Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Casey Dellacqua

Aus
Residence: Perth, Australia
DOB: February 11, 1985
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2002)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Jovanovski); reached 2r at Hobart (l. to Wickmayer); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to Azarenka).
2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first WTA main draw at Australian Open, falling 1r (as WC); fell in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying three times; won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once (Australian Open) and in qualifying once; won three singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Reached 2r three times; fell 1r once (Australian Open) and in qualifying five times (incl. other three majors); won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; reached 2r six times (incl. US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; made Top 100 debut on August 6 (rose from No.106 to No.100); won four singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Near-Top 50 season; QF at Hobart; reached 4r twice (incl. Australian Open), 3r twice (Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r six times (incl. Olympics); fell 1r six times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on June 9 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.51 to No.41) and set career-high No.39 on July 28; withdrew from Memphis and Bangalore w/back injury and from Los Angeles, Montréal and Bali w/shoulder injuries.

2009 - Fell 1r in first three events of season (Sydney, Australian Open, Dubai) then underwent left shoulder surgery on Monday, February 23 (missed all events rest of season to rehabilitate); made doubles Top 10 debut on April 20 (rose from No.11 to No.10).

2010 - In first three months of season, reached 3r once (Australian Open) and fell 1r three times, also won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit; played only one event rest of season due to right foot injury, falling 1r at Wimbledon (missed all other events, incl. Roland Garros and US Open).

2011 - Reached 2r three times; fell 1r twice (Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon); won seven singles titles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Bundaberg-AUS, ITF/Cairns-AUS, ITF/Darwin-AUS, ITF/Esperance-AUS, ITF/Kalgoorlie-AUS, ITF/Traralgon-AUS, ITF/Bendigo-AUS; 2010 - ITF/Mildura-AUS; 2007 - ITF/Melbourne-AUS, ITF/Perth-AUS, ITF/Kalgoorlie-AUS, ITF/Bronx, NY-USA; 2006 - ITF/Mount Gambier-AUS, ITF/Port Pirie-AUS; 2005 - ITF/Mackay-AUS, ITF/Rockhampton-AUS, ITF/Port Pirie-AUS; 2004 - ITF/Warrnambool-AUS; 2003 - ITF/Dalby-AUS.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Mildura-AUS, ITF/Sydney-AUS, ITF/Ipswich 2-AUS, ITF/Bundaberg-AUS, ITF/Esperance-AUS, ITF/Kalgoorlie-AUS (all w/Rogowska); 2010 - ITF/Mildura-AUS, ITF/Sydney-AUS (both w/Moore); 2007 - ITF/Perth-AUS (w/Hewson); 2006 - ITF/Las Vegas, NV-USA (w/Pratt), ITF/Surbiton-GBR (w/Musgrave), ITF/Melbourne 2-AUS (w/Rao); 2005 - ITF/Bendigo-AUS (w/Musgrave), ITF/Galatina-ITA (w/Gonzales), ITF/Mackay-AUS, ITF/Rockhampton-AUS, ITF/Lyneham-AUS (all w/Dominikovic); 2004 - ITF/Bendigo-AUS, ITF/Schenectady, NY-USA (both w/Sewell), ITF/Port Pirie-AUS (w/Rao); 2003 - ITF/Dalby-AUS (w/Dominikovic).
Finalist (2): 2009 - Sydney (w/Dechy); 2008 - Roland Garros (w/Schiavone).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2011 - Roland Garros (w/Lipsky).

ADDITIONAL
Australian Fed Cup Team, 2006-08, 2010; Australian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Nicole Pratt; also works with Australian Institute of Sport (began with them in January 2007) ... Began playing at age 7 ... Father, Kim, is a mechanic; mother, Nita, is a housewife; has a brother, Ben, and a sister, Brooke ... Favorite movie is Dirty Dancing; favorite actor is Brad Pitt ... Favorite types are hip-hop, R&B; favorite artists include Usher ... Also enjoys Aussie Rules football, cricket, V8 Supercars, shopping and going to movies ... Enjoys visiting New York ... Admires Australian tennis legend Margaret Court.
- Junior highlights include winning 2003 Australian Open doubles title (w/Szili).