Naomi Broady

At 34 years old, Naomi Broady has this physical status:

Naomi Broady (born 28 February 1990 in Stockport) is a British tennis player. She has won one WTA doubles title, as well as nine singles titles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 76 on March 7, 2016.

She ranked No. 8 on the charts on May 22nd, 2017. In the doubles rankings, the ranking stands at 56 positions.

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Career

Broady competed on the junior ITF Circuit from January 2004 to June 2008. She claimed one singles title at the Sutton ITF Junior Tournament in April 2006 and lost in four others' quarterfinals, one of which was the 2008 Wimbledon girls' tournament, where she was defeated by Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand. She had a singles victory over 21-13, defeating a record of 21–13.

Broady never won a title in junior doubles, but in one tournament and in four others, she reached the semifinals and the quarterfinals. She and Tara Moore teamed up in Wimbledon doubles in 2007, advancing to the second round of Wimbledon doubles in 2007 and Broady joined Jade Windley in the second round of Wimbledon doubles. She was 11-15 in her last doubles victory–loss record, and her career-best combined ranking of 251 was also good (achieved 7 July 2008).

Broady started competing in adult ITF tournaments in January 2005, but she was unable to qualify for any of the five tournaments she entered. As a result, she ended the year without a world ranking.

She continued playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in 2006, but did not complete round two of any tournament until November, when she defeated Martina Pavelec in the quarterfinals. Her first-ever year-end list was the world No. 1. 1464.

Broady was unable to progress to the second round of an ITF tournament in Cumberland, London, where Anna Smith defeated her in three sets. She reached the semifinals of her last tournament, losing to Christina Wheeler in the Sunderland $10k tournament in 2007. Her 2007 year-end world ranking was 713.

The LTA suspended Broady and David Rice, a fellow British competitor, for "unprofessional conduct" and "lack of discipline" in September 2007, as a result of photographs shared on social media website Bebo. The photos and various comments made about them were deemed to be assisting in a lifestyle of drinking and partying, and as such, both players had access to assistance such as funding and coaching were withheld. Bebo's Bebo pages were later taken down. Brendan Gallagher of The Daily Telegraph later said that the photos were "tame" and "not the smartest move for a aspiring tennis star," but "not the most exciting thing for a 17-year-old." Broady's behavior led to her decline to play for the national team, a position she has held throughout her career. The LTA was aware of (and warned) several other junior players for their conduct at the time of the shooting.

Broady qualified in the semifinals of her first ITF event of the year in Sunderland, which was off to a promising start. Johanna Larsson defeated her 6–4, 6–2. She qualified in the quarterfinals in Portimo in February before losing to Nina Bratchikova. She made her WTA Tour debut in June at the Tier III Birmingham Classic qualifier tournament. She defeated Andreja Klepa in the first round before losing in the second round to Margit Rüütel. Broady's first Grand Slam appearance in Wimbledon's qualifying draw was her first appearance. In the first round, Rika Fujiwara defeated her. She spent the remainder of the season on the ITF circuit and reached three more quarterfinals in Felixstowe ($25k), Cumberland ($10k), and Traralgon ($25K). Her end-of-year rankings placed her at No. Among the world's top 100. 444 people attended the 444th anniversary of the War on a Sea.

In January, Broady reached the quarterfinals of the $10k tournament in Glasgow. Later this month, she claimed her first adult title in Grenoble, France. She was unseeded in the tournament but she beat the No. 1 in the No. X, but she came out on top of the standings. Varvara Galanina, a 5 seed, and Youlia Fedossova, the top seed, in the final, have travelled to the quarterfinals and the top seed. Throughout the tournament, she did not drop a set. For the first time in her career, she reached another quarterfinal, this one in Bath; her success lifted her to the top 400 for the first time in her career. She qualified for her first WTA main draw at the Birmingham Classic in June. She had a match point against Alla Kudryavtseva before she was forced to cancel due to a rain delayed match that lasted more than two days. Katie O'Brien defeated her in the second round of qualifying at Wimbledon, defeating her at the Eastbourne International Cricketer. She got sick and didn't play again until a $25k event in Mexico. She won the tournament to cap off a good week in her career. She won a $10k competition in Cuba this week.

Broady will be featured in Wimbledon's main draw after a fruitful start to the season, which included tournament victories in Sharm El Sheikh, Namangan, and Fukuoka. She won her first Grand Slam match, coming from a set down to defeat world No. 1. Téa Babos, 92, is a Mexican child. Her race was cut short in the second round, losing to former world No. 1 Robert Cochrane. In straight sets, Caroline Wozniacki beat her in straight sets. However, Neal Skupski, her partner, qualified, advanced to the quarterfinals in mixed doubles.

The new season's start was lackluster, with only a handful of semifinal appearances at ITF events. She did win on clay in qualifying for the French Open in 2011, but Anastasia Rodionova lost in the second qualifying round. Her grass-court season started off well for her, winning the Surbiton Trophy's semifinals and bringing her first victory of the season over a top-100 player over Ajla Tomljanovi at the Birmingham Classic in round one before losing to Simona Halep in the next round. Broady also failed to defend her second-round spots at Wimbledon, losing in straight sets to Mariana Duque in straight sets.

Broady's season improved during the American hardcourts, however. She qualified for the main draw of the Washington Open. In three sets, she defeated Jarmila Gajdová for her first victory in a WTA tournament outside of a British grass event. However, she lost in her next match to Ekaterina Makarova. She then won her first title of the season at a $25k tournament in Landisville, where she defeated American player Robin Anderson in the final.

Broady tried to qualify for the US Open but lost in the final round to Anett Kontaveit. She returned to Québec in the final qualifying round, but she was given a lucky loser ticket to the main draw. She advanced to her first semifinal of a WTA tournament before losing to Jeena Ostapenko, a young Latvian player. It was during this stretch of the United States hardcourt season that it became abundantly evident that playing aggressive in return games and using her big serve made it impossible for her opponents to break her off. For example, she had 19 aces in her WTA match against Jarmila Gajdová, which was the fourth most aces in a match on the 2015 WTA Tour.

Broady advanced to the final of the Coleman Vision Championships, where she lost in a close match to Micha Krajicek. In the third set, she had two match points but was unable to close it out. In this match, she also had 28 aces, putting her one of the best female players on the ITF Circuit. Broady gained a career-high ranking of 116 after this loss.

Broady started competing at the Auckland Open in 2016 where she defeated Laura Siegemund, Kateryna Kozlova, and Magdaléna Rybáriková in qualifying. When she stunned No. 1 in the first round of the main draw, she won the biggest victory of her career. Ana Ivanovic, a 2nd seed, is a member of the National Basketball Association. Jeena Ostapenko's second-round match was tense, with Ostapenko's racket flinging her racket in the direction of the back of the court, which then struck a ball child. Despite the fact that the boy was uninhibited, Broady approached the chair umpire to inquire why Ostapenko had not been defaulted, on the grounds that the racket had been thrown in dissatisfaction, not in an accidental manner. Ostapenko said she did not fling the racket but that it was an accident. Ostapenko was deemed a code infringement and would go on to lose in three sets to Broady after hailing him as WTA chief. While packing their luggage, a cold post-match handshake brought even more drama. Broady lost in the next round when she lost to Sloane Stephens for a spot in the semifinals.

Broady, who had been disqualified in the first round of qualifying at the Australian Open, travelled to Maui and Midland to participate in the ITF's events. Broady reached the semifinals in Hawaii before losing to top seed Christina McHale, but the top seed went two better by winning the $100k tournament in Midland, defeating US youngster Robin Anderson in the final. Following these findings, Broady climbed to the top of the world's top 100 for the first time.

The next event in Doha for Broady was the qualifying of the high-value Premier-5 tournament. She won her first match but then fell in final qualifying to Elena Vesnina. Broady came from here to Kuala Lumpur. Eugenie Bouchard, the Wimbledon champion, won her second WTA semifinal against Klára Koukalová, Yang Zhaoxuan, and former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, losing her second WTA semifinal to another former Wimbledon runner-up. Broady rose to a new career high rank of 76.

Broady reached the singles final before losing in three sets to Tatjana Maria in the ITF Dow Tennis Classic in February. Broady won the doubles competition on clay in two sets in May, partnering with Heather Watson, bringing her doubles ranking to a new high of 56.

Broady was disqualified in the first round of Wimbledon as a wildcard entry. This was her fifth straight defeat from six wildcard direct entries.

Broady appeared on Radio Five Live for the United States Open as a commentator.

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