29 Facts About Katie O'Brien

Katie Jill O'Brien was born on 2 May 1986 and is a British former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire.

Katie O'Brien won four singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Katie O'Brien's father is a quantity surveyor, and her mother is a nursery school teacher.

Katie O'Brien studied her A-levels at Woodhouse Grove School in Leeds from 2002 to 2004.

Katie O'Brien began studying business studies with the Open University in 2008, pursuing studies while competing professionally.

Katie O'Brien reached a total of five semifinals and three quarterfinals overall.

Katie O'Brien played her first match on the ITF Women's Circuit in September 2001 when she attempted to qualify for a $10k event in Sunderland.

Katie O'Brien lost in the second round of qualifying for this tournament.

Katie O'Brien was given a wildcard into the main draw of her home Grand Slam, Wimbledon for the first time in her career in June 2004.

The 2005 season started well for Katie O'Brien; she reached the finals of her first two ITF tournaments and won the second of the two.

Katie O'Brien competed in twelve more ITF tournaments that year and the qualifying tournament for the BGL-BNP Paribas Open Luxembourg where she reached the second round of qualifying.

Katie O'Brien reached the semifinals of the ITF event in Fukuoka, Japan where she was beaten by Ayumi Morita.

Katie O'Brien then attempted to qualify for the French Open but was beaten by Florence Haring, in three sets.

Katie O'Brien had more success trying to qualify for the Tier II Hastings Direct International where she beat Yuan Meng, Tsvetana Pironkova and Jill Craybas to qualify.

Katie O'Brien failed to win a match in any of these qualifying tournaments.

Katie O'Brien played six more $25k tournaments that year, reaching the semifinals in four of them and the final of another.

Katie O'Brien then attempted to qualify for four consecutive WTA events, in Doha, Dubai, Bangalore and Indian Wells.

Katie O'Brien lost in round one of qualifying in each of them with the exception of Indian Wells where she lost in the round two of qualifying to Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova.

Katie O'Brien lost to Vera Dushevina in the second round.

Katie O'Brien reached two more ITF quarterfinals in 2008, in Phoenix and Saint-Denis, both $25k.

Katie O'Brien started her 2009 season by attempting to qualify for the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

Katie O'Brien beat Sandra Zahlavova, Julie Ditty and Betina Jozami to gain entry into the main draw for the first time in her career.

Katie O'Brien won a $25k in Jersey and was the runner-up in another $25k event, this one in Minsk.

Katie O'Brien was then given a wildcard into the main draw of the Aegon Classic where she was drawn to face fellow British wild card, Melanie South.

Katie O'Brien was beaten in the final by fellow Brit Georgie Stoop.

Katie O'Brien is expected to move to a new career-high ranking after the Australian Open.

Katie O'Brien kicked off her 2011 season at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

Katie O'Brien's ranking was not high enough for her to be directly accepted into the main draw so she entered the qualifying tournament.

Katie O'Brien then got a wildcard into the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, where she faced Kimiko Date-Krumm in the first round.