Laura Robson

Laura Robson was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1989, but she and her family soon moved to Singapore before settling in England when she was six years old. Robson first entered a junior tennis academy aged just seven, having shown a talent and love for the game when taking part in family doubles games. Having grown up in the UK and learning to play tennis there she opted to represent Great Britain and became British Women's number one in April 2013.

As a youngster Robson's game developed quickly and she began playing at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton under the guidance of Martijn Bok, Carl Maes and Nigel Sears. By May 2007, Robson had made her first appearance on the Junior ITF tour, and by mid-2008 she had won her first tournament and reached three finals. In 2008, Robson made her first appearance at the Wimbledon girls' event and, as an unseeded entry and the youngest girl in the field, she won the tournament, becoming the first British winner since Annabel Croft in 1984 and catching the attention of British tennis fans. 

Having won the Wimbledon Junior title Robson's development has continued apace and she has broken yet more longstanding British records. At the 2012 US Open, she became the first British Woman since 1998 to reach the 4th round of a Grand Slam, a feat she repeated at Wimbledon in 2013, and at the 2012 Guangzhou Women's Open she broke Jo Durie's 22 year old record by becoming the first British woman since 1990 to reach a WTA main-tour final.

In addition to her singles achievements Robson also picked up a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics for her performance in the mixed doubles alongside Andy Murray, and her fantastic year was recognised by the WTA who handed her their 'Newcomer of the Year' award. In 2013 Robson continued where she had left off the previous year, and steadily climbed the WTA rankings, eventually peaking at number 27 in the world and becoming the first British woman to break into the top 30 in over 25 years. 

Robson's playing style relies on power, and she boasts an impressive first serve and forehand return. Robson has the potential to become the complete player and her achievements so early on in her career show that nothing fazes her; given time to develop further she could go on breaking British records for a long time to come.

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