Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turned Pro | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 5 (January 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 12 April 2022. |
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