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Annie Miller (tennis)
Annie Miller (born January 19, 1977) is a retired American professional tennis player. Miller attained a career high singles ranking of 40 on 21 September 1998. She is best known for being the first opponent of Serena Williams in Williams' professional career, Miller winning the match 6–1, 6–1. She also has wins over Lindsay Davenport, Mary Pierce, Kimiko Date and Jana Novotná. Early life and interests Miller was raised in Michigan. Tennis career Miller began playing tennis for fun when she was five years old. At 16, she received a scholarship to attend the former Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy. After a successful junior career, she began playing the USTA circuit at age 15, and at 18, she began playing tennis professionally. She played right-handed (double handed backhand). Career end At the time when Miller started thriving in professional tennis – at the age of 21, a mere four years into her career – she took an indefinite leave of absence from the Women’s Tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. This was the first Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major in which future world No. 1 and 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams competed in the main draw. She was defeated by Williams sisters rivalry, her sister Venus Williams, Venus in the second round. Nirupama Sanjeev, Nirupama Vaidyanathan became the first Indian woman in the Open Era to contest, and to win, a major singles match. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links 1998 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Australian Open - Women's Singles 1998 Australian Open, Women's singles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles 1998 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |