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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 1990-1994 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

^ "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

Laxmi Poruri at the Women's Tennis Association
Laxmi Poruri at the International Tennis Federation

[1] "Salazar, Poruri Win Tennis Titles", Miami Herald, December 24, 1986. Retrieved May 19, 2010.

[2] "Women's Tennis" Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, Stanford Official Athletic Site. Retrieved May 19, 2010.

[3] "Indian Americans: A New Generation Comes of Age", Stanford News Service. Retrieved May 7, 2012.

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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 1990-1994 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>
-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}}
+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}}
 As of 2015, she resides in Austin, TX with her husband, Ajay Madan, a corporate and securities lawyer, and daughter.