Julie Heldman

Julie Heldman

Heldman winning the 1969 Italian Open
Full name	Julie Medalie Heldman
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Santa Monica, California
Born	(1945-12-08) December 8, 1945 (age 78) Berkeley, California, US
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Turned pro	1970
Retired	1975
Singles
Career record	70–31
Highest ranking	No. 5 (1969 and 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1974)
French Open	SF (1970)
Wimbledon	QF (1969)
US Open	SF (1974)
Doubles
Career record	39–22
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1974)
Wimbledon	QF (1969, 1974)
US Open	QF (1968, 1969)
Medal record Maccabiah Games 1969 Israel Singles 1969 Israel Women's doubles 1969 Israel Mixed doubles

Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) is an American tennis player who won 22 singles titles. In 1968 and 1969, she was ranked No. 2 in the U.S. She was Canadian National 18 and Under Singles Champion at age 12, U.S. Champion in Girls' 15 Singles and Girls' 18 Singles, Italian Open Singles Champion, Canadian Singles and Doubles Champion, and U.S. Clay Court Doubles Champion. She won three medals at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and three gold medals at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.^[2]

In 2018, Heldman published the memoir Driven, A Daughter's Odyssey.^[3] The book offers insights into the history of women's tennis in the mid-20th century, including an insider's account of the birth of the tour. Heldman reveals her struggles with the trauma of her mother's emotional abuse and with bipolar disorder.