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This is a list of the main career statistics of professional British tennis player Laura Robson.
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Career Achievements
Laura Robson won her first Olympic medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles alongside Andy Murray. At the 2012 US Open, she recorded the two biggest wins of her career over former Grand Slam champions Li Na and Kim Clijsters, before falling in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur. Robson reached her first WTA singles final that same year in Guangzhou, losing in the final to Hsieh Su-wei.
In 2013, Robson gained much praise by defeating Petra Kvitová in the second round Australian Open 11-9 in the deciding set, in a marathon match. At Madrid, Robson gained the first top four victory of her career, upsetting world number four Agnieszka Radwańska in the second round in straight sets, losing just four games. She subsequently lost to former world number one Ana Ivanovic in the following round, after having led 5–2 in the final set.
At Wimbledon, she reached the fourth round as the home favorite, coming back from 1-6 2-5 down to win her third round match. At the 2013 US Open, Laura Robson was seeded at a slam for the first time, at 30.
Over the course of her career, Robson has claimed one ITF title. On the junior tour, she won WImbledon in 2008 and was runner up at the Australian Open in both 2009 and 2010.
Head-to-head vs. former or current top 10 ranked players*
*As of July 31, 2013. All statistics from the Women's Tennis Association.