On court

• Started learning to play tennis aged seven when her mum, Nita, and her nan put her in group lessons at Kingsley Tennis Club
• Played all sports as a child and always knew she wanted to be a professional athlete
• Proudest moments were when her parents, Nita, and father Kim, watched her play at major tournaments
• Made her Grand Slam debut at Australian Open 2003
• Made her Fed Cup debut for Australia in 2006
• Broke into the top 100 in mid-2007
• Joined the world’s top 50 for the first time in 2008, a season highlighted by fourth-round showing at Australian Open
• Reached the final of the women’s doubles at the 2008 French Open, partnering Francesca Schiavone
• Represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics in 2008
• Underwent shoulder surgery in early 2009 and missed the rest of the season; missed most of 2010 due to foot surgery
• Cracked the WTA doubles top 10 in May 2009
• Claimed the mixed doubles title at the 2011 French Open, partnering American Scott Lipsky
• In 2011 secured a record breaking six ITF Futures Pro Circuit titles in a row, all on home soil
• Cracked the top 30 in singles with an impressive 2014 that featured final-16 performances at the Australian Open and US Open
• Doubles finalist with Ash Barty at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 2015
• Suffered a nasty fall on court that saw her miss most of 2016; doubles ranking was world No.5 at the time of the injury
• Made a great doubles return in 2017, reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and runner-up at Roland Garros
• Qualified for the WTA Finals doubles event in 2017 (with Ash Barty)
• Retired from professional tennis in April 2018, after winning the decisive doubles rubber (alongside Barty) to give Australia a 3-2 victory over Ukraine in Fed Cup
• Since retiring, has pursued tennis commentary, as well as working in Tennis Australia’s Women & Girls and Player Relations spaces.

Off court

• Watches AFL (Carlton fan), cricket and V8 Supercars in her spare time.
• Enjoys sleeping, shopping, hanging out with friends and family and reading.
• Favourite movie is Dirty Dancing.
• Favourite actor is Brad Pitt.
• Favourite music is hip-hop and R&B.