On court

• Learned to play tennis when she was six years old.
• Competed in her first WTA main draw at the 2004 Australian Open.
• Won her first Grand Slam level match at the 2005 Australian Open, falling to former top 10 player Nadia Petrova in the second round.
• Represented Australia in Fed Cup ties in 2005, against Taipei and Korea.
• Broke into the WTA top 200 in 2006 following a consistent season, including two ITF final showings in Sydney and Melbourne.
• Secured her first win over a top 10 player, beating former World No. 8 Ai Sugiyama at the 2007 Australian Women’s Harcourt Championships.
• Broke through at ITF Futures level, winning titles in Obihiro and Tokyo, Japan in 2007.
• Favourite surface is clay.
• Favourite player is Francesca Schiavone.

Off court

• She has three brothers, James, Nick and Christo.
• Hobbies include going to the movies, listening to music, cooking and reading.

Year-end singles ranking history

Titles/Finals

Titles

2009 Quanzhou (China) ITF

2007 Obihiro ITF, Tokyo ITF

Finals

2010 Florida ITF, Biarritz ITF

2009 Louisiana ITF, Perigueux (France) ITF

2007 Rockhampton ITF, Gympie ITF

2006 Sydney ITF, Melbourne ITF

2004 ITF Karuizawa (Japan)