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Biography
- Coached by Hugo Lecoq; formerly coached by Loic Courteau (from Rome in May 2002 until September 2008) ... Mother is Françoise; father, Francis, passed away on March 12, 2004; has older brother, Fabien, an engineer like his father ... Says she decided just before age 4 to play tennis after watching Yannick Noah win 1983 Roland Garros on TV; was very honored when Noah picked her to compete on the 1998 French Fed Cup team ... Likes speed of downhill skiing, go karts, horseback riding, water surfing in Biarritz and listening to music by Dido ... Has two Golden Retrievers (a mother and son) ... Enjoys red wine and has a wine cellar at home ... Best memory of career is becoming the first French player to reach No.1 (in September 2004).
- Official Website: www.ameliemauresmo.fr
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
1Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)Birthday
Jul 5, 1979 July 5, 1979Birthplace
St. Germains en Laye, FranceCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (25): 2009 - Paris [Indoors]; 2007 - Antwerp; 2006 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Wimbledon; 2005 - Antwerp, Rome, Philadelphia, Tour Championships; 2004 - Berlin, Rome, Montréal, Linz, Philadelphia; 2003 - Warsaw, Philadelphia; 2002 - Dubai, Montréal; 2001 - Paris [Indoors], Nice, Amelia Island, Berlin; 2000 - Sydney; 1999 - Bratislava; 1997 - ITF/Thessaloniki-GRE; 1995 - ITF/St.Raphael-FRA.
Finalist (23): 2007 - Dubai, Strasbourg, Eastbourne; 2006 - Doha, Beijing, Tour Championships; 2005 - Paris [Indoors], New Haven, Filderstadt; 2004 - Sydney, Amelia Island, Olympics, Filderstadt; 2003 - Paris [Indoors], Rome, Moscow, Tour Championships; 2001 - Rome; 2000 - Bol, Rome; 1999 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors]; 1998 - Berlin.
DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2009 - Miami (w/Kuznetsova); 2006 - Eastbourne (w/Kuznetsova); 2000 - Linz (w/Rubin); 1995 - ITF/Le Touquet-FRA (w/Wainwright), ITF/Saint Raphael-FRA (w/Quillot).
Finalist (1): 2005 - Wimbledon (w/Kuznetsova).
ADDITIONAL
French Fed Cup Team, 1998-99, 2001-09; French Olympic Team, 2000, 2004.