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Julia Cohen
Julia Cohen (born March 23, 1989) is an American former professional tennis player. In 2001, she won the USTA National Spring Championships 12-Under Division Championship. In her career, Cohen won five singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 30 July 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 97.[1] On 13 May 2013, she peaked at No. 121 in the doubles rankings.[1] She played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Tennis careerCohen grew up in Philadelphia[2][3] and started tennis at the age of three.[2] Her father, Dr. Richard Cohen, played tennis for the University of Pennsylvania and played professional tennis for two years, and her brother Josh was an All-American tennis player at the University of Miami and became head coach of the World Team Tennis Philadelphia Freedoms.[3][4] At the age of six, she was ranked No. 1 in 18-and-under doubles in the USTA Middle States region (including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware).[3] In 1997, at the age of eight, she became the youngest player to win an adult match in a Middle States Tennis Association tournament.[5] She was then the US champion in the 9-and-under division.[3] In 2001, she won the USTA National Spring Championships 12-Under Division Championship.[6] In 2006, she was the top-ranked American girls tennis player.[7] That same year, she and partner Kimberly Couts reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Wimbledon Championships.[8] When she was 15 years old, she was No. 6 in the junior world rankings.[3] On 11 June 2007, she was ranked No. 4.[9] Collegiate tennis careerIn her first year of college tennis, playing number-one singles for the University of Florida Gators. She was SEC Rookie of the Year and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Rookie of the Year.[9] She transferred to the University of Miami and finished the year ranked fifth in the U.S. in singles, and was named All-ACC.[9] Cohen earned her Bachelor's degree in sports administration summa cum laude from California University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and a Master's degree in sport psychology in 2013.[10] Professional careerShe was coached by her brother's friend, Conor Taylor, and won five singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.[9] Cohen played in the 2012 Baku Cup where she made it to her first and only WTA Tour final, before losing in straight sets to fifth-seeded Bojana Jovanovski.[9] That year she reached No. 121 in the WTA doubles rankings, and No. 97 in the singles rankings.[9] She played in World TeamTennis for the Philadelphia Freedoms and the Boston Lobsters.[9] Coaching careerAs an assistant coach, Cohen joined the Chestnut Hill College men's and women's tennis coaching staffs prior to the spring 2017 season.[10] WTA Tour finalsSingles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF finals
Singles (5–10)
Doubles (5–5)
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