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| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Prize money | US$166,044 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 159–98 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 96 (3 November 2008) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2008) |
| French Open | Q2 (2008) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2008) |
| US Open | 3r (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 48–31 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 141 (27 October 2008) |
| Last updated on: (2 November 2008). | |
Julie Coin (IPA: [ʒyli kwɛ̃] born 2 December 1982 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. Her career high ranking was #96, achieved on 3 November 2008.
Family
Her parents are Philippe and Doriane Coin. They were competitive team handball players.
College Career
Coin played at Clemson University, where she was an All-American, All-ACC, and ACC Player of the Year. She also holds numerous Clemson Womens' Tennis records. Coin graduated from Clemson with a degree in mathematics and was entered on the deans list.
2008 French Open
Coin and her doubles partner, Violette Huck, made it to the second round of the 2008 French Open Womens Doubles tournament.
2008 US Open
Coin's breakthrough came at the 2008 U.S. Open when she was ranked 188th in the world. She entered the main draw as a qualifier after defeating Amanda McDowell, Sesil Karatantcheva and Elena Baltacha in the qualification rounds. This was the first time she had entered the main draw in singles at a WTA tournament.
In the first round, she defeated Australian Casey Dellacqua in tiebreaks, 7–6(6), 7–6(4).
Coin rose to prominence and made worldwide headlines when she defeated world #1 and #1 seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3. ESPN and Sports Illustrated 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, the previous time being when Maria Bueno lost in the second round of the 1967 U.S. National Championships. At the time of her victory against Ivanović, Coin was ranked 188th.
She then lost 4–6, 4–6 to compatriot Amélie Mauresmo in the third round.
References
- ^ "Julie Coin Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- "Julie Coin (FRA)". Sony Ericsson. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "Coin ousts Ivanovic; Williams sisters, Safina, Mauresmo advance". ESPN. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "Top-Seeded Ivanovic Upset by Coin at U.S. Open". Fox News. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "Ivanovic stunned in second round; Venus, Nadal easily advance". SI.com. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- US Open Interview at www.tennis-x.com "Julie Coin Interview". Tennis X. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Player Bio: Julie Coin". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- Walker, Ben (2008-08-29). "Kuznetsova loses at US Open, Jankovic works OT". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "Former Clemson Women's Tennis Standout Julie Coin Advances At US Open". Clemson Tigers. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- "Ivanovic shocked by French qualifier Coin". The Sports Network. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- "Ivanovic beaten by qualifier Coin". BBC Sport. BBC. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
External links
- Julie Coin at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.