Emmanuelle Gagliardi

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Although Emmanuelle's father is a director of a Swiss bank, she has paid her own way on the WTA tour by hard work and determination - which earned her a World ranking of 61 at the end of 2002. This tenacity was demonstrated when she lost the longest tie-break in WTA history 19-21 against Tara Snyder before coming back to win the match in three sets.

Manu describes herself as "funny and friendly" and both of those sides of her personality are very much in evidence when she is not dedicated to the defeat of her opponent across the net.

And if you ever get the full force of those bluer than blue eyes, you will certainly remember them....

 

     
     

 

     
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