Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin 
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| Melanie Oudin at the US Open 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Nation: |
 United States
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| Birthday: | September 23, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 168 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 59 kg | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
| Trainer: | Jorge Todero & Jay Gooding | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 1,535,204 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 245: 202 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 1 WTA, 6 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 31 (April 19, 2010) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 76:94 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 125 (May 23, 2011) | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Melanie Oudin (born September 23, 1991 in Marietta , Georgia ) is a former American tennis player .
Personal
Oudin is of French descent. She has a twin sister named Katherine. At the age of seven, she was introduced to the game of tennis by her grandmother. From the seventh grade onwards, she was homeschooled to give her more time to practice. Her role model is Justine Henin , of whom Oudin once said: "You don't have to be big to win."
Career
2007
Oudin won 27 games and 4 tournaments in a row on the ITF Junior Tour including the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships. She was on the verge of winning the fifth tournament when she lost the under-18 singles final at the Orange Bowl to Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal.
2008
In February 2008 she switched to the WTA Tour . In April she won the Easter Bowl and the USTA International Spring Championship . For the tournament in Miami she received a wildcard, she was defeated in round one Tathiana Garbin in three sets.
At the French Open she reached the quarterfinals of the juniors, which she lost to Elena Bogdan 4: 6, 4: 6. In the junior women's competition at Wimbledon , she was number 1, but was eliminated against the eventual winner Laura Robson with 1: 6 and 3: 6.
She received a wildcard for the main draw at the US Open and lost to Jessica Moore 6: 7, 6: 7 in the round . In the junior division , she made it to the semi-finals, which she lost to Gabriela Paz Franco . In October she took part in the Bell Challenge in Québec . She defeated Sybille Bammer , who was seeded 3, 6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 5 and then Olga Putschkowa 6: 1, 7: 6. In her first WTA quarter-finals, she then had to admit defeat to 6th seed Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6: 7 and 1: 6.
2009
At the Australian Open she survived the qualification, but lost in the main draw in round one against Oqgul Omonmurodova with 1: 6, 4: 6.
In Wimbledon , too , she came into the main draw through qualification. In the first round she defeated Sybille Bammer again 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2 and in the second Jaroslawa Schwedowa 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4. With a 6: 7, 8 , 7: 5, 6: 2 victory over number 6 seeded Jelena Janković , she surprisingly made it into the round of 16, which she lost 4: 6, 5: 7 against Agnieszka Radwańska .
She also had a run at the US Open . She first defeated Jelena Dementjewa , then number 4 in the world, with 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3 and then the former world number one Marija Sharapova with 3: 6, 6: 4 and 7: 5. In the second round, she also eliminated the third Russian, Nadja Petrowa , in three sets. In the quarter-finals she was eliminated against Caroline Wozniacki with 2: 6 and 2: 6.
2010–2012
2010 was not a good tennis year for Oudin. Also at the US Open, she was eliminated in the second round. Since she had reached the quarter-finals the year before, she lost many world ranking points.
She achieved a surprise success in 2011 when she won the mixed title of the US Open together with Jack Sock - it was her first Grand Slam title.
In 2012 she finally won her first WTA individual title in Birmingham . As an unseeded player, she defeated Janković in two sets in the final this time.
2013-2017
In 2013 and 2014 Oudin suffered from cardiac arrhythmias, which is why she had to undergo an operation in November 2014.
In 2015 and 2016 she played mostly on the ITF Women's Circuit and won the doubles at the tournament in Surbiton in 2016 alongside Sanaz Marand against Robin Anderson / Alison Bai 6: 4 and 7: 5. There are also two finals for 2016. In the singles final at the tournament in Atlanta she lost to Elise Mertens 4: 6 and 2: 6 and in doubles at the tournament in Scottsdale on the side of Samantha Crawford she lost 4: 6 and 3: 6 against Ingrid Neel / Taylor Townsend .
In 2017 she did not take part in any tournament. On August 18, she announced her retirement from tennis. She explained her decision with the many health problems in recent years.
Tournament victories
singles
| No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | July 27, 2008 |
Lexington
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ITF $ 50,000 | Hard court |
Carly Gullickson
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
| 2. | May 10, 2009 |
Indian Harbor Beach
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ITF $ 50,000 | sand |
 Laura Siegemund
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7: 5, 5: 7, 6: 2 |
| 3. | May 17, 2009 |
Raleigh
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ITF $ 50,000 | sand |
Lindsay Lee-Waters
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6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 4 |
| 4th | April 29, 2012 |
Charlottesville
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ITF $ 50,000 | sand |
Irina Falconi
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7: 6 0 , 3: 6, 6: 1 |
| 5. | 17th June 2012 |
 Birmingham
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WTA International | race |
 Jelena Janković
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
| 6th | 4th November 2012 |
New Braunfels
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ITF $ 50,000 | Hard court |
 Mariana Duque Mariño
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6: 1, 6: 1 |
| 7th | 29th September 2013 |
Las Vegas
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ITF $ 50,000 | Hard court |
Coco Vandeweghe
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5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 3 |
Mixed
| No. | date | competition | category | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | September 9, 2011 |
US Open
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Grand Slam | Hard court |
Jack Sock
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 Gisela Dulko Eduardo Schwank
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7: 6 4 , 4: 6, [10: 8] |
Performing in Grand Slam tournaments
singles
| competition | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Balance sheet | Career |
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| Australian Open | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0: 4 | 1 |
| French Open | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2: 4 | 2 |
| Wimbledon | - | AF | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4: 4 | AF |
| US Open | 1 | VF | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5: 5 | VF |
Double
| competition | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Balance sheet | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0: 2 | 1 |
| French Open | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1: 3 | 2 |
| Wimbledon | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 0: 3 | 1 |
| US Open | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2: 9 | 2 |
Web links
- WTA profile Melanie Oudin (English)
- ITF profile of Melanie Oudin (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Melanie Oudin (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Getting to Know Melanie Oudin WTATour.com, December 12, 2008
- ↑ Melanie Oudin Injects Optimism into Women's Tennis NY Times, March 10, 2009
- ↑ 2007 Orange Bowl: Oudin Streak Stopped; Berankis Becomes No. 1 United States Tennis Association.
- ↑ Oudin Turns Professional USTA ( Memento from September 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Melanie Oudin Activity ITF
- ^ Oudin loses in the first round at Miami (PDF; 312 kB) WTA
- ↑ Laura Robson Presses Ahead at Wimbledon 2008 ( Memento from July 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ US tennis professional: Oudin has to undergo heart surgery , spiegel.de November 6, 2014
- ↑ SURPRISE 2009 US OPEN QUARTERFINALIST MELANIE OUDIN RETIRES. tennis.com, July 18, 2017, accessed on July 19, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Oudin, Melanie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marietta (Georgia) , United States |