Sport Stars: July 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Roger Federer biography career review personal life and earnings

Born: 8 August 1981

Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland

Best Known As: The men's champion at Wimbledon five straight times in 2003-2007

Roger Federer career:

Roger Federer is the Swiss tennis player whose five consecutive titles at Wimbledon (2003-07) and the U.S. Open (2004-08) helped make him the dominant men's player of his time and one of the greatest ever. Federer turned pro in 1998 after a stellar career in junior competition. He made a name for himself in 2001 by beating defending champion Pete Sampras in a match at Wimbledon, before being knocked out himself in the quarterfinals. Federer won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2003, and in 2004 he again won Wimbledon and added the Australian and U.S. Opens, with only a third-round loss in the French Open keeping him from the Grand Slam. In 2005 Federer won his third consecutive Wimbledon (defeating Andy Roddick in the finals for the second year in a row) and then defeated Andre Agassi for his second straight U.S. Open title. In 2006 he lost to Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open, beat Nadal in the finals at Wimbledon and defeated Andy Roddick to win the U.S. Open. Federer passed Sampras's record for most Grand Slam titles in 2009, earning his 15th when he beat Roddick at Wimbledon. Federer married his longtime girlfriend, Mirka Vavrinec, on 11 April 2009.

Rafael Nadal broke Federer's streak at Wimbledon in 2008, beating him in a five-set thriller for the men's singles championship... Federer's father is Swiss, but his mother is from South Africa... Federer had no coach during 2004, the year he was first ranked as the world's best tennis player... Nike first approached Federer with a sponsorship deal in 1996, two years before he turned pro... Federer has won a single French Open, but has won each of the other three tennis majors at least three times: the Australian Open in 2004, 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Open from 2004-2008, and Wimbledon in 2003-2007.

Roger Federer personal life:

Federer was born in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Du Rand.

He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French and German borders.Federer speaks Swiss German with his family.He also speaks German, French and English fluently,and conducts press conferences in all three. He was raised Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.

In addition to tennis, he also played football (soccer) as a boy and considered becoming a professional footballer before deciding to pursue a tennis career. He remains a fervent supporter of his hometown club FC Basel. Federer also appears to be somewhat of a cricket fan, and played the game in 2006 with children displaced by the 2004 Tsunami in Tamil Nadu.

Federer supports various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports. In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his U.S. Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the worst tsunami-affected areas in India. He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS.

In 2007, Federer was photographed by Annie Leibowitz as King Arthur. This was part of a series of photographs of celebrities for Disney's Year of a Million Dreams project. The Swiss Post honoured Roger Federer as an extraordinary sportsman with a special stamp.

Like all Swiss males, Federer is subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. Unfortunately, long-standing back trouble led him to be declared inapt in 2003 and he was unable to fulfill his obligations. Nevertheless, he did not let it affect his tennis and bounced back to win Wimbledon that year.

Roger Federer marriage:

Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Miroslava "Mirka" Vavrinec. They met while competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a persistent foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations manager.They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen). On July 24, 2009, Federer announced on his Facebook page that Mirka had given birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, on July 23, 2009

Roger Federer money earnings:

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced Thursday, October 22, that a new player has broken American player Pete Sampras’ record for prize money earnings. The new record holder is the 27-year old Swiss player Roger Federer. The young player currently ranks as world number two, but he has held the number one spot since 2004. He has also won five US Open Championships.

Federer beat Sampras’ record of $43,280,489 in earnings by accumulating a whopping $43.3 million. His latest cash prize came from his wins in the recent Madrid Masters tournament. The Swiss player also has 13 grand slam titles under his belt – only one title away from Sampras’ record of 14.

“Obviously it’s nice to have records. I didn’t play tennis because of money, that was never my drive but I have been very successful,” said Federer after he reached the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters on Thursday.

He also explains that his earnings have come from his recent run of wins.

Federer also adds, “I guess this is also the moment when you can thank the all-time greats from back in the day when it was still amateur to have brought the game to where it is today. They have created the platform for us players today.”

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

martina hingis biography what happened to martina hingis

Born: 30 September 1980
Birthplace: Kosice, Slovakia
Best Known As: Three-time Australian Open winner
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 59 kg
She plays: right-handed.
She turned pro in 1994.

Martina Hingis biography and career review:
Martina Hingis turned pro at age 14 and quickly became one of the dominant tennis stars of the 1990s. In 1997 she nearly completed a rare Grand Slam, winning the Australian Open, the U.S. Open and Wimbledon and losing only in the French Open finals. Intensely competitive and a clever shotmaker, Hingis was ranked #1 in the world in women's singles in 1997, 1998 and 2000 and by the end of the year 2000 she had career prize winnings of $15 million. For a time she was part of a high-profile doubles team with fellow teen sensation Anna Kournikova. In 2002 Hingis battled ankle injuries, and in 2003 she announced that she was retiring from competitive tennis. However, she unretired three years later, making her official return to professional tennis on 2 January 2006 in the Australian women's hardcourt championships. She retired again in November 2007 after announcing that her urine sample had tested positive for cocaine at that year's Wimbledon; Hingis denied taking the drug, but said "I have no desire to spend the next several years of my life reduced to fighting against the doping officials."

Hingis's mother has said that Martina was named for tennis star Martina Navratilova... Hingis was born in Slovkia (then Czechoslovakia) but moved to Switzerland in 1987 after her mother remarried... During her days at the top of the tennis rankings, Hingis had a few much-publicized feuds with the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena.

personal life :

Hingis has dated Spanish golf player Sergio García and British footballer Sol Campbell.She was engaged to Czech tennis player Radek Štěpánek, but split from him in August 2007.She has also dated former World No. 2 Magnus Norman.

Martina Hingis playing style :

Hingis was renowned for her tactical approach to the game of tennis and for her technical skills, enabling her to produce a wide array of shots with finesse. She lacked the power possessed by many of her contemporaries; therefore, she relied on low error-rates and good shot selection to keep opponents off-balance. She often used change of direction and pace to catch opponents off guard and sharp angles to open up the court. She was also well known for her ability to break long rallies by hitting accurate drop shots and coming to the net, where she was a skilled volleyer. A signature play of Hingis was the drop shot followed by a lob, often resulting in an easy volley or overhead to finish the point. Hingis often hit the ball extremely early by standing close to the baseline (or inside it) in order to take reaction time away from her opponent.

Hingis's strongest groundstroke was her two-handed backhand, which had an extremely low error-rate and great variety. Her backhand down-the-line was among her signature shots and often the shot she chose to hit with greater pace to surprise opponents during a rally.

Martina Hingis retirement

Hingis did not play any tournaments after the China Open, as she was beset by injuries for the rest of the year. However, on November 1, 2007, Hingis said at a press conference in Glattbrugg near Zürich that she was retiring permanently from competitive tennis. She admitted that she had tested positive for cocaine during Wimbledon in 2007. But Hingis maintained her innocence, saying, "I have tested positive but I have never taken drugs and I feel 100 percent innocent." She also said, "I would personally be terrified of taking drugs. When I was informed [about the test] I was shocked and appalled." She is not planning to contest the positive drug test because it could take years. "Because of my age and my health problems, I have also decided to retire from professional tennis." The drug test results were released to Hingis after her third round loss to Laura Granville at Wimbledon, with both "A" and "B" urine samples failing the tests. Hingis then underwent a private drug test on a hair sample, which came back negative and, according to Hingis, is evidence that she did not use cocaine.

Hingis played an exhibition match at the Liverpool International tournament on June 13, 2008. Although this event was a warm-up for Wimbledon, it was not part of the WTA Tour. This allowed Hingis to participate without breaching the rules of her ban.In a rematch of their 1997 Wimbledon final, Hingis defeated Jana Novotná

controversies
Hingis is also well known for usually being outspoken. During her career, Hingis has made a number of statements about her fellow players that have subsequently become the focus of attention and the source of controversy, such as:

Referring to Amélie Mauresmo's lesbianism on the eve of their 1999 Australian Open final, Hingis told reporters, "She's here with her girlfriend. She's half a man already."

When asked in the late 1990s how she felt about the budding rivalry between herself and the then-up-and-coming Anna Kournikova, Hingis responded, "What rivalry? I win all the matches."

After the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) had complained of discrimination against them, Hingis told Time magazine in 2001: "Being black only helps them. Many times they get sponsors because they are black. And they have had a lot of advantages because they can always say, 'It's racism.' They can always come back and say, 'Because we are this color, things happen.'"

At the peak of the Williams sisters' and Hingis' competitive and fierce rivalry, Hingis stated in a press conference during the 1999 US Open referring to the sisters' remarks, "They always have big mouths. They always talk a lot. It's happened before, so it's gonna happen again. I don't really worry about that."

On the long-dominant player, Steffi Graf, Hingis said, "Steffi has had some results in the past, but it's a faster, more athletic game now than when she played. She is old now. Her time has passed." (Hingis made this comment in 1998 while Graf was on an injury-related hiatus from tennis.)Graf subsequently defeated Hingis in the 1999 French Open final.

Responding in a 1999 press conference on why she terminated her doubles partnership with former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotná, Hingis remarked, "She's old and slow."

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal announced on January 4, 2008, that Hingis was found to have committed a doping offence. The tribunal determined that a sample provided by Hingis at Wimbledon on June 29, 2007, had tested positive for cocaine. The tribunal suspended Hingis from participation in any ITF or associated event for two years, beginning on October 1, 2007. In addition, the tribunal ordered her results from the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and subsequent tennis events disqualified, with the forfeiture of the ITF ranking points and repayment of prize money, totaling US$129,481, that she won at those events.

Quotes:
"One day you can be a kid, but another day you have to be like this is your job, you play tennis. You have to work for that."

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Monday, July 20, 2009

ana ivanovic biography ana ivanovic bio, trivia, facts and tennis career

Ana Ivanovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is the current World No. 1 on the WTA Tour.

Date of Birth:
6 November 1987, Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)

Height:
6' 1¼" (1.86 m)

Tennis Career:
As a 17-year-old, Ana first caught the world's eye when she reached the final of the 2004 Junior Wimbledon Tournament. That year she also held her own and almost beat Serena Williams. The next year Ivanovic won her first career singles title. Her ranking continued to rise after she posted big wins against Top 10 players like Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Vera Zvonareva. By the end of 2006, Ana was ranked 14th in the world, then the next year she climbed up to fourth! She started 2008 strong, by reaching the final of the Australian Open. Ana's biggest victory to date came at the 2008 French Open, where she defeated Dinara Safina in the final to win her first Grand Slam singles title.

Ana Ivanovic trivia

Most embarrassing moment in tennis is when she took another player's racket bag onto court after mistaking it for her own

The President of Serbia, Boris Tadic, attended her 20th birthday party

Was featured on a Serbian postage stamp during the run-up to the 2008 Olympics

One of her proudest achievements was winning 16 matches in 15 days as she captured back-to-back titles on the ITF Women's Circuit when she was 16

Has won the tennisreporters.net Sexiest Female Player award for the last four straight years (2005-2008)

Finished 11th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2009 list

Named the best-looking tennis player of all-time by The Age newspaper

In October 2008 won Die Bild newspaper's reader poll for "most beautiful body" in sport

In December 2008 was named "best looking" female tennis player by The Globe & Mail newspaper

Has the most-visited website of any sportswoman (according to www.alexa.com, on 14 June 2008)

Ana Ivanovic facts

Ana Ivanovic is 6'1" tall and weighs 150 pounds.

Ana Ivanovic is sponsored by adidas.

Ana Ivanovic speaks fluent English, Serbian and some Spanish.

The President of Serbia, Boris Tadic, attended Ana's 20th birthday party.

Ana Ivanovic's favorite drink is water, fresh orange juice .

Ana Ivanovic's favorite music is pop and r&b.

Ana Ivanovic's favorite food is sushi.

Ana Ivanovic wants to learn how to surf.

Ana Ivanovic loves the TV shows 24, Lost and Prison Break.

Ana Ivanovic biography and career review

2003 - Made pro debut on ITF Circuit (played four events), also Tour debut (l. in Luxembourg qualifying).

2004 - Top 100 finish in first full season on the Tour, making the biggest ranking jump of any player in 2004 (608 spots); as world No.156 qualifier at Zürich (in third career main draw after Vienna, Birmingham earlier in season), upset No.29 Golovin 75 67(2) 76(3) in 1r (overcame 5-1 third-set deficit, 2mp), l. to V.Williams 76(11) 76(6) in 2r (held five set points in first set and three in second set tie-break); the next week, made Tour QF debut at Luxembourg (l. to Medina Garrigues), afterwards on November 1 made Top 100 debut (at No.96); started season winning first 21 matches and three titles, $10,000 ITF/Mallorca 2-ESP, $50,000 ITF/Gifu-JPN (as qualifier) and $50,000 ITF/Fukuoka-JPN (as qualifier); won two more $50,000 ITF Circuit titles (ITF/Fano-ITA, ITF/Batumi-GEO) just prior to qualifying for Zürich.

2005 - Breakthrough season, highlighted by career-first Tour singles title at Canberra and first Top 20 finish; captured title in first event of year at Canberra (as qualifier, d. LL Czink in final, had defeated Czink in final round of qualifying, believed to be a Tour first; 26th qualifier in Tour history to win a title); reached QF or better at five other events, incl. QF at Miami (d. world No.7 Kuznetsova en route for first Top 10 victory, falling to Mauresmo in first Tier I QF), SF at Warsaw (d. No.10 Zvonareva en route to first Tier II SF, losing to eventual champion Henin-Hardenne), QF at Roland Garros (on debut, d. No.3 Mauresmo en route for best match win of career to date, falling to Petrova in first Grand Slam QF), and consecutive SF in the fall at Zürich (l. to Schnyder in first Tier I SF) and Linz (l. again to Schnyder); in addition to Roland Garros, made debuts at all other Grand Slams, at Australian Open (l. in 3r to Mauresmo), Wimbledon (l. in 3r to Pierce) and US Open (as No.18 seed, upset in 2r by Vento-Kabchi in 3s; at No.16, was highest ranked player to make her debut at the US Open since No.14 Capriati in 1990, bettered only by No.12 Seles in 1989 since inception of computer rankings in 1975); reduced ranking to less than one-fifth between beginning and end of season, ranked No.100 in first event at Canberra, making Top 50 debut (at No.50) on March 7, Top 20 debut (at No.20) after Wimbledon, and rising to current career-high No.16 on August 29; withdrew from Toronto [Canadian Open] prior to 3r match vs. Clijsters w/right pectoral muscle strain, withdrew from Luxembourg w/right shoulder injury and from Moscow w/left wrist strain.

2006 - Second consecutive Top 20 finish; season highlighted by capturing second and biggest Tour singles title at Tier I Montréal (as No.13 seed, d. No.9 seed Safina in SF and No.7 seed Hingis in final); clinched US Open Series victory with the title; seven-time quarterfinalist, at Sydney (upset No.2 seed Mauresmo en route, falling to No.6 seed Kuznetsova), Indian Wells (l. to Dementieva in 3s), Warsaw (upset No.2 seed Schnyder en route, falling to Chakvetadze in 3s), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Dementieva), Los Angeles (l. to Jankovic), Linz (l. to Sharapova) and Hasselt (l. to Krajicek); win over world No.3 Mauresmo at Sydney was equal-biggest career victory, and win over world No.8 Schnyder at Warsaw was second Top 10 win of season, fifth of career; reached 4r twice, at Miami (l. to Mauresmo) and Wimbledon (as No.19 seed, d. No.14 seed Safina in 3r, falling to top seed and eventual champion Mauresmo); 3r three times, incl. Roland Garros (as No.19 seed, l. to No.10 seed Myskina) and US Open (as No.16 seed, l. to WC S.Williams); 2r three times, incl. Australian Open (as No.21 seed, upset by Stosur), and fell 1r three times, incl. Berlin (ret. vs. N.Li w/left hamstring strain); notched 100th career singles match win in Warsaw 1r (vs. Domachowska), also surpassed $1 million in career prize money earnings; on September 11 (after US Open), moved from No.17 to No.15, her career Top 15 debut; on October 16, moved up to No.13, a new career-high; reached first Tour doubles final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch and a semifinals at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and Warsaw (all w/Kirilenko); withdrew from Rome w/left hamstring strain and from Stuttgart, Zurich w/right shoulder tendonitis.

2007 - Another breakthrough season of sorts, culminating in first Top 10 finish, highlighted by third, fourth and fifth career Tour singles titles and first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros; won titles at Berlin (as No.12 seed, d. No.3 seed Kuznetsova in final; second career Tier I title), Los Angeles (as No.3-seeded WC, d. No.2 seed Jankovic 46 63 75 in SF after trailing 4-1 in third set and saving 2mp down 5-4; d. No.4 seed Petrova in final) and Luxembourg (as No.2 seed, d. No.4 seed Hantuchova 36 64 64 in final, having trailed 63 30); two-time runner-up, at Tier I Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (as No.5 seed, d. No.4 seed Jankovic en route; l. to No.2 seed Hingis) and Roland Garros (as No.7 seed, d. No.3 seed Kuznetsova in QF and No.2 seed Sharapova in SF before falling to top seed Henin in final; was first player representing Serbia, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam singles final); SF three times, at Amelia Island (as No.6 seed, d. No.2 seed Jankovic en route; l. to No.8 seed Golovin in 3s), Wimbledon (as No.6 seed, overcame 3-1 third set deficit to d. No.11 seed Petrova 61 26 64 in 4r and 5-3 third set deficit and 3mp trailing 5-4 to d. No.14 seed Vaidisova 46 62 75 in QF; l. to No.23 seed and eventual champion V.Williams) and finally first Tour Championships - having qualified at No.4 in Race, compiled 2-1 RR record (d. Kuznetsova and Hantuchova; l. to Sharapova) to reach SF (l. to Henin); notched 12 Top 10 wins during season, at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (No.10 Jankovic), Amelia Island (No.9 Jankovic), Berlin (No.4 Kuznetsova), Roland Garros (No.3 Kuznetsova, No.2 Sharapova), Wimbledon (No.9 Petrova, No.10 Vaidisova), Los Angeles (No.3 Jankovic, No.9 Petrova), Luxembourg (No.10 Hantuchova) and Tour Championships (No.2 Kuznetsova, No.9 Hantuchova); wins over Sharapova and Kuznetsova were career-best wins; having begun year No.14, made Top 10 debut on May 14 (moving from No.16 to No.8 after Berlin), Top 5 debut on July 9 (moving from No.6 to No.5 after Roland Garros) and reaching career-high No.4 on August 13 (after Los Angeles); four more QF, at Gold Coast (l. to Peer), Sydney (l. to Vaidisova), Antwerp (l. to Clijsters) and 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Hantuchova); suffered eight pre-QF losses in 19 regular season events, incl. at Australian Open (as No.13 seed, l. 3r to No.22 seed Zvonareva) and US Open (as No.5 seed, l. 4r to No.12 seed V.Williams); surpassed both $1 million and $2 million in career earnings, in fact earning over 60% of her career prize money this season alone; withdrew from Rome w/ankle injury and from San Diego w/knee injury.

2008 - Second straight Top 5 season, highlighted by winning first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros and ascending to No.1, then rebounding from injury-marred mid-season to finish strongly; started season 27-6, a stretch highlighted by winning sixth and seventh Tour singles titles at Indian Wells (as top seed, d. No.3 seed Jankovic and No.2 seed Kuznetsova in SF and final) and Roland Garros (as No.2 seed, d. No.3 seed Jankovic in SF in match where No.1 ranking was on the line, then d. No.13 seed Safina in final) and runner-up finish at Australian Open (as No.4 seed, l. to No.5 seed Sharapova in final); also SF twice, at Sydney (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Henin in 3s) and Berlin (as No.2 seed, l. to No.7 seed Dementieva 62 75; held sp at 5-4 second set) and QF once, at Dubai (as No.3 seed, l. to No.8 seed and eventual champion Dementieva in 3s); only three pre-QF exits during first half of season came at Doha (as top seed, withdrew before 3r vs. No.16 seed A.Radwanska w/left ankle injury), Miami (as No.2 seed, l. to No.32 seed Davenport in 3r) and Rome (as top seed w/1r bye, l. to qualifier Pironkova in 3s in 2r); having come into 2008 at No.4, rose to No.3 on January 14 (after Sydney), No.2 on January 28 (after Australian Open) and No.1 on June 9 (after Roland Garros; was 17th of now 18 world No.1s since rankings began in 1975); struggled mid-season, a right thumb injury hampering her preparations as she went 5-6 in next six events, falling early at Wimbledon (as top seed, l. to WC Zheng in 3r) and not winning back-to-back matches in her next five events, at Montréal (as top seed w/1r bye, l. to Paszek in 3s in 3r), US Open (as top seed, l. to qualifier Coin in 3s in 2r), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (as No.2 seed w/1r bye, l. to Petrova in 3s in 2r), Beijing (as No.2 seed w/1r bye, l. to Zheng in 3s in QF) and Moscow (as No.4 seed w/1r bye, l. to Cibulkova 36 62 76(4) in 2r; held 2mp at 5-4 third set); also withdrew from Olympics w/right thumb injury; rebounded in last two events of regular season, going 6-1 in reaching SF at Zürich (as No.2 seed, l. to No.3 seed and eventual champion V.Williams in 3s) and winning eighth Tour singles title at Linz (as top seed, d. No.2 seed Zvonareva in final); fell in RR stage in second straight Tour Championships (as No.4 seed, went 0-2 in RR, falling to No.1 seed Jankovic and No.8 seed Zvonareva in 3s, then withdrew from tournament w/viral illness); withdrew from Eastbourne w/right adductor injury; represented Serbia in Europe/Africa Group I play-offs (went 4-1) and World Group II play-off win vs. Croatia (1-0).
ana ivanovic says..

"I can improve in all areas, even the best areas of my game. I am working hard on increasing my fitness, strength, serve and net game especially. I also need to get more experience of playing the top players."

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paula creamer biography paula creamer wbsite home page

As an amateur, Paula Creamer posted five top 20 finishes in 10 LPGA events. She was ranked second in women's professional golf in her rookie year, racking up two wins and 10 top 10 finishes in 17 LPGA events in 2005 as well as being named the LPGA Rookie Of The Year.

Paula has been ranked in the top 10 of the Women's World Golf Rankings since they were introduced in February 2006.

Paula's known as much for her prowess on the green as for her eye-catching pink clothing and accessories.

Nickname: "Pink Panther" - because she always wears pink. She sometimes uses a pink golf ball, and also has a Pink Panther headcover for her driver.

Born: August 5, 1986, in Mountain View, California

Sexiness: Paula Creamer's still on the young-looking side and hasn't yet blossomed into her full feminine maturity. As long as she stays away from the junk food and sticks to an exercise regimen, she could be a pretty hot item in years to come.

Success: Paula Creamer's accomplished a fair bit in the early stages of her golfing career. As an amateur, she has 19 national titles to her credit, including 11 American Junior Golf Association tournaments. She was a semi-finalist in the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, and was named the 2003 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, as well as Golf Digest's and Golfweek's Junior of the Year.

As the top-ranked female amateur of 2003 and 2004, the same two publications selected Paula as their 2004 Amateur of the Year. She was also a member of the victorious U.S. Curtis Cup team, tied for 13th in the 2004 U.S. Women's Open, and came in second in the ShopRite LPGA Classic, a shot behind Cristie Kerr. She also won the 2004 LPGA Tour Qualifying School tournament, becoming the youngest player at that time to do so. In 2005, her rookie LPGA year, Creamer scored 10 top 10 finishes, including wins at the Sybase Classic and the Evian Masters. She also finished first at two Japan LPGA Tour events, the NEC Open and Masters GC Ladies Classic, earning the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year title and the Nancy Lopez Award along the way.

In 2007 Paula took home her third LPGA Tour win in February at the SBS Open in Turtle Bay and her fourth win at The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions in November.

In addition to her many prizes and titles, the money's been good to Paula as well. She's signed endorsement deals with Adidas, ADT, Taylor Made, RBS, KRAFT and Sundog Eyewear. She earned nearly $1.5 million on the year as of November 2005, placing her right behind top-ranked Annika Sorenstam on the earnings list.

Paula Creamer Biography:

A California girl, Paula Creamer took up the sport at age 10 and quickly developed into a top player at the junior level. Like her peer Morgan Pressel, Creamer went on to win 11 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) titles.

In fact, in 2003 Creamer was named AJGA Player of the Year. This followed by a year her membership on the U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team.

Creamer's first significant notice among the greater golf world - outside of junior golf - started coming in 2004 when she was 17. That year she tied for 13th at the U.S. Women's Open. And, playing on a sponsors exemption, Creamer placed second at the LPGA Tour's ShopRite Classic, just one stroke behind winner Cristie Kerr.

Creamer played 10 LPGA Tour tournaments as an amateur in 2003-04, and in five of them finished inside the Top 20.

Ready to move up to the professional ranks, Creamer entered the LPGA's Q-School at the end of 2004, and won it by five shots. She turned pro and joined the tour ... but not before both Golfweek and Golf Digest had selected her as the top amateur of 2004.

Creamer had a great LPGA rookie season in 2005, winning twice, posting 11 Top 10s and finishing second on the money list. The first win came at the Sybase Classic, four days before she graduated high school. Creamer was 18 years, 9 months, 17 days old at the time, making her the third-youngest winner in LPGA history.

And her second victory that year was at the high-dollar Evian Masters in France. Later, she also won on the Japan LPGA tour.

Despite having just one year to accumulate points, Creamer easily qualified for the U.S. Solheim Cup team. Then she led the team to victory, earning the most points for the Americans with a 3-1-1 record.

In 2006 Creamer posted even more top 10s (14), but it was a frustrating year for her in some ways. She failed to win a tournament and struggled for much of the year with a wrist injury.

But Creamer began 2007 by winning the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, and won a second time that year. In 2008, Creamer won four times, including the biggest win to date in her career, the Samsung World Championship. In so doing, she became the first American to win four times on the LPGA Tour since Juli Inkster in 1999.

paula creamer Quotes :

My expectations are incredibly high. I put the most pressure on myself. I'm not normally content with what I do unless I win."
- Paula Creamer
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