Julia Boserup

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Julia Boserup
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Boserup at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Newport Beach, California
Born (1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 (age 33)
Santa Monica, California
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2008
Retired2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record212–218
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 80 (June 26, 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2017)
French Open 1R (2017)
Wimbledon 3R (2016)
US Open 1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record48–70
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (October 23, 2017)

Julia Boserup (born September 9, 1991) is an American retired tennis player.

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Boserup was born in Santa Monica, California to two Danish parents and began working with famed coach Robert Lansdorp at the age of 6. She moved to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 13 to train at the USTA's National Training Center. Boserup turned professional in 2008. [1]

Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and achieved her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 80 in 2017. [2]

After suffering multiple injuries over 11 years on Tour, Boserup announced her retirement from professional tennis in May 2019. [3]

After her retirement from professional tennis Boserup earned her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. [4] After graduating from Booth, Boserup joined global business advisory firm A.T. Kearney as a Management Consultant. [5] In 2024, Boserup was elected to the Board of Directors of the WTA, where she currently serves as the 1-100+ Singles and Doubles-Only Representative. [6]

Junior accomplishments

Boserup won the USTA Orange Bowl in 2008, outlasting fellow American Christina McHale in three sets, in the final match. [7]

Professional career

Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and in 2017 she defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round of the Australian Open. In 2014, Julia reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Tour event in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating world No. 24, Kirsten Flipkens, in the first round. [8]

In her professional career, Boserup competed mainly on the ITF Women's Circuit where she won three singles titles and one doubles title. After qualifying, Boserup made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Tatjana Maria in the first round. In the second round, Boserup triumphed over Belinda Bencic due to a second set retirement before she was beaten by Elena Vesnina. In 2011, Boserup competed as a qualifier in the US Open, losing in the first qualifying round to Elitsa Kostova. In early 2012, Boserup also competed as a qualifier at the Australian Open, winning two matches before falling in the third round of qualifying. [9]

ITF finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments

Singles (3–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Jul 2011 Waterloo Challenger, CanadaClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1.Sep 2011ITF Redding, United StatesHard Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss2.Oct 2011 Saguenay Challenger, CanadaHard (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos 6–7, 3–6
Win2.Jan 2012 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Davis 6–0, 6–3
Loss3.Jul 2014 Sacramento Challenger, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Rogowska 2–6, 5–7
Win3.May 2015ITF Raleigh, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (1–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 2009ITF Kansas, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh
Flag of Georgia.svg Anna Tatishvili 		0–6, 3–6
Loss2.Nov 2010ITF Phoenix, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens Flag of the United States.svg Tetiana Luzhanska
Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe 		5–7, 4–6
Loss3.Nov 2013ITF Captiva Island, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of the United States.svg Allie Will 		1–6, 2–6
Win1.Sep 2015Las Vegas Open, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand 		6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ Garber, Greg (June 30, 2016). "Meet Wimbledon's latest sensation, Julia Boserup". ESPN . Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Julia Boserup bio". WTA. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Julia Boserup on Twitter" . Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ Khan, Nadim (March 11, 2020). "Women@Booth series: Julia Boserup" . Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "WTA Board of Directors". July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "WTA Board of Directors and Council Members". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bhambri, Boserup win Dunlop Orange Bowl". United States Tennis Association.
  8. ↑ "Julia Boserup". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Julia Boserup's activity". Women's Tennis Association.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under
2008		Succeeded by
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