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Katie O'Brien
Katie Jill O'Brien (born 2 May 1986) is a British former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She was briefly the British No. 1 tennis player, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 84 on 1 February 2010. She won four singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
In 2007, she reached the second round of her home Grand Slam, Wimbledon, by beating Sandra Klösel in round one. She lost to the No. 31 seed, Michaëlla Krajicek, in the second round. In 2010, she replicated this achievement by beating Patricia Mayr to reach the second round of the Australian Open where she fell to eighth seeded Jelena Janković.
O'Brien's parents are Phil and Jill O'Brien. Her father is a quantity surveyor, and her mother is a nursery school teacher. Her brother James, and sister, Holly, both have been awarded the Development Coach Award, a licence to coach tennis from the Lawn Tennis Association.
O'Brien attended Hymers College, Hull from 1997 to 2002. She studied her A-levels at Woodhouse Grove School in Leeds from 2002 to 2004. She began studying business studies with the Open University in 2008, pursuing studies while competing professionally.
O'Brien played her first match on the ITF Junior Circuit in February 2000 and her last in June 2004. During her junior career, she won two titles—the Team Leschly Danish Junior Cup in February 2002 and the Vierumaki Junior Cup in October the same year. She also reached a total of five semifinals and three quarterfinals overall. Her best result in a junior Grand Slam tournament came in the 2003 Wimbledon Championships where she reached round three before losing to Emma Laine, 1–6, 5–7. Her career-high junior singles ranking was world No. 101, reached on 15 September 2003, and her overall win–loss record in singles was 44–34.
In addition to her singles success as a junior, she also won one doubles title, lost in the final of another, reached four doubles semifinals and seven doubles quarterfinals (one of which in the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, partnering compatriot Melanie South). She reached her career–high doubles ranking of world No. 201 on 3 February 2003, and ended her junior career with a win–loss record of 17–26.
O'Brien played her first match on the ITF Women's Circuit in September 2001 when she attempted to qualify for a $10k event in Sunderland. She lost in the second round of qualifying for this tournament.
One year later, in September 2002, she reached her first ITF quarterfinal as a qualifier in the $10k event in Sunderland and was beaten by fellow Brit Anne Keothavong, 6–0, 6–1. This was her only quarterfinal appearance in 2002 and she finished the year with a ranking of world No. 693.
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Katie O'Brien
Katie Jill O'Brien (born 2 May 1986) is a British former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She was briefly the British No. 1 tennis player, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 84 on 1 February 2010. She won four singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
In 2007, she reached the second round of her home Grand Slam, Wimbledon, by beating Sandra Klösel in round one. She lost to the No. 31 seed, Michaëlla Krajicek, in the second round. In 2010, she replicated this achievement by beating Patricia Mayr to reach the second round of the Australian Open where she fell to eighth seeded Jelena Janković.
O'Brien's parents are Phil and Jill O'Brien. Her father is a quantity surveyor, and her mother is a nursery school teacher. Her brother James, and sister, Holly, both have been awarded the Development Coach Award, a licence to coach tennis from the Lawn Tennis Association.
O'Brien attended Hymers College, Hull from 1997 to 2002. She studied her A-levels at Woodhouse Grove School in Leeds from 2002 to 2004. She began studying business studies with the Open University in 2008, pursuing studies while competing professionally.
O'Brien played her first match on the ITF Junior Circuit in February 2000 and her last in June 2004. During her junior career, she won two titles—the Team Leschly Danish Junior Cup in February 2002 and the Vierumaki Junior Cup in October the same year. She also reached a total of five semifinals and three quarterfinals overall. Her best result in a junior Grand Slam tournament came in the 2003 Wimbledon Championships where she reached round three before losing to Emma Laine, 1–6, 5–7. Her career-high junior singles ranking was world No. 101, reached on 15 September 2003, and her overall win–loss record in singles was 44–34.
In addition to her singles success as a junior, she also won one doubles title, lost in the final of another, reached four doubles semifinals and seven doubles quarterfinals (one of which in the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, partnering compatriot Melanie South). She reached her career–high doubles ranking of world No. 201 on 3 February 2003, and ended her junior career with a win–loss record of 17–26.
O'Brien played her first match on the ITF Women's Circuit in September 2001 when she attempted to qualify for a $10k event in Sunderland. She lost in the second round of qualifying for this tournament.
One year later, in September 2002, she reached her first ITF quarterfinal as a qualifier in the $10k event in Sunderland and was beaten by fellow Brit Anne Keothavong, 6–0, 6–1. This was her only quarterfinal appearance in 2002 and she finished the year with a ranking of world No. 693.