Player Profile

Birth Date	21 January 1994
Birth Place	Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Great Britain
Lives	London, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	48kg
Plays	Left Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Favourite Surface	Hard
Coach	Martijn Bok
Age Started Tennis	7
Age Turned Pro
Career Prize Money	$6,073
Apparel	Adidas
Raquet	Wilson
Personal Interests	Horse-riding, cooking and shopping

About Laura

Laura Robson rose to fame in the summer of 2008, when she won the Wimbledon Junior Girls’ Championship at just 14 years old. Laura was actually born in Australia, and had only gained her British passport a few months prior to the tournament when her father was granted a British passport in February that year. She currently holds dual-citizenship with the UK and Australia.

Laura’s father, Andrew, is an Australian oil executive with Royal Dutch Shell, her mother, Kathy, is an Australian sports coach and former professional basketball player. Laura also has a brother and a sister, Nicolas and Emily. Already well travelled, Laura moved with her family from Melbourne to Singapore when she was eighteen months old, staying there for four years. She then moved to England when she was six years old.

Due to the amount of time and commitment needed for training, Laura is home-tutored. She is quoted as not liking maths, “I’m not good at Maths, but my Dad helps me” but conversely, liking English “because there’s no right or wrong answer and you can write what you like”.

Achievements

Senior

Winner - 2008 Sunderland

Junior

Winner - 2008 Junior Championships, Wimbledon
Runner-up - 2008 Roehampton
Runner-up - 2008 30th International Junior Tournament “Citta’ Di Santa Croce”
Runner-up - 2008 Les Petits As
Winner - 2007 Eddie Herr tournament (G14)
Winner - 2007 Windmill Cup Carl Gantois
Runner-up - 2007 Heiveld Indoor Junior Championships
Winner - 2007 Nokia Junior Cup
Runner-up - 2007 Prokom Cup
Winner - 2006 Eddie Herr International U12 tournament
Winner - 2006 Annecy U13 tournament
Winner - 2005 U14 Ariel indoor series

Doubles Achievements

Junior

Runner-up - 2008 49th Trofeo Bonfiglio (partnering Richel Hogenkamp)
Winner - 2007 Prince Cup (partnering Eugenie Bouchard)
Runner-up - 2007 HRT Autumn Cup (partnering Nicola George)