Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born 18 March 1983) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 61, achieved on 5 October 2003. Her highest doubles ranking position of 54, she set on 18 July 2005.
Cohen-Aloro won seven singles and twelve doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
Professional career
Cohen-Aloro turned professional on 15 October 2001, at the age of 18.
In April 2005, she beat world No. 21,
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, in Miami in two sets. Cohen-Aloro upset heavy favorite
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(seeded 24 and ranked No. 29 in the world) in the first round of the 2005 Australian Open, 6–2, 6–2.
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pulled off a major upset in the first round of the 2005 Wimbledon Championships ladies' doubles, beating third seeds
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, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. However, they lost in the second round.
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. Two days earlier in the same tournament, she had played her last singles match, losing to Mattek-Sands in the second round of the main draw.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 runner-up
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (7–3)
Doubles: 23 (12–11)
Personal
Cohen-Aloro is
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