Stories
Biography
- Grew up on a cane farm in Queensland... Parents are Dorothy and George; father played competitively as a junior... Middle of five siblings: has older brother and sister, Greg and Kym, and younger twin sisters, Kylie (a pro golfer) and Kelly... Served as WTA Player Council representative from 2000-2008 and WTA Board Director Player Representative from 2008-2012... Four-time winner of the WTA’s Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award (1999-2001, 2004)... Currently Head of Women’s Tennis for Tennis Australia, and coach of the country’s Billie Jean King Cup team... Mother of two children.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
35Height
5' 4 1/4'' (1.63 m)Birthday
Mar 5, 1973 March 5, 1973Birthplace
Mackay, AustraliaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2004 - Hyderabad; 2000 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA; 1998 - ITF/Rockford, IL-USA; 1995 - ITF/Mount Gambier-AUS, ITF/Port Pirie-AUS; 1993 - ITF/Nuriootpa-AUS.
Finalist (1): 2001 - Shanghai.
Semifinalist (2): 2002 - Hobart, Birmingham.
Quarterfinalist (13): 2007 - Pattaya City; 2006 - Montréal; 2003 - Doha, Los Angeles; 2002 - Doha, Scottsdale, Tokyo [Princess Cup]; 2000 - Madrid, 's-Hertogenbosch; 1999 - Pattaya City; 1998 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 1997 - Surabaya, Pattaya City.
DOUBLES
Winner (9): 2007 - Pattaya City (w/Santangelo), Memphis (w/Stewart); 2006 - Hobart (w/Loit), ITF/Las Vegas, NV-USA (w/Dellacqua); 2005 - Prague (w/Loit); 2004 - Stanford (w/Daniilidou); 2003 - Shanghai (w/Loit); 2001 - Toronto (w/Po-Messerli); 2000 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/de Lone), Québec City (w/Shaughnessy); 1997 - ITF/Tashkent-UZB (w/de Lone); 1996 - ITF/Wilmington, DE-USA (w/de Lone); 1993 - ITF/Bangkok-THA (w/Wibowo); 1992 - ITF/Jakarta-INA (w/Woolcock), ITF/Burgdorf-SUI (w/Godridge); 1991 - ITF/Mount Gambier-AUS (w/Godridge); 1990 - ITF/Swansea-GBR, ITF/Bournemouth-GBR (both w/Sharpe).
Finalist (4): 2007 - Acapulco (w/Loit); 2003 - Bali (w/Loit); 2001 - Hawaii (w/Callens); 1998 - Madrid (w/McQuillan).
ADDITIONAL
Australian Fed Cup Team 1998-2004. Australian Olympic Team 2000, 2004.