Amélie Mauresmo
Mauresmo in June 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Amélie Simone Mauresmo | |||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | France | |||||||||||
| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland | |||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1979 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1993 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 3 December 2009 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Coach | Loïc Courteau (2002–2008) Hugo Lecoq (2008–2009) | |||||||||||
| Prize money | US$15,022,476 | |||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2015 (member page) | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 545–227 (70.6%) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 25 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (13 September 2004) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2006) | |||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2003, 2004) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2006) | |||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2002, 2006) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | QF (1999) | |||||||||||
| Tour Finals | W (2005) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 92–62 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (26 June 2006) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1999) | |||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1997, 1998) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2005) | |||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1999) | |||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | W (2003) | |||||||||||
| Coaching career (2013–) | ||||||||||||
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| Coaching achievements | ||||||||||||
| Coachee singles titles total | 8 | |||||||||||
| List of notable tournaments (with champion) Wimbledon (Bartoli) | ||||||||||||
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Amélie Simone Mauresmo (French pronunciation: [ameli simɔn moʁɛsmo]; born 5 July 1979) is a French former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tournament director. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 39 weeks. Mauresmo won 25 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two majors, at the 2006 Australian Open and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, as well as the 2005 WTA Tour Championships. She also won an Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Mauresmo was known for her powerful one-handed backhand and strong net play.
Mauresmo officially announced her retirement from professional tennis on 3 December 2009, ending a career of 15 years. The following year, she started her coaching career, covering both WTA and ATP players, including ATP world No. 1 Andy Murray. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2021, Mauresmo was named the director of the French Open.