LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013 LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
BRYDAN KLEIN 2013 CAREER: • Prolific winner of doubles and singles titles on the Futures circuit, still attempting to make a splash on the ATP circuit. Former junior world No. 4 (after winning the Australian Open singles title in 2007 over Eysseric); best year of career to date was reaching 2r of 2009 Australian Open as WC (d. Phau, l. Wawrinka) and followed up by winning only ATP Challenger thus far in Burnie. 2012-13 • Won three futures singles titles (two in Turkey, one in Spain) during 2012 and 12 Futures doubles titles. PERSONAL: Began representing Great Britain in May 2013, the country of his mother’s birth (originally from Manchester). Klein has grown up in a tennis household; his father, Verne, was a coach and high school teacher and his older brother (Jeremy) also played tennis competitively for a short time; also has a younger brother, Tom… Mum’s name is Tricia. GRAND SLAM RECORD KEY FACTS Date of Birth: 31.12.1989 Born: Rockingham, Australia Plays: Right-handed Height: 1.83m Lives: Kingston, UK / Perth, AUS Trains: NTC Coach: Career Titles (singles): 13 ITF (1 ATP Challenger) Career Titles (doubles): 34 ITF 2012-13 SINGLES ACTIVITY: Click below and choose ‘Activity’ tab to see most recent results over the last 12 months http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100053700 W-L 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 Australian Open 1-1 - - - - 2r - - - - - - French Open 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - Wimbledon 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - US Open 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - YEAR END RANKINGS: SINGLES (3 ATP Challengers) Highest Ranking: 174 (June 2009) 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 241 451 214 200 256 606 944 1265 - - - - - LTA Player Guide 44
JOHANNA KONTA 2013 CAREER: • Left Australia at 13 to train at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona Spain before settling in the UK a year later. Won her first ITF title at Mostar in 2008 and took her biggest title to-date in May 2010 at the $50k in Raleigh, North Carolina (d. former Wimbledon semifinalists Stevenson, Lucic and then Lee-Waters in the final). Won 2011 Woking (d. Robson in the final)… later in the year in Barnstaple, also won the first set against Robson before retiring due to an abdominal strain at the start of the second set; also in 2011 made her WTA debut in Copenhagen as a qualifier reaching 2r. 2012-13 • Most recent singles title came at $25k Rancho Mirage, CA in Feb. 2012 d. Wienerova. • Her most impressive showings came at the Grand Slams: at Wimbledon was twice two points from beating No. 30 seed McHale (receiving at 8-7 final set) in a dramatic 3:10 1r encounter played on Court 17 spread over two days before falling 67(4) 62 108; at the US Open seven weeks later, she qualified beating three higher ranked players, then in the first round upset No. 59 Babos 62 75 (saving 10 set points in the ninth game on Babos’ serve with V.Williams watching on) and in 2r served for the match at 5-2 in deciding set vs. Govortsova. • In 2013, has beaten two Top 100 players so far: No. 98 Torro-Flo in Brisbane and No. 88 Putinseva in Estoril – both in qualies. • Named to Aegon GB Fed Cup team in February going 1-1 in doubles during Euro/Africa Zone 1 action and made her singles debut vs. Ormaechea in April falling 63 62. GRAND SLAM RECORD KEY FACTS Date of Birth: 17.05.1991 Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia Plays: Right-handed Height: 1.80m Lives: Eastbourne, England Trains: NTC Coach: Julien Picot Career Titles (singles): 7 ITF Career Titles (doubles): 1 ITF Highest Ranking: 142 (Feb. 2013) 2012-13 SINGLES ACTIVITY: Click below and choose ‘Activity’ tab to see most recent results over the last 12 months http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100056016 W-L 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 Australian Open - - - - - - - - - - - - French Open - - - - - - - - - - - - Wimbledon 0-1 - 1r - - - - - - - - - US Open 1-1 - 2r - - - - - - - - - Twitter: @JoKonta91 PERSONAL: Parents are Gabor and Gabriella; sister is Emese ... Started playing at age 8 when introduced to the sport by parents ... Favorite surface is clay ... Speaks Hungarian and English… Moved to the UK in 2005 and became a British citizen in May 2012… Signed with Venus Williams’ clothing line Eleven at the start of 2013… Nickname ‘JoKo.’ Enjoys going to the movies and spending time with family in her spare time. YEAR END RANKINGS: SINGLES 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 153 305 248 360 668 - - - - - - - - LTA Player Guide 45
- Page 1 and 2: LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
- Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS CONTACTS CEO Welcome 4 12
- Page 6 and 7: BRITISH TENNIS REVIEW ANDY MURRAY
- Page 8 and 9: The 2012 Aegon British Junior Natio
- Page 10 and 11: upset the Bryans in the second roun
- Page 12 and 13: Series title in his third consecuti
- Page 14 and 15: PLAYER PROFILES
- Page 16 and 17: JAMIE BAKER 2013 CAREER: • Jamie
- Page 18 and 19: LUKE BAMBRIDGE 2013 KEY FACTS Date
- Page 20 and 21: KATIE BOULTER 2013 KEY FACTS Date o
- Page 22 and 23: ANNA BROGAN 2013 KEY FACTS Date of
- Page 24 and 25: SAMM BUTLER 2013 KEY FACTS Date of
- Page 26 and 27: THOMAS COLAUTTI 2013 KEY FACTS Date
- Page 28 and 29: CLAY CRAWFORD 2013 KEY FACTS Date o
- Page 30 and 31: ELEANOR DEAN 2013 KEY FACTS Date of
- Page 32 and 33: KATY DUNNE 2013 KEY FACTS Date of B
- Page 34 and 35: DAN EVANS 2013 CAREER: • Birmingh
- Page 36 and 37: COLIN FLEMING 2013 CAREER: • Coli
- Page 38 and 39: JOSH GOODALL 2013 CAREER: • Josh
- Page 40 and 41: EVAN HOYT 2013 KEY FACTS Date of Bi
- Page 42 and 43: DOMINIC INGLOT 2013 CAREER: • Dou
- Page 46 and 47: JONATHAN MARRAY 2013 CAREER: • A
- Page 48 and 49: TARA MOORE 2013 CAREER: • Tara pr
- Page 50 and 51: ANDY MURRAY 2013 CAREER: • Britai
- Page 52 and 53: SAMANTHA MURRAY 2013 CAREER: • Sa
- Page 54 and 55: JONNY O’MARA 2013 KEY FACTS Date
- Page 56 and 57: JAZZI PLEWS 2013 KEY FACTS Date of
- Page 58 and 59: DAVID RICE 2013 CAREER: • David R
- Page 60 and 61: LANA RUSH 2013 KEY FACTS Date of Bi
- Page 62 and 63: ALEXANDER SENDEGEYA 2013 KEY FACTS
- Page 64 and 65: NICOLA SLATER 2013 KEY FACTS Date o
- Page 66 and 67: DANIEL SMETHURST 2013 CAREER: • D
- Page 68 and 69: GABRIELLA TAYLOR 2013 KEY FACTS Dat
- Page 70 and 71: ISABELLE WALLACE 2013 KEY FACTS Dat
- Page 72 and 73: JAMES WARD 2013 CAREER: • James W
- Page 74 and 75: HEATHER WATSON 2013 CAREER: • Hea
- Page 76 and 77: LISA WHYBOURN 2013 CAREER: • Lisa
- Page 78 and 79: PLAYER PROFILES
- Page 80 and 81: JAMIE BURDEKIN 2013 CAREER: A forme
- Page 82 and 83: RICHARD GREEN 2013 CAREER: Born wit
- Page 84 and 85: ED HOLT 2013 CAREER: An enthusiasti
- Page 86 and 87: LAUREN JONES 2013 CAREER: Formerly
- Page 88 and 89: MARC McCARROLL 2013 CAREER: A forme
- Page 90 and 91: IAN PAYNE 2013 KEY FACTS Born: 07 M
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JOHANNA KONTA <strong>2013</strong><br />
CAREER:<br />
• Left Australia at 13 to train at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona Spain before settling<br />
in the UK a year later. Won her first ITF title at Mostar in 2008 and took her biggest<br />
title to-date in May 2010 at the $50k in Raleigh, North Carolina (d. former Wimbledon semifinalists<br />
Stevenson, Lucic and then Lee-Waters in the final). Won 2011 Woking (d. Robson in<br />
the final)… later in the year in Barnstaple, also won the first set against Robson before retiring<br />
due to an abdominal strain at the start of the second set; also in 2011 made her WTA<br />
debut in Copenhagen as a qualifier reaching 2r.<br />
2012-13<br />
• Most recent singles title came at $25k Rancho Mirage, CA in Feb. 2012 d. Wienerova.<br />
• Her most impressive showings came at the Grand Slams: at Wimbledon was twice two points<br />
from beating No. 30 seed McHale (receiving at 8-7 final set) in a dramatic 3:10 1r encounter<br />
played on Court 17 spread over two days before falling 67(4) 62 108; at the US Open seven<br />
weeks later, she qualified beating three higher ranked players, then in the first round upset<br />
No. 59 Babos 62 75 (saving 10 set points in the ninth game on Babos’ serve with V.Williams<br />
watching on) and in 2r served for the match at 5-2 in deciding set vs. Govortsova.<br />
• In <strong>2013</strong>, has beaten two Top 100 players so far: No. 98 Torro-Flo in Brisbane and No. 88 Putinseva<br />
in Estoril – both in qualies.<br />
• Named to Aegon GB Fed Cup team in February going 1-1 in doubles during Euro/Africa Zone<br />
1 action and made her singles debut vs. Ormaechea in April falling 63 62.<br />
GRAND SLAM RECORD<br />
KEY FACTS<br />
Date of Birth: 17.05.1991<br />
Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia<br />
Plays: Right-handed<br />
Height: 1.80m<br />
Lives: Eastbourne, England<br />
Trains: NTC<br />
Coach: Julien Picot<br />
Career Titles (singles): 7 ITF<br />
Career Titles (doubles): 1 ITF<br />
Highest Ranking: 142 (Feb. <strong>2013</strong>)<br />
2012-13 SINGLES ACTIVITY:<br />
Click below and choose ‘Activity’ tab to see most recent results over the last 12 months<br />
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100056016<br />
W-L 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03<br />
Australian Open - - - - - - - - - - - -<br />
French Open - - - - - - - - - - - -<br />
Wimbledon 0-1 - 1r - - - - - - - - -<br />
US Open 1-1 - 2r - - - - - - - - -<br />
Twitter: @JoKonta91<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
Parents are Gabor and Gabriella; sister is Emese ... Started playing at age 8 when introduced to<br />
the sport by parents ... Favorite surface is clay ... Speaks Hungarian and English… Moved to the<br />
UK in 2005 and became a British citizen in May 2012… Signed with Venus Williams’ clothing line<br />
Eleven at the start of <strong>2013</strong>… Nickname ‘JoKo.’ Enjoys going to the movies and spending time<br />
with family in her spare time.<br />
YEAR END RANKINGS: SINGLES<br />
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000<br />
153 305 248 360 668 - - - - - - - -<br />
<strong>LTA</strong> Player Guide<br />
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