Events Women's Singles Profession Professional Athlete D.O.B 24-03-1975 Height 158 Weight 65 Home Town Burton on Trent Country of Birth Great Britain About me on court County/Team: Staffordshire Started badminton at age: 7 How I got started: Teacher at school Ambition as badminton player: To be the best I possibly can be First represented England: Versus China in October 1997. 38 England caps Season’s best performance: English National Champion 2004. European Championships - quarter finals Best performance of career: Thailand Open winner 2001 Major national achievements: Grand Slam winner; National runner-up (4 times) Major international achievements: Thailand Open Champion, winning 3rd match versus Singapore in Commonwealth Games Team final. Biggest disappointment: Losing Commonwealth Women’s Singles final Favourite tournament: French Open Most admired player: Camilla Martin Best friend on the circuit: Wendy Taylor The one change I would make to improve my sport: More TV coverage in England About me off court My occupation/ professional qualification: Business and Finance HND Favourite way to spend a day off: A long lie in followed by sunbathing on a sandy beach. I also enjoy going to the cinema and listening to music Favourite food: Roast Chicken Dinner. I like to cook and like trying new dishes. Favourite city or country: France Favourite holiday destination: After the Malaysian Open this year I visited Kuta Kinabalu If not badminton, then I would be a Policewoman My personality in a nutshell: Easy-going, good sense of humour, but can have a short fuse! What will I be doing in 10 years time: I'd like to work in sports management perhaps for a governing body or Sport England.
Taipei title for Tracey TRACEY HALLAM lived up to her top seeding to win the women's singles title at the Chinese Taipei Open today. Tracey, a world championship quarter-finalist in Anaheim, was one of only three European-born players in the draw but the victory will set her up for the Yonex All England Championships at Birmingham's NIA in mid-January and her bid to recapture the English National title at Manchester Velodrome at the start of February. Women's singles semi-finals: (1) Tracey Hallam (England) bt Chien Yu-Chin (Ch-Taipei) 13-11 11-0 (3) Seo Yoon Hee (Korea) bt Cheng Shao-Chieh (Ch-Taipei) 11-7,11-7
