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Caroline Wozniacki

Name: Caroline Wozniacki
Sport: Tennis
Nationality: Danish
Date of Birth: July 11, 1990
Height: 1.77metres

In brief: This 19-year-old tennis player comes from a sports-oriented family. Her father played professional football in Poland, while her mother played with Poland's national volleyball team.

Wozniacki started winning international junior tennis tournaments at the age of 15. In February 2006, she reached her first WTA Tour quarter final in Memphis, USA.

Wozniacki has had an amazing season in 2009. She was runner-up at this year's US Open, and is currently ranked No. 4 singles player in the world.

Wozniacki recently made news in the tennis world when a leg injury caused her to pull out of a match in Luxembourg just as she seemed to be cruising to victory.

Website: www.carolinewozniacki.dk