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Basset is the daughter of the late John Frederick Bassett , an executive for his father John Bassett 's company Baton Broadcasting , and Susan Carling, the granddaughter of politician and brewery executive John Carling . In 1981 , Bassett won the Canadian junior indoor tennis title. In 1982 , she was ranked No. 2 junior player in the world after winning events in Tokyo and Taipei . That year she also became the youngest winner of the Canadian closed championship at the age of 14. She won the title again in 1983 and 1986 . By age 16, Bassett was Canada's top tennis player. At the same time, she had a successful second career as a Fashion Model , working for the world-famous Ford Modeling Agency . In 1983, Bassett advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and won her first top-level singles titles in Pennsylvania . In 1984 , she reached the quarter-finals at the French Open and the semi-finals at the US Open . She reached the French Open quarter-finals again in 1986. Bassett won her second top-level singles title in 1987 at Strasbourg . Bassett named the WTA 's Most Impressive Newcomer in 1983, and Canada's Female Athlete of the Year in 1983 and 1985. During her career, Bassett won a total of two top-level singles titles and two doubles titles. Bassett married the American tennis player Robert Seguso in 1987 . The couple have a son named Holden John Seguso, who was born in 1988 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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