Julie Coin

Country	France
Residence	Amiens, France
Date of birth	2 December 1982 (1982-12-02) (age 27)
Place of birth	Amiens, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$370,951
Singles
Career record	192–121
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	60 (July 27, 2009)
Current ranking	75 (November 30, 2009)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2R (2009)
French Open	2R (2009)
Wimbledon	1R (2009)
US Open	3R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	62–41
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	81 (September 21, 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	2R (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	1R (2009)
US Open	2R (2009)
Last updated on: October 12, 2009.

Julie Coin (French pronunciation: [ʒyli kwɛ̃]; born 2 December 1982^[1][2] in Amiens, France) is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's #1 ranked female singles player, and #1 seed, Ana Ivanović at the 2008 US Open.^[3][4][5] Her career high singles ranking is World No. 60, achieved on July 27, 2009. Her career high doubles ranking is World No. 81, achieved on September 21, 2009.

Contents 1 Family 2 Career 2.1 Early career 2.2 2008 2.3 2009 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Family

Her parents are Philippe and Doriane Coin. They were competitive team handball players.^[6]

[edit] Career

[edit] 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]

[edit] 2008

Coin and her doubles partner, Violette Huck, made it to the second round of the 2008 French Open women's doubles tournament.^[1] Coin's breakthrough came at the 2008 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(6), 7–6(4).^[9] Coin then rose to prominence and made worldwide headlines when she defeated World No. 1 and top-seeded Ana Ivanović 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.

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 Ivanović, Coin was ranked World No. 188.^[11]

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

[edit] 2009

Coin took on Amélie Mauresmo in the second round of woman's singles at 2009 Brisbane International. The women played for approximately 3 hours, with Mauresmo eventually winning, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6 (11), after Coin held match points.

Coin beat Elena Vesnina 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 in the first round at the 2009 Australian Open.

Coin fought hard, but ultimately fell to #14 Dominika Cibulkova in three sets at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Julie Coin profile on the WTA Tour's official website
• Julie Coin at the International Tennis Federation