Uploaded by HobartInternational on Jan 8, 2011
British star Elena Baltacha talks ahead of the Moorilla Hobart International. The Scotswoman, known as “Bally”, is one of many top international players competing at the WTA AO Series event in the Tasmanian capital. She faces Tamarine Tansugarn in Thailand.
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| Country |  Great Britain |
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| Residence | Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Born | 14 August 1983 (1983-08-14) (age 28) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $986,510 |
| Official web site | www.elena-baltacha.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 302–221 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (10 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (13 September 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 57 (6 February 2012) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2005, 2010) |
| French Open | 2R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
| US Open | 2R (2010, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 59–57 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (4 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | 211 (17 January 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005, 2010) |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
| Last updated on: 16 January 2012. | |
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