The Daily Telegraph

Road to glory From Sydney to the SW19 semis

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May 17 1991: Born in Sydney Australia, to Hungarian parents Gábor Konta, a hotel manager, and Gabriella, a dentist 2005: Mr and Mrs Konta move to Eastbourne, and Johanna enrols at the Sanchez Casal tennis academy in Barcelona for 15 months. 2005: Konta competes as an Australian at the juniors of the Australian Open 2008: Turns pro and wins her first tournament in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovin­a 2012: Becomes a UK citizen 2012: Qualifies for the US Open and wins her first match at a Grand Slam 2016: The first British woman in 33 years to finish the year in the top 10 January 2017: Reaches quarter finals of the Australian Open July 2017: Reaches Wimbledon semi-finals after beating world number 2 Simona Halep

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