Amélie Mauresmo is a French former professional tennis player, coach and tournament director who was ranked world number one in women's singles for 39 weeks. She won 25 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 2006 Australian Open and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, as well as the 2005 WTA Tour Championships, and she took an Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2004 Athens Games. Known for a powerful one-handed backhand and strong net play, she announced her retirement in December 2009 after fifteen years on tour. She then began coaching both WTA and ATP players, including Andy Murray, entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015, and became director of the French Open in 2021.
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is a French former professional tennis player
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born 5 July 1979
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She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles
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Mauresmo won 25 WTA Tour-level singles titles
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is a French former professional tennis player
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is a French former professional tennis player
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at the 2006 Australian Open and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships
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at the 2006 Australian Open and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships
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an Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2004 Athens Olympics
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