Turning professional in 2008 Robson had an exciting and extensive career ahead of her. Signing with sports giant Adidas at only 11 years old cemented her pedigree and potential within the sport, she is an exceptional addition to events as a tennis professional and Olympic speaker ready to outlay her hopes and dreams and express the sacrifices required to reach the very top of an elite sport.
After she won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14, Robson turned professional and soon found herself travelling the world, playing tennis, and more importantly - winning. An eloquent after-dinner speaker, she is a powerful presence on the WTA tennis circuit, and for many years led the GB rankings and also represented her country in the Fed Cup team event with an impressive of 13-3.
With a career-high WTA ranking of 27 in 2013, Robson has enjoyed huge success on tour. At the 2012 Guangzhou Women's Open, Robson became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1990 to reach a WTA Tour final, losing to Hsieh Su-Wei of China. She was also named WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2012.
Another milestone in her career came when she beat the legendary Kim Clijsters at the 2012 US Open to not only reach the 3rd round of a Grand Slam for the first time, she joined an exclusive list of only 6 names to have defeated the Belgium at that competition. Another high-point came when she joined up with Andy Murray to win Silver at the London 2012 Games in the mixed doubles.
A mature, kind and endearing speaker with an exciting future ahead of herself, Laura Robson has the talent to become one of the best female tennis players on the WTA tour. As well as speaking on topics including peak performance and teamwork, due to her recent years of injury setbacks, Laura also speaks about the mental resilience and perseverance needed to come back from injury, making her even more relatable to any audience. Currently appearing as a sports speaker across a multitude of events and occasions, Laura Robson is the ideal addition as a future star of British sport.
