Amelie Mauresmo(France) Tennis Player

 

France`s Amelie Mauresmo, a two-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday July 18,2015

Amelie Mauresmo spent a total of 39 weeks atop the world rankings in 2004 and 2006, winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006 -- when she beat Belgian Justine Henin in both finals.

Amelie Mauresmo was the first French woman to achieve the world No. 1 ranking since the computer rankings began in the 1970s

Amelie Mauresmo is one of 3 French women to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era, along with Mary Pierce ( won the Australian Open in 1995 and French Open in 2000 and had also won the 2000 French Open Women's Doubles and 2005 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Title )and Marion Bartoli who won the 2013 Wimbledon Women's Singles Title

Amelie Mauresmo was the Olympic silver medalist at the 2004 Games in Athens. In 2005, she won the WTA Tour Championships. In all, she won 25 singles titles on the WTA Tour and compiled a career singles record of 545-227

Since retirement, Mauresmo has stayed active in the sport as a coach and she is currently coaching Andy Murray

WTA Star Amelie Mauresmo, Australian Wheelchair Champion David Hall, and Tennis Industry Leader Nancy Jeffett to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015