Laura Granville

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**Laura Granville**

Country	United States
Residence	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of birth	May 12, 1981
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height	175cm (5ft 9in)
Weight	58.9kg (130lb)
Turned Pro	2001
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	$1,023,075
Singles
Career record:	207-143
Career titles:	0 (6 in ITF)
Highest ranking:	No. 28 (June 9, 2003)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd (2004)
French Open	3rd (2003)
Wimbledon	4th (2002)
U.S. Open	3rd (2005)
Doubles
Career record:	87-73
Career titles:	2 (4 in ITF)
Highest ranking:	51 (August 22, 2005)

Laura Granville (born May 12, 1981, Chicago, Illinois) is an American tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58. [1] Professionally, she attained the highest ranking in singles of any woman to come out of Stanford, ascending to No. 28 in the world in 2003.

[edit] Career Highlights

1996- Wins Illinois Girl's High School Tennis State Singles Championships as a freshman at The Latin School of Chicago

1997- Debuted in the ITF/Sedona, AZ-USA qualifying

1998- Claimed the USTA National Girls' 18 singles and earned a wildcard into the US Open main draw, losing in the 2nd round(defeating then-96th ranked Paola Suarez en route

1999- Went 0-5 on the WTA tour, including a first round finish in the US Open as a wildcard.

2000- Wins NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championships as a freshman at Stanford

2001- Wins second consecutive NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championships as a sophomore at Stanford

2001- Turned professional after her sophomore year at Stanford and reached 3 ITF circuit semifinals

2002- Best season to date; won 2 ITF tournaments, reached 2 ITF tournament finals, reached her first-ever tour quarterfinal in New Haven and Luxembourg(beating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the first round), got to the 4th round at Wimbledon(defeating Mary Pierce en route), 3rd round at Montreal, all while making her Top 100 and Top 50 debuts