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Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
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Country (sports)  France
Residence Seine, France
Born (1983-03-18) 18 March 1983 (age 34)
Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 15 October 2001
Retired 12 February 2011
Plays Right-handed (one handed backhand)
Prize money $908,427
Singles
Career record 253–212
Career titles 0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 61 (23 October 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2005, 2009)
French Open 3R (2007)
Wimbledon 1R (2003, 2004, 2008)
US Open 2R (2003)
Doubles
Career record 108–98
Career titles 0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking No. 54 (18 July 2005)

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born 18 March 1983) is a French female former professional tennis player.

Her highest singles ranking was No. 61, achieved on 5 October 2003. Her highest ranking doubles position was No. 54, achieved on 18 July 2005.

Cohen-Aloro has won 5 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles, and 9 ITF doubles titles.

She turned pro on 15 October 2001, at the age of 18.

In April 2005 she beat world No. 21 Daniela Hantuchová in Miami, 7–6(3), 6–2. Cohen-Aloro upset heavy favorite Mary Pierce (seeded 24 and ranked No. 29 in the world) in the 1st round of the 2005 Australian Open, 6–2, 6–2. She lost, however, in the 2nd round.

Cohen-Aloro and 28-year-old Tunisian Selima Sfar beat Ana Ivanovic and Tina Križan 6–4, 6–2 in the first round of the French Open, but lost to Émilie Loit and Nicole Pratt (seeded 12th) 7–6 (7–4), 6–3, 11–9 in the 2nd round.

Cohen-Aloro and Sfar pulled off a major upset in the 1st round of the Wimbledon 2005 ladies doubles event, beating 3rd seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. However, they lost in the second round.

In 2006 she captured her 5th career ITF Circuit singles title at the $25K Biarritz, and won her 9th ITF Circuit doubles title of her career at the $50K Joué-lès-Tours with Martinez Sanchez.

In February 2007 she beat world No. 77 Julia Vakulenko of Ukraine, 6–2, 6–3. In August in Stockholm she beat world No. 62 Yvonne Meusburger of Austria, 6–2, 6–4.

In January 2008 in Sydney, Australia, she beat world No. 68 Yung-Jan Chan 6–0, 6–3. In May in Strasbourg she defeated world No. 73 Camille Pin of France, 7–6 (4), 6–2. In June in Barcelona she beat world No. 31 Dominika Cibulková of Slovakia, 6–5, ret.


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