About Anne

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Name: Anne Keothavong
Nationality: British
DOB: Sep 16 1983
Born: Hackney, East London
Lives: Hackney, East London
Height: 5ft 9”
Weight: 62kg
Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
Nicknames: Annie, Special K
Family: Dad Somsak, Mum Vathana, brothers James and Mark and sister Lena
Turned pro: Aged 18
Career-high singles ranking: 48 (Feb 2009)
Career-high doubles ranking: 98 (June 2009)
Coach: Nigel Sears
Mental skills trainer: Richard De Souza
Fitness trainer: Steve Kotze
Trains at: National Tennis Centre, Roehampton, London
Started playing: Aged seven
Introduced to the game by: Parents
Favourite surface: Hard
Favourite tournament: Wimbledon
Biggest weapon: Forehand
Awards: 2008 LTA Female Player of the Year
Charities: Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play
Interests: Music, reading, fashion, kick boxing, bouldering, comedy
Likes: Meeting different people, mum’s cooking, shopping, travelling, keeping busy
Dislikes: Dishonesty, bad hygiene, cats
Education: Shacklewell Primary School (London), Kingsland Secondary School (London)
Fed Cup: Represented Great Britain 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Fed Cup debut: 2001 Europe/Africa Group 1 versus Sweden
Junior career highlights: U18 National Champion (1999); Junior Wimbledon semi-finalist (2001)

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Anne’s Tennishead Blog
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Anne’s YouTube page
Anne’s WTA Profile page
Anne’s ITF Profile page

Management
For management enquiries please contact:

Ross Connolly
Wasserman Media Group, LLC
33 Soho Square, 5th Floor
London, W1D 3QU
Email: rconnolly@wmgllc.com
Tel +44 (0) 207 009 6011 (V)

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  1. Anne Keothavong Blog: Memphis review 22/02/10

    With a brief respite before she heads to Indian Wells, the 26-year-old looks back on a positive few weeks

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Anne is currently in: Indian Wells, USA

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I'm 14 and would like to become a pro. By what age do you think I could become professional?

From: Eli

Most professional tennis players start playing tennis before the age of eight usually so you’re a bit of a late starter. I think you should just enjoy it and play as much as you can to give yourself t…

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