Amélie Cocheteux (born 27 March 1978) is a former professional

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player from France. She reached her career high ranking of No. 55 in the world on 10 May 1999. She defeated world number ten

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in the

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tournament in 1999. As a junior, she won the

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title. In 2000, Cocheteux and another French player,

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, were accused of racism by

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. Cocheteux allegedly used a racial remark to Stevenson whilst bumping into her in the locker room. Cocheteux denied the claims, and no action was taken by the WTA Tour."I'm not a racist", says Frenchwoman Sidot
Cocheteux's results seriously deteriorated throughout the year, ending it with an 8–26 record and dropping out of the top 100. In 2001, she played just three events on the ITF circuit, losing first round in all of them, and stopped playing on the women's tour at the age of just 23.

WTA finals

Doubles (0–1)

ITF Finals

Singles Finals (4-5)

Doubles Finals (0-3)

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* * 1978 births Living people French female tennis players French Open junior champions Sportspeople from Amiens Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles {{France-tennis-bio-stub