Who is Anne Keothavong?
ANNE Keothavong is a well known star in the world of tennis.
From her successful sporting career to her personal life – here’s everything you need to know about former tennis player Anne Keothavong.
Who is Anne Keothavong?
Anne Keothavong was born on September 16, 1983, in Hackney, London.
She is a former professional British tennis player, who won a total of 28 titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 during her sporting career.
Keothavong also became the first British player to make the WTA top 50 since 1993, when she rose up the rankings in 2009.
She reached the second round at Wimbledon on four separate occasions, while her best Grand Slam performance came when she made the third round of the US Open in 2008.
Keothavong announced her retirement from the sport in July 2013, a year after making her Games debut at the London 2012 Olympics.
Following her playing retirement, Keothavong went on to pursue a career in broadcasting as a commentator and analyst for ITV, BBC and Amazon Prime Video Sport – talking all things tennis.
Her Twitter bio reads: ”Used to play a bit of tennis and now I talk about it a lot.”
In 2017, Keothavong then became Fed Cup captain for Great Britain, leading the team to win all four ties played in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
She is also now on the board of the All England Club, which hosts Wimbledon and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours, for services to tennis.
In 2023, Keothavong was announced as one of the sporting stars joining host Clare Balding in the studio for the Wimbledon Championships.
Who is Anne Keothavong’s husband?
Keothavong is married to husband, Andrew Bretherton, who she has known since 2011.
The couple officially wed on February 28, 2015.
Does Anne Keothavong have children?
Anne Keothavong has two children.
Although the sporting star remains in the spotlight, it appears she prefers to keep her personal life private, with not much else known about her family life.