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Casey Dellacqua
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Perth, Australia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Left; two-handed backhand
Prize money	US$771,692
Singles
Career record	196–117
Career titles	0 (WTA) & 11 (ITF)
Highest ranking	39 (28 July 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2008)
French Open	3R (2008)
Wimbledon	3R (2008)
US Open	2R (2007)
Doubles
Career record	136–85
Career titles	0 (WTA) & 13 (ITF)
Highest ranking	21 (29 September 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2003, 2004, 2006)
French Open	F (2008)
Wimbledon	SF (2008)
US Open	2R (2007)
	Last updated on: 27 September 2008.

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Casey Dellacqua (born 11 February 1985) is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Australia. After the 2008 Australian Open, she became Australia's highest-ranked women's player. She is currently ranked World No. 49 in singles and World No. 22 in doubles.

She is of Italian descent through her father and Irish through her mother. ^[1]

Early life

Dellacqua attended Woodvale Primary School from kindergarten all the way up to year 7 then attended Woodvale Senior High School until she was sixteen before moving to Canberra to train with the Australian Institute of Sport. She was an active member of local tennis clubs and teams.

Greatest professional tennis achievements

Her highest rankings to this point are 41 in singles (achieved on 9 June 2008) after a third round showing at the French Open and 35 in doubles (23 June 2008) after reaching the French Open final She has won 11 International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles. After reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, she became the top ranked female Australian tennis player.

At the 2008 Australian Open, Dellacqua defeated former World No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo to reach the fourth round, her best result in a Grand Slam event. She has also achieved notable victories over former top 10 players Alicia Molik, Nicole Vaidišová, Patty Schnyder, and Marion Bartoli.

She reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal in Hobart in 2008, before losing to Greek Eleni Danilidou.

Partnering Francesca Schiavone, Dellacqua was the runner-up in the women's doubles competition at the 2008 French Open. Partnering Natalie Dechy, Dellacqua made the semifinals in women's doubles at Wimbledon in 2008.

2006

Dellacqua played in the Australian Open as a wild-card, with Lindsay Davenport as her first-round opponent. However, she was soundly beaten by Davenport, receiving much criticism after the match for her lack of fitness.

2007

Dellacqua entered the Australian Open again as a wildcard, but was beaten by Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik in the first round. She then failed to make it past the first round in both the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships (however she did manage to win through qualifying).

Dellacqua reached the second round of the US Open when she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets. However, she was then beaten handily in straight sets by Maria Sharapova.

2008

Dellacqua began the year by reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and upset 15th-seeded Patty Schnyder and former champion and World No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo but eventually lost to third seed Jelena Janković. The performance meant she surpassed Alicia Molik to become the highest ranked Australian female tennis player.

The French Open again showed Dellacqua's improved ability as she defeated the 9th-seeded Marion Bartoli and Nathalie Dechy in the first two rounds but she was knocked out in straights sets by Carla Suarez Navarro in the third round. The doubles proved to be a highlight for Dellacqua as she teamed with Italian Francesca Schiavone to reach the final despite being unseeded. The pair lost to Spaniards Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 in a match that lasted two-and-a-half hours.

For the first round of the Wimbledon Championships, Dellacqua faced the 12th-seeded Swiss Patty Schnyder, who Dellacqua had already beaten earlier this year in the second round of the Australian Open. Although she lost the first set to her again, Dellacqua had a convincing win against Schnyder 4–6, 6–3, 6–1. In Dellacqua's second round match against French player Pauline Parmentier, Dellacqua won a tight match 1–6, 6–2, 6–3. Dellacqua faced Nicole Vaidišová in the third round but lost the match 6–2, 6–4. In the women's doubles event, Dellacqua partnered with Nathalie Dechy of France who she already partnered with at the 2008 International Women's Open at Eastbourne. They started by deafeating British wildcards Anna Fitzpatrick and Anna Elizabeth Hawkins 6–1, 6–0 in the first round. They had an easy second round match easily beating Tatiana Perebiynis and Alicja Rosolska 6–3, 6–2. They won their third round match over American qualifiers Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears 6–4, 7–6(9). They won a tight quarterfinal match against Spaniards Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez 6–2, 7–6(6), 6–4. Their Wimbledon run ended when they lost to Venus Williams and Serena Williams 6–3, 6–3. In the mixed doubles event, Dellacqua partnered with American Scott Lipsky. Dellacqua and Lipsky won their first round match against Marta Domachowska and Fernando Verdasco 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. In the second round, they upset seventh-seeds Mark Knowles and Zi Yan 6–3, 3–6, 6–4. They eventually lost to 9th-seeded Andy Ram and Nathalie Dechy.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Dellacqua represented Australia in the singles event along with Alicia Molik and Samantha Stosur. Dellacqua had an easy first round match against Gisela Dulko 6–3, 6–4. In the second round, she lost to 12th-seeded Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–2. In the women's doubles event, Dellacqua partnered with fellow Australian Molik. In their first round match, they lost to the Italian team of Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–4.

Dellacqua had a bad start at the US Open after losing both of her first round matches in singles and women's doubles. In the singles, she was beaten by a French qualifier Julie Coin 7–6, 7–6. In the doubles event, Dellacqua entered the competition seeded 9th with Nathalie Dechy, one of the defending champions of the event. They lost to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska of Poland 1–6, 6–2, 6–3. In the mixed doubles event, she played alongside fellow Australian Jordan Kerr. They lost in the second round against Jonas Björkman and Nadia Petrova.

ITF singles winner (11)

2007 - $50k Bronx, USA
2007 - $25k Kalgoorlie, AUS
2007 - $25k Perth, AUS
2007 - $25k Melbourne, AUS
2006 - $25k Port Pirie, AUS
2006 - $25k Mount Gambier, AUS
2005 - $25k Port Pirie, AUS
2005 - $25k Rockhampton, AUS
2005 - $25k Mackay, AUS
2004 - $10k Warrnambool, AUS
2003 - $25k Dalby, AUS

ITF doubles winner (13)

2007 - $25k Perth, AUS (w/Emily Hewson), (IND)
2006 - $25k Melbourne2, AUS (w/Sunitha Rao), (IND)
2006 - $25k Surbiton, GBR (w/Trudi Musgrave), (AUS)
2006 - $75k Las Vegas, USA (w/Nicole Pratt), (AUS)
2005 - $25k Lyneham, AUS (w/Daniella Dominikovic), (AUS)
2005 - $25k Rockhampton, AUS (w/Daniella Dominikovic), (AUS)
2005 - $25k Mackay, AUS (w/Daniella Dominikovic), (AUS)
2005 - $25k Galatina, ITA (w/Lucia Gonzalez), (AUS)
2005 - $50k Bendigo, AUS (w/Trudi Musgrave), (AUS)
2004 - $25k Port Pirie, AUS (w/Sunitha Rao), (IND)
2004 - $50k Schenectady, USA (w/Nicole Sewell), (AUS)
2004 - $25k Bendigo, AUS (w/Nicole Sewell), (AUS)
2003 - $25k Dalby, AUS (w/Evie Dominikovic), (AUS)

End of year rankings

Year	Final Ranking	Change	Final Ranking	Change
	Singles		Doubles
2008	55	(31)	21	(102)
2007	86	(86)	123	(2)
2006	172	(51)	121	(7)
2005	223	(78)	114	(3)
2004	301	(26)	117	(107)
2003	275	(183)	224	(321)
2002	458	new	545	new

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Career W/L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	4R	3-6
French Open	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	2-2
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	2-2
US Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1-2
Grand Slam Win-Loss	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-4	7-4	8-12

Women's doubles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Career W/L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	2R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	3-6
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	F	5-1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	SF	4-1
US Open	A	1R	A	A	2R		1-2
Grand Slam Win-Loss	1-1	1-2	0-1	1-1	1-2	9-3	13-10

External links

Casey Dellacqua at the Women's Tennis Association
Playing history

References

^ Irish Times, 25 June 2008

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[1] Irish Times, 25 June 2008

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-'''Casey Dellacqua''' (born [[11 February]] [[1985]]) is an Australian professional [[tennis|tennis player]] who currently resides in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Australia]]. After the [[2008 Australian Open]], she became Australia's highest-ranked women's player. She is currently ranked World No. 49 in singles and World No. 22 in doubles.
+'''Casey Dellacqua''' (born 11 February 1985) is an Australian professional [[tennis|tennis player]] who currently resides in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Australia]]. After the [[2008 Australian Open]], she became Australia's highest-ranked women's player. She is currently ranked World No. 49 in singles and World No. 22 in doubles.
-She is of Italian descent through her father and Irish through her mother. <ref>Irish Times, [[25 June]] [[2008]]</ref>
+She is of Italian descent through her father and Irish through her mother. <ref>Irish Times, 25 June 2008</ref>
 ==Early life==
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 ==Greatest professional tennis achievements==
-Her highest rankings to this point are 41 in singles (achieved on [[9 June]] [[2008]]) after a third round showing at the [[French Open]] and 35 in doubles ([[23 June]] [[2008]]) after reaching the French Open final She has won 11 [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF) singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles. After reaching the fourth round at the [[Australian Open]], she became the top ranked female Australian tennis player.
+Her highest rankings to this point are 41 in singles (achieved on 9 June 2008) after a third round showing at the [[French Open]] and 35 in doubles (23 June 2008) after reaching the French Open final She has won 11 [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF) singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles. After reaching the fourth round at the [[Australian Open]], she became the top ranked female Australian tennis player.
 At the [[2008 Australian Open]], Dellacqua defeated former World No. 1 [[Amélie Mauresmo]] to reach the fourth round, her best result in a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] event. She has also achieved notable victories over former top 10 players [[Alicia Molik]], [[Nicole Vaidišová]], [[Patty Schnyder]], and [[Marion Bartoli]].