Amélie Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is well-known for her powerful one-handed backhand (a rarity in women's tennis). She was the 14th world number 1 in women's tennis. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ...

Mauresmo's Backhand

Biography

Mauresmo was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Inspired by watching Yannick Noah win the 1983 French Open on television, Mauresmo decided to play tennis at the age of 4. Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a city west of Paris, in the Yvelines d partement (of which it is a sous-pr fecture), in the Ile-de-France r gion, in France. ... Yannick Noah (b. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ...

In 1996, she captured both the Junior French Open and Wimbledon titles; she was named 1996 Junior World Champion by the International Tennis Federation. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...

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 No. 2 Martina Hingis; she was only the second Frenchwoman to reach the Australian Open final dating back to 1922 (Mary Pierce won it in 1995) and third Frenchwoman to reach any Grand Slam final in the Open Era. She lost in the final to Hingis but later in the year, soundly defeated her en route to the final of the Paris [Indoors] event. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... Davenport at the 1998 US Open Lindsay Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is an American professional tennis player. ... Hingis at the 1995 US Open Martina Hingis (b. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... Mary Pierce Mary Pierce (born January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a professional tennis player. ... A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments...

It was after her surprise upset of Davenport at the semi-finals of the Australian Open that Mauresmo came out as a lesbian to the international press. Unlike the comings-out of players like Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova, Mauresmo experienced neither public fallout nor loss of any lucrative commercial endorsements from her sponsors; she received tremendous support from the French public, and sports companies Nike and Dunlop continue to sponsor and use her in many of their commercials. A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ... Billie Jean King is a professional tennis player. ... Navratilova at the 2000 US Open Martina Navrátilová  listen (born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-born American tennis player. ... The Nike swoosh logo Nike, Inc. ... People whose family name is or was Dunlop include John Boyd Dunlop — Scottish inventor and founder of the Dunlop rubber company John Thomas Dunlop — United States administrator Sir Edward Weary Dunlop — Australian war hero Douglas Morton Dunlop — Scottish-American professor of history and orientalist. ...

In 2003, Mauresmo captured the Fed Cup for France. She has won more Fed Cup singles matches than any other French player. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the mens Davis Cup. ...

Mauresmo captured a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she was defeated by Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne in the women's singles final. (Redirected from 2004 Olympic Games) The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα; see also alternative names) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica region of Greece. ... Country: Belgium Residence: Monte Carlo, MON Height: 55 3/4 (167 cm) Weight: 126 lbs. ...

On September 13, 2004 she became the first French tennis player to become number one since computer rankings began in the 1970s. She is one of the few players to reach the top spot without first winning a Grand Slam event; other notable players who did so were Belgian Kim Clijsters and Ivan Lendl, who first reached number 1 in 1983, before winning any of his eight Grand Slam titles. September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Country: Belgium Residence: Bree, BEL Height: 58 1/2 (174 cm) Weight: 150 lbs. ... Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Titles (18)

Singles (17)

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Singles Finalist (15)

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Performance timeline

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Doubles (1)

• 2000 - Linz (with Rubin).

Other

• French Fed Cup Team 1998-99, 2001-04.
• French Olympic Team 2000, 2004

External links

• Amélie Mauresmo's Official site (http://www.amelie-mauresmo.com/fr/index.asp) (in French)
• Women's Tennis Association - Amélie Mauresmo's Profile (http://www.wtatour.com/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio.asp?PlayerID=130450) (in English)
• Fed Cup - Amélie Mauresmo's Profile (http://www.fedcup.com/teams/player.asp?player=20005298) (in English)
• Amélie Mauresmo - The Fanpage (http://mauresmo.fanpage.org/) (in English)