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      • Late in 1998, Mauresmo left the training and rigid regime of the French Tennis Federation. She did not like the sole focus on tennis and the regulation of her life by the organization.
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  2. On 13 September 2004, Mauresmo became the first French tennis player to become world No. 1 since the computer rankings began in the 1970s. She held that ranking for five weeks and was the second woman, after Kim Clijsters, to have attained the top spot without having won a Grand Slam title.

  3. She did not like the sole focus on tennis and the regulation of her life by the organization. Mauresmo hired her own coach, Christophe Fournerie, who emphasized hitting the gym, bodybuilding, and other different methods of training in addition to tennis.

  4. May 31, 2024 · Key Takeaways: Amélie Mauresmo, a former tennis champion, broke barriers as the first openly gay top-ranked player and continues to inspire young athletes through her coaching and tennis academy.

  5. Jul 1, 2024 · Mauresmo was not yet four when she watched countryman Yannick Noah win the French Open, and his victory inspired her to take up the game. She took to tennis easily, and in 1996 she was ranked the number one junior player in the world.

  6. Mar 3, 2014 · Fast forward five years and Mauresmo is still intrinsically linked with tennis. In 2011 she was named tournament director of the GDF Suez Open in Paris, a competition she won three times as a ...

  7. Jun 10, 2014 · Mauresmo won't have access to the men's locker-room at the All England Club (or any other men's dressing rooms on the tennis map). Still, the same restrictions are in place for male coaches working with female players, and that doesn't seem to be hugely problematic.

  8. Dec 3, 2009 · Mauresmo, who says she decided to play tennis after watching Yannick Noah win the 1983 French Open, became the first player from France - male or female - to reach the No. 1 spot on Sept. 13,...

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