Julia Cohen
 Julia Cohen at the 2013 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Philadelphia, United States |
| Born |
March 23, 1989 Philadelphia, United States |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $360,308 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 267-283 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 97 (July 30, 2012) |
| Current ranking | 580 (December 29, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2011) |
| French Open | Q2 (2011) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2011) |
| US Open | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 99–148 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 121 (May 13, 2013) |
| Current ranking | 333 (December 29, 2014) |
| Last updated on: December 31, 2014. | |
Julia Cohen (born March 23, 1989) is an American professional tennis player.
Cohen has won five singles and four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 30 July 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 97. On 13 May 2013, she peaked at world number 121 in the doubles rankings.
Early life and tennis career
Cohen started tennis at the age of three.[1] In 1997, at the age of eight, she became the youngest player to win an adult match in a Middle States Tennis Association tournament.[2]
In 2001, she won the USTA National Spring Championships 12-Under Division Championship.[3] In 2006, she was the top-ranked American girl tennis player.[4] That same year, she and partner Kimberly Couts reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Wimbledon Junior Championships.[5]
She is coached by her brother's friend Conor Taylor.[6]
Cohen played in the 2012 Baku Cup. She made it to the second round after top seed Ksenia Pervak retired. She eventually made it to her first WTA final there, before losing to fifth-seeded Serbian Bojana Jovanovski.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | July 28, 2012 | Baku Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan | Hard |  Bojana Jovanovski |
3–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles finals: 15 (5–10)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | September 5, 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  María José López Herrera |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | March 13, 2005 | Toluca, Mexico | Hard |  Larissa Carvalho |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | November 25, 2007 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Clarisa Fernández |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | December 13, 2009 | Xalapa, Mexico | Hard | Gira Schofield |
5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 5. | April 25, 2010 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Lauren Albanese |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | July 18, 2010 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Paula Ormaechea |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | July 25, 2010 | Waterloo, Canada | Clay |  Fatma Al Nabhani |
1–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 8. | November 21, 2010 | Niterói, Brazil | Clay |  Alexandra Cadanțu |
1–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | December 5, 2010 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | May 28, 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard |  Ayu-Fani Damayanti |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 11. | October 3, 2011 | Yerevan, Armenia | Clay |  Andrea Koch Benvenuto |
7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 12. | November 28, 2011 | Rosario, Argentina | Clay |  Chanel Simmonds |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | December 10, 2011 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay |  Romana Tabak |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | December 1, 2012 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves |
6-0, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | April 8, 2013 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Jovana Jakšić |
6-2, 3-6, 4-6 |
Doubles finals: 10 (5–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| 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(8–6) |
| Runner-up | 3. | June 27, 2011 | Middelburg, Netherlands | Clay | Florencia Molinero |
 Quirine Lemoine Maryna Zanevska |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | July 11, 2011 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Andrea Koch Benvenuto |
 Andrea Gámiz Adriana Pérez |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | November 14, 2011 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay |  Tereza Mrdeža |
Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen |
6-3, 2-6, [10-5] |
| Runner-up | 6. | June 25, 2012 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko |
 Marie-Ève Pelletier  Laura Thorpe |
0-6, 6-3, 8-10 |
| Runner-up | 7. | October 28, 2012 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay |  Timea Bacsinszky |
Elena Bogdan Raluca Olaru |
3-6, 6-3, [8-10] |
| Winner | 8. | April 15, 2013 | Dothan, United States | Hard |  Tatjana Maria |
Maria Sanchez Irina Falconi |
6-4 4-6 [11-9] |
| Runner–up | 9. | June 25, 2013 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Alizé Lim |
 Anna Danilina  Olga Doroshina |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 10. | March 17, 2014 | Innisbrook, United States | Clay |  Gioia Barbieri |
Allie Kiick Sachia Vickery |
7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
References
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- ↑ "Julia Cohen's Biography". International Tennis Federation. December 7, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.