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Julie Halard-Decugis (born Halard the September 10th 1970 with Versailles) is a French player of Tennis . After having marked the tournaments juniors by the constancy of its performances, it passes Professionnel it on the circuit WTA in 1986.
Career (summarized)
Practitioner a powerful and precise tennis, Julie Halard reaches the final junior of Wimbledon in 1987 and gains Roland Garros in 1988 (into simple girls).Become Professional it, it gains its first tournament with Puerto Rico in 1991 and settles consequently durably among the thirty best players of the world.
In 1994, its good performances are rewarded by a qualification for the Masters for November, where it eliminates Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (then 2nd world) with the 1st turn.
In February 1996, it is essential on the Open Gaz de France against favorite the Iva Majoli finally. Wounded with the wrist at the time of a meeting of Fed Cup against the Spain in July, she does not play any more that one match (in October) but finishes the season with the 15th world rank - and better Française of the year.
Always handicapped, it is aligned only in two international competitions in 1997.
On its return in January 1998, it finds its best level quickly and is essential in June on the grass of Rosmalen: it then becomes the 20th player of the era Open to gain at least a title into simple on all surfaces. After its double success with Pattaya in November, it is the fifth Tricolor one to integrate one day the signal ten . In 1999, it gains two tournaments into simple, loses three finales and is qualified for the Masters.
2000 is at the same time the last and the best season of its career. It reaches initially the quarterfinals to the Open of Australia for the first time since 1993. In February, it reaches its higher classification (7th) and gains two new titles into simple (with Eastbourne and Tokyo). But it is in double that it carries out its most remarkable performances: briefly number one world of the speciality (on September 11th), it allocates ten titles among the most prestigious tests of the calendar, of which the US Open with Have Sugiyama the day of its thirty years.
With twelve titles into simple and fifteen in double, Julie Halard constituted one of the richest prize lists of the French tennis of the era Open. She also beat many best, including Steffi Graf, Lindsay Davenport, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario or Jennifer Capriati.
Since the September 22nd 1995, it is married with its trainer Arnaud Decugis, great nephew of max Decugis (champion of tennis in the Années 1910 and 1920).
Prize list Julie Halard-Decugis
Course in Large Slam
Course in Fed Cup
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