Marion Bartoli
Bartoli in 2013
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| Country (sports) |
 France |
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| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Born |
2 October 1984 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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