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Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, this 5′ 7″ American began playing tennis on courts in her family’s apartment complex in Hong Kong. From age 3 ? 8, Christina’s family lived in Hong Kong due to her father’s job transfer. I had a chance to catch up with Christina a few weeks ago, and this is what she had to say on her introduction to tennis: “I was seven years old when I first picked up a racquet. I started playing tennis because my sister, Lauren, had started to take lessons so I wanted to follow what she was doing. At first I was just having fun and unaware that this was something I could do for the rest of my life, but once I played my first tournament at age ten I knew I wanted to be a tennis player.” McHale grew up id sell house fast olizing the Williams sisters. McHale’s career in the junior ranks saw her capture the girls’ doubles title at the Australian Open, the Girls’ 18s singles title at the Easter Bowl as well as winning both the Girls singles and doubles titles at the USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships. Each year since she began playing pro tournaments in 2007, the Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey native has risen steadily in the rankings ? 712th in 2007, up to 425th in 2008 and 218th at the end of 2009. McHale is currently ranked 109th in the world and reached a career high of 106th on October 4th, 2010. McHale is making strides in her WTA career with main draw play in the 2009 Australian Open, 2010 French Open and 2009 and 2010 US Opens.