Katie O'Brien
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| Country (sports) |
 Great Britain England
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| Residence | London, England |
| Born |
2 May 1986 Beverley, England |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 12 August 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$525,141 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 283–231 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (4 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 84 (1 February 2010) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| French Open | 1R (2009, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| US Open | Q3 (2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 101–119 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (2 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (8 October 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
| Last updated on: 26 May 2014. | |
Katie Jill O'Brien (born 2 May 1986) is a British former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She was briefly the British No. 1 tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of World No.84 on 1 February 2010 and won four ITF singles titles and two ITF doubles titles.
In 2007 she reached the second round of her home Grand Slam, Wimbledon, by beating Sandra Klösel in round one. She lost to the No.31 seed, Michaëlla Krajicek, in the second round. In 2010 she replicated this achievement by beating Patricia Mayr to reach the second round of the Australian Open where she fell to 8th seeded Jelena Janković.
O'Brien's parents are Phil and Jill O'Brien. Her father is a quantity surveyor, and her mother is a nursery school teacher. Her brother James, and sister, Holly both have been awarded the Development Coach Award, a licence to coach tennis from the Lawn Tennis Association.
O'Brien attended Hymers College, Hull from 1997 to 2002. She studied her A-levels at Woodhouse Grove School in Leeds from 2002 to 2004. She began studying business studies with the Open University in 2008, pursuing studies while competing professionally.
O'Brien played her first match on the junior ITF tour in February 2000 and her last in June 2004. During her junior tennis career, she won two titles—the Team Leschly Danish Junior Cup in February 2002 and the Vierumaki Junior Cup in October the same year. She also reached a total of five semifinals and three quarterfinals overall. O'Brien's best result in a junior Grand Slam came in the 2003 junior Wimbledon Championships where she reached round three before losing to Emma Laine, 1–6 5–7. Her career-high junior singles ranking was World No.101, reached on 15 September 2003 and her overall win-loss record in singles was 44–34.
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