After Johanna Konta broke into the worlds top 10 with her run to the final of the China Open on her maiden appearance at the tournament, we chart her spectacular rise. Konta is the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1984 to achieve that feat and, with Andy Murray second in the mens rankings, it means this is the first time since computerised rankings were introduced that a British man and woman are in the top 10 at the same time.Konta is now in Hong Kong to try to cap a stunning rise over the last 17 months, which has seen her move up from 146th to ninth in the world, with her first appearance at the WTA Finals in Singapore, which features the seasons top eight players. In January, Konta became the first British woman for 33 years to reach a Grand Slam semi-final when she made the last four at the Australian Open, replicating Duries run at the 1983 US Open. Konta shows off her trophy after Stanford success The only other British women to get as far in Melbourne were Virginia Wade, who won the tournament in 1972, and Sue Barker, who made the semis twice (1975 and 1977).Konta moved up to No 18 in the womens rankings in June, making her the first British female to enter the top 20 since Durie in 1983, who then climbed to No 5 in the world a year later. The Brit is pleased to be seeing positive results on the court Konta has been smashing records in 2016 and the next landmark facing her in Grand Slams will be Wades 1977 mark - the last British woman to reach a Grand Slam final when she won Wimbledon.Since her Melbourne run, Konta has lost to Karolina Pliskova in the Eastbourne semi-final and then struggled with the pressure at Wimbledon as she lost in three sets to former All England Club finalist Eugenie Bouchard in the second round.But in July, she claimed her first WTA Tour title at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford with a 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Venus Williams. Konta wins first WTA title Johanna Konta wins first WTA Tour title, beating Venus Williams in Stanford Although she bowed out in the last 16 of the US Open last month, Konta is certainly on the rise in the womens game.Here, we list a few things you should know about Konta...Konta was born in Sydney to Hungarian parents. Her dad is a hotelier and her mum a dentist. She speaks both English and Hungarian.Konta moved to England and based herself in Eastbourne in 2005, aged 14. She qualified as a British citizen in May 2012 and soon started competing for Great Britain. In 2014, she switched her training base to Gijon in Spain working with her Spanish coaches Esteban Carril and Jose-Manuel Garcia. Konta beat Venus Williams to win her first WTA title Her first Wimbledon appearance came courtesy of a wild card in 2012 and she showed her propensity for being able to go the distance in matches, eventually losing 10-8 to Christina McHale in a deciding set in the first round.She reached the last-16 of a Grand Slam for the first time in 2015 when - ranked 97 in the world - she knocked out seeded pair Garbine Muguruza and Andrea Petkovic en route to the fourth round of the US Open, where she lost to two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.The British No 1 has won 11 ITF titles and four ITF doubles titles during her career won her first WTA title on the main Tour in July. She has accrued close to £1.6 million in prize money to date. Konta says she has been working hard on the mental aspects of the game Resilience and the ability to close out matches under pressure was once a regular weakness in Kontas game and her transformation has been aided by the help of Juan Coto, her mental coach, whom she has been working with since October 2014.I try to help high achievers like Johanna, who work in very demanding environments, to perform well and enjoy their profession, Coto said.The aim is to perform at your best when it matters the most. Kontas top 10 spot confirmed Johanna Konta into world top 10 after China run Andy Murray is excited to see the progress made by Konta and will be keeping a close eye on how far she goes in the game.She finished last year extremely well and kind of showed that she had the potential to get there with the wins that she was having.But its not easy to do it over a 12-month period, Murray said of Konta. WATCH NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. Its exciting to see kind of how far shes going to be able to go.Konta is now a perennial WTA Tour finalist and has her sights set on the higher echelons of the womens game - top 5 next?You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Kontas top 10 spot confirmed Konta wins first WTA Tour title SportsWomen Grand Slam glory drives Konta Get a NOW TV pass Oscar Lindberg Jersey . -- Colin Kaepernick insists he just happened to pull on a pair of socks with dollar bill prints all over them Wednesday morning -- before he learned he had struck a new fortune with the San Francisco 49ers. Paul Stastny Jersey . Hazard lasted just 18 minutes in Tuesdays contest before being substituted with the calf problem, and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes he will be without his star winger for at least the next two weeks. http://www.officialgoldenknightspro.com/ . 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