Melanie Oudin

Nickname(s)	Oudini[1][2][3][4]
Country	United States
Residence	Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of birth	September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23) (age 18)
Place of birth	Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right Handed (Two Handed Backhand)
Career prize money	$424,180
Singles
Career record	87-41
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF titles
Highest ranking	No. 42 (September 28, 2009)
Current ranking	No. 49 (November 2, 2009)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1R (2009)
French Open	NQ
Wimbledon	4R (2009)
US Open	QF (2009)
Doubles
Career record	18–21
Highest ranking	No. 282 (September 14, 2009)
US Open	1R (2007, 2008, 2009) offical website http://www.melanieoudin.com/home/
Last updated on: September 14, 2009.

Melanie Oudin (born September 23, 1991 in Marietta, Georgia, United States) is an American tennis player and former world junior No. 2. Her career high rank was No. 42, achieved on September 28, 2009. Appearing in only her second United States Open in 2009, Oudin ousted seeded players Elena Dementieva (4), Maria Sharapova (29), and Nadia Petrova (13) before being eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Playing Style 3 Professional career 3.1 2010 3.2 Fed Cup 4 Career titles 4.1 Singles (3) 5 Grand Slam performance timeline 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Personal life

Oudin is of French descent and has a twin sister, Katherine, and a younger sister, Christina.^[5] She was home schooled from seventh grade on so that she could have more time for tennis practice, but admits envying her twin sister's experiences at a regular school.^[6] She says her idol is Justine Henin because "she proved you don't have to be tall to win things."^[7] Her grandmother inspired her and her sister to play tennis when she gave them racquets and lessons when they were young.^[8] Her boyfriend, Austin, is also a nationally-ranked tennis player.^[9]

[edit] Playing Style

Oudin is a defensive baseliner, or "counter puncher". Oudin relies on her speed to get balls back over the other side of the net that would normally be winners. Oudin's best shot is her forehand, which she can hit with power. Oudin also has an effective backhand slice that keeps the ball low. Oudin has also been praised for her mental toughness. Oudin's main weaknesses are her serve and that she makes a lot of unforced errors, in contrast to most defensive baseliners that usually rely on consistency.

[edit] Professional career

Oudin turned professional in February 2008.^[10] In April 2008 she received a wildcard at the WTA tournament in Miami where she lost in the first round to Tathiana Garbin in three sets.^[11] In August, Oudin received a wild card into her first Grand Slam main draw at the U.S. Open. She was defeated by Australian Jessica Moore 7–6 7–6. In October that year, Oudin participated in the 2008 Bell Challenge in Quebec City. In the first round, she defeated 3rd seed Sybille Bammer 6–4 3–6 7–5. In the second round, she defeated Russian Olga Puchkova 6–1 7–6. Reaching her first WTA quarterfinals, she was defeated by 6th seed Bethanie Mattek 7–6 6–1.

Oudin began 2009 by qualifying for the main draw of the Australian Open. She was then defeated in the first round by Akgul Amanmuradova 6–1 6–4.

At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships Oudin entered as a qualifier. Oudin defeated #29 Sybille Bammer in three sets in the first round and Yaroslava Shvedova in three sets in the second. In the third round, Oudin defeated world #6 Jelena Jankovic, 6⁸–7¹⁰ 7–5 6–2. She lost to Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth round, 6–4 7–5.

At the 2009 U.S. Open, Oudin dominated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1. In the second round, she stunned fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva 5–7, 6–4, 6–3. The 70th-ranked Oudin then advanced to her second straight Grand Slam fourth round, upsetting Maria Sharapova 3–6, 6–4, 7–5. She then went on to beat Nadia Petrova 1–6, 7–6 (2), 6–3 for a place in the quarterfinals, coming back from the first set down for a 3rd straight match. She became the youngest American tennis player to play in the quarterfinals since Serena Williams in 1999. She lost to the ninth seeded 19 year-old Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the quarterfinals 6–2, 6–2.

[edit] 2010

Melanie Oudin will be playing in the hopman cup with John Isner.

[edit] Fed Cup

Oudin played number two singles for the United States' Fed Cup match against Argentina in February 2009, losing her first match against Gisela Dulko but winning the second match against Betina Jozami in 3 sets.^[12] In November 2009, Oudin lost against Flavia Pennetta in the championship round of the 2009 Fed Cup.^[13]

[edit] Career titles

[edit] Singles (3)

Legend

ITF Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	July 21, 2008	ITF / Lexington, Kentucky	Hard	Carly Gullickson	6-4, 6-2
2.	May 10, 2009	ITF / Indian Harbour Beach, Florida	Clay	Laura Siegemund	7-5, 5-7, 6-2
3.	May 17, 2009	ITF / Raleigh, North Carolina	Clay	Lindsay Lee-Waters	6-1, 2-6, 6-4

[edit] Grand Slam performance timeline

Tournament	2008	2009	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	A	1R	0-1
French Open	A	A	0-0
Wimbledon	A	4R	3-1
U.S. Open	1R	QF	4-2

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Melanie Oudin profile on the WTA Tour's official website
• Melanie Oudin at the International Tennis Federation

v • d • e Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female tennis players from the Americas as of October 19, 2009 1. Serena Williams (1 ▲1) 2. Venus Williams (4 ▼1) 3. Aleksandra Wozniak (31 ▬) 4. Gisela Dulko (33 ▼1) 5. Melanie Oudin (48 ▼4) 6. Jill Craybas (77 ▲6) 7. Vania King (78 ▲3) 8. Varvara Lepchenko (104 ▲1) 9. Stéphanie Dubois (106 ▼2) 10. Rossana de los Ríos (108 ▲2)