Hannah Grady

Hannah Grady has been the top player for the 49ers for three seasons.

Hannah Grady is one of three singles players undefeated in Big West play.

Hannah Grady Checks in at No. 116 Nationally This Week

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Major:
Political Science
Hometown:
Coventry, England
High School:
Oxford Open Learning School
Prev School:
Oxford Open Learning School

2007-08 (Junior): Yet again named the Big West Player of the Year for the third time, earning first team All-Big West in singles and doubles... named Academic All-Big West for the second-straight year and was second team Academic All-District by CoSIDA... twice named Big West Player of the Week on January 24 and February 13, tying the record for most player of the week awards... went 26-10 in singles play, at the No. 1 position and went 22-8 with Stephanie Bengson at the doubles position at the No. 1 position... doubles team ranked as high as No. 31 during the year and as high as No. 82 in singles play, finishing at No. 88 in the final ranking.... went 17-7 in dual play in singles and 17-6 in doubles... went 3-9 against ranked opponents, beating Arizona's No. 34 Danielle Steinberg in straight sets... won 14 of the final 18 matches of the year... made the NCAA Singles for the second time, losing to No. 18 Megan Moulton-Levy of William and Mary 6-3, 6-2.... in the fall went 9-2 winning the Fullerton Invite with five-straight wins and winning the first round of the West Regionals... also won her first two matches of the Cal Fall Invite ... named to the ITA National All-Academic Team in 2008.

2006-07 (Sophomore): Named the Big West Player of the Year for the second consecutive season ... first team All-Big West in singles and doubles (with Jessica Weeks) ... Academic All-Big West... finished the season ranked No.123 in the country in singles ... was 22-9 overall in singles and 18-9 in doubles (with Jessica Weeks) ... competed mainly at No.1 singles and was 16-6 in the spring at that spot (3-1 at No.2 singles) ... won her final seven singles matches ... was 6-4 this year against nationally-ranked players ... defeated No.65 Bianca Dulgheru of Pepperdine 6-2, 6-4 in the 49ers NCAA first round match ... defeated No.53 Sylvia Kosakowski of Pepperdine (6-3, 6-1), No.118 Olga Borisova of VCU (6-2, 7-6), No.51 Holly Bagshaw of San Diego State (6-2, 6-3), No.97 Becky Bernhard of UC Irvine (6-3, 2-6, 6-2) and No.117 Austin Smith of North Carolina (5-7, 7-6, 6-3) ... the win over Smith came at the Riviera All-America Championships in the fall ... in doubles, Grady and Weeks were 18-9 ... they were 13-3 at No.2 doubles and 4-4 at the No.1 spot ... duo won 11 of their final 12 matches ... in the fall the pair were ranked No.6 in the West Region ... they went 1-2 at the Riviera All-America Championships with all three matches coming against nationally-ranked opponents ... defeated No.37 Schofield and Bickovic of South Carolina, 9-8 (3) ... named to the ITA National All-Academic Team in 2007

2005-06 (Freshman): Had a great first year being named the Big West Player and Freshman of the Year ... earned first team all-league honors in singles and doubles ... finished the year ranked No. 53 in singles play and No. 46 in doubles with partner Jessica Weeks ... Grady was the No. 7-ranked freshman in the nation... earned a bid to the NCAA Championships in both singles and doubles, a first for a 49er women's tennis player ... went 19-6 in singles play, all at the No. 1 spot ... after beginning the season 1-4 in singles play, she went 18-1 through NCAA action ... fell at the NCAA Championships to the No. 1 overall seed, Audra Cohen of Miami, FL, 6-3, 6-0 ... picked up seven wins over nationally-ranked players during the season ... in the NCAA first round win over New Mexico she defeated No. 31-ranked Maja Kovacek 6-2, 6-1 ... in doubles, Grady and Weeks were 19-2 on the year (6-2 at No. 1, 13-0 at No. 2) ... duo went 1-2 against nationally-ranked opponents ... win came over No. 21 Dulgheru/Dickes of Pepperdine, 8-5 ... at the NCAA Championships, fell to the No. 6 overall seeded team of Anundsen/Long of North Carolina 6-4, 6-4 ... her .792 (19-5) singles winning percentage ranked No. 10 on the 49er single season chart ... her .913 (21-2) doubles mark ranked No. 3 all-time in doubles winning percentage.

High School: Attended Oxford Open Learning School... winner of the British National Championships in Under 12 singles; Under-13, Under-15, Under-18 doubles and was runner-up in singles in Under-13 and Under-15... has a WTA ranking in women's singles of 530 and an LTA ranking of 2.1... previously held an ITF junior ranking of No. 167 in the world... was the No. 1-ranked junior in Great Britian during 2001 and 2002 and won the 2003 Scottish Junior Championship... the following year she represented Team Great Britain when they won the Maureen Connolly Trophy against the United States... has competed at Wimbledon in the junior draw three times as well as the French Open junior draw once.

Personal: Was born in Exeter, England... majoring in political science... both parents attended Wolverhampton College... is left-handed... joined the 49ers in January, 2006 ... selected as a 49er Academic All-Star five times (Spring, 2006 to Spring, 2008).