Mauresmo

I love Tennis! This is my passion and my job!I work in the South of France. Player, I love competition! Coach I love my job! Go away for competitions, play with my team ! My life turns around this little yellow ball!Fan de Mauresmo! Technique, tactique, jeu, personnalité, physique, simplicité...Joueuse exceptionnelle! Newest MySpace Layouts Mauresmo first attained the top ranking on September 13, 2004, holding it for five weeks on that occasion. She was the fourth World No. 1 in women's tennis since the computer rankings began. She is well known for her powerful one-handed backhand (a rarity in women's tennis) and her strong net play. She is coached by Loïc Courteau.Amelie Mauresmo was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Inspired by watching Yannick Noah win the 1983 French Open on television, Mauresmo began to play tennis at the age of 4.In 1996, Mauresmo captured both the junior French Open and Wimbledon titles. She was named 1996 Junior World Champion by the International Tennis Federation.Breakthrough and controversy In 1999, the then unseeded Mauresmo reached the Australian Open final with wins over three seeds (including world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport), before falling to world No. 2 Martina Hingis. Before the final, Hingis called Mauresmo "half a man." Though she lost the final to Hingis, Mauresmo soundly defeated Hingis later in the year, en route to the final of the Paris [Indoors] event.It was after her surprise upset of Davenport in their Australian Open semifinal in 1999 that Mauresmo, 19 at the time, came out as a to the international press.Mauresmo was only the second French woman to reach the Australian Open final dating back to 1922 (Mary Pierce won it in 1995) and the third French woman to reach any Grand Slam final in the open era.Climb to the top Mauresmo rapidly climbed into the top ten in WTA rankings, and began to win significant events on the women's tour.On September 13, 2004, Mauresmo became the first French tennis player to become number one since computer rankings began in the 1970s. She held that ranking for five weeks and has maintained a ranking in the top five ever since.

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