Julia Boserup

Julia Boserup
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceNewport Beach, California
Born (1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 (age 33)
Santa Monica, California
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2008
Retired2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record212–218
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 80 (June 26, 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2017)
French Open1R (2017)
Wimbledon3R (2016)
US Open1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record48–70
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (October 23, 2017)

Julia Boserup (born September 9, 1991) is an American retired tennis player.

Boserup was born in Santa Monica, California to two Danish parents and began working with famed coach Robert Lansdorp at the age of 6. She moved to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 13 to train at the USTA's National Training Center. Boserup turned professional in 2008.[1]

Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and achieved her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 80 in 2017.[2]

After suffering multiple injuries over 11 years on Tour, Boserup announced her retirement from professional tennis in May 2019.[3]

After her retirement from professional tennis Boserup earned her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[4] After graduating from Booth, Boserup joined global business advisory firm A.T. Kearney as a Management Consultant.[5] In 2024, Boserup was elected to the Board of Directors of the WTA, where she currently serves as the 1-100+ Singles and Doubles-Only Representative.[6]

Junior accomplishments

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Boserup won the USTA Orange Bowl in 2008, outlasting fellow American Christina McHale in three sets, in the final match.[7]

Professional career

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Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and in 2017 she defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round of the Australian Open. In 2014, Julia reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Tour event in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating world No. 24, Kirsten Flipkens, in the first round.[8]

In her professional career, Boserup competed mainly on the ITF Women's Circuit where she won three singles titles and one doubles title. After qualifying, Boserup made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Tatjana Maria in the first round. In the second round, Boserup triumphed over Belinda Bencic due to a second set retirement before she was beaten by Elena Vesnina. In 2011, Boserup competed as a qualifier in the US Open, losing in the first qualifying round to Elitsa Kostova. In early 2012, Boserup also competed as a qualifier at the Australian Open, winning two matches before falling in the third round of qualifying.[9]

ITF finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments

Singles (3–3)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jul 2011 Waterloo Challenger, Canada Clay Canada Sharon Fichman 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1. Sep 2011 ITF Redding, United States Hard Russia Olga Puchkova 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 2. Oct 2011 Saguenay Challenger, Canada Hard (i) Hungary Tímea Babos 6–7, 3–6
Win 2. Jan 2012 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States Hard United States Lauren Davis 6–0, 6–3
Loss 3. Jul 2014 Sacramento Challenger, United States Hard Australia Olivia Rogowska 2–6, 5–7
Win 3. May 2015 ITF Raleigh, United States Clay United States Samantha Crawford 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (1–3)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 2009 ITF Kansas, United States Hard United States Laura Granville United States Lilia Osterloh
Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
0–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Nov 2010 ITF Phoenix, United States Hard United States Sloane Stephens United States Tetiana Luzhanska
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
5–7, 4–6
Loss 3. Nov 2013 ITF Captiva Island, United States Hard United States Alexandra Mueller Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
United States Allie Will
1–6, 2–6
Win 1. Sep 2015 Las Vegas Open, United States Hard United States Nicole Gibbs Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
United States Sanaz Marand
6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Garber, Greg (June 30, 2016). "Meet Wimbledon's latest sensation, Julia Boserup". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Julia Boserup bio". WTA. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Julia Boserup on Twitter". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Khan, Nadim (March 11, 2020). "Women@Booth series: Julia Boserup". Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "WTA Board of Directors". July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "WTA Board of Directors and Council Members". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bhambri, Boserup win Dunlop Orange Bowl". United States Tennis Association.
  8. ^ "Julia Boserup". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  9. ^ "Julia Boserup's activity". Women's Tennis Association.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under

2008
Succeeded by