born january british tennis player olympic mixed doubles silver medalist debuted junior tour year later won age junior twice reached final girls singles tournament australian open won professional tournament november british woman reach fourth round tournament open championships won silver medal mixed doubles london olympics playing reached cup final women open british woman reach main tour final lost named newcomer year reached career high singles ranking world number july suffered injuries caused prolonged absence tour losing round open october played matches winning dropped world rankings early returning july currently ranked career high doubles ranking number currently ranked early life junior career born january melbourne australia child australian parents andrew oil executive sports coach professional basketball player family moved melbourne singapore months old united_kingdom according parents began playing tennis soon hold tennis encouraged entered junior tennis academy age seven signed management company age signed deal working coaches including head chose coach said later trouble staying emotionally control saw right away lot potential began training guidance head women tennis centre taking school lessons home tournament junior tour went qualifying draw tournament reached final tournaments won tournament october half reached finals tournaments eliminated round straight tournaments competed junior grand slam girls event player youngest player tournament beat seed way finals defeated seed victory british player win girls event british media described new british tennis queen brief period main tour returned junior competition knocked second round tournament december month played final junior tournament retire round stomach strain end year year lost paralympic swimmer recovering injury entered australian open junior tournament seeded fifth semifinals faced replay final seed beat straight sets reach second grand slam junior final facing seed russia defeated straight sets later attributed loss greater consistency coach said everybody patient tournament started train trainer named young year claimed ranking junior tour april despite playing months french open seed junior competition defeated round defending champion championships fell second round focusing senior career entered open round beat tunisia faced 7th seed united_states beat sets went face 12th seed defeated straight sets beat semifinal faced russia rain delay semifinals played day semifinal followed match despite starting strongly tired losing match sets junior singles australian open defeated reach easily overcame american fourth junior grand slam semi final defeated czech_republic defeated twin sister final junior singles reached semifinals losing professional career following victory debut senior tour tournament france won matches qualify main draw tournament round match having retire shoulder injury second round second seed given main draw beating girls singles champion fourth seed lost second seed sets semifinals given tournament defeated sets round match seventh seed later said unbelievable playing match tour courtesy championships drawn round world number lost returning circuit entered fifth seed event held beating seed beat fellow straight sets win title age years months returned junior tour half june announced received ladies singles event championships faced world round lost despite break second set entered doubles tournament progressing second round losing sixteenth seeds competed tournaments second qualification lost round august received wild card open qualifying tournament defeated france round straight sets went beat hungary final round lost leading set october entered qualifying draw open round qualifying defeated world number second round qualifying defeated world number final round qualifying lost november beat round competition defeated second round defeated quarter finals began playing great_britain team tournament lost opening match later day won mixed doubles match murray secure win defeated germany won mixed doubles germany murray defeated russia advance finals despite win tournament world spain murray lost spain close match granted wild card qualifying draw women singles australian open match defeated second match lost netherlands received main draw doubles defeated spears set second round clash twelfth seeds beat straight sets peers won round clash russia australia advance quarter finals falling number seeds australian open play start april tournament semi final losing event having qualify main draw played doubles reaching reached career high doubles followed appearance losing qualified main draw classic receiving qualification beat went win match tour opponent retired second set round match lost seed second round received open beaten round received wild card faced fourth seed lost sets senior level competition pro series event seeded seventh senior reached quarter finals competitive match come till end august entered qualifying tournament open round shocked second seed beat lost round september announced split coach unwilling meet demanding tour schedule competed beat world number round qualifying reached main draw beating world number defeated round main draw experienced year old player hired new coach moved working base paris season disrupted injury cup compete tournament march comeback delayed month injury second competition returning end april best performance date came tournament florida reached semifinal split won match grand slam defeated lost second round open won qualifying matches advance main draw round main draw leading opponent retired match beaten final olympic mixed doubles silver medalist came rounds qualifying australian open beating advance main draw time lost 13th seed round selected time career member play europe africa group match israel february group stages played doubles defeating pairs portugal netherlands israel group stages watson need play play match austria won singles lead qualified team place promotion play april lost round qualifying french open got place round main draw lucky loser withdrew lost round match clay court specialist second round showing classic birmingham lost came qualifying reached second round losing result helped break time career round lost sets immediately entered reached semifinal beating world number loss game round shocked number seed world number straight sets reach quarter final continued good form quarter final emerged victorious world number number seed sets run came end lost semi finals sets received wild card enter main draw swedish open lost match received late place women singles olympics withdrawal croatian round match beat world number straight sets setting second round encounter lost russian world number tightly contested match competed doubles competition heather watson losing round german pairing received entry mixed doubles drawn czech pair round won sets second round pair beat australian duo reached final beating beaten pair victoria direct entry main draw open ranking defeated round second round defeated open champion kim final singles match retirement consequently reached round tournament time career joined people beat open championships player beat followed performance victory player beating 9th seed round sets female british tennis player reach stage grand slam tournament reached fourth round years previously defeated defending champion ending best run tournament date appearance open beat world number number seed way tour final singles final british woman eventually defeated having saved championship points second set despite taking lead set result pushed ranking inside time qualified reached second round lost straight sets open japan seeded 8th time career seeded tournament reached quarter finals losing sets result ensured finished year ranking october nominated year november won young year sunday times year awards nominated newcomer year year november winning award career high ranking start year reached time career followed victory australian open convincing straight sets victory second round played champion fellow left came losing set beat hour match set round meeting stopping shoulder treatments eventually beaten sets australian open played matches competition saw great_britain earn spot argentina following success went lose successive matches losing indian lost round match sets tournament miami singles reached second round losing doubles given play pair reached final beating world pairing straight sets semifinals losing seeded 16th charleston reached second round losing sets seeded 8th lost round represented great_britain fed cup world group play argentina lost opening rubber easily won match lost second match sets round defeats start european clay court season defeated world number second round madrid open subsequently lost world round having led final set debut italian open defeated round subsequently lost sister world eventual champion second round french open beaten round world number straight sets begin grass court season entered classic tournament birmingham seeded 7th despite lost straight sets eventual champion participated international tournament round faced won straight sets second round lost straight sets second time row round drawn number seed beat straight sets beat world second round round came set beat progress beaten performance pushed world started open series campaign july southern california open drawn beat having come set hours minutes moved 2nd round faced world czech_republic lost straight sets putting end start canadian open toronto play belgium august opening match pull wrist injury injury led pulling tournament cincinnati ranking number meant seeded tournament time career entering open 30th seed open returned intensive rehab wrist injury began campaign spain lost twice previously winning set powered second love second round faced world number france won tight sets fell straight sets round place played year won fifth seed powered aces beat year younger opponent straight sets break weeks returned action open tournament finalist previous year started strongly straight sets wins round china second round subsequently lost chinese player despite taking set october announced coaching partnership ended taking couple weeks starting search new coach wrist injury extended absence started season international retire round match left wrist injury wrist continued affect australian open defeated straight sets taking months rest tour underwent surgery left wrist april surgery forced miss french open open initially hoped playing end season started training october play enter subsequently left rankings having competed months planned return tournament surprise arizona delayed return enter event february declined qualifying event march agent stated suffered setback closer closer return absence year half competitive match qualifying draw international june lost seed straight sets granted compete defeated round july played event won tough set match second seed lost match american reached final doubles retired round match generating fear wrist injury returned said hampered stomach strain suffered practice return tennis receiving surgery wrist end took time tennis subsequently missed australian open started year playing american challenger events limited success return events protected ranking enter reasonable effort ultimately lost subsequently went reach quarter finals event received entry main draw miami protected ranking enter qualifying charleston lost round events later won match injury beating qualifying lost match qualifying straight sets claimed main draw victory defeating local straight sets later lost match protected ranking enter premier clay events madrid rome lost round matches victoria respectively promising display ultimately unable convert allowing clinch victory straight sets playing style plays left handed handed strengths dominant serve strong game court noted having aggressive return criticised having poor lateral movement inconsistent second serve resulting considerable number double faults praised showing extraordinary having attitude technique required leading player said tool needs champion called special talent attributes progress current player said hits ball hard british player said doesn weaknesses stated good player favourite surface play grass favourite shot line career statistics olympic games mixed doubles performance women singles junior grand slam finals junior singles
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