Julia Cohen

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Julia Cohen
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Julia Cohen at the 2013 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Born (1989-03-23) March 23, 1989 (age 35)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
College University of Florida
University of Miami
Prize money$360,376
Singles
Career record268–284
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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 record99–148
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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 five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 30 July 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 97. [1] On 13 May 2013, she peaked at No. 121 in the doubles rankings. [1]

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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 girls tennis player. [7] That same year, she and partner Kimberly Couts reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Wimbledon Championships. [8]

When she was 15 years old, she was No. 6 in the junior world rankings. [3] On 11 June 2007, she was ranked No. 4. [9]

Collegiate tennis career

In her first year of college tennis, playing number-one 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 was coached by her brother's friend, Conor Taylor, and won five singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. [9] Cohen played in the 2012 Baku Cup where she made it to her first and only WTA Tour final, before losing in straight sets to fifth-seeded 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 Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.July 28, 2012 Baku Cup, AzerbaijanHard Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski 3–6, 1–6

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–10)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.September 5, 2004 Mexico City Hard Flag of Mexico.svg María José López Herrera 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up1.March 13, 2005 Toluca, MexicoHard Flag of Brazil.svg Larissa Carvalho 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.November 25, 2007Mexico CityHard Flag of Argentina.svg Clarisa Fernández 1–6, 2–6
Winner2.December 13, 2009 Xalapa, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Gira Schofield5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up3.April 25, 2010 Poza Rica, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Albanese 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up4.July 18, 2010 Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Paula Ormaechea 5–7, 1–6
Winner3.July 25, 2010 Waterloo, CanadaClay Flag of Oman.svg Fatma Al-Nabhani 1–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up5.November 21, 2010 Niterói, BrazilClay Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu 1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Runner-up6.December 5, 2010 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu1–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.May 28, 2011 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Ayu-Fani Damayanti 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner4.October 8, 2011 Yerevan, ArmeniaClay Flag of Chile.svg Andrea Koch Benvenuto 7–6(6), 6–2
Runner-up8.November 28, 2011 Rosario, ArgentinaClay Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 3–6, 4–6
Winner5.December 10, 2011 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Romana Tabak 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up9.December 1, 2012 Santiago, ChileClay Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up10.April 8, 2013Poza Rica, MexicoHard Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić 6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (5–5)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.September 5, 2009 Celaya, MexicoClay Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian Segnini Flag of Ukraine.svg Anastasia Kharchenko
Flag of Brazil.svg Nathalia Rossi
6–1, 6–4
Winner2.April 24, 2010Poza Rica, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Albanese Flag of the United States.svg Macall Harkins
Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian Segnini
6–3, 7–6(6)
Runner-up1.June 27, 2011 Middelburg, NetherlandsClay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quirine Lemoine
Flag of Ukraine.svg Maryna Zanevska
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.July 11, 2011 Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Chile.svg Andrea Koch Benvenuto Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gámiz
Flag of Venezuela.svg Adriana Pérez
3–6, 4–6
Winner3.November 14, 2011 Asunción, ParaguayClay Flag of Croatia.svg Tereza Mrdeža Flag of Argentina.svg Mailen Auroux
Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Runner-up3.June 25, 2012 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Ève Pelletier
Flag of France.svg Laura Thorpe
0–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Runner-up4.October 28, 2012 Brasília, BrazilClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner4.April 15, 2013 Dothan, United StatesClay Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Runner-up5.June 25, 2013 Kristinehamn, SwedenClay Flag of France.svg Alizé Lim Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag of Russia.svg Olga Doroshina
5–7, 3–6
Winner5.March 17, 2014 Innisbrook, United StatesClay Flag of Italy.svg Gioia Barbieri Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick
Flag of the United States.svg Sachia Vickery
7–6(5), 6–0

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "Tennis, anyone? » Kaplan's Korner on Jews and Sports". njjewishnews.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 CHRISTOPHER YAZBEC. "Born to Serve – Freshman Julia Cohen continues family tradition of tennis excellence". The Independent Florida Alligator.
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  10. 1 2 "Julia Cohen - Women's Tennis Coach". Chestnut Hill College Athletics.