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AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN'S PROFILES

(10) Marion Bartoli
PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS:	80/1
NATIONALITY:	FRA
BIRTH DATE:	02/10/84
BECAME PRO:	2000
WORLD RANKING:	10

VERDICT

Soared into the spotlight at Wimbledon last season where she finished runner-up and caused one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history by beating Justine Henin in the semis. But that was not all she achieved in 2007. She racked up plenty of other match wins and moved into the world's top 10 as a result. One of few players to play two-handed on both sides, Bartoli has an excellent defensive game. It's failed to reap dividends for her here in the past - she's never been past round two - but the change of surface for this year's tournament may boost her.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99	98
Australian Open	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	-	-	-	-
French Open	4R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	-	-	-
Wimbledon	RU	2R	2R	3R	1R	-	-	-	-	-
US Open	4R	3R	3R	2R	1R	3R	-	-	-	-

Women's Profiles

(1) J Henin
(2) S Kuznetsova
(3) J Jankovic
(4) A Ivanovic
(5) M Sharapova
(6) A Chakvetadze
(7) S Williams
(8) V Williams
(9) D Hantuchova
(10) M Bartoli
(11) E Dementieva
(12) N Vaidisova
(13) T Golovin
(14) N Petrova
(15) P Schnyder
(16) D Safina
(17) S Peer
(18) A Mauresmo
(19) S Bammer
(20) A Szavay
(21) A Bondarenko
(22) L Safarova
(23) V Zvonareva
(24) Na Li
(25) F Schiavone
(26) V Azarenka
(27) M Kirilenko
(28) K Srebotnik
(29) A Radwanska
(30) V Razzano
(31) S Mirza
(32) J Vakulenko

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