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Marion Bartoli

Marion Bartoli
Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Marion Bartoli.jpg
Bartoli in 2013
Country (sports)  France
Residence Geneva, Switzerland
Born (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 32)
Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro February 2000
Retired 14 August 2013
Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides), born left-handed
Coach(es) Walter Bartoli
Amélie Mauresmo (2013)
Prize money US$11,055,114
Singles
Career record 490–299 (62.1%)
Career titles 8 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 7 (30 January 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (2009)
French Open SF (2011)
Wimbledon W (2013)
US Open QF (2012)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR (2007, 2011)
Doubles
Career record 117–82
Career titles 3 WTA, 1 ITF titles
Highest ranking No. 15 (5 July 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2004, 2005)
French Open 3R (2005, 2006)
Wimbledon QF (2004)
US Open SF (2003)
Team competitions
Fed Cup F (2004)
Hopman Cup F (2012)
Last updated on: 6 July 2013.

Marion Bartoli (French: [maʁjɔ̃ baʁtɔli]; born 2 October 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. She won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title after previously being runner-up in 2007 and was a semifinalist at the 2011 French Open. She also won eight Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis on 14 August 2013.

Bartoli defeated three reigning world no. 1 players in her career: Justine Henin in the semifinal of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, Jelena Janković in the fourth round of the 2009 Australian Open, and Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open. She also recorded wins over other top players such as Venus and Serena Williams, Ana Ivanovic, Lindsay Davenport, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová, Samantha Stosur, and Kim Clijsters.

She was known for her unorthodox style of play using two hands on both her forehand and backhand. On 30 January 2012 she reached a career high ranking of no. 7 in the world; she returned to this ranking on 8 July 2013 after triumphing at Wimbledon. Bartoli reached at least the quarter-final stage at each of the four Grand Slams. Her win at Wimbledon made her only the sixth player in the open era to win the Championships without dropping a single set. She is also the only player ever to have played at both the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions in the same year, in 2011.


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