- Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
nickname =
country = FRA
residence =Seine ,France
datebirth = birth date and age|1983|3|18
placebirth =Paris ,France
height = height|m=1.75
weight = convert|68|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro =October 15 ,2001
retired =
plays = Right Handed
careerprizemoney = $816,800
singlesrecord = 241–192
singlestitles = 0 WTA, 6 ITF
highestsinglesranking = 61 (October 23 ,2003 )
AustralianOpenresult = 2r (2005)
FrenchOpenresult = 3r (2007)
Wimbledonresult = 1r (2003, 2004, 2008)
USOpenresult = 2r (2003)
doublesrecord = 105–93
doublestitles = 0 WTA, 9 ITF
highestdoublesranking = 54 (July 18 ,2005 )
updated = June 16, 2008Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born
March 18 ,1983 , inParis ,France ) is a professional female Frenchtennis player .Her highest ranking singles position was # 61, achieved on
October 5 ,2003 . Her highest ranking doubles position was # 54, achieved onJuly 18 ,2005 .Tennis career
Cohen-Aloro has won 5 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles, and 9 ITF doubles titles.
Junior circuit
A top player on the junior circuit in 1998, Cohen-Aloro missed all of 1999 due to injuries.
In 2000, she reached the semifinals in two ITF events.
Then in 2001, just before turning pro, Stephanie won two ITF events, a singles title in
Bangkok and a doubles title inMadrid .Pro career
She turned pro on
October 15 ,2001 , at the age of 18.In 2002, she captured three more ITF events: in singles in
Cardiff, Wales and Mount Gamier, Australia, and in doubles with Randriantefy in her native France at theCagnes-sur-Mer . In theFrench Open , she was eliminated in the 1st round byMirjana Lucic of Croatia.In February 2003 she beat world # 15
Anna Pistolesi 6–3, 6–2, in Paris, and world # 24Tatiana Panova 6–0, 6–3, in Tokyo. In April 2003, Cohen-Aloro enjoyed her best showing in a WTA tournament. At Estoril,Portugal , she beatMaria Kirilenko in the 1st round, 6–2, 6–3, then eliminated SpaniardMaria Sanchez Lorenzo , 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, before a quarterfinal setback againstMagui Serna . At the 2003 French Open, Cohen-Aloro fell toPatty Schnyder , 3–6, 6–7, in the 2nd round. She lost the 1st round of Wimbledon, but made the 2nd round at the US Open. She coasted to a 6–2, 6–4 victory overAlina Jidkova before succumbing toAmelie Mauresmo (at the time ranked No. 6 in the world), 2–6, 2–6. Cohen-Aloro's doubles team withTatiana Perebiynis of theUkraine was also eliminated in the 2nd round. She won the ITF Cagnes-Sur-Mer in singles.In the 2004 Australian Open, Cohen-Aloro played in both the women's singles and doubles competitions. In singles, she lost in the first round to American
Amy Frazier , 4–6, 7–5, and 3–6. In doubles with partnerMagui Serna of Spain, she lost 3–6 and 3–6.Cohen-Aloro faced a tough first round draw in the 2004 Roland Garros tournament. She lost to 17th-seeded Italian
Francesca Schiavone , 6–2, 6–1. She and partner Jean-Francois Bachelot were also knocked out of the mixed doubles event in the first round. In the 2004 U.S Open, Stephanie paired up with SpaniardConchita Martinez Granados . Cohen-Aloro and Granados lost in the 2nd round.In April 2005 she beat world # 21
Daniela Hantuchova in Miami, 7–6(3), 6–2. Cohen-Aloro upset heavy favoriteMary Pierce (seeded 24 and ranked # 29 in the world) in the 1st round of the 2005 Australian Open, 6–2, 6–2. She lost, however, in the 2nd round.Cohen-Aloro and 28 year-old Tunisian Selima Sfar beat
Ana Ivanović andTina Krizan 6–4, 6–2 in the first round of the French Open, but lost toEmilie Loit andNicole Pratt (seeded 12th) 7–6 (7–4), 6–3, 11-9 in the 2nd round.Cohen-Aloro and Sfar pulled off a major upset in the 1st round of the Wimbledon 2005 ladies doubles event, beating 3rd seeds
Lisa Raymond andRennae Stubbs 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. However, they lost in round 2.In 2006 she captured her 5th career ITF Circuit singles title at the $25K
Biarritz , and won her 9th ITF Circuit doubles title of her career at the $50K Joue-Les-Tours with Martinez Sanchez.Federation Cup
Cohen-Aloro was named to the French
Federation Cup team. In 2003 she won one match on clay, and lost two matches on carpet. [http://www.fedcup.com/teams/player.asp?player=20011913]External links
* [http://www.stephaniecohenaloro.com Official website]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/teams/player.asp?player=20011913 Federation Cup results]
*wta|id=30501|name=Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Aloro.html Jewish Virtual Library bio]
* [http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=113 Jews in Sports bio]
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