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France's Amelie Mauresmo reacts while competing against Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova during women's singles first round match Amelie MauresmoCountry FranceResidence Geneva, SwitzerlandDate of birth July 5, 1979 (1979-07-05) (age 29)Place of birth Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FranceHeight 1.74 mWeight 69 kgTurned pro 1993Plays Right; One-handed backhandCareer prize money US$14,051,763 Mauresmo first a

Amelie Mauresmo tries to turn it around in Cincinnati Amelie Mauresmo hasn’t had much luck the past two years, but the Western & Southern Financial Group Open may present her with an opportunity to change that. Despite the recent downturn in her career, the fifth-seeded Frenchwoman will be considered one of the favorites at the Tier III hardcourt event, which gets underway Monday. A forme

Amelie Mauresmo retires because of injury in Eastbourne Former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo retired injured from her match at the Eastbourne grasscourt championships on Wednesday. The French player was leading 2-1 against Australia’s Samantha Stosur in the second round of the traditional warm-up event when she suffered a left thigh strain. “I just felt something on the last point of

Eastbourne: Mauresmo Gets Past Cornet; Azarenka Out, Petrova In Seeded players went one for three at the International Women's Open on Monday, as the first round of the key Wimbledon warm-up event on the green grass of Eastbourne kicked off. Former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nadia Petrova moved through to the second round while Victoria Azarenka and Alizé Cornet were both upset in their opening

French lose patience with Amelie Mauresmo By Barry Flatman, Sunday Times Tennis Correspondent How apt it was that Mary Pierce, the last ever woman with the bracketed word of France behind her name on the Roland Garros honour roll, at the scene of her former triumph. Perhaps the discerning Parisian fans never truly accepted this Canadian-born, American-schooled baseliner as one of their own.

Amelie Mauresmo Roland Garros Interview - Second Round Watch Amelie Mauresmo's Interview Here Q. First of all, what have you got to say about this match? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: Well, frankly, I don't know what to say right now, because there was nothing much on my side, apart from a few games in which I was slightly more aggressive and not letting her play that game that much. But I don't know if

Amelie Mauresmo’s hopes dashed by qualifier in Roland Garros By Julien Pretot Local favourite Amelie Mauresmo was dumped out of the French Open second round in a shock 6-3 6-4 defeat by Spanish qualifier Carla Suarez Navarro on Thursday. Two-times grand slam winner Mauresmo, who before Roland Garros had not played since last month’s Fed Cup tie in Japan due to an abdominal injury, struggled

PARIS: Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo showed glimpses of her old brilliance to reach the second round of French Open with a win over Ukraine’’s Olga Savchuk. The 22nd seed Mauresmo needed two hours 29 minutes to defeat Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to earn a meeting with Spanish qualifier Carla Suarez Navarro, who [...]

Amelie Mauresmo French Open Interview - First Round Q. Do you think that in the past, if you had been in that situation today, waiting for three hours for your match, then I mean, to go off for another three hours, that you would not have handled it as well as you did today? AMÉLIE MAURESMO: I think I was already in these kind of situations, whether it was here or at Wimbledon. And I usually

Kuznetsova, Safina Cruise; Mauresmo Battles Ahead at the French Open It was third day unlucky in Paris on Tuesday, as rains swept away most of the schedule at Roland Garros, pushing many first round matches to the fourth day of play at the year's second Grand Slam. Among the eight players that beat the rain was No.4 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, who eased through her opening match against Japan's

Amelie Mauresmo advances at French Open By CHRIS LEHOURITES, AP Sports Writer Amelie Mauresmo held her nerve and her serve when it counted Tuesday, reaching the second round of the French Open by beating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain. Mauresmo, who missed both the Italian and German Opens because of a rib injury, looked shaky much of her time on center court. “The

Amelie Mauresmo feeling relaxed Local favourite Amelie Mauresmo says she will not be feeling any pressure at the French Open. Mauresmo has fallen to 24th in the world rankings after going 15 months without a tournament victory. The former world number one has habitually underachieved at the French Open, failing to live up to the expectations of the Paris crowd. However, she believes her

Um dog bastante apetecivel . Quem não conhece Mauresmo ? Jogadora Francesa , das mais conhecidas do circuito , anda numa fase descendente da sua carreira. Longe vão os titulos em Grand Slams e o poderio frente a qualquer uma que aparecesse á sua frente. Existe duas Mauresmos se assim se pode dizer , a antiga campeã, [...]

Former world number one French national Amelie Mauresmo is considering retirement after she has won just 8 matches since last July, when she failed to hold on to her Wimbledon title. Mauresmo, 28, lost in the second round of the Qatar Open.Speaking to L'Equipe, a sports magazine, Mauresmo said: "I sometimes ask myself what the hell I am doing, (playing) in front of half-empty stands. In the back of your mind there's always a little something wondering if it wouldn't be better to stop."Of losing in Qatar, she said: "I came to this tournament wanting to do well, but there's always a grain of sand that gets in the works and clogs things up. It's difficult to take." Mauresmo is currently ranked 29th in the world. Source: BBC

Fuente: Wikipedia Amélie Mauresmo (5 de julio de 1979) es una tenista profesional francesa nacida en Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Mide 1,75 m. Actualmente vive en Ginebra, Suiza. Ha ganado 22 títulos en singles, entre ellos el Abierto de Australia y Wimbledon en 2006 y el Masters femenino de Los Ángeles 2005, entre otros. También ha sido número 1 de la clasificación WTA en 2006 durante 34 semanas. Además, ganó la medalla de plata en las olimpiadas de Atenas 2004. En 2004 consiguió la medalla de plata en las Juegos Olimpicos de Atenas 2004 y la Copa Federación con el equipo de Francia. En 2005 ganó por fin su primer torneo de Grand Slam, el Abierto de Australia, con lo que todas las mujeres que han copado el número 1 de la clasificación WTA han ganado al menos un título de Gran Slam en su carrera. El 8 de julio del 2006 logró su mayor triunfo en su carrera al ganar el tradicional torneo de

CASTELLANETA MARINA, Italy — Amelie Mauresmo rallied through oppressive heat to beat Mara Santangelo 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 6-4 on Sunday and give France a 2-1 lead over defending champion Italy in the Fed Cup semifinals.   The court temperature in Castellaneta, near the southern city of Taranto, was 111 degrees, and players put bags of ice around their necks on the changeovers to stay cool. Santangelo was playing in place of Tathiana Garbin, who aggravated a right foot injury more…

WIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova beat the rain and Ai Sugiyama.   With showers moving in at Wimbledon, Sharapova hurried to close out a victory Saturday over Sugiyama, 6-3, 6-3. The match was one of only two completed in singles before play was suspended until Monday. Light rain fell in the final game, and Sharapova was serving at 40-15 when umpire Lynn Welch climbed down from her chair to check the condition of the grass. She ordered play to continue, despite protests more…

WIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova beat the rain and Ai Sugiyama.   With showers moving in at Wimbledon, Sharapova hurried to close out a victory Saturday over Sugiyama, 6-3, 6-3. The match was one of only two completed in singles before play was suspended until Monday. Light rain fell in the final game, and Sharapova was serving at 40-15 when umpire Lynn Welch climbed down from her chair to check the condition of the grass. She ordered play to continue, despite protests from more…

EASTBOURNE, England — Defending champion Justine Henin defeated second-seeded Amelie Mauresmo 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2) Saturday in the final of the Eastbourne International, the last grass-court tuneup before Wimbledon begins Monday.   The matchup was a repeat of the 2006 Wimbledon final won by Mauresmo. Henin remained unbeaten in eight matches at Eastbourne. This was the top-seeded Belgian’s fifth title this year and third win in four matches over Mauresmo since more…

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Defending champion Justine Henin defeated second-seeded Amelie Mauresmo 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2) Saturday in the final of the Eastbourne International, the last grass-court tuneup before Wimbledon begins Monday. The matchup was a repeat of the 2006 Wimbledon final won by Mauresmo. Henin remained unbeaten in eight matches at Eastbourne. This was the top-seeded Belgian’s fifth title this year and third win in four matches over Mauresmo since losing to her at more…

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Amelie Mauresmo is healthy and ready to defend her Wimbledon title. The fourth-ranked Frenchwoman, who injured her groin and lost in the third round at the French Open, said Tuesday she is feeling better. “I had some trouble recovering from the injury I got in Paris, but I’m feeling much better now and really looking forward to playing some matches on grass,” Mauresmo said at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Eastbourne. “I didn’t touch the racket for about 10 more…

STRASBOURG, France — Amelie Mauresmo will face Anabel Medina Garrigues in the final of the Strasbourg International. The top-seeded Frenchwoman defeated Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3 to reach her third final of the season. Medina Garrigues advanced when second-seeded Jelena Jankovic withdrew before their semifinal with a stomach illness. Mauresmo won at Antwerp, Belgium, but lost in the final at Dubai, U.A.E. She won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles more…

SLAMMIN’ Sam Stosur beat Amelie Mauresmo for the first time to advance to the final 16 at the Italian Open, also a first for the Queenslander. The Australian world No.29 derailed top seed Mauresmo’s French Open preparations with a gruelling 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (9-7) second-round upset in Rome. The marathon on clay lasted for almost three hours, with the under-done Frenchwoman failing to close it out on a pair of match points. Stosur had lost all more…

Yesterday a lot a international Friendlies are played.Most of them had the expected outcome like the win of Holland against Russia and the deserved victory of Check Republic against Belgium :(. This last one indicates that we, Belgians, can forget about qualifying for the next european championships. There was not a real team on the pitch. The defenders made a lot of mistakes, etc... Strange how a player like Van Buyten is not able to play one good mathc for his national team. Time and time again he makes mistakes which always results in a goal. Maybe this is alo the problem for Bayern!The second round of the Gaz de France in Paris.Dechy (53) - Mauresmo (3) (5.10, 1.15) (2/2)Dechy was elimated in the first round in the 2 previous tournaments she played this year. While the defeat at the Australian open against Hingis was expected, the defeat a Sydney against Craybas came as a surprise to me. In the first round of the tournament she won against Garbin. For Mauresmo it is the first match

{mosgoogle right}TOKYO (AP) -- Amelie Mauresmo coasted to a 6-1, 6-4 win over Ai Sugiyama in reverse singles Sunday as France clinched a Fed Cup World Group playoff tie against Japan.The former world's No. 1 Mauresmo gave France an insurmountable 3-0 lead over host Japan before Virginie Razzano defeated Ayumi Morita 6-4, 6-4."I felt like I had control of the match from the beginning," said former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Mauresmo. "I could read her balls we [...]

Paris, The French Tennis Federation (FFT) sprung a surprise here on Thursday by selecting Mary Pierce ahead of former world number one Amelie Mauresmo for the singles squad for the Beijing Olympics. Pierce, who hasn't played since 2006, got the nod over 2006 Wimbledon champion Mauresmo, who has been retained for ...