Lauren Embree (born January 10, 1991) is an American former professional
tennis
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player.
Born in
Naples, Florida
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, Embree made her
USTA
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Pro Circuit debut at the age of 16.
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Profile at Usta.com
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, she competed at the 2006 US Open and reached the round of 16 at the 2009 Australian Open
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.
Embree graduated from Lely High School
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in Naples in 2009, and in May of the same year, she qualified as a wild card for the 2009 French Open
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, her first participation in a Grand Slam
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tournament. She lost to Nadia Petrova
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in the first round, and turned down a €15,000 prize to remain an amateur.
She accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida
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in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Roland Thornqvist
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's Florida Gators women's tennis
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team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) competition from 2009 to 2013. Embree was a key member of the Gators' national championship teams that won the NCAA women's tennis tournament in 2011 and 2012. She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sports management in 2014.
Lauren signed with athletic apparel brand Athletic DNA
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and became their first female professional.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
See also
* Florida Gators
References
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1991 births
Living people
American female tennis players
Florida Gators women's tennis players
Sportspeople from Naples, Florida
Tennis people from Florida
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