- Currently without a coach
- Father is Phil (quantity surveyor, originally from Ireland); mother is Jill (part-time nursery school teacher); sister is Holly (solicitor); brother is James (doctor); has two dogs, Bertie and Geroge (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels)
- Baseliner; favorite surface is hard
- Began playing tennis at age 6, following brother and sister into the sport
- Is pursuing a Business Studies degree with the Open University
- Enjoys shopping, music, crosswords, all sports; favorite soccer team is Hull City
- Favorite TV shows are Gavin & Stacey, Mistresses
- Favorite bands are Coldplay, Snow Patrol, U2, The Killers, Bon Jovi, The Parlotones
- Favorite actor is Hugh Grant
- Favorite book is A Thousand Splendid Sons by Khaled Hosseini
- Favorite food is sushi
- Favorite cities to visit are London, Vancouver
- Favorite tournament is Portoroz
- Idols growing up were Steffi Graf and Monica Seles; also had a dog called Safin (named after Marat)
- Self-described as ambitious, hard-working, stubborn and having a very British sense of humor.
Biographical information from WTA. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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