Laxmi Poruri

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Laxmi Poruri (born November 9, 1972 in Guntur, India) has the distinction of being the first Indian-American female to play professional tennis on the WTA tour in the modern era.[citation needed] She grew up in Southern California where, from a very young age, she was known as a tennis prodigy. At age 15, she played her first US Open where she lost to Katarina Maleeva in the 2nd round. She attended Stanford University from 1990-1994 on a full athletic scholorship and was a seven time All-American athlete. After graduating from Stanford, Poruri played professional tennis for several years. Upon retiring from professional tennis, Poruri taught English for a year in Boston, MA. Poruri then attended McGill University in Canada, where she received her MBA. Poruri worked on Wall Street for two years before returning to California in 2004.[citation needed]

As of spring 2007, she resides in San Francisco, CA with her husband. She is currently a partner at Primary Global Research LLC, a research firm providing industry analysis to financial firms.