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Melanie Oudin
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceMarietta, Georgia, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight Handed (Two Handed Backhand)
Prize money$245,371
Singles
Career record59-35
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF titles
Highest rankingNo. 67 (August 17, 2009)
Current rankingNo. 70 (August 31, 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2009)
French OpenNQ
Wimbledon4R (2009)
US OpenQF (2009)
Doubles
Career record13–16
Highest rankingNo. 293 (August 17, 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2008)
Last updated on: September 7, 2009.

Melanie Oudin (born September 23, 1991 in Marietta, Georgia, United States) is an American tennis player and former world junior No. 2. Her career high rank was No. 67, achieved on August 17, 2009. Appearing in only her second United States Open in 2009, Oudin ousted seeded players Elena Dementieva (4), Maria Sharapova (29), and Nadia Petrova (13) on her way to the quarterfinals.

Personal life

Oudin, whose father is of French descent, has a twin sister, Katherine, and a younger sister, Christina.[5] She was home schooled from seventh grade on so that she could have more time for tennis practice, but admits envying her twin sister's experiences at a regular school.[6] She says her idol is Justine Henin because "she proved you don't have to be tall to win things."[7] Her grandmother inspired her and her sister to play tennis when she gave them racquets and lessons when they were young.[8]

Professional career

Oudin turned professional in February 2008.[9] In April 2008 she received a wildcard at the WTA tournament in Miami where she lost in the first round to Tathiana Garbin in three sets.[10] In August, Oudin received a wild card into her first Grand Slam main draw at the U.S. Open. She was defeated by Australian Jessica Moore 7-6 7-6. In October that year, Oudin participated in the 2008 Bell Challenge in Quebec City. In the first round, she defeated 3rd seed Sybille Bammer 6-4 3-6 7-5. In the second round, she defeated Russian Olga Puchkova 6-1 7-6. Reaching her first WTA quarterfinals, she was defeated by 6th seed Bethanie Mattek 7-6 6-1.

Oudin began 2009 by qualifying for the main draw of the Australian Open. She was then defeated in the first round by Akgul Amanmuradova 6-1 6-4.

At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships Oudin entered as a qualifier. Oudin defeated #29 Sybille Bammer in three sets in the first round and Yaroslava Shvedova in three sets in the second. In the third round, Oudin defeated world #6 Jelena Jankovic, 68-710 7-5 6-2. She lost to Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth round, 6-4 7-5.

At the 2009 U.S. Open, Oudin dominated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-1. In the second round, she stunned fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva 5-7 6-4 6-3. The 70th-ranked Oudin then advanced to her second straight Grand Slam fourth round, upsetting Maria Sharapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. She then went on to beat Nadia Petrova 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 for a place in the quarterfinals. She became the youngest American tennis player to play in the quarterfinals since Serena Williams in 1999.

Fed Cup

Oudin played number two singles for the United States' Fed Cup match against Argentina in February 2009, losing her first match against Gisela Dulko but winning the second match against Betina Jozami in 3 sets.[11]

Career titles

Singles (3)

Legend
ITF Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. July 21, 2008 ITF / Lexington, Kentucky Hard United States Carly Gullickson 6-4, 6-2
2. May 10, 2009 ITF / Indian Harbour Beach, Florida Clay Germany Laura Siegemund 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
3. May 17, 2009 ITF / Raleigh, North Carolina Clay United States Lindsay Lee-Waters 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

Grand Slam performance timeline

Tournament 2008 2009 Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A 1R 0-1
French Open A A 0-0
Wimbledon A 4R 3-1
U.S. Open 1R 4-1

References

  1. ^ "Aussie Rodionova shown door, Maria Sharapova out, Dinara Safina stunned". Fox Sports. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  2. ^ "Nick Paumgarten: Halftime at the U.S. Open". The New Yorker. 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  3. ^ Jim Slater (AFP) (2009-09-05). "Teen titan Oudin takes aim at deep US Open run". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  4. ^ "Oudin or Oudini?" (in Italian).
  5. ^ "WTA Bio:Oudin, Melanie". WTATour.com. June 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  6. ^ "Melanie Oudin Injects Optimism into Women's Tennis". NY Times. March 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  7. ^ David Ornstein, "Wimbledon day six as it happens" at BBC Sport, 27 June 2009.
  8. ^ Chuck Culpepper, "Melanie Oudin is a teen living a Wimbledon dream" in Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2009.
  9. ^ Oudin Turns Professional USTA
  10. ^ Oudin loses in the first round at Miami on WTA. Retrieved 19-07-2008
  11. ^ US Teen Picked as No. 2 in Fed Cup Si.com, February 7, 2009
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