Julie_Coin

Julie Coin

Julie Coin

French tennis player


Julie Coin (French pronunciation: [ʒyli kwɛ̃]; born 2 December 1982)[1][2] is a retired French tennis player.

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Julie Coin at the 2012 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes

Coin recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating the then-world No. 1 ranked Ana Ivanovic at the 2008 US Open.[3][4][5] Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 19 April 2010.

Personal life

Her parents, Philippe and Doriane Coin, were competitive team handball players.[6]

Career

Early career

Coin played at Clemson University, where she was an All-American, All-ACC, and ACC Player of the Year.[7] She also holds numerous Clemson Women's Tennis records.[7] Coin graduated from Clemson with a degree in mathematics.[8]

2008

Coin and her doubles partner Violette Huck made it to the second round of the French Open women's doubles draw.[1] Coin's breakthrough came at the US Open when she was ranked 188th in the world.[5] She entered the main draw as a qualifier after defeating Amanda McDowell, Sesil Karatantcheva, and Elena Baltacha in the qualification rounds.[9] This was the first time she had entered the main draw in singles at a WTA tournament.[10] In the first round, she defeated Australian Casey Dellacqua 7–6, 7–6.[9] Coin then rose to prominence and made worldwide headlines when she defeated world No. 1 and top-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the second round[3][4][5] 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. ESPN[3] and Sports Illustrated[5] both called the win one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. Unfortunately, her parents only got to watch highlights of the match since Amélie Mauresmo, who was playing at the same time, was the one shown on French television.

Prior to Coin's upset victory, it had been 41 years since the top-seed had lost so early at the US Open,[3][4][5] the previous time being when Maria Bueno lost in the second round of the 1967 U.S. National Championships.[4] At the time of her victory against Ivanovic, Coin was ranked world No. 188.[11]

She then lost 4–6, 4–6 to compatriot Amélie Mauresmo in the third round.

2009

Coin took on Mauresmo in the second round of woman's singles at Brisbane. The women played for approximately 3 hours, with Mauresmo eventually winning 5–7, 6–2, 7–6, after Coin held match points.

Coin beat Elena Vesnina 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 in the first round at the Australian Open. She fought hard, but ultimately fell to No. 14 Dominika Cibulková in three sets at Wimbledon.

2010

In the first round of the Australian Open, Coin recovered from a set down to defeat local favorite Alicia Molik 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 before losing in straight sets to Francesca Schiavone 3–6, 4–6.

2015

Partnering Emily Webley-Smith, Coin won the $100,000 tournament in February at Midland, defeating Jacqueline Cako and Sachia Vickery in the final. In November, she announced that the 2015 Open de Limoges will be her last professional tournament.

ITF finals

Singles: 22 (10–12)

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Doubles: 27 (16–11)

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References

  1. "Julie Coin Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  2. "Julie Coin (FRA)". Sony Ericsson. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  3. "Top-Seeded Ivanovic Upset by Coin at U.S. Open". Fox News. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  4. "Ivanovic stunned in second round; Venus, Nadal easily advance". Sports Illustrated. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008. [dead link]
  5. "Julie Coin Interview – US Open". Tennis X. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  6. "Player Bio: Julie Coin". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  7. Walker, Ben (29 August 2008). "Kuznetsova loses at US Open, Jankovic works OT". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  8. "Former Clemson Women's Tennis Standout Julie Coin Advances at US Open". Clemson Tigers. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  9. "Ivanovic shocked by French qualifier Coin". The Sports Network. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  10. "Ivanovic beaten by qualifier Coin". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.

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