Emilia Jarocka-Pottinger (born March 4, 1988) is a professional tennis player from Canada.
BIO[]
Born in Warsaw, Poland and lived there until age 16; has been living in Toronto, Canada ever since...Introduced to tennis at age 9 by father...Mother, Anna is a gynecologist; father, Wojciech, has a few chemists shops in Warsaw...Has two sisters, Adrianna and Hanna...Married on September 19, 2009 (formerly Jarocka), husband, Jason Pottinger is a linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...Agressive baseliner who prefers hard courts; favorite shot is forehand ... Admires Mary Pierce and Amy Frazier...Favorites include the movie Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, actresses Bette Davis and Meryl Streep, and the books by Kathy Reichs and Tess Gerritsen...Enjoys reading, spending time with husband, family and friends; music such as Aaliyah, En Vogue, Samantha James, Late Night Alumni...Plans to complete degree in Psychology when finished with tennis career.
HUSBAND[]
TITLES[]
SINGLES
WINNER (2):
2012 - Fès
2010 - Bastad
RUNNER-UP (3):
2011 - Birmingham
2010 - Memphis, Fes
DOUBLES
WINNER (8):
2012 - Auckland (wHenriksson), Pattaya City (wHarlow), Miami (wHenriksson), Fès (wHenriksson)
2011 - Charleston (wGraf), Birmingham (wWickmayer)
2010 - Pattaya City (wHenriksson), Fes (wHenriksson), Wimbledon (wThörnblad-Henriksson)
RUNNER-UP (1):
2011 - Australian Open (wHenriksson)
RANKING[]
★ CAREER-HIGH SINGLES RANKING: 20
★ CAREER-HIGH DOUBLES RANKING: 7
Singles Performance timeline[]
Tournament | 2014 | W–L | |||||||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF | 4-1 | |||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 0-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 0-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 0-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 4-1 | 4-1 |