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ITF
Junior World Ranking |
711 |
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ETA
Ranking |
50 |
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LTA
Rating |
1.5 |
March
2002 |
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LTA -
Top 5 under 16 |
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Born:
3 May 1986 in Kingston, Surrey |
Residence:
New Malden, Surrey |
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Height:
5' 9" |
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Plays:
right handed |
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Backhand:
double fisted |
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Coaches: |
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Kate
Warne-Holland (ex pro circuit player)
Paul Dent (National Coach) |
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Sponsorships: |
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Rackets
- none |
Clothing
-
Fred Perry |
Other
- none |
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Favourite
tennis star: |
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Monica
Seles |
She
came back after being stabbed |
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Best
tennis results/matches: |
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Singles |
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August
2001 |
beat
No 1 seed, Katie O'Brien (1.4)
in 15 & U Nationals |
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December
2001 |
beat
Sarah Gregg (1.5) and Melissa Berry (1.4) in BWTA
Ladies Christmas Singles |
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May
2002 |
Wins
over Melissa Berry, Luisa Cowper and Alice Barnes |
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Career
highlights |
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15
& U Nationals finalist |
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Represented
GB in the 18 & Under Youth Olympics in Murcia, Spain |
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Represented
Surrey in both Senior and 18 & U County Cup Teams (Surrey
winning both) |
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Represented
Wimbledon Ladies First Team and won the Surrey League Knockout |
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Semi-finalist
BWTA
Ladies Christmas Singles |
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Biography |
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Member
of the LTA South Regional Tennis Academy at Sutton Junior Tennis
Centre training on average three hours each day, including squads,
guidance from a national coach and fitness, plus tournament planning |
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Played
first tournament at 6 years of age
First title: Surrey 8 & U Short Tennis Champion
Has won over 100 tournaments from 10 & U to 18 & U
age-groups
Represented Great Britain in France at age 10
Always been in the top 5 players in her age-group |
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1998
- Semi-finalist at the 12 & U Nationals at Bisham Abbey |
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1999
- 14 & U Nationals - lost to the eventual champion |
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2000
-
15 & U Nationals - reached third round losing to eventual
champion
15 & U doubles - reached semi-final
18 & U Nationals - youngest player to win through 3 qualifying
rounds and won first round match in the Main Draw
Winner of The Sunday Telegraph/David Lloyd Grand Prix at Boca Raton,
Florida (October)
Junior Orange Bowl in Florida (December) - reached last 32 in 14
& U
Miami Shores Tournament (December) - reached semi-final |
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2001
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Represented Great Britain in Munich, Slovenia, Belgium, Holland and
at home in Leeds against Sweden
In Slovenia reached the final of the singles ETA tournament and two
doubles finals
Played Senior Nationals in Bolton
Played $25,000 tournament in Bolton |
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2002
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Earned Junior World Ranking at ITF events in Sweden and Austria
End of January - playing for GB in a friendly match against Holland
June - Won through Wimbledon Pre-Qualifying just a little over a
month past 16th birthday. In final round against Alice Barnes,
won 7-6(6) 7-5, having been 2-6 down in the first set tie-break and
2-5 games down in the second set.
Lost first round of Qualifying to Adriana Barna (GER) 4-6 4-6. |
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Tennis
ambitions |
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To
become a top 10 professional tennis player Targets
for 2002 include obtaining a Junior World ranking, improving ETA
ranking, entering $10,000 events to gain a World ranking and playing
more British Tour events |
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Academic
successes |
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Doing
GCSEs at the moment |
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Other
sports |
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Achieved
the Gold Medal for swimming 1500 meters |
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Other
interests |
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Listening
to music, reading and shopping |
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Melanie
was asked not to be modest here but describe how she would
like to be described |
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A
motivated player who tries very hard 100% all the time |
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BWTA
Tournament |
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Ladies
Christmas Singles 2001
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