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Photos: Tennis beginnings of CiCi Bellis

Catherine Bellis is only 17 years old and she's already positioning herself among big WTA names. Yesterday the American won her first WTA title at the Hawaii Open, winning her third straight tournament, and climbed to No.75 in the rankings. Little Tennis Stars is one of reader favorite sections on Women's Tennis Blog and I thought it would be nice to feature CiCi's childhood pics now, although it is a bit awkward since she's still so young.

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CiCi, the Little Mo champion

Born in 1999, Bellis has already made her mark at Grand Slams, beating world No.