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Anne Keothavong

Gbr
Residence: London, England
DOB: September 16, 1983
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 137 lbs. (62 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (September 16, 2001)
JANUARY - Reached SF at Auckland (d. No.8 seed Suarez Navarro en route; l. to Vesnina 75 third set); reached 2r at Hobart (d. No.5 seed Szavay en route; l. to Razzano 75 third set); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.17 seed Chakvetadze).

FEBRUARY - Reached SF at Memphis (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed Wozniacki); made Top 50 debut afterwards on February 23 (rose from No.52 to No.48; first British woman in Top 50 since 1993).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Govortsova in 3s); fell 1r at Miami (l. to Safarova).

APRIL - Reached 2r at Fès (l. to Dominguez Lino 46 75 63; held 2mp at 64 54).

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (l. to Suarez Navarro); reached 2r at Madrid (l. to Safarova); reached SF at Warsaw (d. No.7 seed Mattek-Sands en route; l. to No.8 seed A.Bondarenko); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to top seed Safina).

JUNE - Reached 2r at Birmingham (as No.11 seed, l. to Mirza); fell 1r at Eastbourne (as WC, l. to Bammer); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Mayr).

JULY - Fell 1r at Stanford (l. to No.3 seed Dementieva).

AUGUST - Withdrew from Los Angeles and US Open w/left knee injury.

SEPTEMBER - Did not play.

OCTOBER - Did not play.
1999 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Great Britain.

2000 - Played first Tour qualifying at Wimbledon; also played on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first Tour main draw at Wimbledon, falling 1r (as WC); fell in Tour qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played second Tour main draw at Wimbledon, falling 1r (as WC); fell in Tour qualifying twice; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played two Tour main draws, falling 1r at both (incl. Wimbledon); fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played four Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Birmingham and Wimbledon but falling 1r twice; fell in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played three Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Québec City but falling 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell in Tour qualifying once; won four singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played seven Tour main draws, falling 1r at all seven (incl. Wimbledon); fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. other three majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Became first Brit to reach a Tour singles SF in 15 years at Kolkata (l. to Koryttseva; last time was Durie at 1992 Birmingham); fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell in Tour qualifying eight times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 100 season; best result was 3r at US Open (in first Grand Slam main draw outside of Wimbledon, d. No.25 seed Schiavone en route; l. to No.5 seed Dementieva); reached 2r twice, at Wimbledon (l. to No.7 seed and eventual champion V.Williams) and Stanford (as qualifier, l. to No.6 seed Bartoli 63 16 75; led 4-1 third set); fell 1r four times and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on May 19 (rose from No.126 to No.97); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Capriolo-ITA, ITF/Jounieh-LIB, ITF/Barnstaple-GBR; 2007 - ITF/Vancouver-CAN; 2006 - ITF/Jersey 1-GBR, ITF/Prerov-CZE; 2005 - ITF/Bolton 1-GBR, ITF/Bath 1-GBR, ITF/Nottingham 2-GBR, ITF/Lagos 2-NGR; 2004 - ITF/Redding, CA-USA; 2003 - ITF/Belfort-FRA; 2002 - ITF/Bath-GBR, ITF/London-GBR, ITF/Sunderland-GBR; 2001 - ITF/Jersey-GBR.
Semifinalist (4): 2009 - Auckland, Memphis, Warsaw; 2007 - Kolkata.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/London-Sutton-GBR (w/Curran), ITF/Gran Canaria 2-ESP (w/Piedade); 2005 - ITF/Santa Cruz de Tenerife-ESP (w/Janes), ITF/Nottingham 2-GBR (w/Peterzan).

ADDITIONAL
British Fed Cup Team, 2001, 2003-06.
Currently without a coach ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard ... Began playing at age 7; introduced by parents at local park ... Father is Somsak, mother is Vathana; has two brothers (James, Mark) and one sister (Lena) ... Speaks English, Laotian ... Favorite movies are chick flicks ... Favorite type of music is indie/rock; favorite band is Coldplay ... Other sports interests are bouldering, rock climbing ... Enjoys listening to music, shopping ... Favorite city is London ... Self-described as straight-talking, honest, fun and outgoing ... People most admired are parents ... Favorite tournaments are Wimbledon, US Open.

Official Website: www.annekeothavong.co.uk