Marion Bartoli

Marion Bartoli
Bartoli at the Valais Cup in 2013
Country (sports) France
ResidenceGeneva, Switzerland
Born (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40)
Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Turned proFebruary 2000
Retired14 August 2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$11,055,114[1]
Singles
Career record490–299[1]
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 7 (30 January 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2009)
French OpenSF (2011)
WimbledonW (2013)
US OpenQF (2012)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2007, 2011)
Doubles
Career record117–82
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 15 (5 July 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2004, 2005)
French Open3R (2005, 2006)
WimbledonQF (2004)
US OpenSF (2003)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2004)
Hopman CupF (2012)

Marion Bartoli (French: [maʁjɔ̃ baʁtɔli]; born 2 October 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title, after previously being runner-up in 2007, and was a semifinalist at the 2011 French Open. She also won seven singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour.[2]

Bartoli was known for her unorthodox style of play, using both hands on her forehand and backhand. On 30 January 2012, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 7; she returned to this ranking on 8 July 2013, after triumphing at Wimbledon. Bartoli reached the quarterfinals at each of the four majors. Her win at Wimbledon made her only the sixth player in the Open Era to win the title without losing a set.[3] She is also one of only three players to have played at both the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions (later renamed the WTA Elite Trophy) in the same year (2011); the other two being Kiki Bertens and Sofia Kenin.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Marion Bartoli". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "wtatour.com -> Player profiles -> Marion Bartoli -> Stats". WTA. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. ^ Aimee Lewis. "BBC Sport – Wimbledon 2013: Marion Bartoli beats Sabine Lisicki to win title". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ How will Marion Bartoli be remembered?, The Roar, 16 August 2013