Laxmi Poruri

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Laxmi Poruri
Full nameLaxmi Poruri-Madan
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1972-11-09) November 9, 1972 (age 51)
Guntur, India
Singles
Career record102–91
Highest rankingNo. 110 (February 5, 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1996)
US Open 2R (1988, 1989)
Doubles
Career record34–33
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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References

  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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