Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty at an ITF $75,000 event in Albuquerque, USA, in 2008
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
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| Residence | Ashland, Kentucky, USA |
| Born |
January 4, 1979 Atlanta, USA |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Retired | 2012 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $493,168 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 294 – 230 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 89 (March 24, 2008) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2008) |
| French Open | 1R (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2008) |
| US Open | Q3 (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 296 – 168 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 30 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 66 (August 3, 2009) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
| Last updated on: (August 31, 2009). | |
Julie Ditty (born January 4, 1979, in Atlanta) is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91. She beat Alizé Cornet and Vania King before falling to Julia Vakulenko in three sets. In 2007, she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league.
In 2008, Ditty qualified for the Gaz de France tournament in Paris where she lost to the Number 6 seed and former world number 1 Amélie Mauresmo. During the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, she made it through the first round by defeating Alona Bondarenko, who was seeded eighth, and got to the 2nd round there before falling to qualifier Timea Bacsinszky 7–5 6–4, after having leads in both sets. Her win over world No. 22 Alona Bondarenko was best-ever career win. In August, Julie defeated Meng Yuan in the first round at Cincinnati, marking her first win in a WTA main draw since Antwerp.
Ditty was named to the United States Fed Cup team for their February 2009 match against Argentina after Bethanie Mattek withdrew with an injury; she played doubles with Liezel Huber. They would win the decisive match for Team USA 6–2, 6–3.
In February, following Fed Cup, Julie lost in the opening round in Midland and Memphis. She did not play in the month of March.
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