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| name = Laxmi Poruri |
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| fullname = Laxmi Poruri-Madan |
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| country_represented = {{flagu|United States}} |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|09}} |
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| birth_place = [[Guntur]], India |
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 110 (February 5, 1996) |
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| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1996) |
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| USOpenresult = 2R (1988, 1989) |
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 85 (April 24, 1995) |
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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1996) |
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| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1995, 1996) |
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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1995) |
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Poruri was born in Guntur, India and raised in [[Central California]] where, from a very young age, she was known as a tennis prodigy. In 1986, she won the [[Dunlop Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], beating [[Monica Seles]] in the final.<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB366615976E411&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Salazar, Poruri Win Tennis Titles"], ''[[Miami Herald]]'', December 24, 1986. Retrieved May 19, 2010.</ref> At age 15, she played her first [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] where she lost to [[Katerina Maleeva]] in the 2nd round. She attended [[Stanford University]] from 1990 to 1994 on a full athletic scholarship, where she was a four-time [[All-American]] athlete, the 1994 Player of the Year,<ref>[http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-tennis/archive/stan-w-tennis-allams.html "Women's Tennis"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110131913/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-tennis/archive/stan-w-tennis-allams.html |date=2012-01-10 }}, Stanford Official Athletic Site. Retrieved May 19, 2010.</ref> and the top-ranked women's collegiate tennis player in the country.<ref>[http://news.stanford.edu/pr/94/940101Arc4528.html "Indian Americans: A New Generation Comes of Age"], Stanford News Service. Retrieved May 7, 2012.</ref> |
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After graduating from Stanford, Poruri played professional tennis for several years. |
After graduating from Stanford, Poruri played professional tennis for several years. Upon retiring from professional tennis, Poruri taught English for a year in Boston, MA. Poruri then attended [[McGill University]] in Canada, where she received her MBA. Poruri worked on [[Wall Street]] for two years before returning to California in 2004.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} |
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As of 2015, she resides in Austin, TX with her husband, Ajay Madan, a corporate and securities lawyer, and daughter. |
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| NAME = Poruri, Laxmi |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = November 9, 1972 |
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 14 December 2023
Full name | Laxmi Poruri-Madan |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Guntur, India | November 9, 1972
Singles | |
Career record | 102–91 |
Highest ranking | No. 110 (February 5, 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
US Open | 2R (1988, 1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 34–33 |
Highest ranking | No. 85 (April 24, 1995) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
French Open | 1R (1995, 1996) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1995) |
US Open | 1R (1995, 1996) |
Laxmi Poruri-Madan (born November 9, 1972) is a retired American professional tennis player and the first Indian-American female to play professional tennis on the WTA Tour in the modern era.[citation needed]
Poruri was born in Guntur, India and raised in Central California where, from a very young age, she was known as a tennis prodigy. In 1986, she won the Orange Bowl, beating Monica Seles in the final.[1] At age 15, she played her first US Open where she lost to Katerina Maleeva in the 2nd round. She attended Stanford University from 1990 to 1994 on a full athletic scholarship, where she was a four-time All-American athlete, the 1994 Player of the Year,[2] and the top-ranked women's collegiate tennis player in the country.[3]
After graduating from Stanford, Poruri played professional tennis for several years. Upon retiring from professional tennis, Poruri taught English for a year in Boston, MA. Poruri then attended McGill University in Canada, where she received her MBA. Poruri worked on Wall Street for two years before returning to California in 2004.[citation needed]
As of 2015, she resides in Austin, TX with her husband, Ajay Madan, a corporate and securities lawyer, and daughter.
References[edit]
- ^ "Salazar, Poruri Win Tennis Titles", Miami Herald, December 24, 1986. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ "Women's Tennis" Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, Stanford Official Athletic Site. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ "Indian Americans: A New Generation Comes of Age", Stanford News Service. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
External links[edit]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- American expatriates in Canada
- American female tennis players
- American sportspeople of Indian descent
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- McGill University Faculty of Management alumni
- Racket sportspeople from Guntur
- Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players
- Telugu people
- Tennis players from California
- Indian-American tennis players
- American people of Telugu descent
- Sportswomen from Andhra Pradesh