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  Amber Liu
School: Stanford
Year: Senior
Home Town: La Mesa, CA
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High School: Francis Parker
Height: 5-6
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Birth Date: Friday, July 06, 1984
Dominant Hand: Right
Major: Economics
Singles Record: 96-24
Doubles Record: 92-13

* 2003 & 2004 NCAA Singles Champion *
* 2003 & 2004 ITA National Player of the Year *
* Three-time All-American *

2004-05 (Junior): Ranks No. 30 on Stanford's all-time dual match win list with a 53-14 record ... Named All-American and First-Team All-Pac-10 ... Also earned First-Team Pac-10 All-Academic honors and Second-Team All-Academic District VIII ... Finished the 2005 campaign with a No. 7 ranking in the ITA Singles Rankings, and a No. 11 ranking in doubles with Yelsey ... Advanced to the finals of the NCAA Doubles Championship with Anne Yelsey, before falling to teammates Alice Barnes and Erin Burdette in the title match ... Helped Stanford defeat Texas, 4-0, in the NCAA Championship with an 8-1 win in doubles and a 6-3, 6-3 victory on court one in singles ... Clinched Stanford's victory over Army in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Marissa Limsiaco ... Teamed up with Yelsey at the top doubles spot and helped the Cardinal secure the doubles point against Oregon in the second round with an 8-4 win over No. 53 Daria Panova and Dominka Dieskova ... Posted an 11-4 record against ranked opponents this season, including a trio of wins over top-10 foes ... Defeated fourth-ranked Suzi Babos (Cal) in the final match of the regular season as Stanford claimed a 6-1 decision over the Golden Bears.

2003-04 (Sophomore): Claimed the NCAA Singles title after defeating Jelena Pandzic of Fresno State 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 ... Named ITA National Player of the Year ... Honda Award winner ... Earned First-Team All-Pac-10 and All-America honors for second year ... Ranked No. 1 in final ITA singles rankings ... Notched a 10-0 record in postseason action ... Boasts a 25-4 overall and 19-4 dual singles record at the No. 1 spot ... Posted a 19-4 record vs. ranked opponents ... Tallied consecutive shutouts in NCAA first and second rounds over Kim Piazza of Quinnipiac (6-0, 6-0) and No. 53 Michelle DaCosta of Michigan (6-0, 6-0) ... Defeated No. 1 Raquel Kops-Jones of California in dual match ... Notched a 23-3 doubles record with partner Alice Barnes ... Earned First-Team Academic All-Pac-10 honors ... Toured Japan with the U.S. College All-Stars in June ... Advanced to the final of an ITF professional event in Los Gatos in July ... Defeated Tara Snyder for first career WTA Tour singles victory at the Bank of the West Classic ... Ranked No. 253 in the WTA rankings ... Did not compete in fall collegiate tournaments.

2002-03 (Freshman): Claimed the NCAA Singles Title after defeating Tennessee's No. 1-ranked Vilmarie Castellvi 7-6 (5), 6-2 ... Earned All-America, Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-Pac-10 honors ... Was named the ITA Rookie of the Year and National Player of the Year ... Competed on the ITA-U.S. All-Star Team in Japan ... Notched a perfect 9-0 record in NCAA postseason action ... Tallied 19 wins against opponents ranked in the ITA top-20 ... Wrapped up the season ranked No. 3 in the ITA rankings ... Tallied a 33-10 overall record and was 10-5 against Pac-10 opponents in the No. 1 spot ... Teamed with Cardinal Alice Barnes to notch a 22-3 doubles record ... Tallied two doubles victories in postseason action ... Won three consecutive qualifying matches at the Riviera ITA All-American Championships to advance to the main draw ... Reached the quarterfinals before withdrawing due to injury, finishing her first collegiate tournament with a 5-1 mark ... Posted a 1-2 record at the Omni Hotels Championships, advancing to the consolation quarterfinal round ... Defeated Hawai'i's Lauren Fitzgerald at the No. 1 singles spot in the Cardinal's 7-0 win in Maui.

Prior to Stanford: Came to Stanford ranked No. 367 in the WTA rankings ... 2001 top-ranked player in the United States National Ranking in the Girls' 18 division and the Southern California U-18 rankings ... Under-18 Girls Super National Hard Courts Champion in 2001 ... Won the 2001 North American Championships ... Member of the U.S. World Youth Cup and the Connelly/Continental Cup ... Invited to two U.S. Gold Medal Olympic Training Camps.

Personal: Born July 6, 1984 ... Daughter of Marvin and Valerie, both Stanford graduates ... Enjoys shopping, listening to music, reading and traveling ... Economics major.