Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful

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 - Fell in Auckland and Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (ret. vs. Barthel w/illness).
1999 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Great Britain.

2000 - Played first WTA qualifying at Wimbledon.

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

2002 - Fell 1r once (Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying six times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Reached 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r twice and in qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying once; won four singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying six times (incl. other three majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

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

2008 - First Top 100 season; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r four times and in 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.

2009 - Breakthrough season cut short by injury; SF three times, at Auckland (l. to Vesnina), Memphis (l. to Wozniacki) and Warsaw (l. to A.Bondarenko); reached 2r four times, incl. Fès (l. to Domínguez Lino 46 75 63; held 2mp at 64 54); fell 1r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon); having begun year ranked No.60, cracked Top 50 on February 23 (after Memphis; rose from No.52 to No.48, her career-high and first Brit in Top 50 since 1993); after falling 1r at Stanford at end of July withdrew from all events rest of season (incl. US Open) w/left knee injury (dipped to No.100 on November 9 year-end rankings).

2010 - SF twice, at Memphis (l. to Arvidsson) and Luxembourg (l. to Vinci); QF at Fès; reached 2r three times; fell 1r seven times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying four times.

2011 - Third Top 100 season; SF once, at Luxembourg (l. to Niculescu); reached 2r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r three times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying seven times; won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Québec City w/foot injury.
SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Barnstaple-GBR, ITF/Ismaning-GER; 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-USA; 2003 - ITF/Belfort-FRA; 2002 - ITF/Bath-GBR, ITF/London-GBR, ITF/Sunderland-GBR; 2001 - ITF/Jersey-GBR.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Clermont-Ferrand-FRA (w/Jugic-Salkic), ITF/Barnstaple-GBR (w/Birnerova), ITF/Ismaning-GER (w/Bertens); 2010 - ITF/Nantes-FRA (w/Smith); 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, 2003-09, 2012.
Coached by Jeremy Bates; also trains at National Tennis Centre in London; fitness coach is Gill Myburgh ... Father is Somsak, mother is Vathana; has two brothers (James, Mark) and one sister (Lena) ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard ... Began playing at age 7; introduced by parents at local park ... 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 music, shopping ... Favorite city is London ... People most admired are parents ... Favorite tournaments are Wimbledon, US Open.