Laura Robson

Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is an Australian born British tennis player, and is the no. 2 ranked female player in Britain.^[2] 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 girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her first professional tournament in November 2008. As of 28 January 2013, Robson had a career high rank on the WTA singles tour of 43. Her doubles tour rank at 28 January 2013 was 279.^[3] She won a silver medal playing with Andy Murray in the mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics, with whom she also reached the 2010 Hopman Cup final.
Robson has appeared at least once in the main draw of every Grand Slam, with her biggest success coming at the 2012 US Open where she made the fourth round. In doing so, she became the first British woman since Samantha Smith at Wimbledon in 1998 to reach the fourth round of a major tournament. At the 2012 Guangzhou Women's Open, Robson became the first British woman since Jo Durie, in 1990, to reach a WTA main-tour final. She was named WTA Newcomer of the Year for 2012.

Laura Robson
Country	Great Britain
Residence	Wimbledon, London
Born	21 January 1994 (age 19) Melbourne, Australia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Weight	148 lb (67 kg)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$607,274
Singles
Career record	100–72
Career titles	0 (1 ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 43 (28 January 2013)
Current ranking	No. 43 (28 January 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2013)
Australian Open Junior	F (2009, 2010)
French Open	1R (2012)
French Open Junior	2R (2009)
Wimbledon	2R (2011)
Wimbledon Junior	W (2008)
US Open	4R (2012)
US Open Junior	SF (2009)
Doubles
Career record	19–26
Career titles	0 (0 ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 99 (21 June 2010)
Current ranking	No. 279 (28 January 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2010)
Australian Open Junior	QF (2009)
French Open	NP
French Open Junior	2R (2009)
Wimbledon	2R (2009)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2008, 2010)
US Open	1R (2012)
US Open Junior	1R
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results

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