Hatfield in the English county of Hertfordshire. It offers admission at ages 11, 13 or 16 . The current headmistress is Pauline Edgar.-History:...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. She has also studied at the highly prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy is located in Bradenton, Florida, and was founded in 1978 by Nick Bollettieri as a full-time tennis boarding school that combines intensive tennis training with an academic curriculum....
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Naomi has taken a course in journalism and creative writing and has expressed an interest in becoming a sports journalist when her tennis career is over.
Junior (2004 - 2007)
Naomi competed on the junior ITF tour from May 2004 to July 2007. She was a quarterfinalist at a total of nine tournaments, one of which was the 2006 Wimbledon girls' championships2006 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' Singles
This page displays the progress of the girls' singles tournament at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:# Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova # Yung-jan Chan # Alisa Kleybanova ...
where she lost to Urszula Radwańska
Urszula Radwanska
Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on 10 August 2009.-Tennis career:...
, 3-6 2-6. She reached the semifinals of the ITF Junior Cup Copenhagen, Danish ITF Junior Tournament and the Optus Nottinghill International and was a finalist in the Malta ITF Junior Tournament, Safina Cup, French Riviera International Junior Open and the Tournoi International Juniors de Beaulieu sur Mer. She won one junior singles title at the Istres International Junior Tournament in April 2006 where she also won her only junior doubles title in the same year. Her best result at the Australian Open Girls' junior tournament was a first round defeat at the hands of Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69...
, 1-6 6-7(5), in 2007. She participated in the French Open and U.S. Open junior Grand Slams only once, losing in the second round of qualifying for the French and the second round of the main draw of the U.S. Open where she lost 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....
, 6-4 4-6 0-6.
Her career-high junior combined ranking was world No. 23 (achieved 19 March 2007) and her win-loss records for her junior career were 55-21 in singles and 28-19 in doubles.
2005 - 2006
Cavaday made her debut on the ITFInternational Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
tour in January 2005 and in only the fourth professional tournament of her career she qualified and beat Isha Lakhani
Isha Lakhani
Isha Lakhani is an Indian tennis player. She has been a member of the India Fed Cup team.Lakhani was born in Mumbai, India. Her career high in Singles is 291, achieved on 19 May 2008. In Doubles she has reached 371 on 1 December 2008....
, 6-4 6-1, in the final to win the event. Nevertheless, she finished 2005 without a world ranking.
In January 2006 Naomi qualified for and reached the semifinal of the 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....
$10,000 event and at the start of February she competed in her first ever $25,000 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...
event 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 was beaten, 4-6 1-6, by Anne Keothavong
Anne Keothavong
Anne Viensouk Keothavong 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...
in round one. One month later, Cavaday qualified for Sunderland $10,000 and reached the final where she was defeated by Gaelle Widmer in three sets, 1-6 6-3 1-6. This was immediately followed by a quarterfinal appearance in the $10,000 ITF in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
and a semifinal appearance in another $10,000 event, this one in Bath, where she lost to up-and-comer Urszula Radwańska
Urszula Radwanska
Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on 10 August 2009.-Tennis career:...
, 6-7(1) 3-6. In her very next tournament she yet again lost in the semifinal before receiving 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:...
into the tier III 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...
qualifying draw 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...
, England. She won one tough three set match against Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek is a tennis player from Belarus. Her career high ranking is No. 55 in the world, achieved on July 22, 2002.Many of Poutchek's greatest career results have come in Tashkent reaching 1 singles final and 7 doubles finals winning 5. ....
, 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6), before losing another to Hungarian Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink is a Hungarian professional female tennis player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37....
, 6-3 5-7 5-7. This was followed by Naomi's first ever Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
main draw appearance, courtesy of a wild card into home Grand Slam Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
. She played 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...
and lost 4-6 5-7. During September and October, Cavaday played in one $10,000 ITF tournament (where she lost in the quarterfinal) and three $25,000 ITF tournaments where she reached the semifinals, quarterfinals and second round. She rounded off her 2006 season in Australia with three more $25,000 ITF tournaments in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border....
, Port Pirie and Nurioopta where she reached the quarterfinal of the first tournament and the first round of the other two. Her year-end ranking of 2006 was world No.401.
2007
During January and February of 20072007 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...
, Naomi competed in two $25,000 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...
events in Great Britain and reached the quarterfinals of one of them. She then headed to the USA in March where she won eight consecutive matches to qualify for and win the $25,000 ITF in Orange, California
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...
. In April she reached the quarterfinal stage in another $25,000 tournament, this one in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
. She reached the semifinal of Palm Beach
Palm Beach, Florida
The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...
$25,000 in May before heading back to England and playing in the main draw of the tier III 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...
courtesy of a wild card where she beat Vasilisa Bardina
Vasilisa Bardina
Vasilisa Alekseyevna Bardina is a Russian professional tennis player.As of August 10, 2007, her highest ranking was World Number 48, achieved in early 2007...
, 6-2 6-1, in round one. She was then demolished by 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....
, 3-6 1-6, in the second round. She was immediately given a wild card into the qualifying draw of the International Women's Open, a tier II tournament held in Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, England. She was beaten in a tight two set match by Youlia Fedossova
Youlia Fedossova
Youlia Fedossova is a French female tennis player.Fedossova moved to France when she was three years old....
, 6-7(2) 6-7(4), in the first round. A third consecutive wild card allowed Naomi entry into the main draw of 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...
for the second year running where she was drawn to face a resurgent former multiple Grand Slam champion in the form of Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
on Court 2, the "Graveyard of Champions". The court almost held true to its name when Cavaday had match points in the second set but failed to convert them, eventually losing 7-6(1) 5-7 0-6.
After Wimbledon, Cavaday played one more tournament on grass, the $25,000 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...
(where she reached the quarterfinal), before heading to the USA in preparation for the U.S. Open qualifying tournament. She was given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the tier II
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...
event Pilot Pen Tennis
Pilot Pen Tennis
This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here....
in New Haven where she fell just short of qualifying, losing to Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek is a tennis player from Belarus. Her career high ranking is No. 55 in the world, achieved on July 22, 2002.Many of Poutchek's greatest career results have come in Tashkent reaching 1 singles final and 7 doubles finals winning 5. ....
in three sets in the final round. She then headed to the U.S. Open qualifying for the first time in her career where she also lost in the final round of qualifying in three sets, this time to German, Sandra Kloesel. After this, her ranking was high enough to enter her into qualifying for the tier III
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...
Sunfeast Open
Sunfeast Open
The Sunfeast Open was an annual WTA Tour tennis tournament that was started in Kolkata in 2005. The event was a Tier III-tournament with a prize money of USD 175,000 and was played on indoors greenset. The fourth edition of the WTA Sunfeast Open, slated to be held in Kolkata from October 6-12,...
on merit. She won two matches to qualify before falling in the first round to Ekaterina Ivanova
Ekaterina Ivanova (tennis)
Ekaterina Ivanova is a professional Russian tennis player.Ivanova's highest WTA singles ranking is No. 142, which she reached on June 8, 2009. Her career high in doubles was at No. 145 set at May 21, 2007...
, 3-6 6-2 2-6. This was then followed immediately by Cavaday attempting to qualify for the 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...
Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships
Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships
The Hansol Korea Open is a tennis tournament held in Seoul, South Korea. Held since 2004, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center on, outdoor hardcourts....
but again losing one match short of qualifying for the main draw. At the end of the 2007 season, she played four more $25,000 ITF events (reaching the quarterfinal of one, the semifinal of another and round two in the other two). She then attempted to qualify for the ASB Classic
ASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
, a tier IV event in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, where she lost to Ahsha Rolle
Ahsha Rolle
Ahsha Rolle is a professional American tennis player. She was born on March 21, 1985 in Miami Shores, Florida. She began playing tennis when she was nine years old.-2007:...
in the final round, 2-6 2-6. Her year-end ranking was world No.196.
2008
From the start of 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...
until 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...
, Naomi competed primarily in $50,000 and $75,000 ITF
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...
events. She reached the semifinal of New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
$50,000 (losing to Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
in straight sets, 1-6 3-6) and the quarterfinals of 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...
$50,000 and Monzon
Monzon
Monzon may refer to:* Carlos Monzón, Argentine middleweight boxer.* Luciano Fabián Monzón, Argentine football player.* Gastón Monzón, Argentine football player.* Monzón, a town in Spain.* Monzón de Campos, a municipality in Spain....
$75,000. In May she competed in the qualifying tournament of the French Open for the first time in her career but lost, 3-6 5-7, in the first round to Stefanie Vögele. In June she received another wild card into the tier III
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...
, DFS Classic where she dominated 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...
with her tricky serve and impressive forehand in the first round to win 6-0 6-4 before going on to lose in the second round to Indian 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:...
, 6-4 3-6 1-6. Compatriot Elena Baltacha
Elena 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...
then beat her in the opening round of qualifying for the tier II
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...
International Women's Open in Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
in straight sets, 2-6 4-6. Another wild card granted Naomi access to the main draw of Wimbledon
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 ...
for the third year running where she was drawn to face defending champion and 12-time Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
finalist, Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
. She led Williams in the first set but eventually lost, 6-7(5) 1-6, in a match which led Williams to suggest that Cavaday could go far in the game with coaching from her father Richard Williams
Richard Williams (tennis)
Richard Williams is an American tennis coach, and the father of Venus and Serena Williams.-Biography:Williams is one of six children and only son of single mother Julia Mae Williams. He has been known to exaggerate aspects of his upbringing. A childhood friend told Sports Illustrated writer L...
.
Following Wimbledon, Naomi hit a patch of bad form, winning only two of her next six matches including losing in round one of qualifying for the U.S. Open to Kristína Kučová
Kristína Kucová
Kristína Kučová is a tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking was World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand , and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her...
, 6-1 3-6 1-6. Following this, Naomi did not play any more matches in 2008 due to a viral infection which saw her unable to train properly for the next three months and struggling to climb flights of stairs. It was the first serious setback Naomi had been faced with in her young career but she gradually recovered and began light training once again in November in preparation for the 2009 season. She said of the setback, "As an athlete it was very worrying". Her worldwide ranking at the end of 2008 had fallen to No.268.
2009
In her first event since the 2008 U.S. Open qualifying tournament2008 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year...
, Naomi entered Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
$10,000 in January as 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:...
and the No. 2 seed. She reached the semifinal before being overcome by fifth seed Claudine Schaul
Claudine Schaul
Claudine Schaul is a professional tennis player from Luxembourg. Her career-high singles ranking as of 15 June 2009 was World Number 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and World Number 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Federation Cup team in...
from Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
, 2-6 0-6. The very next week she reached the quarterfinal of the $25,000 tournament 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...
before falling to compatriot 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...
, 1-6 1-6. She then entered the $25,000 ITF 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...
where she was beaten by Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her highest singles ranking of World No. 64 on 14 September 2009. Her highest doubles ranking of World No. 73 came on 3 May 2010. Malek has won 8 ITF singles titles and 7 ITF doubles title but no WTA tour singles or doubles titles...
, 2-6 1-6, in the semifinals. At the 2009 WTA International AEGON Classic in Birmingham she received a wildcard
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:...
, and overcame Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91...
and twelfth seed 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....
to reach the third round.
WTA tour and ITF circuit titles (5)
|
|
Singles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 6 November 2005 |  PunePune Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ... $10,000 |
Hard | Isha Lakhani Isha Lakhani Isha Lakhani is an Indian tennis player. She has been a member of the India Fed Cup team.Lakhani was born in Mumbai, India. Her career high in Singles is 291, achieved on 19 May 2008. In Doubles she has reached 371 on 1 December 2008.... |
6-4 6-1 |
| 2. | 18 March 2007 |  OrangeOrange, 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 |
Hard |  Karin KnappKarin Knapp Karin Knapp is an Italian female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 35 on 25 February 2008.-Career:... |
6-1 6-1 |
| 3. | 3 May 2010 | Brescia Brescia Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan... $25,000 |
Clay |  Andrea HlaváčkováAndrea Hlavácková Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011... |
6-2 6-4 |
Doubles (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 3 May 2009 |  JohannesburgJohannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... $100,000 |
Hard |  Lesya TsurenkoLesya Tsurenko Lesia Tsurenko is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 115, which she reached on October 24, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 116, which she achieved on August 16, 2010. To date, Lesia has won four singles and eight doubles tennis titles.Lesia is... |
 Kristína KučováKristína Kucová Kristína Kučová is a tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking was World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand , and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her... &  Anastasija SevastovaAnastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195... |
6-2 2-6 [11-9] |
| 2. | 3 May 2010 | Brescia Brescia Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan... $25,000 |
Clay |  Anastasia PivovarovaAnastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova... |
 Iryna Kuryanovic & Valeria SavinykhValeria Savinykh Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 133, which she reached on September 12, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 124, achieved on September 12, 2011.-External links:... |
6-3 6-7(5) [10-8] |
WTA tour and ITF circuit runner-up (6)
|
|
Singles (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 12 March 2006 |  Sunderland $10,000 |
Hard |  Gaelle Widmer |
1-6 6-3 1-6 |
| 2. | 14 September 2010 |  DarwinDarwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities... $25,000 |
Hard | Olivia Rogowska Olivia Rogowska Olivia Rogowska is an Australian tennis player. The right-hander was born in and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 138, which she reached on 7 December 2009. Her career high in doubles is 170, which she reached on 20 September 2010... |
2-6 6-2 0-6 |
Doubles (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 28 May 2006 |  BudapestBudapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... $10,000 |
Clay | Georgie Stoop Georgie Stoop Georgina "Georgie" Gent is an English, AEGON Award winning professional tennis player coached by Damien Roberts. She is currently the British no. 10 and ranked at no. 299 in the world . She has won two ITF singles titles, two ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no... |
 Antonia Xenia Tout &  Nataša ZorićNataša Zoric Nataša Zorić is a Serbian tennis player. Zorić has reached one Women's Tennis Association WTA final, in doubles, reaching the final of the 2008 Gastein Ladies with Sesil Karatantcheva, where they lost to Czechs Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká 6-3, 6-3... |
6-1 6-2 |
| 2. | 23 September 2006 | 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... $10,000 |
Hard | Claire Peterzen |
Georgie Stoop Georgie Stoop Georgina "Georgie" Gent is an English, AEGON Award winning professional tennis player coached by Damien Roberts. She is currently the British no. 10 and ranked at no. 299 in the world . She has won two ITF singles titles, two ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no... & Emily Webley-SmithEmily 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... |
3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 3. | 8 June 2007 | 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 |
Grass | Elena Baltacha Elena 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... |
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... & Melanie SouthMelanie South Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British number 7 and ranked 310 in the world... |
6-1 6-4 |
| 4. | 6 February 2010 | Sutton Sutton -Places:Sutton, meaning 'south settlement' in Old English, is a very common place name. Places named Sutton include:-United Kingdom:In London:* London Borough of Sutton** which includes Sutton, London** historically Sutton Urban District... $25,000 |
Hard | 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... |
 Irini GeorgatouIrini Georgatou Eirini Georgatou is a Greek tennis player. Her career high singles rank is 193, which she achieved on January 17, 2011. Her career high doubles rank is 171, which she achieved on January 31, 2011. As of October 18, 2010... & Valeria Savinykh |
5-7 6-2 [8-10] |
Grand Slam performance timeline
| Tournament | 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 Win Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
- | - | - | - | LQ | - | 0-0 |
| French Open | - | - | LQ | - | LQ | 0-0 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 0-3 | |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
- | LQ | LQ | - | LQ | 0-0 |
- "A" stands for any tournament the player did not participate in.
- "LQ" stands for any tournament where the player lost in the qualifying draw.
- The career record is only for the players main draw participation.