Katy Dunne has attracted a lot of attention with her performances in the ITF tournaments. She managed to win a couple of singles and doubles tournaments at a young age, leading to hushed whispers that she could be the next big thing on the British tennis circuit. She also has an athletic family tree in her family, with her older brother being a professional cyclist.

Born name

Katy Dunne

nickname

Katy

Sun sign

Aquarius

Place of birth

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

nationality

training

Katy Dunne decided to drop out of school at the age of 9 to focus on her tennis career.

occupation

professional tennis player

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – Conor Dunne (Older Brother) (Cyclist)

Manager

Katy Dunne does her representation work on her own.

plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

64 kg or 141 lbs

friend/spouse

Katy Dunne has rarely spoken about her private life when dealing with the media. Also, she has largely kept her personal life to herself on social media, which is why it’s difficult to find out much about her love life and dating history.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

honey blonde

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• prominent nose
• tall stature

brand promotion

Katy Dunne hasn’t endorsed any brands yet.

Religion

Her religious views are not known.

Known for

• To be considered one of the highest rated players in British tennis
• Good performances in the ITF tournaments in Italy, Greece, Japan and Great Britain

First tennis match

In March 2011 she made her tennis debut at a tournament in Bath, England. She made it to the round of 16 where she lost to Nicola George.

first movie

She hasn’t starred in any movies to date.

First TV show

Aside from broadcasting the tennis matches, Katy Dunne has not appeared on any television programs to date.

Personal trainer

Katy Dunne trains 4 to 5 hours each weekday to improve her game. She usually spends around 3 hours on tennis training and exercises. She also spends an hour or two in the gym to increase her power and strength. She also focuses on exercises that would help her with injury prevention.

Katy Dunne favorite things

• Role model – Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic
• Tournament – French Open Juniors
• Tennis Court – Difficult

Katy Dunne Facts

1. She started playing tennis when she was 3 years old. She started gambling because of her brother when she went to the club with him.
2. Before competing in the first round of Wimbledon Girls’ Championship she was so nervous and worried that she was shaking which led to her loss to Ioana Ducu.
3. During this period, she put so much pressure on herself that she neither loved the game nor played it the way she used to play it.
4. She eventually enlisted the help of a counselor and focused on sports psychology with her coach. She primarily used Dr. Steve Peter ‘s Chimp Paradox theory to overcome your fear.
5. In 2014, she made her WTA Tourder Aegon Classic debut. She had managed to negotiate the qualifying rounds but was unable to progress past the first round as she was forced to retire due to a hip injury sustained during the match.
6. In 2018 she competed as a wildcard participant in the main round of Wimbledon. However, she was knocked down in straight sets by Tamira Paszek.
7. Follow her on Twitter.