Personal

Began playing tennis at the age of eight with her family, copying her two older sisters who played tennis...Also excelled at soccer...Family lives in Boone, North Carolina...Father's name is Jack, mother is Jill; has two older sisters, Amy and Brittany...Hobbies include watching classic movies like Gone With the Wind, bargain hunting, modeling and interior decorating...Favorites include Thai food, border collies (family has one named Panda), dancing, listening to Andrea Bocelli, spending time with her sisters and receiving funny e-mails from her dad...Listens to 'techno' music on her Walkman to pump herself up before a match...Favorite tennis player is Andre Agassi; admired Arthur Ashe...Attended Monona Grove High School until March of 1995, and graduated from the Van Der Meer Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA, in 1997...When interviewed by MTV Sports, compared her game to the band Pearl Jam because they are a versatile band, playing slow and fast songs, and she is a versatile player, hitting hard and slow balls with topspin and slice.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (0 WTA Tour): 2003 - ITF/Sedona-USA; 2001 - ITFWest Columbia-USA.
Quarterfinalist (3): 2002 - Hawaii; 2001 - Bahia, Quebec City.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2005 - ITF/Lexington, KY-USA (w/Castellvi); 2002 - Quebec City (w/Steck); 2001 - Quebec City (w/Ad. Serra-Zanetti).
Finalist (1): 2002 - Canberra (w/Serra-Zanetti).
Semifinalist (3): 2003 - Bogota (w/Marosi), Quebec City (w/Miyagi); 1999 - Bogota (w/Bes).