| Tara Pilven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1993 Ballarat, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 85 (20 November 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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