Amélie Mauresmo | Player Stats & More

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 ... 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)... Helped France to capture Fed Cup title in 2003 and to final in 2004-05, later becoming captain of the national team that finished runners-up in 2016... Coached Andy Murray for two years, during which the British player won seven titles... Gave birth to son, Aaron, in August 2015 and a daughter, Ayla, in April 2017... Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015... Since 2022, has been the first female tournament director of Roland Garros

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Birthday

Jul 5, 1979 July 5, 1979

Birthplace

St. Germains en Laye, France

Career 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.