Amelie Mauresmo

Categories: Tennis
  • Amelie Mauresmo is a professional French tennis player. In 2006, she was the Wimbledon Champion. With twenty three career singles titles and two doubles titles, Mauresmo received a silver medal at the Olympics in France in 2004 and was named an official ambassador for Habitat for Humanity.

    On December 3, 2009 Mauresmo announced she would retire from professional tennis. She indicated the decision was final.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jsTDUzA_oQ-M0U96WW3Jyu4zmfFwD9CBS59O0
  • Early Career

    Amelie Mauresmo was first inspired by the game of tennis when she was four years old, watching the 1983 French Open with her parents. By the age of six, she began taking tennis lessons and by eleven years old joined the French Tennis Federation School Program. Her talent was quickly recognized and by the age of fourteen she enrolled at INSEP Vincennes where she continued to learn and work on her game. By 1995, Mauresmo was offered a spot in the qualifying round at the French Open, marking the beginning of her professional career.Amelie Mauresmo: Biography
  • Quotes

    "It took me obviously longer than most players. But I still got there, and that's the main thing." -Amelie Mauresmo

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