Naomi Cavaday

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Naomi Cavaday
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Residence Chislehurst, Kent, England
Date of birth April 24, 1989 (1989-04-24) (age 19)
Place of birth Sidcup, Kent, England
Height 5ft7in
Weight
Turned pro 2005
Plays left-handed, two handed backhand
Career prize money $72,123
Singles
Career record: 80-40
Career titles: (2 ITF)
Highest ranking: No.189 (October 1, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon 1st round 2007,2006
US Open
Doubles
Career record: 17-22
Career titles:
Highest ranking: No.373 July 9, 2007

Infobox last updated on: November 27, 2007.

Naomi Cavaday (born 24 April 1989) is a British tennis player from Sidcup, Kent. She is currently the British number 4, and is ranked 189 in the world (as of November 26 2007). Her coach is David Felgate, former coach to Tim Henman.[1]

Cavaday made her debut in a Grand Slam tournament at the Wimbledon championships in 2006 where she lost in the first round to the 18th seed Ai Sugiyama. In the 2007 Wimbledon Championships she faced world number 11 and former champion Martina Hingis in the first round. She held two match points in the second set but ultimately lost the match 7–6 5–7 0–6.[2]

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[edit] Family Background

Naomi's mother is a sport psychologist and her brother has played tennis at county level and currently plays in America for North Carolina State University. It was her family who introduced her to the sport of tennis.

[edit] Professional titles

Singles

No. Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score
1. ITF Pune $ 10,000 Hard Isha Lakhani 6–4 6–1
2. ITF Orange $25,000 (USA) Hard Karin Knapp (4) 6–1 6–1

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Player Profile:Naomi Cavaday (English). Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  2. ^ Hingis comes through Cavaday test (English). BBC News Online (2007-06-25). Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
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