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====Charity Work====
Robson is currently an Athlete Ambassador for [[Right To Play]], the world's leading sport for development charity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Right To Play: Meet Our Athletes|url=http://www.righttoplay.com/uk/the-team/Pages/MeetOurAthletes.aspx}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 10:30, 17 August 2011

Laura Robson
Laura Robson during the 2010 Hopman Cup.
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
ResidenceWimbledon, London
Born (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30)
Melbourne, Australia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Turned pro2008
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$168,563
Singles
Career record50–36
Career titles0 (1 ITF)
Highest rankingNo. 184 (11 July 2011)
Current rankingNo. 185 (18 July 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2010)
French Open
Wimbledon2R (2011)
US OpenQ3 (2009, 2010)
Australian Open JuniorF (2009, 2010)
French Open Junior2R (2009)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2008)
US Open JuniorSF (2009)
Doubles
Career record16–16
Career titles0 (0 ITF)
Highest rankingNo. 99 (21 June 2010)
Current rankingNo. 711 (18 July 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2010)
French Open
Wimbledon2R (2009)
US Open
Australian Open JuniorQF (2009)
French Open Junior2R (2009)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2008, 2010)
US Open Junior1R (2009)
Last updated on: 11 July 2011.

Laura Robson (born 21 January 1994) is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her first professional tournament in November 2008. As of 18 July 2011, Robson had a rank on the WTA singles tour of 185 and doubles tour of 711.[2]

Early life and junior career

Robson was born on 21 January 1994 in Melbourne, Australia, the third child of Australian parents Andrew, an oil executive with Royal Dutch Shell,[3] and Kathy Robson, a sports coach and former professional basketball player.[4] Robson and her family moved from Melbourne to Singapore when she was eighteen months old, and then to the UK when she was six.[5] According to her parents, she began playing tennis "as soon as she could hold a tennis racquet",[6] and after being encouraged by them, she entered a junior tennis academy at age 7.[7] She signed with management company Octagon when she was 10,[8] with Adidas at age 11,[9] and also signed a racquet deal with Wilson Sporting Goods.[8] After working with several coaches, including the head of the Lawn Tennis Association, Carl Maes, she chose coach Martijn Bok in 2007.[7] Bok said later that although Robson "had trouble staying emotionally under control", he "saw right away...a lot of potential in Laura."[7] Robson also began training at the National Tennis Centre,[6] under the guidance of Bok, Maes, and the head of women's tennis at the centre, Nigel Sears,[7] while taking school lessons at home.[3]

Robson's first tournament on the junior ITF tour was in May 2007, where she went from the qualifying draw of the tournament to the quarterfinals.[10] She reached the final of two other tournaments in 2007, and won her first tournament in October.[10] In the first half of 2008, Robson reached the finals of three tournaments, but was also eliminated before the third round in three straight tournaments.[10]

Robson on her way to winning the Girls title at Wimbledon

Robson competed in her first junior grand slam at the Wimbledon girls' event, as an unseeded player.[11] As the youngest player in the tournament,[12] she beat first seed Melanie Oudin[13] on her way to the finals, where she defeated third seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6–3 3–6 6–1.[12] Her victory made her the first British player to win the girls' event since Annabel Croft in 1984, and the British media described her as the "new darling" of British tennis,[14] and the "Queen of Wimbledon".[15] However, former British tennis players such as Croft and Virginia Wade said that "we have to be careful with the expectations we place on her",[16] and that Robson needed to "build her confidence".[17]

After a brief period on the main tour, Robson returned to junior competition but was knocked out in the second round of a tournament in December.[10] In the same month she played her final junior tournament of 2008, the Orange Bowl, where she had to retire in the third round with a stomach strain.[18] At the end of the year, she was shortlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year,[19] but lost out to Paralympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds.[20]

After recovering from her injury, Robson entered the 2009 Australian Open junior tournament, where she was seeded fifth. In the semifinals she faced a replay of her Wimbledon final, against top seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn,[21] whom she beat in straight sets, 6–4 6–3, to reach her second Grand Slam junior final. Facing third seed Ksenia Pervak from Russia,[22] Robson was defeated 6–3 6–1. She later attributed her loss to Pervak's greater consistency,[23] and her coach Bok said that "everybody has to be patient".[9] After the tournament, Robson started to train with Gil Reyes, the former trainer of Andre Agassi.[9] She was also named the MCC Young Sportswoman of the Year.[24] She claimed the top ranking of ITF junior tour in April, despite not playing for two months because of shin splints.[25] At the 2009 French Open

Robson on her way to her second junior slam final at the 2009 Australian Open, she repeated the trip a year later

Robson was the top seed in the junior's competition, but was defeated in round two by Sandra Zaniewska. Robson, as the defending champion at 2009 Wimbledon Championships but she fell in the second round by Quirine Lemoine 6–2, 4–6, 8–6.

Due to her focusing on her Senior career, Robson entered the 2009 US Open unseeded. In the first round she beat Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6–0 6–1. She then faced the 7th seed Lauren Embree of the United States and beat her 4–6 6–1 6–4. She went on to face the 12th seed, Tamaryn Hendler of Belgium, who she defeated 6–2 6–1. Robson then set up a quarter–final encounter with Lauren Davis of the USA, who she beat 6–2 6–3. In her semi–final she faced Yana Buchina of Russia. Due to rain delay, both quarter and semi finals were played on the same day, therefore the semi–final match followed the quarter–final match. Despite starting strongly, Robson tired, losing the match 1–6 6–3 7–5.

At the junior singles at the 2010 Australian Open, Robson was unseeded and defeated Belinda Woolcock 6–0 6–1, Yulia Putintseva 6–2 3–6 6–2 and Cristina Dinu 6–3 6–3, to reach the quarterfinals. In the last eight she easily overcame American Ester Goldfeld 6–1 6–0 to move through to her fourth Junior Grand Slam semi-final where she defeated Kristyna Plíšková of the Czech Republic 6–3 6–2. She was defeated by Kristyna's twin sister Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–1 7–6(5).[26] In the 2010 Wimbledon junior singles she reached the semi-finals, losing to Sachie Ishizu of Japan.[27]

Professional career

2008

Following her victory at Wimbledon, Robson made her debut on the ITF senior tour at a $10,000 tournament in Limoges, France.[28] She won two matches to qualify for the main draw of the tournament, as well as her first round match, before having to retire with a shoulder injury in the second round against the second seed, Marina Melnikova.[29]

Robson was then given a wildcard into the main draw of the $75,000 ITF in Shrewsbury, Great Britain.[30] After beating 2007 Wimbledon girls singles champion Urszula Radwańska and fourth seed Tzipi Obziler,[29] Robson lost to second seed Maret Ani in three sets in the semifinals.[31][32] She was given another wildcard into the $50,000 tournament in Barnstaple, Great Britain, but was defeated in three sets in her first round match against the seventh seed Angelique Kerber,[33] who later said that it was "unbelievable how she's playing".[34]

Her first match on the WTA tour was courtesy of a wildcard into the 2008 Fortis Championships in Luxembourg City. She was drawn in the first round against world number 42, Iveta Benešová but lost 1–6 6–2 6–3.[33] Returning to the ITF circuit, Robson entered as the fifth seed in the $10,000 event held in Sunderland, England.[35] After beating third seed Laura-Ioana Andrei in the quarterfinals, she beat fellow Britons Tara Moore and Samantha Vickers in straight sets to win her first ITF title at the age of 14 years and 9 months.[35][36]

2009

Robson returned to the junior tour for the first half of 2009. On 9 June, Wimbledon announced that Robson received a wildcard for the Ladies' Singles event at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.[37][38] She faced former World No.5 and 2002 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Daniela Hantuchová in the first round but lost 3–6 6–4 6–2 despite being a break up in the second set. She also entered into the doubles tournament with Georgie Stoop, progressing to the second round before losing to sixteenth seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amélie Mauresmo. As well as Wimbledon, she competed in two ITF tournaments, one via a wildcard and the second via qualification, but lost in the first round of both.

In August 2009, Robson received a wild card into the 2009 US Open qualifying tournament. She defeated Stéphanie Foretz of France in the first round in straight sets,[39] 7–5 6–1 and went on to beat Anikó Kapros of Hungary,[40] 6–4 7–5. In the final round, she lost to Eva Hrdinová, after leading 4–1 in the third set.[41]

On 17 October, Robson entered the qualifying draw at the Luxembourg Open. In the first round of qualifying she defeated world number 180 Zuzana Ondrášková 7–5 6–4. In the second round of qualifying she defeated Julia Görges, the world number 79, 6–3 6–2.[42] In the final round of qualifying she lost to Maria Elena Camerin 3–6 4–6.[43] On 10 November, Robson beat Yuliya Beygelzimer 6–3 6–2 in the first round of the Minsk ITF competition.[44] She defeated Tetyana Arefyeva 6–0 6–4 to reach the second round[45] but was defeated in the quarter-finals by Vitalia Diatchenko 6–3 6–2.[46]

2010

Robson began 2010 playing with Andy Murray in the Hopman Cup, as part of Great Britain's first team in the tournament since 1992. She lost her opening match 6–4 3–6 0–6 to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. Later in the day she won the mixed doubles match against Kazakhstan, partnering Murray to secure a 6–3 5–7 12–10 win. Robson was defeated by Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6–7, 3–6 but won the mixed doubles against Germany. Robson and Murray defeated Russia to advance to the finals. Her first win of the tournament came in the finals against world no. 26 María José Martínez Sánchez of Spain. Robson and Murray made it to the final of the tournament, but lost to Spain's Martinez Sánchez and Tommy Robredo in a very close match, 7–6 7–5.[47]

Robson was granted a wild card in the qualifying draw for the women's singles of the Australian Open. In her first match, she defeated Sophie Ferguson of Australia 6–4, 2–6, 6–4.[48] In her second match she lost to Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands 6–4, 7–6(7). Robson, however, received a Wildcard into the main draw of the doubles, partnering Sally Peers. They defeated Craybas and Spears 6–3 7–5, to set up a second round clash with the twelfth seeds Chia-Jung Chuang and Květa Peschke, who they beat in straight sets, 6–3 6–4. Peers and Robson won their third round clash with Vera Dushevina of Russia and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in 6–3, 6–3, to advance to the quarter-finals, before falling to the number 15 seeds, Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwańska.[49]

After the Australian Open Robson did not play again until the start of April. In her third tournament back Robson made the semi-final, losing to Edina Gallovits 6–0, 6–2 of the ITF event in Dothan after having to qualify for the main draw. Robson also played in the doubles and after reaching the quarter finals she reached a career high of 102 for doubles.[50] She followed this up with a quarter-final appearance in Charlottesville losing to Anastasia Yakimova 2–6 7–5 6–3.

She then qualified for the main draw of the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston after receiving a wildcard in qualification. She beat Nina Bratchikova 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 and Vitalia Diatchenko 6–3 4–0 (RET). Robson then went on to win her first ever match on the WTA Tour after her opponent Stefanie Vögele retired during the second set of their first round match. She lost to the third seed Yanina Wickmayer in the second round, 6–4, 7–5.[51] She also received a wildcard for the UNICEF Open at Rosmalen but was beaten 6–3 6–4 by Slovakian Dominika Cibulková in the first round.

She received a wild card for Wimbledon 2010, and faced fourth seed Jelena Janković[52] which she lost 6–3 7–6.[53] Robson's next senior level competition was a AEGON GB Pro-Series event at Woking. Seeded seventh, her first senior seeding, she reached the quarter-finals.[54] Robson's next competitive match did not come till the end of August 2010, when she entered the qualifying tournament for the 2010 US Open. In the first round she shocked second seed Jelena Dokić by winning 6–1, 6–4. She beat Vesna Manasieva 6–3 6–2, but lost in the third round to Nuria Llagostera Vives 2–6 6–4 6–3.

On 21 September Robson announced that she was to split with her coach Martijn Bok, as Bok was unable to meet her more demanding 2011 tour schedule.[55]

Robson next competed in the Toray Pan Pacific Open. She beat world number 57 Anastasija Sevastova 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 in the first round of qualifying and successfully qualified for the main draw by beating world number 100 Simona Halep 2–6, 6–2, 6–4. She was defeated 6–4, 6–3 in the first round of the main draw by the experienced 31 year old player Gréta Arn.

2011

For 2011 Robson hired a new coach, Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou, and moved her working base to Paris.[56] Her season was disrupted by injury at the 2011 Hopman Cup, however,[57] and she did not compete in a tournament until March 2011; her comeback was then delayed for a further month by an injury in her second competition. Returning again at the end of April 2011, Robson's best performance to date came at the $50,000 tournament at Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, where she reached the semi-final. Robson split from Mouratoglou just before Wimbledon.[58] Robson then won her first match at a Grand Slam as she defeated Angelique Kerber but lost out to Maria Sharapova in the the second round 6–7 3–6.[59]

Playing style

Robson plays left-handed,[60] with a two-handed backhand. One of her strengths is her "dominant" serve,[60] which has been described as "the chief reason she can dominate most juniors".[61] However, she has been criticised for having "poor lateral movement".[61] She has been praised for showing "extraordinary poise",[61] and having "the attitude and technique required of a leading player".[62] Commentator Simon Reed said that she "has every tool she needs",[63] and former Grand Slam champion Pat Cash called her "a special talent" who "seems to have all the attributes to progress".[64] Current WTA star Ana Ivanović said that Robson "hits the ball really, really hard",[33] former top British player Samantha Smith said that "she doesn't have any weaknesses at all",[15] and Serena Williams stated that Robson is just an "all-around good player".[65]

Career finals

Titles

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tour Championships (0)
Premier (0)
International (0)
ITF Event (1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1)
Clay (0)
Grass (0)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1 9 November 2008 Sunderland $10,000 Hard United Kingdom Samantha Vickers 6–3 6–2

Major Junior Finals

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score Result
1 3 July 2008 Wimbledon Grass Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6–3 3–6 6–1 Win
2 31 January 2009 Australian Open Hard Russia Ksenia Pervak 3–6 1–6 Loss
3 30 January 2010 Australian Open Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 1–6 6–7 (5) Loss

Grand Slam Performance Timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 Main Draw
W–L
Women's Singles
Australian Open A Q2 A 0–0
French Open A A A 0–0
Wimbledon 1R 1R 2R 1–3
US Open Q3 Q3 0–0
Women's Doubles
Australian Open A QF A 3–1
French Open A A A 0–0
Wimbledon 2R 1R 1R 1–3
US Open A A 0–0
  • The career record is only for a player's participation in the main draw of the event.

Charity Work

Robson is currently an Athlete Ambassador for Right To Play, the world's leading sport for development charity.[66]

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