Julia Boserup (born September 9, 1991) is an American retired tennis player.

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Julia Boserup

Boserup at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Newport Beach, California
Born	(1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 (age 32) Santa Monica, California
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2008
Retired	2019
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	212–218
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 80 (June 26, 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2017)
French Open	1R (2017)
Wimbledon	3R (2016)
US Open	1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record	48–70 (40.7%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 218 (October 23, 2017)

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Boserup was born in Santa Monica, California to two Danish parents and began working with famed coach Robert Lansdorp at the age of 6. She moved to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 13 to train at the USTA's National Training Center. Boserup turned professional in 2008.^[1]

Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and achieved her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 80 in 2017.^[2]

After suffering multiple injuries over 11 years on Tour, Boserup announced her retirement from professional tennis in May of 2019.^[3]

After her retirement from professional tennis Boserup earned her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.^[4] After graduating from Booth, Boserup joined global business advisory firm A.T. Kearney as a Management Consultant. ^[5]

Boserup won the USTA Orange Bowl in 2008, outlasting fellow American Christina McHale in three sets, in the final match.^[6]

Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and in 2017 she defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round of the Australian Open. In 2014, Julia reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Tour event in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating world No. 24, Kirsten Flipkens, in the first round.^[7]

In her professional career, Boserup competed mainly on the ITF Women's Circuit where she won three singles titles and one doubles title. After qualifying, Boserup made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Tatjana Maria in the first round. In the second round, Boserup triumphed over Belinda Bencic due to a second set retirement before she was beaten by Elena Vesnina. In 2011, Boserup competed as a qualifier in the US Open, losing in the first qualifying round to Elitsa Kostova. In early 2012, Boserup also competed as a qualifier at the Australian Open, winning two matches before falling in the third round of qualifying.^[8]