Amber Liu

Nickname(s)	Skippy
Country	United States
Residence	La Mesa, California, USA
Date of birth	July 6, 1984 (1984-07-06) (age 25)
Place of birth	Santa Monica, California, USA
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	54 kg (120 lb; 8.5 st)
Plays	Right; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$ 112,326
Singles
Career record	85–98
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	241 (March 3, 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	-
French Open	-
Wimbledon	-
US Open	1st round (2001, 2003, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	4–12
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	600 (July 7, 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	-
French Open	-
Wimbledon	-
US Open	-
Last updated on: July 20, 2008.

Amber Christine Liu (Chinese: 劉安寶; born July 6, 1984 in Santa Monica, California, U.S.) is an American professional tennis player. At Stanford University, she was a two-time NCAA singles champion in 2003 and 2004.^[1] As of July 21, 2008, she was ranked World No. 342 in singles and World No. 960 in doubles.

[edit] Early life

Liu started playing tennis at age eight. She attended Francis Parker School.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Liu attended Stanford University from 2002 to 2006, where she studied economics, interned in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and played on the women's tennis team, compiling a 94-23 record in singles and leading the team to become NCAA team champions for three straight years, 2004 to 2006. She was a two-time NCAA singles champion in 2003 and 2004, NCAA doubles finalist in 2005, and four-time All-American. Liu was the fourth Stanford women's player to become a two-time NCAA singles champion, following Patty Fendick, Sandra Birch, and Laura Granville.

[edit] 2005

Liu injured her shoulder in the summer of 2005, which caused her ranking to drop.

[edit] 2008

In July, Liu was invited again as a wildcard to play women's singles at the Bank of the West Classic held at her alma mater Stanford University. She lost in the first round to fifth-seeded and World No. 13 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, 6–1, 6–1.^[2]

[edit] Personal

Her parents are Marvin and Valerie, both Stanford graduates. Liu is coached by Emmanuel Udozorh and International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Michael Chang, who is also her husband.^[3][4]

[edit] See also

• NCAA Women's Tennis Championship

[edit] External links

• Amber Liu profile on the WTA Tour's official website
• Amber Liu at the International Tennis Federation
• Stanford University Athletic Site - Amber Liu profile

[edit] References

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