PLAYER PROFILE

Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz

“It was a great opportunity. I learned a lot from that match and hopefully I can take it into next ones.”

Introduced to tennis at age five by her parents, who played quite a bit
Reached the semifinals of the 14/u WTA Future Stars tournament in Singapore in October 2018
Selected to represent Australia at the 2017 ITF World Junior Tennis finals in the Czech Republic as a 12-year-old.
Won the 14/u Australian Championships singles title at Melbourne Park in 2017; runner-up in 2018
Singles winner at the 2017 14/u Australian Claycourt Championships
Favourite shot is her forehand
Goal is to “maybe get to the top 10, but just stay as positive as I can and keep going.”

Grew up in Glengowrie, South Australia
Recipient of the Primary School Sports Award at the SA Sports Award Gala in 2015
Favourite player is Serena Williams: “because she’s aggressive and stays very confident”