Rebecca Llewellyn
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Rebecca Llewellyn is a retired British tennis
player. During her career, she won one International Tennis Federation (ITF)
title in singles and seven in doubles. She reached career-high rankings of world No.280 in singles and world No.309 in doubles. She has not competed professionally since 2007.
Llewellyn took part in the 2005 Wimbledon Championships
, but lost 6–0, 6–1 to the fifth seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova
. In doing so, she became the first player from Wales
to compete in singles since Sarah Loosemore
in 1992
. She also competed in the doubles event at the 2005
and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships
, losing in the first round each time.
and the volley
. Her preferred playing surfaces were grass
and clay
.
As a junior doubles player she was a runner-up on one occasion. She was also a doubles semifinalist on another occasion. Rebecca competed in doubles at a Grand Slam only once, at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, where she and compatriot, Katie O'Brien
, were knocked out in round one. She ended her junior career with a win-loss record of 5–7 in doubles and a career-high doubles ranking of world No.410 (achieved 16 April 2001).
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. During her career, she won one International Tennis Federation (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...
title in singles and seven in doubles. She reached career-high rankings of world No.280 in singles and world No.309 in doubles. She has not competed professionally since 2007.
Llewellyn took part in the 2005 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...
, but lost 6–0, 6–1 to the fifth seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
. In doing so, she became the first player from Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
to compete in singles since Sarah Loosemore
Sarah Loosemore
Sarah Loosemore is a Welsh retired professional tennis player, now a qualified solicitor.Born in Cardiff but brought up in Dinas Powys by solicitor father John and tennis coach mother Pamela, Loosemore played on the WTA from the late 1980s until 1992. The youngest ever female British competitor at...
in 1992
1992 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating World No. 1 Monica Seles in the final.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
. She also competed in the doubles event at the 2005
2005 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but each competed with different partners this year. Stubbs partnered Lisa Raymond and was knocked out in the first round whereas Black partnered Liezel Huber and won the title, beating Amélie Mauresmo and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the...
and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships
2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
This page displays the progress of the Women's Doubles competition at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded pairs are listed below...
, losing in the first round each time.
Personal life
Llewellyn began playing tennis aged seven in school. In 2003, she graduated from Haileybury High School. Her interests are going to the cinema, shopping and hockey.Playing style
Llewellyn played right-handed and cited her favourite shots as the backhandBackhand
The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racquet around one's body in the direction where one wants the ball to go, usually performed from the baseline or as an approach shot. The term is also used in other racquet sports, and other areas where a similar motion is employed...
and the volley
Volley (tennis)
A volley in tennis is a shot in which the ball is struck before it bounces on the ground. Generally a player hits a volley while standing near the net, although it can be executed farther back, in the middle of the tennis court or even near the baseline....
. Her preferred playing surfaces were grass
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...
and clay
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...
.
Junior (1999–2003)
Rebecca Llewellyn played her first match on the junior ITF circuit in February 1999 and her last in June 2003 in the event for the junior Wimbledon Championships. Her best performances in singles came when she reached two semifinals of lower-tier junior events in 2000. She also reached the quarterfinals in one other event. In terms of Grand Slam success, her best singles result came at Wimbledon in 2000 when she won two matches to qualify and then went on to reach the second round. By the end of her junior career, she ended with a singles win-loss record of 11–14 and a career-high ranking of world No.234 (achieved 25 June 2001).As a junior doubles player she was a runner-up on one occasion. She was also a doubles semifinalist on another occasion. Rebecca competed in doubles at a Grand Slam only once, at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, where she and 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...
, were knocked out in round one. She ended her junior career with a win-loss record of 5–7 in doubles and a career-high doubles ranking of world No.410 (achieved 16 April 2001).
WTA tour and ITF circuit titles (8)
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Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 23 May 2005 | Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through... $10,000 |
Grass |  Surina de Beer |
0–6 6–3 6–3 |
Doubles (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 26 January 2004 | 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 |
Hard |  Melanie SouthMelanie South Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British number 7 and ranked 310 in the world... |
 Klaudia JansKlaudia Jans Klaudia Jans-Ignacik is a professional tennis player from Poland. While Jans hasn't won a WTA title, she has won one ITF singles title, eleven ITF doubles titles and one WTA doubles title.... & Alicja RosolskaAlicja Rosolska Alicja Rosolska is a Polish professional tennis player. Rosolska made her bow as a professional at the 2002 J&S Cup.She is primarily a doubles player, partnering countrywoman Klaudia Jans. She and Jans have reached five finals on the WTA... |
2–6 6–1 6–4 |
| 2. | 7 April 2005 | Bath $10,000 | Hard | Anna Hawkins |
 Vanessa Pinto &  Verdiana Verardi |
3–6 6–1 6–4 |
| 3. | 4 May 2005 | Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... $10,000 |
Clay | 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... |
 Leonie Mekel & Bibiane Schoofs |
6–0 3–6 6–3 |
| 4. | 23 May 2005 | Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through... $10,000 |
Grass | Anna Hawkins |
Melissa Berry & Holly Richards |
6–1 6–4 |
| 5. | 3 August 2005 | 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 |
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... |
 Rushmi Chakravarthi &  Paula Marama |
6–3 7–5 |
| 6. | 2 October 2006 | 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.... $25,000 |
Hard | 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... |
Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships... &  Irina Pavlovic |
6–2 6–0 |
| 7. | 20 July 2007 | Frinton Frinton-on-Sea Frinton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in the Tendring District of Essex, England. It is part of the Parish of Frinton and Walton.-History:... $10,000 |
Grass | Elizabeth Thomas |
Samantha Murray &  Alexis Prousis |
3–6 7–5 6–2 |
WTA tour and ITF circuit runner-up (4)
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Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 15 February 2005 | Portimão Portimão Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão... $10,000 |
Hard |  Lucia Jimenez Almendros |
6–7(6) 4–6 |
Doubles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 26 July 2004 | Dublin $10,000 | Carpet | Lizaan Du Plessis |
 Yvonne Doyle & Karen Nugent |
4–6 6–3 2–6 |
| 2. | 10 March 2005 | Sunderland $10,000 | Hard | Lizaan Du Plessis |
 Verena Amesbauer &  Veronika Chvojkova |
3–6 4–6 |
| 3. | 10 July 2007 | 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... $25,000 |
Grass | Jade Curtis |
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... |
3–6 3–6 |