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{{short description|French former tennis player (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Amélie Mauresmo
|image = Amelie Mauresmo at the Aegon Championships 2014.jpg
|caption = Mauresmo in June 2014
|country = {{FRA}}
|fullname = Amélie Simone Mauresmo
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|7|5}}
|birth_place = [[Saint-Germain-en-Laye]], France
|height = {{height|m=1.75}}
|turnedpro = 1993
|retired = 3 December 2009
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|coach = [[Loïc Courteau]] (2002–2008)<br />Hugo Lecoq (2008–2009)
|careerprizemoney = US$15,022,476<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/rankings/All_Career_Prize_Money.pdf|title=Career Prize Money Leaders|publisher=WTATennis| date=11 November 2024}}</ref>
* <small>[[WTA Tour records#WTA career prize money leaders|40th in all-time rankings]]</small>
|tennishofyear = 2015
|tennishofid = amelie-mauresmo
|singlesrecord = 545–227 (70.6%)
|singlestitles = 25
|highestsinglesranking = [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (13 September 2004)
|AustralianOpenresult = '''W''' ([[2006 Australian Open – Women's singles|2006]])
|FrenchOpenresult = QF ([[2003 French Open – Women's singles|2003]], [[2004 French Open – Women's singles|2004]])
|Wimbledonresult = '''W''' ([[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2006]])
|USOpenresult = SF ([[2002 US Open – Women's singles|2002]], [[2006 US Open – Women's singles|2006]])
|Othertournaments = yes 
|WTAChampionshipsresult = '''W''' ([[2005 WTA Tour Championships|2005]])
|GrandSlamCupresult = QF ([[Grand Slam Cup#Women 3|1999]])
|doublesrecord = 92–62
|doublestitles = 3
|highestdoublesranking = No. 29 (26 June 2006)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF ([[1999 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1999]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1997 French Open – Women's doubles|1997]], [[1998 French Open – Women's doubles|1998]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult = F ([[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2005]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[1999 US Open – Women's doubles|1999]])
|Team = yes
|FedCupresult = '''W''' ([[2003 Fed Cup|2003]])
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{{MedalSilver|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Singles]]}}
|CoachYears = 2013–
|CoachPlayers = {{unbulleted list
|[[Michaël Llodra]] (2010) (coach-consultant)
|[[Victoria Azarenka]] (2012) (coach-consultant)
|[[Marion Bartoli]] (2013)
|[[Andy Murray]] (2014–2016)
|[[Lucas Pouille]] (2019–2020)
 }}
| CoachSinglesTitles = 8
| CoachDoublesTitles = 
| CoachTournamentRecord = [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] (Bartoli)<br />
2x [[ATP World Tour Masters 1000]] (Murray)
| CoachingAwards = 
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'''Amélie Simone Mauresmo''' ({{IPA|fr|ameli simɔn moʁɛsmo}}; born 5 July 1979) is a French former professional [[tennis]] player, tennis coach, and tournament director. She was ranked as the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|world No. 1]] in women's singles by the [[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA) for 39 weeks. Mauresmo won 25 [[WTA Tour]]-level singles titles, including two [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]]s, at the [[2006 Australian Open – Women's singles|2006 Australian Open]] and the [[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2006 Wimbledon Championships]], as well as the [[2005 WTA Tour Championships – Singles|2005 WTA Tour Championships]]. She also won an Olympic silver medal in singles at the [[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2004 Athens Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amelie Mauresmo|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/amelie-mauresmo|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Olympics.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517234323/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/amelie-mauresmo |archive-date=17 May 2021 }}</ref> Mauresmo was known for her powerful [[one-handed backhand]] and strong net play.

Mauresmo officially announced her retirement from professional tennis on 3 December 2009, ending a career of 15 years. The following year, she started her coaching career, covering both WTA and [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] players, including ATP world No. 1 [[Andy Murray]]. She was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amélie Mauresmo|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/amelie-mauresmo|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-06|website=International Tennis Hall of Fame|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717030941/https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/amelie-mauresmo/ |archive-date=17 July 2015 }}</ref> In 2021, Mauresmo was named the director of the [[French Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/interview-amelie-mauresmo-tournament-director-proud-honoured-and-ambitious|title=Amélie Mauresmo: "Proud, Honoured, and Ambitious"|date=9 December 2021}}</ref>

==Early life==
Mauresmo was born in [[Saint-Germain-en-Laye]], slightly northwest of [[Paris]]. She began playing tennis at the age of four, after being inspired by [[Yannick Noah]]'s win in the [[1983 French Open]] on television. It was after his win that Mauresmo's parents bought her her first tennis racket. In 1998 Noah picked her on the [[France Fed Cup team|French team]] for the [[Fed Cup]]. Her mother Françoise is a housewife and her father Francis, who died in March 2004, was an engineer. She has a brother, Fabien, who is an engineer.

In 1996, Mauresmo won both the junior [[1996 French Open|French Open]] and [[1996 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] singles titles. She was later named 1996 Junior World Champion by the [[International Tennis Federation]].

==Player career==
The unseeded Mauresmo reached the [[1999 Australian Open|Australian Open final in 1999]] with wins over three seeded players, including world No. 1, [[Lindsay Davenport]], before falling to world No. 2, [[Martina Hingis]]. Mauresmo was only the second Frenchwoman ever to reach the Australian Open final; ([[Mary Pierce]] was the first, winning the championship in 1995). She was only the third Frenchwoman to reach any [[Grand Slam in tennis|Grand Slam]] final during the [[Tennis Open Era|Open Era]].

Mauresmo defeated Hingis later in the year, en route to the final of the [[Open Gaz de France|Paris indoor]] event.

After the defeat of Davenport at the [[Australian Open]], Mauresmo, 19 at the time, [[coming out|came out]] as [[gay]] to the international press.<ref name=cobio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaysports.com/page.cfm?Sectionid=31&typeofsite=storydetail&ID=642&storyset=yes |title=GaySports – Gay Tennis – Lesbian Tennis – gay and lesbian sports site, for sports enthusiasts and athletes worldwide. (Tennis for the gay & lesbian community) |date=3 July 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703045634/http://www.gaysports.com/page.cfm?Sectionid=31&typeofsite=storydetail&ID=642&storyset=yes |archive-date= 3 July 2007 }}</ref> She "attributed her success on the court to coming to terms with her sexuality and finding love."<ref name=cobio/>

===2004: Olympic silver, world No. 1===
Mauresmo reached the semifinals at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], where she lost to [[Serena Williams]] in three sets after winning the first set and up a break in the second set. She reached the quarterfinals of the three other [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments and won three [[Tier I]] titles in [[Rome Masters|Rome]], [[Qatar Telecom German Open|Berlin]], and [[Canada Masters|Montreal]].

Mauresmo won a silver medal in singles at the [[2004 Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] in Athens, where she was defeated by [[Justine Henin]] in the final.

On 13 September 2004, Mauresmo became the first French tennis player to become world No. 1 since the computer rankings began in the 1970s. She held that ranking for five weeks and was the second woman, after [[Kim Clijsters]], to have attained the top spot without having won a Grand Slam title.

===2005: WTA Tour Championships crown===
Mauresmo reached the quarterfinals of the [[2005 Australian Open|Australian Open]], but was defeated there by eventual champion [[Serena Williams]].

At the [[2005 French Open|French Open]], seeded third, Mauresmo was upset in the third round by the then little-known 17-year-old [[Ana Ivanovic]], in three sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4590387.stm |title=Serbian starlet shocks Mauresmo |work=BBC News |date=28 May 2005 |access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref> Mauresmo had, at the Australian Open earlier in the year, become the first player to defeat the Serb in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, winning in straight sets also in the third round.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-01-21/mauresmo-through-after-second-set-tussle/623340 Mauresmo through after second set tussle], ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)</ref>

At the [[2005 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Mauresmo lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce, in straight sets. That followed a semifinal loss to [[Lindsay Davenport]] at [[2005 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]].
[[File:Amelie Mauresmo Australian Open 2005.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Mauresmo at the [[2005 Australian Open]]]]

Mauresmo claimed her first singles title at the [[2005 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]]. She defeated Pierce in the final after losing to Pierce in a round-robin match at that tournament, in three sets.

===2006: Two Grand Slam titles, back to No. 1===
At the [[2006 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Mauresmo captured her first Grand Slam singles title, defeating Belgian former world No. 1 players, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, en route. Both opponents retired from their respective matches, Clijsters with a right ankle sprain in the third set of their semifinal and Henin from [[gastroenteritis]] in the final. Mauresmo was leading in both matches at the time of the retirements, by 6–1, 2–0 against Henin.

Mauresmo then won her next two tournaments, the [[Open Gaz de France]] tournament in Paris (defeating Mary Pierce in the final) and the [[Proximus Diamond Games]] in Antwerp, Belgium (defeating Clijsters in the final).

At the [[Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]] in Doha, Mauresmo defeated Martina Hingis in a semifinal, 6–2, 6–2, but lost to [[Nadia Petrova]] in the final. Had she won the final, she would have immediately regained the world No. 1 ranking from Clijsters. Nonetheless, the outcome was sufficient to ensure Mauresmo's return to the world number-one ranking on 20 March 2006.

Mauresmo then reached the semifinals of the [[Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Open]] in Key Biscayne, Florida, where she lost to the eventual champion [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]].

Mauresmo lost in the fourth round of the [[2006 French Open|French Open]] to Czech teenager [[Nicole Vaidišová]], 6–7, 6–1, 6–2. Mauresmo next suffered a first-round loss at the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] [[The Hastings Direct International Championships|warm-up tournament in Eastbourne]]. However, Mauresmo and Kuznetsova won the doubles title there, their first as a team and Mauresmo's second overall.

Mauresmo was the top seed at [[2006 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. She defeated [[Anastasia Myskina]] in a quarterfinal and [[Maria Sharapova]] in a semifinal, and then came back from one set down to defeat Henin in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–4. The victory was Mauresmo's second Grand Slam singles title and the first on grass. She was also the first Frenchwoman since [[Suzanne Lenglen]] to win Wimbledon. She remains the most recent woman to win Wimbledon with a single-handed backhand. The [[2006 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] final was notable because it was the first and only time in the decade that neither Williams sister qualified for the final.

She then pulled out of the [[Fed Cup]] World Group I playoff tie against the [[Czech Republic Fed Cup team|Czech Republic]] due to a groin injury sustained during Wimbledon. She also withdrew from the [[Canada Masters|Rogers Cup]] in Montreal.

Her next tournament was the [[Pilot Pen Tennis]] tournament in New Haven, Connecticut, where she lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport, 4–6, 5–7.

At the [[2006 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Mauresmo lost to Sharapova in the semifinals 0–6, 6–4, 0–6. This was the first time in the open era that a female had lost two sets at love in a US Open semifinal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/open/2006-09-08-day-12_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA |title=Sharapova stops No. 1 Mauresmo, will meet Henin-Hardenne in U.S. Open final |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=8 September 2006 |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>

Mauresmo then reached the final of the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]], losing to Kuznetsova. During the tournament, Mauresmo won 137 ranking points to help preserve her world no. 1 ranking and ended a nine-match losing streak to Davenport stretching back to January 2000 in Sydney.

To conclude the year, Mauresmo reached the final of the [[WTA Tour Championships]] in Madrid, losing to Henin, 4–6, 3–6. Mauresmo finished the year ranked world No. 3, behind Henin and Sharapova.

===2007: Out of the top 5===
Mauresmo started the year in Australia with a quarterfinal loss to [[Jelena Janković]] at the [[Medibank International|Sydney International]]. At the [[2007 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Mauresmo lost in the fourth round to [[Lucie Šafářová]], 4–6, 3–6, after winning her first three matches in straight sets.
[[File:Mauresmo Wimbledon 2007 003.jpg|left|upright|thumb|Mauresmo at Wimbledon 2007]]

Mauresmo's next tournament was the [[Open Gaz de France]], where she lost in the semifinals to [[Nadia Petrova]], 7–5, 4–6, 6–7, after Mauresmo led 4–1 in the final set and had a match point in the tiebreak. This was Mauresmo's third loss in the last four matches with Petrova. In her next tournament at the [[Proximus Diamond Games]] in Antwerp, Mauresmo defeated Kim Clijsters in the final. This was Mauresmo's third consecutive title there, earning her the diamond-encrusted [[racquet]] that comes with winning the title at least three times in five years. The trophy cost US$1.3&nbsp;million. Mauresmo then played the [[Dubai Duty Free Women's Open|Dubai Open]], where she lost to Justine Henin in the final.

On 16 March 2007, Mauresmo received the [[knight|Chevalier]] of the [[Légion d'honneur]] from President [[Jacques Chirac]].

Mauresmo was scheduled to play the Miami Open but was forced to withdraw because of acute [[appendicitis]]. She also withdrew from the [[Bausch & Lomb Championships]] in Amelia Island, Florida, for the same reason. Although she had resumed training, she was not fit enough to compete at the [[J & S Cup]] in Warsaw, Poland.

At the [[Qatar Telecom German Open|German Open]] in Berlin, Mauresmo lost in the third round to [[Julia Vakulenko]] of Ukraine, and at the [[Rome Masters]], she lost in the second round to [[Samantha Stosur]], 7–5, 7–6, 6–7, after Mauresmo led 5–3 in the third set. Going into the [[2007 French Open|French Open]], Mauresmo had played only three tournaments since the end of February. Mauresmo lost to Czech [[Lucie Šafářová]] in the third round, 3–6, 6–7, committing eight double faults and 49 unforced errors.

After losing to Henin in the final of the [[International Women's Open]] in Eastbourne, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7, after being up 4–1 in the deciding set, defending champion Mauresmo went into [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] saying that she was ready to win another major title. However, she lost her fourth-round match against Czech teen [[Nicole Vaidišová]], 6–7, 6–4, 1–6. The loss dropped her to world No. 6, her first time outside the top five since November 2003.

Mauresmo withdrew from the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], because of a lack of fitness.

She made her return to the tour at the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]] in Beijing. However, she lost in the quarterfinals to home-crowd favourite [[Peng Shuai]]. She then entered the [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]], where she lost to [[Elena Dementieva]] in straight sets. At the [[Kremlin Cup]] in Moscow, Mauresmo lost in the first round to [[Vera Zvonareva]]. In [[2007 Zurich Open|Zürich]], Mauresmo lost in the second round to [[Alona Bondarenko]] in three sets.

Mauresmo left [[Slazenger|Dunlop]] for [[Head (company)|HEAD]] racquets. The partnership was to run through 2010.

===2008: Shadow of the champion===
[[File:Amélie Mauresmo 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|Mauresmo at Fortis Championships 2008]]
Her first tournament of the year was the Tier III [[Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts|Australian Hardcourts]] in Gold Coast, where she lost in the quarterfinals to fourth-seeded [[Patty Schnyder]]. At the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] in Melbourne, Mauresmo lost in the third round to [[Casey Dellacqua]], 6–3, 4–6, 4–6.

At her next tournament, the Tier II [[Open Gaz de France]] in Paris, Mauresmo lost in the quarterfinals to [[Anna Chakvetadze]], 6–3, 3–6, 3–6.

Mauresmo played both tournaments in the Middle East. At the [[Tier I]] Qatar Open, she lost in the second round to [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]], 6–7, 5–7. At the Tier II [[Dubai Tennis Championships]], Mauresmo reached her third quarterfinal of the year but was unable to hold off the second seed and eventual finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, losing 1–6, 6–7.

Mauresmo then lost in the third round of Tier-I events, the [[Pacific Life Open]] in Indian Wells and the Miami Open in Key Biscayne.

On [[clay court|clay]] at the [[Bausch & Lomb Championships]] in Amelia Island, Mauresmo lost in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up [[Dominika Cibulková]].

At the French Open, Mauresmo lost in the second round to Spanish qualifier [[Carla Suárez Navarro]], 3–6, 4–6.

At the Eastbourne International, Mauresmo defeated sixth-seeded French woman [[Alizé Cornet]] in the first round, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5, but lost in the second round after retiring due to injury from her match with Sam Stosur while Mauresmo was leading 2–1.

At Wimbledon, Mauresmo lost in the third round to two-time former champion Serena Williams, 6–7, 1–6. Hampered by a thigh injury, Mauresmo trailed 5–0 in the second set before breaking Williams's serve, only to be broken herself in the next game and lose the match. Mauresmo said after the match, "I was not 100% in my movement but overall I thought there were some good moments in the first set. But I really started to feel the injury in the tiebreak, and I'm not going to talk about the second set."<ref>{{cite news|last=Cheese |first=Caroline |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7478206.stm |title=Battling Serena sees off Mauresmo |work=BBC News |date=27 June 2008 |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>

Mauresmo declined the nomination by the [[French Tennis Federation]] to play in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] after Mary Pierce withdrew. [[Pauline Parmentier]] was then nominated.<ref>{{cite news |title =French stars to miss the Olympics |work=BBC Sport  |publisher=BBC | date =21 July 2008 | url =https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/tennis/7517948.stm |access-date =22 July 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080722002213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/tennis/7517948.stm| archive-date= 22 July 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Mauresmo, after a two-month hiatus from tennis due to a thigh injury sustained at Wimbledon, lost in the semifinals of the [[Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open|Cincinnati Open]] to [[Nathalie Dechy]], 4–6, 6–3, 2–6. After the match, Mauresmo, sounding optimistic about her chances at the upcoming US Open, said "I got four matches in this week, which is what I was looking for. It would have been great to play five but I'll go to [[Pilot Pen Tennis|New Haven]] (Connecticut) hoping to find a little more rhythm and build-up to the US Open."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennisNews/idUKB47672820080817 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021053723/https://uk.reuters.com/article/tennisNews/idUKB47672820080817 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2020 |title=Mauresmo's title hopes ended by Dechy in Cincinnati |publisher=Uk.reuters.com |date= 17 August 2008|access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> Mauresmo then lost in the semifinals of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament (in New Haven) to top-seeded Chakvetadze 3–6, 6–3, 1–6. At the US Open, Mauresmo lost in the fourth round to 16th-seeded [[Flavia Pennetta]] 3–6, 0–6.

On 29 September, Mauresmo announced that she would split from her long-time coach, [[Loïc Courteau]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/tennis/amelie-mauresmo-dumps-coach/story-e6frey69-1111117622906|title=Amelie Mauresmo splits from coach Loïc Courteau|date=30 September 2008|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]]|agency=Agence France-Presse  |access-date=14 November 2010}}</ref>

Mauresmo lost in the first round at Tokyo and Beijing, both times in long three-set defeats by Dominika Cibulková. She reached the second round in Moscow, falling to [[Dinara Safina]], 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, and fell in the first round at Zurich to Belarusian teenager [[Victoria Azarenka]].

She ended her year with a quarterfinal result at Luxembourg, losing to eventual champion [[Elena Dementieva]]. Mauresmo ended the year ranked world No. 24, with a singles record of 32–19.

===2009: Final year and retirement===
[[File:Mauresmo Brisbane 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Mauresmo at the Brisbane International in 2009]]
At the [[Brisbane International]] tournament, Mauresmo defeated world no. 177 [[Jelena Dokić]] in the first round, 7–6, 7–6, before defeating French compatriot [[Julie Coin]] in the second round, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6 in 3 hours, 14 minutes. The fifth-seeded Mauresmo then defeated top-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals, before retiring in her semifinal match against third-seeded [[Marion Bartoli]], while trailing 0–4 in the first set. At the [[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]], Mauresmo lost in the third round to Victoria Azarenka.

Mauresmo won her first tournament since 2007 by defeating Elena Dementieva in the final of the [[Open Gaz de France]] tournament in Paris.

Mauresmo lost in the third round of the [[BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]] in California, the first [[WTA Premier Tournaments|Premier Mandatory]] event of the year, to [[Li Na]], 5–7, 2–6. The next event on the [[WTA Tour]] was another Premier Mandatory tournament at [[Sony Ericsson Open|Key Biscayne]]. Mauresmo was seeded 20th there and lost in the fourth round to unseeded Sam Stosur, 4–6, 4–6, but ended up winning the doubles event with her tennis partner Svetlana Kuznetsova, after ousting the world champions on their way to the cup.

At the [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Masters]], Mauresmo defeated [[Zheng Jie]] in the second round, 6–2, 7–5. She then came from behind to defeat Elena Dementieva, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2, and [[Ágnes Szávay]], 5–7, 6–1, 6–1, in the third round and quarterfinal respectively. She lost against fast-rising teenager star [[Caroline Wozniacki]], 6–7, 3–6, in the semifinals.

Mauresmo lost against [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]], 4–6, 3–6, in the first round of the [[2009 French Open|French Open]].

Mauresmo was the 17th seed at the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships]]. She opened with a 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 win over [[Melinda Czink]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/results/6235190.stm | work=BBC News | title=Women's singles results | date=26 June 2007}}</ref> She then defeated [[Kristína Kučová]] and [[Flavia Pennetta]]. Her fourth-round match against the first seed Dinara Safina became a part of tennis history as it was the first competitive match in which the new, multimillion-pound roof closed due to rain. Mauresmo went on to lose the match, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6.

At the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]], Mauresmo was the 17th seed but lost to unseeded [[Aleksandra Wozniak]], 4–6, 0–6, in the second round.

Mauresmo announced at a press conference on 8 October 2009 that she was considering retiring from tennis. On 3 December 2009, she officially announced her retirement at a press conference in Paris.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8391194.stm |work=BBC News | title=Mauresmo calls time on her career | date=3 December 2009 | access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> She ended her career ranked world No. 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/6717001/Amelie-Mauresmo-retires-from-tennis.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/6717001/Amelie-Mauresmo-retires-from-tennis.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Amelie Mauresmo retires from tennis|first=Mark|last=Hodgkinson|date=3 December 2009 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===2010–2011===
In June and July 2010, Mauresmo temporarily coached fellow French player [[Michaël Llodra]] during the grass season.
On 7 November, Mauresmo ran her first marathon at the [[2010 New York City Marathon]], finishing 3hr: 40m: 20s.

At the [[2011 French Open]], Mauresmo was set to be reunited with Llodra, making her professional return in the mixed doubles competition, but was disqualified before competing, as she had not re-registered for the anti-doping procedures required to compete on the tour.

===2012===
In 2012, Mauresmo joined forces with [[2012 Australian Open]] champion and then-world No. 1, [[Victoria Azarenka]], and her team as a support coach to help the Belarusian in defending her world No. 1 ranking and launching an assault on the remaining three Grand Slams of 2012 and the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]].

===2013===
In 2013, Mauresmo started coaching French No. 1, [[Marion Bartoli]], joining forces with her shortly before the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2013/02/14/marion-bartoli-father-coach-amelie-mauresmo |title=Marion Bartoli splits with father-coach, wants Amelie Mauresmo as replacement |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=14 February 2013 |first=Courtney |last=Nguyen |access-date=10 September 2014 }}</ref> Under her tutelage, Bartoli would win her first Grand Slam title there without dropping a set (or even playing a tiebreak set), and credited her for her career revival (entering these Championships, Bartoli had yet to even reach a semi-final in 2013).<ref>[http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/tennis/marion-bartoli-wins-wimbledon-title/story-fnii0pkt-1226675412038 Marion Bartoli wins Wimbledon title], The Courier-Mail</ref>

===2014–2016===
On 8 June 2014, Mauresmo was announced as the new coach of [[Andy Murray]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/27753849 Andy Murray appoints Amelie Mauresmo as coach], BBC Sport</ref> In December 2014, the FFT announced that it was extending Mauresmo's Fed Cup contract for another two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/30293951|title=Amelie Mauresmo combines Andy Murray & Fed Cup roles|work=BBC Sport |date=2 December 2014}}</ref> Under her coaching Murray reached the [[2015 Australian Open – Men's singles|2015 Australian Open]] final but he lost to [[Novak Djokovic]] in four sets. In May 2015, Mauresmo oversaw Murray's first career titles on clay, including the [[2015 Mutua Madrid Open|2015 Madrid Open]], which culminated in a first-ever clay-court victory over [[Rafael Nadal]]. Murray also reached the semi-finals of the [[2015 French Open|French Open]] and [[2015 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. Mauresmo gave birth to a son in August 2015, and was on [[maternity leave]] after Wimbledon until late in the year, with Murray coached by [[Jonas Björkman]] in Mauresmo's absence. In 2016, Mauresmo was back coaching Murray as he reached his fifth [[2016 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open final]] before losing to Djokovic in straight sets. Murray reached a semi-final at [[2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|Monte Carlo]] where he lost to Nadal. Mauresmo's last tournament as Murray's coach was the [[2016 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles|2016 Madrid Open]], where Murray beat Nadal in the semi-final but then lost a close final to Djokovic. The next day, 9 May 2016, Mauresmo announced in Rome that she had stepped down as Murray's coach.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matias |last=Grez |title=Andy Murray and coach Amelie Mauresmo 'mutually agree' to end partnership |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/09/tennis/andy-murray-splits-coach-amelie-mauresmo/ |website=CNN |date=9 May 2016 |access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref>

Simultaneously, she had captained the [[France Fed Cup team]] since 2013. After the [[2016 Fed Cup|2016 final]], which they lost to the Czech Republic, she announced she was quitting that post due to her second pregnancy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amelie Mauresmo steps down as France's Fed Cup captain |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/11/mauresmo-steps-down-as-frances-fed-cup-captain/62417/ |work=tennis.com |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=14 November 2016}}</ref>

===2018===
In June 2018, she was appointed captain of the [[France Davis Cup team]] for the following season. Nevertheless, she never came to fulfill this position, since at the end of the year she renounced in order to coach French player [[Lucas Pouille]] during the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amelie Mauresmo withdraws as France Davis Cup captain to coach Lucas Pouille |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46476492 |work=[[BBC]] |date=6 December 2018}}</ref>

===2019===
Under Mauresmo's coaching, Pouille, who had never previously won a match at the [[Australian Open]], reached the semifinals of the [[2019 Australian Open|2019 edition]], where he lost to eventual champion [[Novak Djokovic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Australian Open 2019: Lucas Pouille praises coach Amelie Mauresmo |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46974980 |work=[[BBC]] |date=23 January 2019}}</ref> Mauresmo and 
Pouille parted ways in October 2020, largely influenced by the changes in the tennis world and beyond following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

==Playing style==
Mauresmo was an aggressive player with an all-court game, who was noted for her technical mastery. Her strongest groundstroke was her [[one-handed backhand]], which was one of the most effective on the WTA tour. Mauresmo could hit her backhand flat and with depth, with topspin, or with slice; her backhand was responsible for most of the winners she accumulated on court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/nov/26/tennis.features1|title=Tennis: How Amelie Mauresmo overcame the jibes about her sexuality|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=26 November 2006|access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> Her forehand was more erratic, and players acquainted with Mauresmo's game would hit relentlessly to her forehand to try to force an error. Throughout her career, however, Mauresmo made improvements to her forehand, and, by 2005, it became a stroke she utilised more frequently and with more success. Her serve was powerful, with her first serve averaging {{convert|107|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and being recorded as high as {{convert|116|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, enabling her to serve aces regularly. A reliable second serves, typically delivered at {{convert|92|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, meant that double faults were uncommon. Mauresmo was one of the strongest net players on the WTA Tour, and would frequently choose to finish points at the net. An exceptional volleyer, she had deft touch at the net and had a complete repertoire of shots to perform there. Although not a net-rusher like [[Martina Navratilova]] or [[Billie Jean King]], Mauresmo was a proficient [[serve-and-volley|serve and volleyer]]; this tactic was especially effective on grass courts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/270291-amelie-mauresmo-leaving-tennis-behind|title=Amelie Mauresmo: Leaving Tennis Behind?|work=Bleacher Report|date=11 October 2009|access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> She was an aggressive returner, standing on the baseline to receive first serves, neutralising them effectively with a backhand down-the-line or an inside-out forehand. She would stand several feet within the baseline to receive second serves and could hit return winners frequently. Despite her exceptional skill, Mauresmo's greatest weakness was her lack of confidence, nerves, and inconsistency; these were discussed at length by the media throughout her career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/mauresmo-settles-the-nerves-1.1028532|title=Mauresmo settles the nerves|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=10 July 2006|access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> Mauresmo's game was effective on all surfaces, and she won tournaments on all four surfaces.

==Performance at Grand Slam tournaments==
Although Mauresmo had been one of the top singles players for several years, she did not have success in winning [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments until 2006. Mauresmo was criticized for her mental strength after succumbing to nerves in those events. In consecutive [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] semifinals, she lost to [[Serena Williams]] and [[Lindsay Davenport]] after leading comfortably. Before her [[2006 Australian Open]] title, Mauresmo was often touted as "the greatest women's player never to win a Grand Slam."<ref>{{cite news|last=Robson |first=Douglas |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/open/2006-08-27-mauresmo_x.htm |title=Mauresmo's stock can rise, fall in NYC |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=27 August 2006 |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> After winning the [[2006 Wimbledon]] title, Mauresmo openly joked, "I don't want anyone to talk about my nerves anymore."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Associated Press |date=8 July 2006 |title=Mauresmo Claims Wimbledon Crown |url=https://www.npr.org/2006/07/08/5543490/mauresmo-claims-wimbledon-crown |website=NPR}}</ref>

Mauresmo is one of several tennis players, male or female, to have reached the top ranking without first winning a Grand Slam singles title. Other players who had done so were [[Kim Clijsters]], [[Ivan Lendl]], [[Marcelo Ríos]], [[Jelena Janković]], [[Dinara Safina]], [[Caroline Wozniacki]], [[Karolina Pliskova]] and [[Simona Halep]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Amélie Mauresmo |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/amelie-mauresmo |website=International Tennis Hall of Fame |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In April 2015, Mauresmo announced via Twitter that she was pregnant and expecting the baby in August.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |date=2015-04-10 |title=Amelie Mauresmo announces she's pregnant with first child on Twitter |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/10/tennis/amelie-mauresmo-pregnant-murray |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref> On 16 August 2015, it was announced that she had given birth to a baby boy named Aaron.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/17/tennis/tennis-djokovic-murray-bencic-duplicate-2/ |title=Andy Murray: Scot dedicates win to new Mum Amelie Mauresmo |work=CNN |date=17 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/08/amelie-mauresmo-gives-birth-first-child/55948/#.VdKCvvlViko |title=Mauresmo gives birth to first child, a boy |last1=Tennis.com |date=17 August 2015}}</ref> She gave birth to her daughter, Ayla, on 26 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2017 |title=Amelie Mauresmo announces birth of second child |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/19247477/amelie-mauresmo-announces-birth-second-child |access-date=2025-08-06 |work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Mauresmo was one of the final torch runners at the [[2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]].

==Equipment and endorsements==
Mauresmo's apparel and footwear on court was manufactured by [[Nike Inc.|Nike]], and later [[Reebok]]. In the early 2000s, she used [[Dunlop Sport|Dunlop]] 200G+1.00 racquet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/06/20010625/This-Weeks-Issue/What-Theyre-Wearing-And-Hitting-With-At-Wimbledon.aspx |title=What they're wearing (and hitting with) at Wimbledon|publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=25 June 2001 |access-date=10 September 2014 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Main|Amélie Mauresmo career statistics}}

===Grand Slam singles performance timeline===
{{Performance key|active=no|short=yes}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!![[1995 WTA Tour|1995]]!![[1996 WTA Tour|1996]]!![[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]!![[1998 WTA Tour|1998]]!![[1999 WTA Tour|1999]]!![[2000 WTA Tour|2000]]!![[2001 WTA Tour|2001]]!![[2002 WTA Tour|2002]]!![[2003 WTA Tour|2003]]!![[2004 WTA Tour|2004]]!![[2005 WTA Tour|2005]]!![[2006 WTA Tour|2006]]!![[2007 WTA Tour|2007]]!![[2008 WTA Tour|2008]]!![[2009 WTA Tour|2009]]!!{{Tooltip| SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}}
|-
| colspan="18" align="left" |'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
| align="left" |[[Australian Open]]
|A
|[[1996 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|[[1997 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q2]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1998 Australian Open – Women's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="D8BFD8" |[[1999 Australian Open – Women's singles|F]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2000 Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2001 Australian Open – Women's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2002 Australian Open – Women's singles|QF]]
|A
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2004 Australian Open – Women's singles|QF]]<sup>1</sup>
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2005 Australian Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="00ff00" |[[2006 Australian Open – Women's singles|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2007 Australian Open – Women's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2008 Australian Open – Women's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|3R]]
|1 / 11
|38–9
|-
| align="left" |[[French Open]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1995 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]<sup>2</sup>
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1996 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1997 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1998 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1999 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2000 French Open – Women's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2001 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2002 French Open – Women's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2003 French Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2004 French Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2005 French Open – Women's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 French Open – Women's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2007 French Open – Women's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2008 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|0 / 15
|25–15
|-
| align="left" |[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|A
|A
|[[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|Q3]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
|A
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| bgcolor="lime" |[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|'''W''']]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|4R]]
|1 / 10
|33–9
|-
| align="left" |[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|A
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1998 US Open – Women's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1999 US Open – Women's singles|4R]]
|A
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2001 US Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2002 US Open – Women's singles|SF]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2003 US Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2004 US Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2005 US Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2006 US Open – Women's singles|SF]]
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2008 US Open – Women's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|0 / 10
|35–10
|-
! style="text-align:left" |Win–loss
!3–1
!2–2
!4–3
!5–4
!10–3
!4–3
!9–4
!17–4
!8–2
!17–3
!15–4
!22–2
!8–3
!8–4
!6–4
!2 / 46
!131–43
|}
* <sup>1</sup> Mauresmo withdrew prior to the quarterfinal match, which does not count as a loss.
* <sup>2</sup> Mauresmo won three qualifying matches to enter the main draw.

===Grand Slam finals===
====Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Year
!style="width:125px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Opponent
!style="width:100px"  class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||[[1999 Australian Open – Women's singles|1999]]||style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open]]||Hard||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] || 2–6, 3–6
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||[[2006 Australian Open – Women's singles|2006]]||style="background:#ffc;"|Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]] || 6–1, 2–0 ret.
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2006]]||style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]||Grass||{{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin || 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
|}

====Doubles: 1 (runner-up)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Year
!style="width:125px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Partner
!style="width:150px"|Opponents
!style="width:80px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2005]]||style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]||Grass||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]||{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Liezel Huber]] || 2–6, 1–6
|}

===Olympic finals===
====Singles: 1 (silver medal)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:40px"|Year
!style="width:130px"|Location
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:170px"|Opponent
!style="width:110px"  class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:silver;"|Silver|| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]|| style="background:#ffea5c;"|[[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Athens Olympics]] || Hard|| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]]  || 3–6, 3–6
|}

==Fed Cup and Olympic teams==
* [[France Fed Cup team|French Fed Cup]] team: 1998–99, 2001–05.
* French [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] team: 2000, 2004

==See also==
{{Portal|Tennis}}
* [[List of Grand Slam Women's Singles champions]]

==References==
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