Mauresmo Amélie

Amélie Simone Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 1 on 13 September 2004. She won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 2006 Australian Open and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. She also won the WTA Tour Championships in 2005 and the Fed Cup with France in 2003 and 2019.

Mauresmo was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France. She began playing tennis at the age of four. She turned professional in 1993, at the age of 14. She won her first WTA Tour singles title in 1999, at the Generali Open in Linz, Austria. She reached her first Grand Slam final at the 1999 Australian Open, where she lost to Martina Hingis.

Mauresmo won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2006 Australian Open, defeating Justine Henin in the final. She became the first French woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Mary Pierce in 2000. She won her second Grand Slam singles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Henin in the final again.

Mauresmo retired from professional tennis in 2009, at the age of 30. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015.

After retiring from professional tennis, Mauresmo began working as a coach and commentator. She was the coach of Andy Murray from 2012 to 2014. She has also worked as a commentator for Eurosport and Tennis Channel.

In 2019, Mauresmo was named the Fed Cup captain of France. She led France to victory in the Fed Cup that year.

Mauresmo is openly lesbian. She came out publicly in 1999. She is married to Pascale Hummel, a former French basketball player. They have two children together.