Amélie Mauresmo, the 2006 Wimbledon champion in pictures

Amélie Mauresmo is a French and international icon in tennis. Known for her elegant one-handed backhand, the former world No. 1 is still active in the sport.

The former French tennis star has two Grand Slam titles to her name, having won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006, per WTA.

What's more, on 13 September 2004 Mauresmo made history by becoming the first French female player to reach the world number one since the beginning of the Open era (1968).

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With 25 WTA singles titles to her name, Mauresmo has made her mark with her stylish style of play and her one-handed backhand, considered to be one of the most beautiful on the circuit.

A strong personality, Mauresmo was the face of French tennis for many years. Now in the shadows, she continues to be a major player on the French tennis scene.

After winning two Grand Slam tournaments in 2006, Mauresmo failed to confirm her success in 2007. Weakened by a number of injuries, she didn't make it past the last 16 of a Grand Slam that year.

A top-20 player since 1998, Mauresmo dropped out of the world's best 20 in 2008, ten years later. This tumble in the rankings was matched by a drop in results, with the French player no longer able to compete with the world's best.

In 2009, after a 15-year career, Mauresmo decided to retire at the age of 30. In front of the press, she made an emotional announcement: "I'm not going to beat around the bush. I've gathered you here to announce the end of my career."

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The following year, Mauresmo started working for France Télévisions as a pundit, working alongside Lionel Chamoulaud at Roland Garros. She then joined Eurosport for the 2010 US Open and the 2011 Australian Open.

The former Wimbledon champion kept one foot in tennis, however, and in 2010 she became the coach-consultant of Mickaël Llodra, a French player famous for his serve-and-volley style of play. In 2012, she became the coach-consultant of Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, then world number one.

On 19 July 2012, she was appointed coach of the French Fed Cup team, a position she held until 2016, when the French team reached the final.

In 2013, she coached Marion Bartoli at Wimbledon. A former winner of the tournament herself, Mauresmo guided her compatriot to victory, which made Bartoli the first French woman since her coach to win a Grand Slam tournament.

On 8 June 2014, while she was still a pundit for France Télévisions, Andy Murray announced that he had picked Mauresmo as his coach. The Briton was then at the peak of his career.

On 9 May 2016, Mauresmo announced the end of her partnership with Andy Murray, which was interrupted by the pregnancy of the former tennis star, who gave birth to a son named Aaron on 16 August 2015.

On 23 June 2018, she became the first woman to be appointed captain of the French Davis Cup team. Mauresmo eventually decided to relinquish the captaincy, however, to become Lucas Pouille's coach, a partnership that would come to an end in October 2020.

In December 2021, she succeeded Guy Forget as tournament director of the French Open, once again becoming the first woman to be appointed to the post. Today, Mauresmo still holds this position and is one of the most important women in world tennis.

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