About Amélie

Birthdate: July 5, 1979
Birthplace: Laye, France
Residence: St. Tropez, France
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 142 lbs. (64 kg)
Mother's Name: Francoise
Mother's Occupation: unknown
Father's Name: Francis
Father's Occupation: Engineer
Older brother's name: Fabien
Sylvie Bourdon: Sylvie is Amélie's steady girlfriend
Idols: Stefan Edberg for his serve-and-volley playing style / Admires Yannick Noah - his great performance at the French Open 1983 was the main reason that inspired her to take up the game. Amelie was almost four years old at the time.
Other Interests: Riding go-carts
Favorite Movie: Seven
Favorite Musical Band: Bon Jovi
Other Sporting Interests: Downhill skiing, riding horses
Food: She loves hamburgers and pizzas
She likes: Driving fast, reading Stefan Zweig's books
She hates: Journalists who try to "steal" her privacy.
Plans after tennis: Mauresmo hopes to open a sports café in Paris after her tennis career has come to an end.
True to her nature, she does not wish to get involved with the daily tribulations of such an undertaking, preferring to work the crowd.
Hardly bashful, Amélie would love to try her hand at tending bar in her future café, ala Tom Cruise in the hit movie Cocktail.

"You know the way he tosses the bottles around and puts on a show when he mixes a drink, that's going to be me! The only problem is I'll probably lose a lot of money with all the alcohol that will end up on the floor."

Karine Quentric-Eagle, a former tennis professional who is Amélie's mentor on the Tour, jokes; "With Amélie behind the bar, after one cocktail, you're dead!"

Service Speed Record: 107.5 km/h Paris 1998 (15th best of 1998)
Plays: Right-handed
Status: Pro
Racket: Dunlop 200G
Tennis Professional since: 1994
Coach: Sophie Collardey
Playing Characteristics:
She's an all-court player who prefers grass courts.
Her best shot is forehand, but her backhand isn't bad.
She likes to play Serve & Volley like Stefan Edberg used to. Her backhand-volley works nearly perfect.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES

WINNER:
1999 - WTA / Bratislava
1997 - ITF / Thessaloniki - GRE
1996 - ITF / Wimbledon (Junior) - GB
1996 - ITF / French Open (Junior) - FRA
1995 - ITF / St. Raphael - FRA
FINAL:
1998 - WTA / Berlin - GER
1999 - Australian Open - AUS
1999 - Paris Indoors - FRA