Julie Ditty

Julie Ditty

Julie Ditty at an ITF $75,000 event in Albuquerque, USA, in 2008
Country	United States
Residence	Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Born	January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04) Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	61 kg (130 lb)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$431,132
Singles
Career record	262–196
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	89 (March 24, 2008)
Current ranking	278 (february 14, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1r (2008)
French Open	1r (2008)
Wimbledon	1r (2008)
US Open	Q3 (2007)
Doubles
Career record	252–140
Career titles	0 WTA, 29 ITF
Highest ranking	66 (August 3, 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1r (2009)
French Open	2r (2009)
Wimbledon	2r (2009)
US Open	3r (2008)
Last updated on: (August 31, 2009).

Julie Ditty (born January 4, 1979, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91. She beat Alizé Cornet and Vania King before falling to Julia Vakulenko in three sets. In 2007, she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league.

2008

In 2008, Ditty qualified for the Gaz de France tournament in Paris where she lost to the Number 6 seed and former world number 1 Amélie Mauresmo. During the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, she made it through the first round by defeating Alona Bondarenko, who was seeded eighth, and got to the 2nd round there before falling to qualifier Timea Bacsinszky 7–5 6–4, after having leads in both sets. Her win over world No. 22 Alona Bondarenko was best-ever career win. In August, Julie defeated Meng Yuan in the first round at Cincinnati, marking her first win in a WTA main draw since Antwerp.

2009

Ditty was named to the United States Fed Cup team for their February 2009 match against Argentina after Bethanie Mattek withdrew with an injury; she played doubles with Liezel Huber. They would win the decisive match for Team USA 6–2, 6–3.

In February, following Fed Cup, Julie lost in the opening round in Midland and Memphis. She did not play in the month of March.

In April, Julie won her opening main draw match in Charleston defeating Ayumi Morita 6–1, 6–1. This would mark her first tour level win for the year. In her next tournament, $75k Dothan, Julie would retire in her opening round against Zi Yan. In doubles, Julie would partner with Carly Gullickson to extend her record of USTA ITF titles to 35 as they would win the doubles title.

In May, Julie would enter the singles qualifying draws in Rome, Madrid, Strasbourg, and the French Open, failing to qualify in all four. In Rome, Julie partnered with Jill Craybas to win their opening round before falling in the second round.

Julie's singles record for the year to date is 4–13.

2010

Ditty has appeared in the Family Circle Cup, Sony Ericsson Open, and now Wimbledon. Ditty won her first qualifying match against Margalita Chakhnashvili (GEO) 6–4 6–3. She then went on to defeat Jelena Dokić (AUS) 5–7 7–5 6–2 to reach the final round of qualifying. She next faces compatriot Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) for a place in the main draw.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 14 (10–4)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	24 June 2001	Easton, Maryland, USA	Hard	Mi-Ra Jeon	4–6 6–7(4)
Winner	2.	8 July 2001	Waco, Texas, USA	Hard	Jahnavi Parekh	6–4 6–2
Winner	3.	29 September 2002	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Clay	Neyssa Etienne	7–5 3–6 6–4
Winner	4.	6 October 2002	Winter Park, Florida, USA	Clay	Vladimíra Uhlířová	6–2 4–6 6–4
Winner	5.	4 June 2006	Houston, Texas, USA	Hard	Petra Rampre	6–4 6–7(4) 6–3
Winner	6.	11 June 2006	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Hard	Madison Brengle	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	7.	19 November 2006	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Stéphanie Dubois	3–6 6–7(6)
Winner	8.	4 February 2007	Palm Desert, California, USA	Hard	Angelique Kerber	6–1 6–0
Winner	9.	29 April 2007	Sea Island, Georgia, USA	Clay	Anda Perianu	6–3 6–2
Winner	10.	21 October 2007	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Angela Haynes	7–6(6) 6–4
Winner	11.	21 September 2008	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Rosana de los Ríos	6–4 7–6(3)
Winner	12.	19 October 2008	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Shenay Perry	1–6 3–6
Runner-up	13.	9 November 2008	Auburn, Alabama, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	0–6 7–6(7) 5–7
Runner-up	14.	16 November 2008	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	6–4 3–6 2–6

Doubles 48 (27–21)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 August 1999	Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA	Hard	I-Ting Wang	Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen	7–5 3–6 2–6
Winner	2.	1 July 2001	Edmond, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Michelle Dasso	Ilke Gers Tracey O'Connor	6–4 7–5
Runner-up	3.	5 August 2001	Lexington, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Lisa McShea Nana Miyagi	2–6 1–6
Runner-up	4.	24 June 2001	Waco, Texas, USA	Hard	Michelle Dasso	Marina Bernshtein Neyssa Etienne	4–6 6–4 4–6
Runner-up	5.	22 September 2002	Greenville, Tennessee, USA	Clay	Michelle Dasso	Jennifer Radman Brooke Skeen	6–4 5–7 3–6
Winner	6.	29 September 2002	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Clay	Michelle Dasso	Erica Krauth Vanessa Krauth	7–6(4) 6–3
Winner	7.	6 October 2002	Winter Park, Florida, USA	Clay	Michelle Dasso	Marilyn Baker Ioana Plesu	7–6(4) 6–3
Runner-up	8.	27 April 2003	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	Milagros Sequera Christina Wheeler	7–5 1–6 2–6
Runner-up	9.	27 April 2003	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	Milagros Sequera Christina Wheeler	7–5 1–6 2–6
Runner-up	10.	18 May 2003	Charlottesville, Virginia, USA	Clay	Christina Wheeler	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lilia Osterloh	5–7 1–6
Winner	11.	29 June 2003	Edmond, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Kelly McCain	Angela Haynes Jacqueline Trail	6–3 6–3
Winner	12.	3 August 2003	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Lisa McShea	Teryn Ashley Shenay Perry	7–6(4) 6–7(5) 6–3
Runner-up	13.	25 January 2004	Boca Raton, Florida, USA	Hard	Allison Bradshaw	Shuai Peng Yan-Ze Xie	1–6 2–6
Winner	14.	1 February 2004	Boca Raton, Florida, USA	Hard	Allison Bradshaw	Natalia Dziamidzenka Sania Mirza	6–3 6–1
Runner-up	15.	4 April 2004	Augusta, Georgia, USA	Hard	Jessica Lehnhoff	Francesca Lubiani Mashona Washington	1–6 3–6
Runner-up	16.	25 July 2004	Schenectady, New York, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Casey Dellacqua Nicole Sewell	6–3 6–7(2) 2–6
Winner	17.	8 August 2004	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	Claire Curran Natalie Grandin	1–6 6–4 6–2
Winner	18.	10 October 2004	Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Clay	Kristen Schlukebir	Natalie Grandin Arpi Kojian	6–2 7–5
Winner	19.	16 January 2005	Tampa, Florida, USA	Hard	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Cory-Ann Avants Kristen Schlukebir	6–1 6–2
Winner	20.	23 January 2005	Miami, Florida, USA	Hard	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Melanie Marois Sarah Riske	6–3 2–6 7–6(3)
Winner	21.	6 February 2005	Rockford, Illinois, USA	Hard	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Joana Cortez Svetlana Krivencheva	3–6 7–5 7–5
Runner-up	22.	24 April 2005	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Clay	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Carly Gullickson Galina Voskoboeva	6–4 1–6 2–6
Winner	23.	12 June 2005	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Cory-Ann Avants Kristen Schulkebir	6-2- 6–3
Runner-up	24.	17 July 2005	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Teryn Ashley	Natalia Dziamidzenka Anda Perianu	5–7 6–2 4–6
Winner	25.	26 September 2005	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Romana Tedjakusuma Napaporn Tongsalee	6–3 6–7(6) 7–6(2)
Winner	26.	9 October 2005	Troy, Alabama, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Salome Devidze Mandy Minella	6–2 6–2
Runner-up	27.	29 January 2006	Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Lilia Osterloh	Chin-Wei Chan Marie-Ève Pelletier	5–7 6–4 2–6
Winner	28.	24 February 2006	St. Paul, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Eva Hrdinová Michaela Paštiková	4–6 7–6(5) 6–2
Runner-up	29.	11 June 2006	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones	6–7(6) 4–6
Runner-up	30.	18 June 2006	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Carly Gullickson Tetiana Luzhanska	3–6 4–6
Winner	31.	20 August 2006	Bronx, New York, USA	Hard	Natalie Grandin	Lucie Hradecká Michaela Paštiková	6–1 7–6(2)
Winner	32.	24 September 2006	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	6–1 6–4
Winner	33.	1 October 2006	Ashland, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Ashley Harkleroad Ágnes Szávay	6–3 5–7 6–2
Winner	34.	22 October 2006	Houston, Texas, USA	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Laura Granville Carly Gullickson	6–4 4–6 7–5
Winner	35.	19 November 2006	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Leanne Baker	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	7–6(5) 6–4
Runner-up	36.	27 January 2007	Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Līga Dekmeijere	Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones	0–6 3–6
Winner	37.	4 February 2007	Palm Desert, California, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones	6–2 6–1
Winner	38.	25 March 2007	Redding, California, USA	Hard	Chin-Wei Chan	Jorgelina Cravero Su-Wei Hsieh	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	39.	4 August 2007	Washington DC, USA	Hard	Natalie Grandin	Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	40.	18 August 2007	Bronx, New York, USA	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Lucie Hradecká Urszula Radwańska	2–6 4–6
Runner-up	41.	21 October 2007	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Leanne Baker	Stéphanie Dubois Alisa Kleybanova	2–6 0–6
Winner	42.	6 June 2008	Surbiton, England	Grass	Abigail Spears	Sarah Borwell Elizabeth Thomas	7–6(2) 6–2
Winner	43.	21 September 2008	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami	6–3 6–4
Runner-up	44.	28 September 2008	Ashland, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Līga Dekmeijere Jelena Pandžić	3–6 6–3 [8–10]
Winner	45.	19 October 2008	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Yayuk Basuki Romana Tedjakusuma	3–6 6–4 [12–10]
Winner	46.	26 April 2009	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Ekaterina Bychkova Alexandra Panova	2–6 6–1 [10–6]
Winner	47.	26 April 2009	Charlottesville, Virginia, USA	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Alexandra Mueller Ahsha Rolle	6–4 6–3
Runner-up	48.	9 May 2010	Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle	3–6 6–7(4)

References

• ITF statistics

External links

• Julie Ditty at the Women's Tennis Association
• Julie Ditty at the International Tennis Federation