Julia Cohen
American tennis player
Julia Cohen at the
2013 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer
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Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S. |
Born |
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1989-03-23
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March 23, 1989
(age
34)
Philadelphia |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
College |
University of Florida
University of Miami |
Prize money | $360,376 |
Singles | |
Career record | 268–284 (48.6%) |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 97 (July 30, 2012) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 ( 2011 ) |
French Open | Q2 ( 2011 ) |
Wimbledon | Q1 ( 2011 ) |
US Open | 1R ( 2012 ) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 99–148 (40.1%) |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 121 (May 13, 2013) |
Julia Cohen (born March 23, 1989) is an American former professional tennis player. In 2001, she won the USTA National Spring Championships 12-Under Division Championship. In her career, Cohen won five singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour . On July 30, 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 97. [1] On May 13, 2013, she peaked at No. 121 in the doubles rankings. [1]
She played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
Tennis career
Cohen grew up in Philadelphia [2] [3] and started tennis at the age of three. [2] Her father, Dr. Richard Cohen, played tennis for the University of Pennsylvania and played professional tennis for two years, and her brother Josh was an All-American tennis player at the University of Miami and became head coach of the World Team Tennis Philadelphia Freedoms . [3] [4] At the age of six she was ranked No. 1 in 18-and-under doubles in the USTA Middle States region (including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware). [3] In 1997, at the age of eight, she became the youngest player to win an adult match in a Middle States Tennis Association tournament. [5] She was then the US champion in the 9-and-under division. [3]
In 2001, she won the USTA National Spring Championships 12-Under Division Championship. [6] In 2006, she was the top-ranked American girl tennis player. [7] That same year, she and partner Kimberly Couts reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Wimbledon Junior Championships. [8]
When she was 15 years old, she was No. 6 in the ITF junior world rankings. [3] On June 11, 2007, she was ranked No. 4 in the junior rankings. [9]
Collegiate tennis career
In her first year of college tennis, playing number 1 singles for the University of Florida Gators . She was SEC Rookie of the Year and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Rookie of the Year. [9] She transferred to the University of Miami and finished the year ranked fifth in the U.S. in singles, and was named All- ACC . [9]
Cohen earned her bachelor's degree in sports administration summa cum laude from California University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and a master's degree in sport psychology in 2013. [10]
Professional career
She is coached by her brother's friend Conor Taylor. She won five career singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . [9] Cohen played in the 2012 Baku Cup. She made it to her first and only WTA Tour final there, before losing in straight sets to fifth-seeded Serbian Bojana Jovanovski . [9] That year she reached No. 121 in the WTA doubles rankings, and No. 97 in the singles rankings. [9]
She played in World TeamTennis for the Philadelphia Freedoms and the Boston Lobsters . [9]
Coaching career
As an assistant coach, Cohen joined the Chestnut Hill College men's and women's tennis coaching staffs prior to the spring 2017 season. [10]
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | July 28, 2012 | Baku Cup , Azerbaijan | Hard | Bojana Jovanovski | 3–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 15 (5–10)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | September 5, 2004 | Mexico City | Hard | María José López Herrera | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | March 13, 2005 | Toluca , Mexico | Hard | Larissa Carvalho | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | November 25, 2007 | Mexico City | Hard | Clarisa Fernández | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | December 13, 2009 | Xalapa , Mexico | Hard | Gira Schofield | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | April 25, 2010 | Poza Rica , Mexico | Hard | Lauren Albanese | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | July 18, 2010 | Bogotá , Colombia | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | 5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | July 25, 2010 | Waterloo , Canada | Clay | Fatma Al Nabhani | 1–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | November 21, 2010 | Niterói , Brazil | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu | 1–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | December 5, 2010 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | May 28, 2011 | Bangkok , Thailand | Hard | Ayu-Fani Damayanti | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | October 8, 2011 | Yerevan , Armenia | Clay | Andrea Koch Benvenuto | 7–6 (6) , 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | November 28, 2011 | Rosario , Argentina | Clay | Chanel Simmonds | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | December 10, 2011 | Buenos Aires , Argentina | Clay | Romana Tabak | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | December 1, 2012 | Santiago , Chile | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 6–0, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | April 8, 2013 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Jovana Jakšić | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 10 (5–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | September 5, 2009 | Celaya , Mexico | Clay | Vivian Segnini |
Anastasia Kharchenko
Nathalia Rossi |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | April 24, 2010 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Lauren Albanese |
Macall Harkins
Vivian Segnini |
6–3, 7–6 (6) |
Runner-up | 1. | June 27, 2011 | Middelburg , Netherlands | Clay | Florencia Molinero |
Quirine Lemoine
Maryna Zanevska |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | July 11, 2011 | Bogotá , Colombia | Clay | Andrea Koch Benvenuto |
Andrea Gámiz
Adriana Pérez |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | November 14, 2011 | Asunción , Paraguay | Clay | Tereza Mrdeža |
Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen |
6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |
Runner-up | 3. | June 25, 2012 | Rome , Italy | Clay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko |
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Laura Thorpe |
0–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 4. | October 28, 2012 | Brasília , Brazil | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky |
Elena Bogdan
Raluca Olaru |
3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
Winner | 4. | April 15, 2013 | Dothan , United States | Clay | Tatjana Maria |
Maria Sanchez
Irina Falconi |
6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |
Runner-up | 5. | June 25, 2013 | Kristinehamn , Sweden | Clay | Alizé Lim |
Anna Danilina
Olga Doroshina |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | March 17, 2014 | Innisbrook , United States | Clay | Gioia Barbieri |
Allie Kiick
Sachia Vickery |
7–6 (5) , 6–0 |
See also
References
- 1 2 Julia Cohen Archived January 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine , itftennis.com.
- 1 2 "Tennis, anyone? » Kaplan's Korner on Jews and Sports" . njjewishnews.com . Archived from the original on November 14, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 CHRISTOPHER YAZBEC. "Born to Serve – Freshman Julia Cohen continues family tradition of tennis excellence" . The Independent Florida Alligator .
- ↑ "Q&A: Philadelphia Freedoms' Josh Cohen" . July 26, 2016.
- ↑ "x" . nl.newsbank.com .
- ↑ "Jenkins Finishes Second in Nationals" . Sarasota Herald-Tribune .
- ↑ "Americans Turn Ugly - New York Daily News" . articles.nydailynews.com . Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Couts Returns with Win" . Sarasota Herald-Tribune .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "张家口服装有限公司" . www.chiricocohen.com . Archived from the original on March 15, 2018 . Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
- 1 2 "Julia Cohen - Women's Tennis Coach" . Chestnut Hill College Athletics .