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| | Name : | Amelie Mauresmo
| | Occupation : | Tennis Player
| | Birthdate : | July 5, 1979
| | Birthplace : | Laye, France
| | Residence : | St. Tropez, France
| | Height : | 5' 9" (1.75 m)
| | Weight : | 142 lbs. (64 kg)
| | Mother's Name : | Francoise
| | Mother's Occupation : | unknown
| | Father's Name : | Francis
| | Father's Occupation : | Engineer
| | Older brother's name : | Fabien
| | Sylvie Bourdon : | Sylvie is Amélie's steady girlfriend
| | Idols : | Stefan Edberg for his serve-and-volley playing style / Admires Yannick Noah - his great performance at the French Open 1983 was the main reason that inspired her to take up the game. Amelie was almost four years old at the time.
| | Other Interests : | Riding go-carts
| | Favorite Movie : | Seven
| | Favorite Musical Band : | Bon Jovi
| | Other Sporting Interests : | Downhill skiing, riding horses
| | Food : | She loves hamburgers and pizzas
| | She likes : | Driving fast, reading Stefan Zweig's books
| | She hates: : | Journalists who try to "steal" her privacy.
| | Plans after tennis : | Mauresmo hopes to open a sports café in Paris after her tennis career has come to an end.
True to her nature, she does not wish to get involved with the daily tribulations of such an undertaking, preferring to work the crowd.
Hardly bashful, Amélie would love to try her hand at tending bar in her future café, ala Tom Cruise in the hit movie Cocktail.
| | Service Speed Record : | 107.5 km/h Paris 1998 (15th best of 1998)
| | Plays : | Right-handed
| | Status : | Pro
| | Racket : | Dunlop 200G
| | Tennis Professional since : | 1994
| | Coach : | Sophie Collardey
| | Playing Characteristics : | She's an all-court player who prefers grass courts.
Her best shot is forehand, but her backhand isn't bad.
She likes to play Serve & Volley like Stefan Edberg used to. Her backhand-volley works nearly perfect.
| | Quotes : | "You know the way he tosses the bottles around and puts on a show when he mixes a drink, that's going to be me! The only problem is I'll probably lose a lot of money with all the alcohol that will end up on the floor." | | |
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Amelie Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is well-known for her powerful one-handed backhand (a rarity in women's tennis).Mauresmo was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Inspired by watching Yannick Noah win the 1983 French Open on television, Mauresmo decided to play tennis at the age of 4.In 1996, she captured both the Junior French Open and Wimbledon titles; she was named 1996 Junior World Champion by the International Tennis Federation.
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