Julia Boserup

Julia Boserup
	Boserup at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Newport Beach, California
Born	September 9, 1991 (age 33); Santa Monica, California
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2008
Retired	2019
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	212–218
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 80 (June 26, 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2017)
French Open	1R (2017)
Wimbledon	3R (2016)
US Open	1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record	48–70
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 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

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

Professional career

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

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

Singles (3–3)

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

Doubles (1–3)

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

References

^ Garber, Greg (June 30, 2016). "Meet Wimbledon's latest sensation, Julia Boserup". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
^ "Julia Boserup bio". WTA. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ "Julia Boserup on Twitter". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ Khan, Nadim (March 11, 2020). "Women@Booth series: Julia Boserup". Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "WTA Board of Directors". July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ "WTA Board of Directors and Council Members". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ "Bhambri, Boserup win Dunlop Orange Bowl". United States Tennis Association.
^ "Julia Boserup". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^ "Julia Boserup's activity". Women's Tennis Association.

External links

Julia Boserup at the Women's Tennis Association
Julia Boserup at the International Tennis Federation

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michelle Larcher de Brito	Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 2008	Succeeded by Gabriela Dabrowski

[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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