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Emily Harvard is a junior English tennis player, with roots with America and France, where she originally learned how to play the sport. She is now fifteen years of age, and has been on the junior tour for two years, with seven wins to her name, including victories in Monte Carlo and at Wembley in 2005. She resides in a suburban London town where she is still going to a non-tennis influenced school. She is one of the most encouraging talents in the British game at this current time, and is ranked 4th in Britain, with a European Ranking of 24th. Many describe her as the most talented player, however she is regarded as the Ronaldo of tennis, as she is relatively unfit, but still manages to pull off unbelievable performances. Her highlights are beating Carolina Vascjeck of Austria, who is 2nd in Europe at under 16 level, and Anna Frinz of Germany, who is 4th in Europe in the same age group. Carolina Vascjeck is Austria's main hope of sporting success and Emily Harvard beat her in one of the best junior matches ever, 2-6 7-6 7-5 and slaughtered German Anna Frinz in the Monte Carlo final, 6-1 6-0. Emily has struggled on British soil however, with only one victory of the seven coming there. Her preferred surface appears to be clay, and her least favourite appears to be indoor. Emily bids to be the one of the youngest females at Wimbledon, when she will attempt qualifying for the 2007 event.