Casey Dellacqua

Casey Dellacqua (born 11 February 1985) is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. After the 2008 Australian Open, she became Australia's highest-ranked women's player. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the Australian Open 2009.
She is of Italian descent through her father and Irish through her mother.

She received a wildcard to the Brisbane International, but lost in the first round to Sesil Karatantcheva 2-6, 6-0, 6-7 (1).

She received a wildcard to the Medibank International tournament in Sydney, but lost in the first round to Vera Dushevina 2-6, 2-6.

In the first round of the Australian Open, she defeated Anastasiya Yakimova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. She faced a tougher opponent in her second round match against Karolina Šprem, but eventually won through in straight sets 7-6, 7-6. Casey was eliminated in the third round by sixth seed Venus Williams 6-1, 7-6.

After representing Australia at the Fed Cup with Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and Rennae Stubbs, Dellacqua entered a $25,000 ITF tournament in Mildura, which she won in both singles and doubles (with Jessica Moore).

Her next tournament was a $25,000 ITF tournament in Sydney. She was defeated in the second round in singles, but won the doubles title with compatriot Jessica Moore.

Dellacqua's next tournament will be Wimbledon, where she'll use her protected ranking to gain direct entry into the main draw. Dellacqua was beaten in the opening round 6-1, 6-0, by Bojana Jovanovski.

Dellacqua will be taking the rest of the tour year off and will most likely miss the 2011 Australian Open due to another surgery.












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Country : Flag of Australia.svg Australia
Residence : Perth, Western Australia
Date of birth : 11 February 1985 (1985-02-11) (age 25)
Place of birth : Perth, Australia
Height : 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight : 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Turned pro : 2002
Plays : Left-handed (two-handed backhand)