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Amélie Mauresmo

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Amélie Mauresmo

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Also known as Amelie Mauresmo, Amelie Simone Mauresmo, Amélie Simone Mauresmo

French tennis player

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Amélie Mauresmo is a French tennis player born on July 5, 1979. She competes as a right-handed athlete representing France in international competition. Her professional career began in 1993 and concluded on December 3, 2009. During this period, she achieved a singles record of 545–227 and a doubles record of 92–62. She earned total prize money of 15,022,476.

Mauresmo participated in tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the women's singles event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and received the Knight of the Legion of Honour. Her head coaches have included Isabelle Demongeot, Loïc Courteau, and Alexia Dechaume-Balleret. She resides in Geneva and speaks French.

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
France

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Amélie
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Languages spoken
French
Participant in
tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – women's singles
Sport
tennis
Member of team
Französische Billie-Jean-King-Cup-Mannschaft
Country for sport
France
Mass
69
Image
Amelie Mauresmo at the Aegon Championships 2014.jpg
Height
175
Number of children
2
Residence
Geneva
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Commons category
Amélie Mauresmo
date of birth
1979-07-05
handedness
right-handedness
singles record
545–227
doubles record
92–62
playing hand
right-handedness
name in native language
Amélie Mauresmo
prize money
15022476
head coach
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
ranking
29
end of work period
2009-12-03
start of work period
1993-00-00
sexual orientation
lesbianism
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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