Casey Dellacqua
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Perth, Australia | |
| Date of birth | February 11, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb/10.7 st) | |
| Turned pro | 2002 | |
| Plays | Left; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$601,678 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 190-110 | |
| Career titles: | 0 (WTA) & 11 (ITF) | |
| Highest ranking: | 41 (June 9, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4R (2008) | |
| French Open | 3R (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007) | |
| US Open | 2R (2007) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 129-78 | |
| Career titles: | 0 (WTA) & 13 (ITF) | |
| Highest ranking: | 36 (June 9, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||
| Australian Open | 2R (2003, 2004, 2006) | |
| French Open | F (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | - | |
| US Open | 2R (2007) | |
Casey Dellacqua (born February 11, 1985) is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Australia. After the 2008 Australian Open, she became Australia's highest-ranked women's player.
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[edit] Early life
Casey attended Woodvale Primary School from kindergarten all the way up to year 7 then attended Woodvale Senior High School until she was sixteen,then she went to Canberra to train with the AIS. She was an active member of local tennis clubs and teams.
[edit] Greatest Achievements
Her highest rankings to this point are 41 in singles (achieved on June 9, 2008) after a third round showing at the French Open and 36 in doubles (June 9, 2008) after reaching the French Open Final! She has 11 ITF singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles to her name. After reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, she became the number one female tennis player in Australia.
At the 2008 Australian Open, Dellacqua defeated former world No.1 Amelie Mauresmo to reach the fourth round, her best result in a Grand Slam event. She has also achieved notable victories over former top 10 players Alicia Molik, Nicole Vaidisova, Patty Schnyder and Marion Bartoli.
She reached her first WTA Tour Quarter-Final in Hobart in 2008, before losing to Greek Eleni Danilidou.
[edit] 2006
Dellacqua played in the Australian Open as a wild-card, with Lindsay Davenport as her first-round opponent. However, she was soundly beaten by Davenport, receiving much criticism after the match for her lack of fitness.
[edit] 2007
Dellacqua entered the 2007 Australian Open, again as a wildcard, but was beaten by Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik in the first round. She failed to make it past the first round in both the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships (however she did manage to win through qualifying). Dellacqua reached the second round of the US Open when she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets. However she was then beaten handily in straight sets by Maria Sharapova.
[edit] 2008
Trained by Brian Porter, Dellacqua looked to be once again making an early exit in the 2008 Australian Open after losing the first set against Italian player Karin Knapp. However, she managed to make a brave fightback and won the match, taking the third and deciding set 8-6. She then faced 15th seed Patty Schnyder, a former semi-finalist. Despite once again losing the opening set, she fought back to claim the highest ranked scalp of her career. In the third round Dellacqua upset Amelie Mauresmo, former World No.1 and the 2006 Australian Open champion, on Rod Laver Arena, winning the third and deciding set 6-4.
Her remarkable run ended in the fourth round with a straight sets loss to third seed Jelena Jankovic. She lost no supporters and is now known by almost all of Australia. She is now the highest ranked Australian female tennis player.
Dellacqua then competed in the 2008 Pattaya Open in Thailand, where she reached the second round and lost to Andreja Klepac of Slovakia 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.
She then participated in the WTA Tier I Event the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells. She easily defeated Olga Poutchkova 6-1, 6-1 in the first round. She then upset highly rated Czech, and seventh seeded Nicole Vaidisova 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the second round. She continued her run into the third round in Indian Wells, leading the thirty-second seeded Tamira Paszek of Austria, 6-1 4-0 before her opponent retired. She was eventually defeated by the twelfth seed, Vera Zvonareva, 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4 in the fourth round.
The French Open started well for Dellacqua. She pulled off another major upset by defeaing the 9th seed Marion Bartoli, 6-7 6-3 6-2, in the first round. She made quick work of Nathalie Dechy in the second round, 6-4 6-2. Her French Open run ended in the 3rd round against Carla Suarez Navarro when she lost 6-3 6-3, a match that went for 1 hour and 21 minutes. In doubles, she partnered with Italian player, Francesca Schiavone for the first time and entered the tournament unseeded.They successfully managed to reach the semi-finals, defeating seeded players including seventeenth seeds Tatiana Poutchek & Anastasia Rodionova, third seeds Kveta Peschke and Rennae Stubbs and sixth seeds Victoria Azarenka and Shahar Peer. In the semi-finals Dellacqua and her partner Schiavone smashed Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2 6-1. In the finals, Dellacqua and Schiavone lost to tenth seed spanish team Anabel Medina Garrigues & Virginia Ruano Pascual 2-6 7-5 6-4 after two-hours-and-a-half.
Casey is now ranked a high of 41 after her result at the french open
[edit] ITF Singles Winner (11)
- 2007 - $50k Bronx, USA
- 2007 - $25k Kalgoorlie, AUS
- 2007 - $25k Perth, AUS
- 2007 - $25k Melbourne, AUS
- 2006 - $25k Port Pirie, AUS
- 2006 - $25k Mount Gambier, AUS
- 2005 - $25k Port Pirie, AUS
- 2005 - $25k Rockhampton, AUS
- 2005 - $25k Mackay, AUS
- 2004 - $10k Warrnambool, AUS
- 2003 - $25k Dalby, AUS
[edit] ITF Doubles Winner (13)
- 2007 - $25k Perth, AUS (w/Emily Hewson), (IND)
- 2006 - $25k Melbourne2, AUS (w/Sunitha Rao), (IND)
- 2006 - $25k Surbiton, GBR (w/Trudi Musgrave), (AUS)
- 2006 - $75k Las Vegas, USA (w/Nicole Pratt), (AUS)
- 2005 - $25k Lyneham, AUS (w/Daniella Dominikovic), (AUS)
- 2005 - $25k Rockhampton, AUS (w/Daniella Dominikovic), (AUS)
- 2005 - $25k Mackay, AUS (w/Daniella Dominikovic), (AUS)
- 2005 - $25k Galatina, ITA (w/Lucia Gonzalez), (AUS)
- 2005 - $50k Bendigo, AUS (w/Trudi Musgrave), (AUS)
- 2004 - $25k Port Pirie, AUS (w/Sunitha Rao), (IND)
- 2004 - $50k Schenectady, USA (w/Nicole Sewell), (AUS)
- 2004 - $25k Bendigo, AUS (w/Nicole Sewell), (AUS)
- 2003 - $25k Dalby, AUS (w/Evie Dominikovic), (AUS)
[edit] Year End Rankings (Singles/Doubles)
[edit] Singles Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 0 / 6 | 3-6 | ||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2-2 | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |||||||
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | |||||||
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | ||||||
[edit] External links
- Casey Dellacqua profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- Playing history
[edit] References
- April 2008: Dellacqua Supports C.F Day
- March 2008: Casey Dellacqua within reach of place in tennis top 50
- March 2008: Casey Dellacqua advances to fourth round of Pacific Life Open
- March 2008: GIANT SLAYER DELLACQUA CONTINUES SEASON ONSLAUGHT
- March 2008: Casey Dellacqua and Mariya Koryttseva – two of tennis's brightest prospects
- Feb 2008 - Dellacqua Through to Pattaya Round 2
- Jan 2008: Jankovic defeats Dellacqua Aus Open 4r
- Jan 2008: After 4r AO Loss
- Jan 2008: Casey Dellacqua Australian Open 2008 Tennis
- Jan 2008: Jelena Jankovic moves into Australian Open quarterfinals, beats Casey Dellacqua
- Jan 2008: Casey Dellacqua defeats Amelie Mauresmo at Australian Open
- Jan 2008: Casey Dellacqua Stuns Amelie Mauresmo, Becomes New Australian Number One
- Jan 2008: Casey Dellacqua: last local girl standing at the Australian Open
- Dec 2007 The Age - Dellacqua Interview
- Aug 2007: Aussie Dellacqua to face off with Sharapova
- Jan 2007: Aussie Watch - Casey Dellacqua
- Dec 2006 The Age - Dellacqua Interview
