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]

Julia Cohen
Julia Cohen at the 2013 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Born (1989-03-23) March 23, 1989 (age 35)
Philadelphia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity 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 OpenQ1 (2011)
French OpenQ2 (2011)
WimbledonQ1 (2011)
US Open1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record99–148
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 121 (May 13, 2013)

She played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

Tennis career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. July 28, 2012 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan Hard   Bojana Jovanovski 3–6, 1–6

ITF finals

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

Singles (5–10)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. September 5, 2004 Mexico City Hard   María José López Herrera 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1. March 13, 2005 Toluca, Mexico Hard   Larissa Carvalho 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. November 25, 2007 Mexico City Hard   Clarisa Fernández 1–6, 2–6
Winner 2. December 13, 2009 Xalapa, Mexico Hard   Gira Schofield 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 3. April 25, 2010 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Lauren Albanese 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. July 18, 2010 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Paula Ormaechea 5–7, 1–6
Winner 3. July 25, 2010 Waterloo, Canada Clay   Fatma Al-Nabhani 1–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 5. November 21, 2010 Niterói, Brazil Clay   Alexandra Cadanțu 1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Runner-up 6. December 5, 2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay   Alexandra Cadanțu 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. May 28, 2011 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Ayu-Fani Damayanti 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 4. October 8, 2011 Yerevan, Armenia Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto 7–6(6), 6–2
Runner-up 8. November 28, 2011 Rosario, Argentina Clay   Chanel Simmonds 3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. December 10, 2011 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Romana Tabak 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 9. December 1, 2012 Santiago, Chile Clay   Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. April 8, 2013 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Jovana Jakšić 6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (5–5)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. September 5, 2009 Celaya, Mexico Clay   Vivian Segnini   Anastasia Kharchenko
  Nathalia Rossi
6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. April 24, 2010 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Lauren Albanese   Macall Harkins
  Vivian Segnini
6–3, 7–6(6)
Runner-up 1. June 27, 2011 Middelburg, Netherlands Clay   Florencia Molinero   Quirine Lemoine
  Maryna Zanevska
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. July 11, 2011 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Andrea Gámiz
  Adriana Pérez
3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. November 14, 2011 Asunción, Paraguay Clay   Tereza Mrdeža   Mailen Auroux
  María Irigoyen
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 3. June 25, 2012 Rome, Italy Clay   Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Marie-Ève Pelletier
  Laura Thorpe
0–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Runner-up 4. October 28, 2012 Brasília, Brazil Clay   Timea Bacsinszky   Elena Bogdan
  Raluca Olaru
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner 4. April 15, 2013 Dothan, United States Clay   Tatjana Maria   Maria Sanchez
  Irina Falconi
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Runner-up 5. June 25, 2013 Kristinehamn, Sweden Clay   Alizé Lim   Anna Danilina
  Olga Doroshina
5–7, 3–6
Winner 5. March 17, 2014 Innisbrook, United States Clay   Gioia Barbieri   Allie Kiick
  Sachia Vickery
7–6(5), 6–0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Julia Cohen Archived January 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, itftennis.com.
  2. ^ a b "Tennis, anyone? » Kaplan's Korner on Jews and Sports". njjewishnews.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e CHRISTOPHER YAZBEC. "Born to Serve – Freshman Julia Cohen continues family tradition of tennis excellence". The Independent Florida Alligator.
  4. ^ "Q&A: Philadelphia Freedoms' Josh Cohen". July 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "x". nl.newsbank.com.
  6. ^ "Jenkins Finishes Second in Nationals". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  7. ^ "Americans Turn Ugly - New York Daily News". articles.nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "Couts Returns with Win". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "张家口服装有限公司". www.chiricocohen.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Julia Cohen - Women's Tennis Coach". Chestnut Hill College Athletics.
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