Sue Barker lived in a small town and her coach, Arthur Roberts, never set goals like winning Wimbledon.
Nevertheless Sue Barker would rise to be World number three tennis player.
Sue Barker's favourite memory as a player was when as a teenager, on centre court for the first time, she played Maria Bueno.
Sue Barker's tennis playing highlights include winning the French Open and making it to the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Sue Barker quit tennis at the age of 28 because she had bad Achilles tendons and shin splints.
She went into sports broadcasting, initially with Australia's Channel 7 in 1985, but after stints at BSB and Sky Sports, she joined the BBC in 1993 and has been a regular presenter there since.
Sue Barker presents BBC1's popular show A Question of Sport.
