Sunday, July 31, 2011

Laura Robson

Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14.

As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her first professional tournament in November 2008. As of 18 July 2011, Robson had a rank on the WTA singles tour of 185 and doubles tour of 711.

For 2011 Robson hired a new coach, Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou, and moved her working base to Paris. Her season was disrupted by injury at the 2011 Hopman Cup, however, and she did not compete in a tournament until March 2011; her comeback was then delayed for a further month by an injury in her second competition. Returning again at the end of April 2011, Robson's best performance to date came at the $50,000 tournament at Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, where she reached the semi-final. Robson split from Mouratoglou just before Wimbledon. Robson then won her first match at a Grand Slam as she defeated Angelique Kerber but lost out to Maria Sharapova in the the second round 6–7 3–6.

stats
Country : United Kingdom Great Britain
Residence : Wimbledon, London
Born :21 January 1994 (age 17)
Melbourne, Australia
Height : 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro : 2008
Plays :Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

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