In between Todd Woodbridge and Ekaterina Makarova who turned professional in 1988?
Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge, OAM (born 2 April 1971) is a retired Australian tennis player. He was born in Sydney and raised in Kogarah Bay by his parents, Kevin and Barbara. He has two older brothers, Gregory and Warren. He attended Lyneham High School, Canberra, then turned professional in 1988.
Svetlana Shikshina Svetlana Valeryevna Shikshina ("Светлана Валерьевна Шикшина", born March 7, 1980) is a professional Go player from Russia, one of only four western women to date to reach professional status. She achieved this in 2002, affiliated to the Hanguk Kiwon (the Korean Baduk Association).