Amélie Cocheteux (born 27 March 1978, in Amiens, France) is a former professional tennis player from France. She reached her career high ranking of No. 55 in the world on 10 May 1999. She defeated world number ten Nathalie Tauziat in the Prostějov tournament in 1999. As a junior, she won the 1995 French Open title.
In 2000, Cocheteux and another French player, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, were accused of racism by Alexandra Stevenson. Cocheteux allegedly used a racial remark to Stevenson whilst bumping into her in the locker room.[1] Cocheteux denied the claims, and no action was taken by the WTA Tour.[2]
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)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
WTA Championships (0/0) |
Tier I (0/0) |
Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
Tier II (0/0) |
Premier 5 (0/0) |
Tier III (0/0) |
Premier (0/0) |
Tier IV & V (0/1) |
International (0/1) |
ITF Finals
Singles Finals (4-5)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
Runner-up |
1. |
17 April 1995 |
Murcia, Spain |
Clay |
Ana Alcázar |
0–6, 1–6 |
Winner |
2. |
14 May 1995 |
Le Touquet, France |
Clay |
Patty Van Acker |
6-2, 6-1 |
Runner-up |
3. |
11 February 1996 |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Clay |
Gloria Pizzichini |
2-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up |
4. |
3 November 1996 |
Poitiers, France |
Hard (i) |
Noëlle van Lottum |
6-1, 3-6, 2-6 |
Winner |
5. |
22 June 1997 |
Marseille, France |
Clay |
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
4-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
Runner-up |
6. |
2 November 1997 |
Poitiers, France |
Clay |
Kristie Boogert |
4-6, 5-7 |
Winner |
7. |
7 June 1998 |
Surbiton, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Seda Noorlander |
6-2, 6-4 |
Runner-up |
8. |
18 October 1998 |
Southampton, United Kingdom |
Carpet (i) |
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot |
5-7, 4-6 |
Winner |
9. |
25 October 1998 |
Joué-lès-Tours, France |
Hard (i) |
Stéphanie Foretz |
6-1, 6-1 |