Julia Boserup Explained

Julia Boserup
Residence:Newport Beach, California
Birth Date:9 September 1991
Birth Place:Santa Monica, California
Turnedpro:2008
Retired:2019
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singlestitles:3 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 80 (June 26, 2017)
Australianopenresult:2R (2017)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2017)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2016)
Usopenresult:1R (2017)
Doublestitles:1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking: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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Jul 2011Waterloo Challenger, CanadaClay Sharon Fichman3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1.Sep 2011ITF Redding, United StatesHard Olga Puchkova6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss2.Oct 2011Saguenay Challenger, CanadaHard (i) Tímea Babos6–7, 3–6
Win2.Jan 2012Rancho Santa Fe Open, United StatesHard Lauren Davis6–0, 6–3
Loss3.Jul 2014Sacramento Challenger, United StatesHard Olivia Rogowska2–6, 5–7
Win3.May 2015ITF Raleigh, United StatesClay Samantha Crawford6–3, 6–2

Doubles (1–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 2009ITF Kansas, United StatesHard Laura Granville Lilia Osterloh
Anna Tatishvili
0–6, 3–6
Loss2.Nov 2010ITF Phoenix, United StatesHard Sloane Stephens Tetiana Luzhanska
CoCo Vandeweghe
5–7, 4–6
Loss3.Nov 2013ITF Captiva Island, United StatesHard Alexandra Mueller Gabriela Dabrowski
Allie Will
1–6, 2–6
Win1.Sep 2015Las Vegas Open, United StatesHard Nicole Gibbs Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Sanaz Marand
6–3, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. News: Garber . Greg. 2016-06-30 . Meet Wimbledon's latest sensation, Julia Boserup . 2016-06-30 . . en.
  2. Web site: Julia Boserup bio . WTA. 12 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Julia Boserup on Twitter. 6 May 2019.
  4. News: Khan. Nadim . 2020-03-11 . Women@Booth series: Julia Boserup . 2020-03-11. en.
  5. News: 2020-07-16 . WTA Board of Directors . 2024-07-16 . en.
  6. Web site: WTA Board of Directors and Council Members . 2024-07-16 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
  7. News: Bhambri, Boserup win Dunlop Orange Bowl. .
  8. Web site: Julia Boserup . 2016-02-05 . Women's Tennis Association.
  9. News: Julia Boserup's activity . .