 Keothavong, 2013 in Fed Cup | |
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | (1983-09-16)16 September 1983 (age 42) Hackney, London |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,303,091 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 418–314 |
| Career titles | 20 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 48 (23 February 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2009,2010,2011,2012) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2004,2008,2011,2012) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 106–159 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 94 (18 April 2011) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2009) |
| French Open | 1R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
| US Open | 1R (2008) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 22–22 |
Anne Viensouk KeothavongMBE (born 16 September 1983) is a British formertennis player. In her career, she won a total of 28 titles on theITF Women's Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 (achieved February 2009).[1] She also reached the semifinals of sixWTA International tournaments, and the semifinals of onePremier tournament.[2] Keothavong was British No. 1 and in 2009 became the first British player to make theWTA top 50 since 1993. In April 2001, aged 17, she became, untilKatie Swan in 2016, the youngest player ever to play in theFed Cup for the British team, and she is second (alongsideElena Baltacha) toVirginia Wade's record for most Fed Cup ties played for theGreat Britain with 39.
Keothavong announced her retirement on 24 July 2013.[3] After that, she became a member ofBT Sport's tennis coverage team, alongsideMartina Navratilova and fellow British ex-number oneSam Smith. In 2017, Keothavong became Fed Cup captain for Great Britain, leading the team to win all four ties played in theEurope/Africa Zone Group I. She continued as captain for the2018 and2019 Fed Cup, winning promotion in April 2019 to World Group II for the first time in 26 years.[4]
Keothavong was born inHackney in London, to parents who had fled from their war-torn home country ofLaos in the 1970s.[5][6] Her father, Somsak, encouraged her to playshort tennis from an early age.[7] Her mother's name is Vathana and she has two brothers: James, who is atennis umpire,[8] and Mark. She also has a sister, Lena. Keothavong attendedKingsland Secondary School in Hackney.[9] At the age of seven, she took up tennis atHackney Downs andHighbury Fields.[10][11] Her preferred surface washardcourt.[citation needed]
Keothavong married Andrew Bretherton, acorporate lawyer, on 28 February 2015.[12][13][14] They have a son and a daughter.[14]
Keothavong played her first match on theITF Junior Circuit in February 1996, at age 12, and her last in August 2001. In singles, she won one title at the LTA Junior International Tournament – Bisham Abbey where she beat compatriotElena Baltacha in the final. She also reached a total of three semifinals (one of which was at the2001 Wimbledon Championships where she was beaten byDinara Safina,[15] the future world number one, who like Keothavong, went on to reach a higher ranking in seniors than in juniors) and ten quarterfinals.
In junior doubles, she won one tournament, the 13th Salik Open, and lost in the final of two others: the LTA International Junior Tournament – Bisham Abbey and the 11th Malaysian International Junior Championships. All three of these were in 1999 and all three were partnering Elena Baltacha.
Keothavong played her first professional match on theITF Women's Circuit in April 1998, at age 14, when she fell in the first round of qualifying for a $10k tournament in Birmingham. That year she played only two more matches (in the qualifying tournaments for $10k events in Hatfield, Hertfordshire and Felixstowe) and lost both of them. She finished the year without a world ranking.[16]
During May 1999, Keothavong played in a total of five ITF tournaments with her best result being in the $10k event in Sunderland where she won three matches to qualify and then reached the second round. In the other four events, she either lost in the first round or qualifying stages. Her final ranking of the year was world No. 702.[16]
In2000, Keothavong played ten ITF events, losing in the qualifying stages in one, round one in three others, the second round four times (once as alucky loser) and the quarterfinal in the $50k tournament in Cardiff. The other tournament she entered was the qualifying event forWimbledon in which she participated courtesy of awildcard. She beat Eva Martincová in round one of qualifying before losing to Yuka Yoshida. She improved her ranking to world No. 377.[16]
2001 started well for Keothavong; in her first tournament of the year she won the title by beating compatriotEmily Webley-Smith in the quarterfinals and Elodie Le Bescond in the final. She then reached the quarterfinals of her next tournament, the $10k event in Tipton. In February, she reached the semifinals in Sutton, London ($25k) as a qualifier. She played in theFed Cup for the first time in April and lost all three of her singles rubbers in straight sets. In June, she was given wildcards into the qualifying draws for theBirmingham Classic (where she was beaten in the first round of qualifying) and theEastbourne International (where she reached the second round of qualifying) and the main draw ofWimbledon. She facedJanet Lee in round one and lost. In September and October, she reached three ITF quarterfinals (one $50k, one $25k and one $10k) and one semifinal ($25k). Her ranking at the end of 2001 was No. 268.[16]
She started slowly the new season; she played in 13 ITF tournaments and did not pass the second round in any. In June, she was given a wildcard into the qualifying draw of Birmingham where she lost in round one. She also attempted to qualify for the Eastbourne International and was again defeated in the first round. In the main draw ofWimbledon, she lost in round one toVirginie Razzano.[17] Immediately after Wimbledon she headed to Felixstowe to participate in a $25k tournament where she reached the quarterfinals. In August and September, she reached four consecutive ITF finals, winning three. She won the first in Bath beating Hannah Collin. She was victorious in London when she defeated Yvonne Doyle but lost in the third final in Glasgow toSelima Sfar. In Sunderland, her fourth consecutive final of August and September, she won by again beating Hannah Collin. She competed in three more $25k tournaments that year and reached the semifinals in two of them. Her final ranking of 2002 was 233.[16]
The first tournament of2003 for her was the qualifying event for theHobart International where she lost toTiffany Dabek in the first round. Keothavong then headed to theAustralian Open in order to attempt to qualify and she again lost in the first round toSandra Klösel. After this she headed to the ITF Circuit and won the $25k event in Belfort by defeatingNathalie Viérin in the final. Two weeks later she reached the quarterfinals of a $25k in Redbridge, London and the week after that lost in the final of yet another $25k event in Ostrava. In March, she reached the quarterfinals of Redding, California ($25k) and in April she headed to Portugal to represent Great Britain in theFed Cup. She won two of her four singles rubbers. May saw Keothavong reach the second round of qualifying for theFrench Open. In her next tournament (Surbiton $25k), she reached the semifinals but had to withdraw before the match. Keothavong did not compete again until mid-June when she was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Eastbourne International where she was defeated by Japanese veteran,Ai Sugiyama. A second consecutive wildcard gave her entry into the main draw of theWimbledon Championships where she had to withdraw during her first-round match againstKatarina Srebotnik with the score at 2–6, 0–4. Reaching the final round of qualifying for theUS Open, she lost toMaureen Drake and had no more notable results that year which she finished with a singles ranking of 177.[16]
The season began well for Keothavong as she started off by qualifying for the Tier-V Hobart International, beatingKaia Kanepi along the way. In the first round she faced world No. 69,Rita Grande, but was beaten. This was followed by an attempt to qualify for theAustralian Open. She was beaten in the first round of qualifying by Stephanie Gehrlein. In February, she reached the quarterfinals of ITF events in Sunderland ($25k) and Saint Paul ($50k), beaten by Lisa Stanciute andJill Craybas, respectively. The next month, she won the sixth ITF title of her career by beatingMashona Washington in the final of the $25k event in Redding. In late April and early May, she represented Britain in theFed Cup and won all three of her singles rubbers, but lost her one and only doubles match with partner, Elena Baltacha, before going on to lose in the first round of qualifying for theFrench Open toKvěta Peschke.
In the run up to Wimbledon, Keothavong was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Birmingham Classic where in the first round she faced world No. 60,Marta Marrero, who she managed to beat in three sets. Keothavong came up against world No. 56,María Sánchez Lorenzo (the 16th seed) in the second round and lost in three sets. She headed to the main draw of theTier-II Eastbourne International and faced No. 8 seed,Magdalena Maleeva, and was again beaten in three sets. A wildcard granted Keothavong entry to the main draw of Wimbledon for the fourth consecutive year where she won her first-round match, beating Nicole Pratt, the world No. 41, in a performance assisted by a rain delay when Keothavong was 3–1 down in the first set.[18] The eventual champion, Maria Sharapova, beat her in the second round.[19] Keothavong played in two $50k events in the United States reaching the second round in one and the quarterfinals in the second, in Lexington, Kentucky where she had to withdraw due to sustaining serious ligament damage[20] with the score at 5–7, 3–5. She did not play again that year and finished with a WTA ranking of No. 175.[16]
Keothavong recovered well from her injury and returned to action ahead of schedule in March at the $10k tournament in Sunderland where she suffered a three-set first-round defeat byVerdiana Verardi. She then immediately reached three successive $10k finals; the first in Bolton and the second two in Bath. She won the first two by beating Veronika Chvojková and Claire Peterzan, respectively, and lost the third to compatriot,Melanie South. The first of the two tournaments in Bath was also the only time Keothavong competed with her sister Lena in doubles on the ITF Circuit. They reached the quarterfinals together. In late April, Keothavong competed in theFed Cup and helped Britain avoid relegation from the Africa/Europe Zone Group I by beatingCaroline Wozniacki to help Britain beatDenmark. This meant that although they lost ties againstSerbia and Montenegro andSlovenia, they avoided a place in the relegation play-offs for another year.[21]
In May, Keothavong reached the semifinals of a $25k event in Monzón where she lost toAngelique Kerber. She was then given a wildcard into the main draw of the Birmingham Classic but she lost toLaura Granville in the first round. This was followed by a wildcard into the Eastbourne qualifying tournament whereArantxa Parra Santonja defeated her in the first round. After this, another wildcard allowed Keothavong entry into the main draw ofWimbledon where she facedMariana Díaz Oliva in the first round and lost in straight sets.[citation needed]
Keothavong competed on the ITF Circuit for the rest of the year (except when she reached the second round of theTier-III event, theBell Challenge, where she lost toSofia Arvidsson) and won two more titles. The first was in Nottingham where she beatKaren Paterson in a three-set final, and the second was a $25k tournament in Lagos where she defeatedMaša Zec Peškirič to win the title. She also reached one more $25k final this year, also in Lagos, where she lost toPetra Cetkovská in three sets. Her year-end ranking for 2005 was world No. 239.[16]
Keothavong started her2006 season by losing in the first round of qualifying for the Brisbane International (Tier III), the final round of qualifying for the Hobart International and the second round of qualifying for theAustralian Open. In February, she returned to Britain and reached the final of theITF tournament in Jersey where she beatAna Vrljić to win the title. She then entered the $25k event in Sunderland where she beat four compatriots; Melanie South,Rebecca Llewellyn, Sarah Coles andKatie O'Brien in straight sets to reach the final where she was beaten by Elise Tamaëla. Later in February, Keothavong reached the quarterfinals of a $25k tournament in Orange, California and one month later, in March, she reached another $25k final. In April, she reached the semifinals of the $25k event in Patras and competed for Great Britain in theFed Cup where she won one of her three singles rubbers. She qualified for theInternationaux de Strasbourg, a Tier-III tournament, where she lost toAnna Smashnova in the first round.
Keothavong competed in four tournaments in June: a $25k event in Surbiton, Birmingham, Eastbourne andWimbledon. She was beaten by Laura Granville in the semifinals,Eleni Daniilidou in round one,Vera Dushevina in the first round andKarolina Šprem in the first round, respectively. During her US hardcourt season, she reached the quarterfinals of a $50k tournament in Lexington where she fell toCamille Pin of France. In August, Keothavong lost in the first round of qualifying for theUS Open and followed this up with three consecutive first-round losses in WTA Tour events. She then returned to the ITF Circuit playing $25k tournaments and won one more title, in Přerov. She also reached two semifinals (Glasgow and Opole) and a quarterfinal in Jersey. She ended the season with her ranking at No. 168.[16]
Thenew season began in the same way as the 2006 for Keothavong; she again started her year by falling in qualifying for the WTA events in the Hobart International and theAustralian Open. In February she reached two consecutiveITF semifinals in Tipton ($25k) and St. Paul ($50k) before going on to lose in qualifying for theCellular South Cup and in qualifying forIndian Wells in March. Keothavong again represented her country in theFed Cup in April and won one of her three singles matches. In May, she reached the semifinals of an $25k in Antalya and lost in the second round of theFrench Open qualifying tournament toMaría Emilia Salerni. As in 2006, June saw Keothavong lose in the first round ofBirmingham, the Eastbourne International andWimbledon after she was given a wildcard into each of these events. Elena Baltacha was her conqueror in the Hastings Direct whereasJelena Janković was the victor over Keothavong in Wimbledon.
After Wimbledon, Keothavong reached two consecutive finals of $50k events in Lexington and Vancouver, facingStéphanie Dubois in the finals of both and winning once. Following this she lost in qualifying for theRogers Cup, theUS Open andBali, before going on to reach her first ever WTA Tour semifinal in theSunfeast Open, a Tier-III tournament held in Kolkata. She did this by defeatingSara Errani[22] in the first round,Sunitha Rao in round two[23] andTzipi Obziler in the quarterfinals.[24] She lost toMariya Koryttseva in the semifinals. In October, she reached the quarterfinals of the $25k tournament in Rockhampton, Queensland and her year-ending singles ranking was 122.[16]
Keothavong's2008 campaign began when Keothavong failed to qualify for the Tier-II tournament, theSydney International. She then attempted to qualify for theAustralian Open and won her first match againstJorgelina Cravero[25] before losing her second toMonica Niculescu.[26] February saw her join compatriots, Melanie South, Katie O'Brien and Elena Baltacha, to represent Britain in theFed Cup. Despite Keothavong winning each of her three singles matches in the round-robin stage, Britain was forced to fight relegation from the Europe/Africa Group I by playingPortugal. They won 2–0 thanks to yet another victory in singles from Keothavong and a singles victory from O'Brien.[27] For the remainder of February, Keothavong competed on theITF Circuit and reached the quarterfinals of a $25k event in Stockholm and won a $25k title in Capriolo. In early April, she lost in the final of a $50k tournament; this one in Patras whereMagdaléna Rybáriková defeated her in straight sets. Continuing competition on the ITF Circuit, she won a $50k tournament in Jounieh, Lebanon (despite break outs of fighting betweenShia andHezbollah militia less than ten miles away in Beirut). This tournament win propelled Keothavong into the top 100 for the first time in her career and guaranteed her a place in the main draw of Wimbledon for the first time in her career; the first time a British woman had entered Wimbledon on merit since 1999.[28] She then fell in the first round of qualifying for theFrench Open, before reaching another $50k final in Surbiton.
In the run up to Wimbledon, Keothavong lost in the first round of theBirmingham Classic toKateryna Bondarenko and in the first round of theRosmalen Open to Sara Errani. In her first-round match in Wimbledon, she faced Vania King and lost the first set. She regrouped during a toilet break at the end of the first set and came back to win the match in three sets despite being 2–0 down in the deciding set.[29] She then lost to the eventual champion, Venus Williams, in the second round.[30] After Wimbledon, Keothavong made a successful start to her American hardcourt season by winning three matches to qualify for the Tier II event inStanford. She then defeatedSania Mirza in the first round before givingMarion Bartoli a tough time in round two in a match which she eventually lost in three tight sets. In August, she entered the US Open for the first time in her career and faced Alexa Glatch in round one. She won the match[31] and then went on to beat Francesca Schiavone in the second round in three sets.[32] However No. 5 seed, Elena Dementieva, proved too much for Keothavong in the third round; Keothavong lost.[33] After the US Open, Keothavong won two more ITF events:Barnstaple ($50k) and Kraków ($100k), and as a result, her year-end ranking was 61.[16]
Keothavong began her2009 season by launching her official website before heading toAuckland where she reached the semifinals. En route, she defeatedMirjana Lučić, No. 8 seedCarla Suárez Navarro andAyumi Morita, before falling in a three-hour, three set battle toElena Vesnina.[34] This was only the second time in her career that she reached the semifinals of a WTA Tour event. Keothavong then competed in theHobart International where she faced a tough draw in round one against world No. 25,Ágnes Szávay. Nevertheless, Keothavong came through without too much difficulty, beating Szávay in two sets.[35] She lost toVirginie Razzano in the second round. Keothavong then headed to the main draw of theAustralian Open for the first time in her career where she came up againstAnna Chakvetadze, who was the 17th seed. She lost in a controversial match where a mistake by the umpire allowed Chakvetadze to serve first in the final set, an advantage which should have gone to Keothavong.[36]
Keothavong was the fourth seed in her next tournament, theCellular South Cup, and she followed up on this seeding by reaching the semifinals of a WTA event for the second time in 2009. She defeatedMaria Elena Camerin,Michelle Larcher de Brito and No. 5 seedMarina Erakovic on the way to being demolished by top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals.[37] Despite this crushing defeat, a semifinal run was enough to help Keothavong make the hop from world No. 52 to No. 48, her debut in the top 50.[38] Keothavong then endured three consecutive first round defeats in theIndian Wells Open,[39] theMiami Open[40] (both Premier Mandatory tournaments) and a$100k tournament in Tourhout, Belgium, where she was forced to retire due to a viral illness.[41]
Following this, Keothavong began herclay court season by defeatingMaret Ani to reach the second round of theGrand Prix in Fes, Morocco[42] where she was defeated byLourdes Domínguez Lino. This was followed by another first-round defeat in a Premier event in theItalian Open, this one at the hands of Carla Suárez Navarro. In theMadrid Open, she beatMariana Duque Mariño in round one[43] before losing toLucie Šafářová in the second round. In her very next tournament, she reached the fourth WTA Tour semifinal of her career and her third in 2009 in theWarsaw Open. She faced No. 7 seed,Bethanie Mattek-Sands, in round one, American veteran Jill Craybas in the second round, qualifierRaluca Olaru in the quarterfinals and was beaten by eighth seedAlona Bondarenko. Nevertheless, in reaching the semifinals she became the first British woman to reach the semifinals of a tour clay-court event sinceJo Durie reached the semifinals of the1983 French Open, 26 years before.[2] She then came up against reigningworld No. 1,Dinara Safina, in the first round of theFrench Open and endured the dreaded "double bagel" when she was defeated, 0–6, 0–6.[44] Keothavong began hergrass court season on home turf with a victory over Sofia Arvidsson in the first round of theBirmingham Classic before losing to eventual semifinalist,Sania Mirza, in round two.[45] She was then defeated in the first round of theEastbourne International by world No. 28,Sybille Bammer, but saw off a mugger in central London who tried to snatch her handbag[46] before heading toWimbledon, where she experienced a first-round loss to world No. 80,Patricia Mayr.[47]
After this, Keothavong played the Stanford Classic in California where she lost in the opening round of the singles to Elena Dementieva. Keothavong also played in the doubles withAyumi Morita againstJulie Coin andMarie-Ève Pelletier, trailing 4–6, 5–3 when she attempted to run down adrop shot and, in trying to avoid a collision with the net post, suffered a serious knee injury, rupturing her leftanterior cruciate ligament andmeniscus, a similar injury to the one she suffered in 2004 in her right knee. This injury ended Keothavong's year and as a result, her year-end ranking dropped to 84.[16]
After six months out of action due to her knee injury, Keothavong returned to competitive action in February2010 at theFed Cup. She faced Patricia Mayr ofAustria in her first match back and was beaten in straight sets. She partneredSarah Borwell to take on Mayr andYvonne Meusburger in the doubles, and again lost in straight sets. However Keothavong did manage to claim victory in her other two singles ties against players fromBelarus and theNetherlands.
Keothavong then returned to the tour at theDow Corning Tennis Classic in Michigan in the $100k event. She battled pastIvana Lisjak in three sets before only dropping two games in a drubbing of Daniilidou. She then facedMarta Domachowska and went down in three sets after she won the first.
At theCellular South Cup in Memphis, Keothavong reached the semifinals, on her return to the main tour. By defeatingKristina Barrois, Michelle Larcher de Brito, and Karolina Šprem in three impressive wins, all in straight sets. She then fell in three sets to Sofia Arvidsson in the semifinals, after battling back from a set down lost she lost the decider.
Keothavong then competed in twoPremier tournaments, the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open. Keothavong crashed out in round one in both tournaments, to Anna Chakvetadze in three sets, after winning the first to continue her losing record against her in Indian Wells. And under sad circumstances in Miami, as she lost in straight sets toTamira Paszek and said afterwards "Frankly tennis didn’t seem that important today"[48] after receiving news before the match that her grandmother had died.
Less than a week after her loss in Miami, Keothavong bounced back in a $75k event in Monzón, Spain. She reached the quarterfinals after beating two Asian players,Yurika Sema in straight sets andTamarine Tanasugarn in three after losing a tight first set. She bowed out to Maria Elena Camerin, in straight sets.Keothavong then moved on to Torhout, Belgium for a $50k event. She made it to the semifinals after taking out Shapatava,Kristina Antoniychuk andValérie Tétreault, in straight sets. In the semifinals, she faced another Canadian,Rebecca Marino, Keothavong lost.
AtWimbledon, she was defeated in the first round byAnastasia Rodionova.
Keothavong entered theLuxembourg Open using aprotected ranking and reached the semifinals after beating Virginie Razzano, Patty Schnyder andIveta Benešová but was beaten by Roberta Vinci, preventing Keothavong from making her first WTA Tour final.
This year, Keothavong and Laura Robson, as members of TeamAegon, received the equivalent of £48k to provide them with personal coaches plus a £12k travel budget.[49]
At the beginning of the year in Australia, Keothavong reached the second round of theAuckland Open losing to Kateryna Bondarenko, and the second round of theAustralian Open, where she qualified, losing to 30th seedAndrea Petkovic in three sets.
Keothavong then played severalITF Circuit events with limited success. She then entered theFrench Open where she lost a closely fought match in the first round toVesna Dolonc.
She then moved onto grass in her home country and won a round at the $100k event in Nottingham, before losing toStéphanie Dubois. AtEastbourne, Keothavong entered the qualifying round, defeating eighth seedAlizé Cornet andSorana Cîrstea before losing in the final round to Mirjana Lučić. AtWimbledon, Keothavong defeated fellow BritNaomi Broady in the first round before losing in the second round to No. 8 seed and eventual champion,Petra Kvitová.
Keothavong had little success during theUS Open Series, but the majority of her successes for 2011 came during the European hardcourt series towards the end of the year. Keothavong qualified and reached the second round of theLadies Linz, losing a close match to third seed Jelena Janković. Keothavong then qualified again and this time reached the semifinals of theLuxembourg Open, defeatingAna Ivanovic in straight sets along the way before losing a close match to Monica Niculescu.
Keothavong then won back-to-back ITF events. She won the $75k event in Barnstaple, defeating Marta Domachowska in the final, and she also won the doubles event withEva Birnerová. She then won the singles title in the $50k event in Ismaning, defeating Yvonne Meusburger in the final and again winning the doubles title as well, this time withKiki Bertens.
Keothavong played her first event of the 2012 season at theAuckland Open where she was the top-seed in the qualifying tournament. She defeated Australian wildcard Emily Fanning in the first round, and followed this with a victory over Varvara Lepchenko. In the third round Keothavong lost toJamie Hampton.
Keothavong went straight into the main draw at theAustralian Open, but had to retire due to illness from her first-round match, after losing the first set toMona Barthel.
Keothavong was selected for the British Fed Cup team to play in the Europe/Africa Group 1 match at Eilat, Israel on 1–4 February 2012. In the group stages she played singles, defeating opponents from Portugal,[50] and Israel in the group stages but losing to the Netherlands.[51] The team qualified for a play-off against Austria in which Keothavong beat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner and Great Britain won 2–0 to secure a place in the World Group II play-off to be held in April 2012.[52]
Keothavong lost in straight sets toMelinda Czink in the first round of theFrench Open.[53]
In Wimbledon, Keothavong lost her second-round match against Sara Errani, 1–6, 1–6.[54]
At the2012 Summer Olympics, she was knocked out in the first round by Caroline Wozniaki, and she and team-mate Elena Baltacha were also knocked out in the first round of the women's doubles.[55]
Keothavong made a disappointing start to 2013, losing in the first round qualifier in the Australian Open toGrace Min. Despite this, she was still named in the Fed Cup team alongsideLaura Robson,Heather Watson andJohanna Konta to face Portugal, Hungary and Bosnia.[56]Keothavong reached her first WTA Tour final with doubles partnerValeria Savinykh, surprisingly reaching the doubles final of the Brasil Tennis Cup. They were, however, beaten by top seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova. She played her final match of her career at the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to teenagerGarbiñe Muguruza, in straight sets.
On 24 July 2013, she announced her retirement from professional tour.[57]
In December 2016, Keothavong was selected as the new captain for theGreat Britain Fed Cup team, replacing Judy Murray. She was involved in controversy in 2017 whenIlie Năstase, captain of theRomania Fed Cup team, used obscene language towards her and the British team during a match.[58] At the pre-match dinner the day before, Nastase asked for Keothavong's room number.[59]
In October 2020, she was nominated to the board of theAll England Club.[60]
Keothavong was appointedMember of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the2021 New Year Honours for services to tennis.[61]
Keothavong's greatest strength was her powerfulforehand which she used to try to dominate play from the baseline and she added as muchtopspin as possible to increase the probability of the ball landing in court.[62] As well as her forehand, she often had a high first-serve percentage and usually won the majority of points on her first-serve. She rarely had a match where she served noaces at all, and in her second round match at the2008 US Open she served a total of seven aces.[63][64][65][66]
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Mar 2013 | Brasil Tennis Cup | International | Hard |  Valeria Savinykh |  Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova | 0–6, 4–6 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 22 January 2001 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  Élodie Le Bescond | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 August 2002 | ITF Bath, UK | Hard | Hannah Collin | 6–0, 7–6(5) |
| Winner | 3. | 12 August 2002 | ITF London, England | Hard |  Yvonne Doyle | 6–4, 7–6(1) |
| Runner-up | 1. | 16 September 2002 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) |  Selima Sfar | 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–7(8) |
| Winner | 4. | 23 September 2002 | ITF Sunderland, UK | Hard (i) | Hannah Collin | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 2 February 2003 | ITF Belfort, France | Hard (i) |  Nathalie Viérin | 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2 March 2003 | ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic | Hard (i) |  Zuzana Ondrášková | 4–6, 6–7(1) |
| Winner | 6. | 28 March 2004 | ITF Redding, United States | Hard |  Mashona Washington | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(3) |
| Winner | 7. | 20 March 2005 | ITF Bolton, England | Hard (i) | Veronika Chvojková | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 3 April 2005 | ITF Bath, UK | Hard | Clare Peterzan | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 April 2005 | ITF Bath, UK | Hard | Melanie South | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 4 September 2005 | ITF Nottingham, UK | Hard | Karen Paterson | 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 15 October 2005 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Petra Cetkovská | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 22 October 2005 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard |  Maša Zec Peškirič | 6–3, 7–6(7) |
| Winner | 11. | 5 February 2006 | ITF Jersey, UK | Hard (i) |  Ana Vrljić | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 February 2006 | ITF Sunderland, UK | Hard (i) |  Elise Tamaela | 6–7(6), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 March 2006 | ITF Redding, United States | Hard | Diana Ospina | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 19 November 2006 | ITF Přerov, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) |  Angelique Kerber | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 29 July 2007 | Lexington Challenger, US | Hard |  Stéphanie Dubois | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 5 August 2007 | Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | Stéphanie Dubois | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 14. | 24 February 2008 | ITF Capriolo, Italy | Carpet (i) | Vesna Manasieva | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 5 April 2008 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard |  Magdaléna Rybáriková | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 15. | 10 May 2008 | ITF Jounieh, Lebanon | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 7 June 2008 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | Grass |  Marina Erakovic | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 12 October 2008 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | Hard (i) | Alberta Brianti | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 17. | 9 November 2008 | Salwator Cup Kraków, Poland | Hard (i) |  Monica Niculescu | 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 15 August 2010 | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | Hard | Elena Bovina | 4–6, 1–4 ret. |
| Winner | 18. | 29 October 2011 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | Hard (i) |  Marta Domachowska | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 19. | 6 November 2011 | Ismaning Open, Germany | Carpet (i) |  Yvonne Meusburger | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 20. | 30 March 2013 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | Hard (i) | Sandra Záhlavová | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 21 May 2005 | ITF Tenerife, Spain | Hard | Amanda Janes | Julia BabilonAdriana Barna | 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 September 2005 | ITF Nottingham, UK | Hard | Clare Peterzan | Lindsay Cox Rebecca Fong | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 25 September 2005 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | Karen Paterson | Elena Baltacha Margit Rüütel | 3–6, 7–6(2), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 18 February 2006 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) |  Surina De Beer |  Timea BacsinszkyAurélie Védy | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 4 February 2007 | ITF London, England | Hard (i) | Claire Curran | Andrea HlaváčkováKatarína Kachlíková | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 18 April 2007 | ITF Gran Canaria, Spain | Clay |  Frederica Piedade | Marta MarreroCarla Suárez Navarro | w/o |
| Winner | 5. | 6 November 2010 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) | Anna Smith |  Mervana Jugić-SalkićDarija Jurak | 5–7, 6–1, [10–6] |
| Winner | 6. | 1 October 2011 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Ekaterina IvanovaKsenia Lykina | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Winner | 7. | 29 October 2011 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | Hard (i) | Eva Birnerová | Sandra KlemenschitsTatjana Malek | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 6 November 2011 | Ismaning Open, Germany | Carpet (i) | Kiki Bertens | Kristina BarroisYvonne Meusburger | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 December 2012 | Bahamas Open | Hard | Eva Birnerová | Janette Husárová Katalin Marosi | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 4–13 | 24% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 24 | 7–24 | 23% | |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Absent | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||
| Miami | Absent | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||
| Madrid | Not Held | 2R | Absent | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Tier I | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Tier I | Absent | NP5 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Rome | Absent | 1R | LQ | Absent | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Not Tier I | Absent | LQ | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Canadian Open | Absent | LQ | 1R | Absent | LQ | Absent | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Tokyo | Absent | LQ | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 377 | 277 | 233 | 177 | 175 | 239 | 168 | 122 | 61 | 84 | 123 | 73 | 137 | NR | $1,303,091 | |||
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1–2 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0–2 | ||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–12 | ||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0–3 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 430 | 507 | 664 | 253 | 362 | 256 | 158 | 151 | 115 | 146 | 153 | N/A | 2–19 | ||
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–8 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Europe/Africa Group I | ||||||||
| Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponents | Final match score | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–26 April 2001 | Murcia | Clay | RR |  Sweden | 0–3 | Singles | Sofia Arvidsson | 0–6, 2–6 (L) |
| Romania | 1–2 | Singles | Edina Gallovits-Hall | 2–6, 2–6 (L) | ||||
 Belarus | 1–2 | Singles | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | 4–6, 1–6 (L) | ||||
| 21–26 April 2003 | Estoril | Clay | RR | Ireland | 2–1 | Singles | Kelly Liggan | 0–6, 6–2, 0–6 (L) |
| Poland | 2–1 | Singles | Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka | 6–3, 6–3 (W) | ||||
| Hungary | 0–3 | Singles | Melinda Czink | 6–7(1), 6–7(3) (L) | ||||
| PO (Relegation) | Netherlands | 1–2 | Singles | Miriam Oremans | 6–4, 6–3 (W) | |||
| Europe/Africa Group II | ||||||||
| 26 April – 1 May 2004 | Marsa | Hard | RR |  Egypt | 3–0 | Singles | Yomna Farid | 6–0, 6–1 (W) |
| Romania | 2–1 | Singles | Simona Matei | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 (W) | ||||
| PO (Promotion) | Ireland | 2–0 | Singles | Kelly Liggan | 6–2, 3–6, 2–2 ret. (W) | |||
| Europe/Africa Group I | ||||||||
| 20–23 April 2005 | Antalya | Clay | RR | Slovenia | 0–3 | Singles | Tina Pisnik | 3–6, 3–6 (L) |
 Denmark | 2–1 | Singles | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 (W) | ||||
 Serbia and Montenegro | 1–2 | Singles | Dragana Zarić | 7–5, 3–6, 0–6 (L) | ||||
| 18–22 April 2006 | Plovdiv | Clay | RR |  Ukraine | 3–0 | Singles | Olena Antypina | 6–7, 6–2, 6–0 (W) |
 Bulgaria | 2–1 | Singles | Tsvetana Pironkova | 1–6, 1–6 (L) | ||||
| Hungary | 2–1 | Singles | Melinda Czink | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 (L) | ||||
| PO (1st–4th) | Slovakia | 1–2 | Singles | Daniela Hantuchová | 2–6, 1–6 (L) | |||
| 18–21 April 2007 | Plovdiv | Clay | RR | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Singles | Tsvetana Pironkova | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 (W) |
 Luxembourg | 1–2 | Singles | Anne Kremer | 3–6, 3–6 (L) | ||||
| PO (9th–12th) | Sweden | 0–3 | Singles | Sofia Arvidsson | 3–6, 5–7 (L) | |||
| 30 Jan – 2 Feb 2008 | Budapest | Carpet (i) | RR | Switzerland | 1–2 | Singles | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6–1, 6–4 (W) |
| Hungary | 1–2 | Singles | Gréta Arn | 7–6(5), 7–5 (W) | ||||
| Denmark | 1–2 | Singles | Hanne Skak Jansen | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 (W) | ||||
| Doubles(withElena Baltacha) | Dyrberg/Wozniacki | 3–6, 2–6 (L) | ||||||
| PO (Relegation) | Portugal | 2–0 | Singles | Ana Catarina Nogueira | 6–1, 7–6(1) (W) | |||
| 4–7 Feb 2009 | Tallinn | Carpet (i) | RR | Hungary | 3–0 | Singles | Ágnes Szávay | 6–3, 6–2 (W) |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Singles | Arantxa Rus | 6–4, 6–4 (W) | ||||
| Doubles(withSarah Borwell) | Thijssen/Wong | 6–4, 6–0 (W) | ||||||
| Luxembourg | 3–0 | Singles | Mandy Minella | 6–1, 6–2 (W) | ||||
| PO (Promotion) | Poland | 1–2 | Singles | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6–7(2), 6–7(4) (L) | |||
| Doubles(withSarah Borwell) | Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska | 5–7, 3–6 (L) | ||||||
| 4–5 Feb 2010 | Lisbon | Hard (i) | RR | Austria | 0–3 | Singles | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 2–6, 2–6 (L) |
| Doubles(withSarah Borwell) | Mayr-Achleitner/Meusburger | 4–6, 4–6 (L) | ||||||
| Belarus | 2–1 | Singles | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7–6(8), 6–1 (W) | ||||
| PO (5th–8th) | Netherlands | 1–2 | Singles | Chayenne Ewijk | 7–6(5), 6–3 (W) | |||
| 2–4 Feb 2011 | Eilat | Hard | RR | Switzerland | 1–2 | Singles | Patty Schnyder | 1–6, 2–6 (L) |
| Denmark | 2–1 | Singles | Caroline Wozniacki | 0–6, 2–6 (L) | ||||
| 1–4 Feb 2012 | Eilat | Hard | RR | Portugal | 3–0 | Singles | Maria João Koehler | 6–3, 6–4 (W) |
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Singles | Bibiane Schoofs | 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6 (L) | ||||
 Israel | 3–0 | Singles | Julia Glushko | 6–2, 6–1 (W) | ||||
| PO (Promotional) | Austria | 2–0 | Singles | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 7–6(5), 6–3 (W) | |||
| World Group II (Play-offs) | ||||||||
| 21–22 April 2012 | Borås | Hard (i) | PO (Promotional) | Sweden | 1–4 | Singles | Sofia Arvidsson | 1–6, 4–6 (L) |
| Singles | Johanna Larsson | 6–7(6), 6–3, 4–6 (L) | ||||||
| Europe/Africa Group I | ||||||||
| 7 Feb 2013 | Eilat | Hard | RR | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Singles | Dea Herdželaš | 6–4, 6–2 (W) |
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Last match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | |||||||
| Karolína Plíšková | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–4, 6–2) at2012 Nottingham Open |
/ Ana Ivanovic | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 6–2) at2011 Luxembourg Open |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 1–3 | 25% | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at2012 Summer Olympics |
| Angelique Kerber | 1–6 | 14% | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 0–6) at2012 US Open |
| Maria Sharapova | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 0–6) at2004 Wimbledon Championships |
| Dinara Safina | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (0–6, 0–6) at2009 French Open |
| Venus Williams | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (5–7, 2–6) at2008 Wimbledon Championships |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 0–6) at2013 Wimbledon Championships |
| /Jelena Janković | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (6–3, 2–6, 1–6) at2011 Linz Open |
| Number 2 ranked players | |||||||
 Li Na | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at2010 Birmingham Classic |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at2012 Qatar Open |
| Petra Kvitová | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at2011 Wimbledon Championships |
| Number 3 ranked players | |||||||
| Elena Dementieva | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at2009 Silicon Valley Classic |
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||
| Kiki Bertens | 3–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | Won (6–2, 6–2) at2012 Luxembourg Open |
| Dominika Cibulková | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–4, 6–1) at2012 Pattaya Open |
| Francesca Schiavone | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at2010 İstanbul Cup |
 Samantha Stosur | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Won (6–4, 7–6(8–6)) at 2004 $50k St. Paul |
| Magdalena Maleeva | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (7–5, 1–6, 1–6) at2004 Eastbourne International |
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||
| Sara Errani | 1–2 | 33% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at2012 Wimbledon Championships |
| Lucie Šafářová | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 5–7) at2009 Madrid Open |
| Daniela Hantuchová | 0–3 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at2012 Eastbourne International |
| Anna Chakvetadze | 0–4 | 0% | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–2, 3–6, 1–6) at2010 Indian Wells Open |
| Number 6 ranked players | |||||||
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 2–1 | 67% | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (5–6, ret.) at2010 Morocco Open |
| Flavia Pennetta | 1–2 | 33% | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at2010 French Open |
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||
| Patty Schnyder | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at2011 Fed Cup |
| Roberta Vinci | 1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at2012 Luxembourg Open |
| Marion Bartoli | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 6–1, 5–7) at2008 Silicon Valley Classic |
| Number 8 ranked players | |||||||
| Ekaterina Makarova | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–4, 6–1) at2011 Linz Open |
 Ai Sugiyama | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at2003 Eastbourne International |
| Alicia Molik | 0–2 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at2002 Eastbourne International |
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||
| Andrea Petkovic | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–2, 5–7, 0–6) at2011 Australian Open |
| Timea Bacsinszky | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 6–2, 5–7) at2012 Indian Wells Open |
| CoCo Vandeweghe | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at2012 Nottingham Open |
| Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2007 $25k Surbiton Trophy. |
| Number 10 ranked players | |||||||
| Maria Kirilenko | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 5–7) at2008 Canadian Open |
| Kristina Mladenovic | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2013 Brasil Tennis Cup |
| Total | 20–54 | 27% | 15–29 (34%) | 2–6 (25%) | 2–19 (10%) | 1–0 (100%) | |
| Preceded by | British Tennis number one 16 June 2003 – 16 January 2005 30 January 2006 – 6 May 2007 14 May 2007 – 24 June 2007 24 September 2007 – 25 November 2007 14 April 2008 – 20 April 2008 15 June 2008 – 8 November 2009 11 June 2012 – 15 July 2012 | Succeeded by |