Ashley Harkleroad is a tennis player who became the youngest hope for American tennis world. She started playing tennis when she was 4 years old, when her father took her to the court. Ashley made her professional career in 2001 after graduated from the junior circuit. The buzz she generated when she graduated to the big tour had not been heard or seen since Venus Williams. Ashley was born on May 2, 1985, in Roseville, Georgia.