Her Nationality is American, and she was born on April 13th, 1979 at Richmond, Virginia. She now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Her height is 5'11'' (1.80 m) and her weight is around150 lbs. (68 kg) She plays right-handed, with a two-handed backhand, and has been a professional player since turning 17 in April 1996. To date Meghann has won 3 WTA Tour singles titles - Canberra in 2003; Quebec City in 2001; and Shanghai in 2000. She has also taken 3 WTA doubles titles - Gold Coast, Australia (with Justine Henin) in 2002; the German Open (with Els Callens) in 2001; and Quebec City (with Nicole Pratt) in 2000.

She has developed a strong all-court game with a powerful serve. Her favourite surface is hard. Her father, Bill, is a stockbroker; her mother, Joy Kettler, is a nutritionist; and she has two brothers, Brennan and Matt, as well as one sister. She enjoys water skiing and films, particularly admiring Harrison Ford.

CAREER TO DATE

Meghann's first major triumph came with winning the 16-and-under USTA Clay Court Championship at the age of just 14.

1994 - Played her first four ITF Circuit events, reaching the semis at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

1995 - Meghann reached five ITF Circuit finals, winning her first three titles (two consecutively)

1996 - Was Junior Finalist at the French Open at Roland Garros.
Reached her first WTA Tour Quarter Final in Budapest. Her rank jumped from No. 265 to No. 187.

1998 - Reached QF at Prague (breaking into Top 100 at No. 96) and Istanbul. She also won the ITF Tournament at Sochi Russia; first Top 100 season-finish at No. 72

1999 - Meghann played all four Grand Slams in one year for the first time. She reached her first WTA Tour Semi Final at Bogota. And reached her first Tour doubles finals at Bol and Antwerp.

2000 - Captured her first WTA Tour singles title at Shanghai, defeating Tulyaganova in the final. She won her first Tour doubles title at Quebec City (with Pratt) and two ITF Circuit singles titles. First Top 50 season-finish at No. 39

2001 - Meghann broke into the Top 20 on May 14 at No. 20; battling to three singles finals (for one title, Quebec), one doubles title and three Top 5 wins. She also qualified for the season-ending Championships for the first time and reached career-high singles (No. 11) and doubles (No. 14) rankings.
She recorded wins over world No. 5 player, Conchita Martinez 6-2 6-1 to reach the Gold Coast SF; and world No. 4 Monica Seles at Scottsdale. She also defeated world No. 2 Venus Williams 2-6 7-5 7-6(4) en route to a Stanford SF for career-best win. She joined the Million Dollar Club in career prize money .

2002 - Meghann reached the Sydney final with a victory over Serena Williams who defaulted after she twisted her ankle chasing down a drop shot at 5-4. She scored her first Top 5 win in six months, defeating world No. 5 Jelena Dokic on the way to a Leipzig QF.

2003
January - Withdrew from QF match at Gold Coast due to a sprained left ankle. Won Canberra title without loss of a set, defeating Schiavone in final 61, 61. Meghann stretched her winning streak to 11 matches (not including withdrawal in Gold Coast) to reach her first Grand Slam QF at the Australian Open; upsetting No. 20 seed Elena Bovina in the 4th Round. Lost to No. 1 seed Serena Williams. Meghann also reached the doubles QF with Daniela Hantuchova. February - Reached Tokyo doubles SF with Sugiyama. Withdrew from Paris Indoors and Antwerp due to left ankle sprain. Reached Scottsdale doubles semis with Rennae Stubbs. March - Seeded No. 23 at Indian Wells, Meghann upset No. 12 seed Daniilidou in the 3rd Round before being upset by unseeded Zvonareva in the 4th At Miami, seeded No. 23, she reached the Quarter Final, defeating two seeds, No. 13 Magdalena Maleeva and world No. 2 Venus Williams, losing to former world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati. Her ranking rose from No. 22 to No. 19, her best rank since July 28, 2002; April - Withdrew from Sarasota and Madrid due to a lower back injury sustained at German Open; July - Helped the United States Fed Cup team defeat Italy 5-0 in the Quarter Finals. August - Meghann enjoyed best US Open performance to date, eliminating world No. 14 Vera Zvonareva to reach the 4th Round, losing, to world No. 1, Kim Clijsters

Prize Money 2002 $389,311
Career Prize Money End of 2002 $1,466,861
Win Loss Record 2002 - Singles 29-27
Career Win Loss Record End of 2002-Singles 255-211

End of Year WTA Rank: 2002-30; 2001-12; 2000-39; 1999-97; 1998-72; 1997-164; 1996-187; 1995-425; 1994-705

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UNITED STATES    9-7  4r  3r  3r  3r  1r  1r  --  1r