Stories
Biography
- Parents Andrew and Teresa are of Polish descent; older brother is Richard... As a young player, was a scholarship holder at the Australian Institute of Sport... Married Tim Sullivan in February 2011... Gave birth to son, Yannik in 2012 followed by a daughter, Mieke three years later… Served as captain of Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup team for a decade, from January 2013 until December 2023... Received Tennis Australia’s Spirit of Tennis award in 2023... In January 2024, made debut as tournament director of the WTA 500 event in her hometown of Adelaide, South Australia... Member of Channel Nine’s tennis commentary team.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
8Height
5' 11 3/4" (1.82 m)Birthday
Jan 27, 1981 January 27, 1981Birthplace
Adelaide, AustraliaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (5): 2009 - ITF/Darwin-AUS, ITF/Kalgoorlie-AUS, ITF/Bendigo-AUS; 2005 - Sydney; 2004 - Stockholm, Zürich, Luxembourg; 2003 - Hobart; 2001 - ITF/Gifu-JPN, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN; 1999 - ITF/Gold Coast-AUS; 1998 - ITF/Wodonga 2-AUS, ITF/Kugayama 1-JPN, ITF/Ibaraki 2-JPN, ITF/Ibaraki 3-JPN, ITF/Kyoto-JPN, ITF/Saga-JPN, ITF/Queensland-AUS.
Finalist (4): 2005 - Doha; 2004 - Vienna; 2003 - Sarasota, Budapest.
DOUBLES
Winner (7): 2009 - ITF/Darwin-AUS (w/Kriz); 2007 - Roland Garros (w/Santangelo); 2005 - Australian Open, Miami (both w/Kuznetsova), Doha (w/Schiavone); 2004 - Eastbourne (w/Serna), Stockholm (w/Schett), Philadelphia (w/Raymond); 1998 - ITF/Warrnambool-AUS, ITF/Wodonga 2-AUS, ITF/Lyneham 3-AUS, ITF/Corowa-AUS (all w/McShea), ITF/Kugayama 1-JPN, ITF/Ibaraki 3-JPN, ITF/Kyoto-JPN (all w/Stewart), ITF/Saga-JPN (w/Barclay).
Finalist (9): 2007 - Dubai (w/Kuznetsova), Strasbourg (w/Sun), Los Angeles (w/Santangelo); 2006 - Istanbul (w/Mirza); 2005 - Dubai (w/Kuznetsova); 2004 - Amelia Island (w/Casanova); 2003 - Birmingham (w/Navratilova), New Haven (w/Serna); 2000 - Hobart (w/Clijsters).
MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (3): 2007 - Wimbledon (w/Bjorkman); 2004 - Wimbledon, US Open (both w/Woodbridge).
ADDITIONAL
Australian Fed Cup Team, 1999-2004, 2006-08, 2010; Australian Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008.