Townsville’s Lizette Cabrera is one of Aussie tennis’ brightest stars.

Early Life

Cabrera was born and raised in Townsville by her parents Ronnie and Maria before moving to Brisbane to train at the National Academy. She has one sister, Izabo and one brother, Carl. Cabrera’s parents are both from the Philippines and both work in a abattoir in order to financially support her career.

First Aussie Open

This year Lizette Cabrera will play in her first ever Australian Open. For Cabrera, it’s a dream come true after years of hard work and sacrifices from both her and her family.

“Obviously it’s everything to me. As an athlete my dream is to represent my country for my sport and to be able to have the opportunity to do that at the Australian Open is crazy.”

Amazing Progress

Lizette Cabrera rocketed up the rankings last year, moving from outside the top 1000, all the way to 214. 2017 is looking pretty good for the young Queenslander.

My Life As… A Rising Tennis Star – Lizette Cabrera

We join the bubbly Lizette as she works on her final preparations for her first ever Grand Slam appearance.

Additional Information

Episode Length: 5:19 minutes

Sport: Tennis

Producer: Michael Lynch

Executive Producer: Edris Toussaint

Production Company: More Than A Game Productions

Published on January 16, 2017