ashley harkleroad

Ashley Harkleroad , is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. She is currently ranked 61 in singles and 168 in doubles, as well as 68 in the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships. Her career prize money to date is $927,881.A new rule prevented her from making the move earlier like Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova and Jennifer Capriati before her. Yet Ashley Harkleroad received a great education on the junior tour, dominating the opposition and accumulating a slew of titles, including Doubles Champion and Singles Winner in 2001.Asked about her decision to appear in Playboy, Ashley Harkleroad replied, "I thought about it, and it was something that I did. I'm proud of my body. I was representing a female athlete's body." This comment was made after her defeat in the first round of the French Open against Serena Williams. In a record, Ashley will be the first tennis player to grace the pages of Playboy.After that performance, on April 14, 2003 she broke out from No. 101 to climb to a No.56 ranking. Subsequently she reached the semifinals again at Strasbourg and scored her second Top 10 win and second over Daniela Hantuchová at Roland Garros while reaching the 3rd round and for the second time winning past the first round at a grand slam. On June 9, 2003 she soared into the Top 50 at No. 39 and reached the final in doubles at the Japan Open in Tokyo.