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Laura Robson

Laura Robson
  • Residence: London, England
  • Date of Birth: 21 Jan 1994
  • Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
  • Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
  • Weight: 148 lbs. (67 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro
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Laura Robson Biography

Currently without a full-time coach ... Parents are Andrew and Kathy; has two siblings, Nick and Emily; has two Labradors, Ella and Kiri ... Born in Australia, at 18 months relocated to Singapore, moved to UK at age 6 ... Began playing tennis at age 6 when introduced by her parents at local club in Singapore ... Most memorable moment was meeting Michael Phelps and winning silver medal in mixed doubles with Andy Murray at the London Olympics ... Favorite city is New York City because "there is constant action going on, fab shopping and excellent restaurants everywhere!" ... Twitter is @laurarobson5.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 1
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $293,728 $816,770
W/L - Singles 8 - 14 105 - 83
W/L - Doubles 5 - 6 24 - 31
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Results

BIRMINGHAM

WTA // GREAT BRITAIN // 10-Jun-2013 // $235,000 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 BYE
R32 Loss Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 60 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,420
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
37 69 95
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
20-May-2013 (35) 01-Apr-2013 (90)
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JANUARY - Reached 2r at Shenzhen (l. to Niculescu); made Top 50 debut afterwards on January 7 (rose from No.53 to No.50); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to Stephens); reached 3r at Australian Open (l. to Stephens).

FEBRUARY - Withdrew from Pattaya City w/left shoulder injury; fell 1r at Doha (l. to Hantuchova); fell 1r at Dubai (l. to Putintseva).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Arvidsson); reached 2r at Miami (l. to Cornet).

APRIL - Reached 2r at Charleston (l. to Bouchard); fell 1r at Katowice (l. to Dominguez Lino 57 76(7) 61; held mp at 7-6 in second set tie-break); fell 1r at Oeiras (l. to Morita).

MAY - Reached 3r at Madrid (l. to Ivanovic); reached 2r at Rome (l. to S.Williams).
2008 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit; played first WTA main draw at Luxembourg, falling 1r (as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Fell 1r once (Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice (incl. US Open).

2010 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open, US Open).

2011 - Reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r twice and in qualifying twice.

2012 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.53); reached first WTA final at Guangzhou (l. to Hsieh); was first Brit to reach a WTA final in 22 years (since Durie at Newport in 1990); SF at Palermo (l. to Zahlavova Strycova); QF at Osaka; reached 4r at US Open (first Grand Slam 4r; l. to Stosur); reached 2r four times (incl. Olympics); fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying four times; made Top 100 debut on June 25 (after Eastbourne; rose from No.111 to No.97); also won silver medal at Olympics in mixed doubles (w/A.Murray); retired in Pattaya City 1r w/low back injury and withdrew from Kuala Lumpur w/illness.
SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Guangzhou.

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2013 - Miami (w/Raymond).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Olympics (w/A.Murray).

ADDITIONAL
British Fed Cup Team, 2012-13; British Olympic Team, 2012.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 1
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $293,728 $816,770
W/L - Singles 8 - 14 105 - 83
W/L - Doubles 5 - 6 24 - 31

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 94 1st Serve Return Points Won 36.1%
Double Faults 162 2nd Serve Return Points Won 56.7%
1st Serve 54.8% Break Points Opportunities 195
1st Serve Points Won 67.7% Break Points Converted 46.7%
2nd Serve Points Won 39.5% Return Games Played 250
Break Points Faced 224 Return Games Won 36.4%
Break Points Saved 58% Return Points Won 44.2%
Service Games Played 249 Total Points Won 49.6%
Service Games Won 62.2%
Service Points Won 54.9%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
2 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3r 1r - - - - - -
0 / 2 FRENCH OPEN 1r 1r - - - - - -
1 / 4 WIMBLEDON - 1r 2r 1r 1r - - -
4 / 2 US OPEN - 4r 2r - - - - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
3 / 3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 1r - QF - - - -
1 / 4 WIMBLEDON - 1r 1r 1r 2r - - -
0 / 1 US OPEN - 1r - - - - - -
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Laura Robson Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

BIRMINGHAM

WTA // GREAT BRITAIN // 10-Jun-2013 // $235,000 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 BYE
R32 Loss Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 60 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,420

FRENCH OPEN

Grand Slam // FRANCE // 26-May-2013 // $12,957,474 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 37 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss [10] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 10 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$26,184

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 13-May-2013 // $2,369,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 39 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win Venus Williams (USA) 24 6-3 6-2
R32 Loss [1] Serena Williams (USA) 1 6-2 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+70

Prize Money

$12,480

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 04-May-2013 // $5,137,962 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 48 6-7 (7) 6-2 6-2
R32 Win [4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4 6-3 6-1
R16 Loss [16] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 16 5-7 6-2 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

+140

Prize Money

$49,682

OEIRAS (ESTORIL)

WTA // PORTUGAL // 29-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 41 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Ayumi Morita (JPN) 43 6-2 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 39 // Seed/Entry: 8/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) 59 5-7 7-6 (7) 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

CHARLESTON

WTA // USA // 01-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 42 // Seed/Entry: 16/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) 108 6-2 6-2
R32 Loss [Q] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 114 6-4 3-6 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+40

Prize Money

$4,480

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Camila Giorgi (ITA) 85 6-2 4-6 6-3
R64 Loss [32] Alize Cornet (FRA) 36 5-7 7-5 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+50

Prize Money

$13,750

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 43 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 49 2-6 7-6 (2) 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$11,000

DUBAI

WTA // UNITED ARAB EMIRATES // 18-Feb-2013 // $2,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 43 // Seed/Entry: /W

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [W] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 101 6-4 2-6 7-6 (6)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$10,183

DOHA

WTA // QATAR // 11-Feb-2013 // $2,369,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 45 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 75 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$6,415

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 53 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Melanie Oudin (USA) 84 6-2 6-3
R64 Win [8] Petra Kvitova (CZE) 8 2-6 6-3 11-9
R32 Loss [29] Sloane Stephens (USA) 25 7-5 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+160

Prize Money

$71,349

HOBART

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 50 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [8] Sloane Stephens (USA) 29 6-4 7-6 (4)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

SHENZHEN

WTA // CHINA P.R. // 30-Dec-2012 // $500,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: 53 // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Edina Gallovits-Hall (ROU) 107 6-2 6-1
R16 Loss Monica Niculescu (ROU) 58 6-2 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$4,802
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
37 69 95

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
26/05/2013 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
27/08/2012 US OPEN 4R 280
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 50
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 60
29/08/2011 US OPEN 2R 160
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
30/08/2010 US OPEN Q - 3R 50
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
31/08/2009 US OPEN Q - 3R 50
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 53 285
2011 131 808
2010 206 127
2009 419 299
2008 559 1006
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
20-May-2013 (35) 01-Apr-2013 (90)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
37 1430

Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
26/05/2013 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
27/08/2012 US OPEN 4R 280
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 50
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 60
29/08/2011 US OPEN 2R 160
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
30/08/2010 US OPEN Q - 3R 50
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
31/08/2009 US OPEN Q - 3R 50
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
13/05/2013 ROME 2R 70
04/05/2013 MADRID 3R 140
01/04/2013 CHARLESTON 2R 40
19/03/2013 MIAMI 2R 50
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS 1R 5
18/02/2013 DUBAI 1R 1
11/02/2013 DOHA 1R 1
29/09/2012 BEIJING 2R 110
19/08/2012 NEW HAVEN 1R 1
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI Q - 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
18/06/2012 EASTBOURNE 2R 80
20/03/2012 MIAMI Q - 2R 20
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
13/02/2012 DOHA Q - 1R 1
01/10/2011 BEIJING 1R 30
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 70
15/08/2011 CINCINNATI Q - 1R 1
26/09/2010 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 1R 30

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
10/06/2013 BIRMINGHAM 2R 1
29/04/2013 OEIRAS (ESTORIL) 1R 1
08/04/2013 KATOWICE 1R 1
06/01/2013 HOBART 1R 1
30/12/2012 SHENZHEN 2R 30
08/10/2012 OSAKA 3R 70
17/09/2012 GUANGZHOU QF 200
16/07/2012 BASTAD 1R 1
09/07/2012 PALERMO 4R 130
11/06/2012 BIRMINGHAM 2R 15
Date Tournament Round Points
09/04/2012 COPENHAGEN 1R 1
06/02/2012 PATTAYA CITY 1R 1
10/10/2011 OSAKA Q - 1R 1
12/06/2011 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
11/10/2010 OSAKA 1R 16
13/06/2010 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
07/06/2010 BIRMINGHAM 2R 25
17/05/2010 STRASBOURG 1R 1
19/10/2009 LUXEMBOURG Q - 3R 10

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
20/10/2008 LUXEMBOURG 1R 1
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