Coached by Kees Oostrom ... Father is Benno (buys and sells horses); mother is Jolanda (works on a train); younger sister is Sherin (rides horses professionally) ... Born and has always lived in Doetinchem, Netherlands, a small town near German border; all family and friends are there and wouldn't want to live anywhere else ... Started playing tennis when grandparents introduced her to the sport ... Favorite surfaces are clay and slow hardcourts; favorite shot is backhand ... Tennis idol is Kim Clijsters ... Favorite tournaments are Bastad and Australian Open.
