Background
She was born in San Diego, California in the United States.
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Allison Bradshaw
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She made her professional debut in 1999 but also made an appearance as a wildcard in doubles at the United States Open the previous year, where she lost with Abigail Spears in the first round. She reached the second round of the tournament on her professional debut in 2000. She also reached the third round in 2001 before losing to the fifth seed Kim Clijsters.
One of Bradshaw"s most significant results was a second-round victory against Barbara Schett at the 2001 ASB Bank Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, only six months into her professional career.
Schett was the second seed at the tournament and one of the highest-ranked players Bradshaw had faced. Bradshaw started her professional career in 1999, in the qualifying competition for the Acura Classic in her hometown, San Diego, however she lost to German Anke Huber.
The following year she spent most of her time playing on the Satellite Tour but again entered the qualifying competition for the San Diego tournament, losing in the second qualifying round against Anne Kremer. She also lost out in qualifying for the Women's Tennis Association Philadelphia tournament (defeated by Gréta Arn).
In 2000 she made her Grand Slam singles debut at the United States Open.
Bradshaw was given one of the wild cards awarded to American players and therefore entered at the first round. She overcame Sarah Pitkowski (ranked number 46 in the world) in the first round before beating Marissa Irvin (ranked 75). In the third round, however, she lost to the world number nine and experienced Spaniard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(2), 6–0.
