Julie Pullin

Julie Pullin (born 5 November 1975), now Julie Hobbs, is a retired British tennis player who turned professional in 1993. She won eight singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF circuit, many with compatriot Lorna Woodroffe. She is most well known for receiving nine wild cards over her career for the ladies' singles at Wimbledon, but failing to win a match.

Julie Pullin
Country (sports) United Kingdom
 England
ResidenceBrighton & Hove, Sussex
Born (1975-11-05) 5 November 1975
Cuckfield, Sussex
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2003
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$421,976
Singles
Career record302–283
Career titles0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (10 April 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Doubles
Career record255–183
Career titles25 ITF
Highest ranking67 (2 February 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1998)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open1R (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001)

She reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of 125 in April 2000, after she achieved her best performance in a Grand Slam championship, qualifying and reaching the second round of the Australian Open for the first time.[1] Pullin had defeated Slovak 15th seed Martina Suchá in the first round of qualifying 6–4, 7–5, Gloria Pizzichini 6–4, 6–0 in the second and American Samantha Reeves in the final round 6–2, 7–6. She defeated another American, Jane Chi, 6–1, 6–3 in the first round proper, before narrowly losing to Chinese wild card Yi Jing-Qian, 3–6, 6–2, 7–9. It was the only tournament where Pullin won a main-draw Grand Slam match in singles.

She reached the second round of the Wimbledon ladies' doubles tournament once in 2000, with Woodroffe, beating Dawn Buth and Julie Scott 6–4, 6–1, before losing to the 14th seeded Anke Huber and Barbara Schett in the second round.

Julie Pullin announced her retirement in 2003, after playing her last professional singles match in the first round at Wimbledon, losing 1–6, 3–6 to Lina Krasnoroutskaya.

Personal life

Pullin was born in Cuckfield in Sussex to her father Alan and her tennis coach mother Andrea. She has two brothers, Roger and Keith, and a sister, Vicki. She was coached during her career by Leighton Alfred.

Her married name is now Hobbs, and under that name she is now the head coach at the Pavilion and Avenue Tennis Club in Brighton.[2]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1997 Cardiff, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Kerry-Anne Guse
Debbie Graham		 3–6, 4–6

ITF finals

Singles: 18 (8–10)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 23 March 1992 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Julia Muir 6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 6 April 1992 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Estelle Gevers 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Runner–up 3. 5 July 1993 Frinton, Great Britain Grass Lucie Ahl 1–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 4. 9 August 1993 College Park, United States Hard Vickie Paynter 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Runner–up 5. 27 September 1993 Bracknell, Great Britain Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko 5–7, 2–6
Runner–up 6. 4 March 1996 Haifa, Israel Hard Hila Rosen 4–6, 3–6
Runner–up 7. 4 May 1996 Hatfield, Great Britainm Clay Jessica Steck 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Runner–up 8. 8 July 1996 Easton, United States Hard Stephanie Mabry 3–6, 3–6
Runner–up 9. 29 September 1996 Telford, Great Britain Hard (i) Lucie Ahl 3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner 10. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Joanne Ward 6–0, 6–3
Winner 11. 14 February 1998 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Joanne Ward 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Winner 12. 9 August 1998 Lexington, United States Hard Abigail Tordoff 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 13. 7 November 1999 Hull, Great Britain Hard (i) Yvonne Doyle 4–6, 5–7
Runner–up 14. 20 February 2000 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Elena Bovina 6–2, 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 30 October 2000 Hull, Great Britain Hard Louise Latimer 2–4, 2–4, 1–4
Runner-up 16. 19 February 2001 Algarve, Portugal Hard Ekaterina Kozhokina 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 17. 9 October 2001 Cardiff, Great Britain Carpet (i) Eva Dyrberg 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–2
Winner 18. 5 May 2002 Gifu, Japan Hard Shinobu Asagoe 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 45 (25–20)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 10 February 1992 Swindon, Great Britain Carpet Lorna Woodroffe Jacqueline Geller
Tina Samara		 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 2. 4 May 1992 Lee-on-the-Solent, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Alison Smith
Tamsin Wainwright		 1–6, 4–6
Runner–up 3. 25 October 1993 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Robyn Mawdsley Ei Iida
Nana Smith		 4–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 5 February 1996 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard Lorna Woodroffe Melissa Beadman
Helen Laupa		 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 18 February 1996 Sheffield, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Lucie Ahl
Joanne Ward		 6–7, 3–6
Winner 6. 4 March 1996 Haifa, Israel Hard Kate Warne-Holland Hila Rosen
Shiri Burstein		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 22 April 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Helen Crook
Victoria Davies		 2–6, 0–6
Winner 8. 29 September 1996 Telford, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Natalia Egorova
Henriëtte van Aalderen		 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 9. 6 October 1996 Nottingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Emily Bond
Ekaterina Roubanova		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 10. 28 October 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Hard Lorna Woodroffe Joelle Schad
Syna Schmidle		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 11. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard Lorna Woodroffe Shirli-Ann Siddall
Amanda Wainwright		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 12. 23 February 1997 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Kerry-Anne Guse
Clare Wood		 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 13. 7 April 1997 Hvar, Croatia Clay Amanda Wainwright Patrícia Marková
Zuzana Váleková		 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Runner–up 14. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Amanda Wainwright
Shirli-Ann Siddall		 3–6, 5–7
Winner 15. 14 July 1997 Clearwater, United States Hard (i) Amanda Wainwright Maureen Drake
Lindsay Lee-Waters		 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 16. 27 July 1997 Peachtree City, United States Hard Amanda Wainwright Sonya Jeyaseelan
Kaoru Shibata		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 17. 19 October 1997 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Lenka Cenková
Sandra Načuk		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 18. 2 November 1997 Edinburgh, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Amanda Hopmans
Seda Noorlander		 6–3, 6–1
Runner–up 19. 26 July 1998 Peachtree City, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Vanessa Webb
Keri Phebus		 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner–up 20. 2 August 1998 Winnipeg, Canada Hard Renata Kolbovic Vanessa Webb
Keri Phebus		 6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Winner 21. 23 August 1998 The Bronx, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Christína Papadáki
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor		 6–3, 6–1
Runner–up 22. 9 August 1998 Lexington, United States Hard Kim Eun-ha Alexandra Fusai
Florencia Labat		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 23. 18 October 1999 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Magda Mihalache
Zuzana Váleková		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 24. 7 November 1999 Hull, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Michaela Paštiková
Jasmin Wöhr		 6–4, 6–3
Runner–up 25. 20 February 2000 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Alexandra Fusai
Tina Križan		 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–7(1–7)
Runner–up 26. 21 February 2000 Bushey, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Annabel Ellwood
Nadejda Ostrovskaya		 1–6, 1–6
Winner 27. 6 March 2000 Haikou, China Hard Gréta Arn Chae Kyung-yee
Ryoko Takemura		 7–5, 6–4
Winner 28. 22 October 2000 Cardiff, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Giulia Casoni
Laurence Courtois		 0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 29. 30 October 2000 Hull, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Mia Buric
Syna Schmidle		 4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 5–4(4)
Winner 30. 11 February 2001 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Irina Selyutina
Tina Križan		 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 31. 19 February 2001 Algarve, Portugal Hard Alice Barnes Carine Bornu
Aliénor Tricerri		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 32. 25 March 2001 La Cañada, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Rika Hiraki
Kim Eun-ha		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 33. 6 May 2001 Gifu, Japan Hard Lorna Woodroffe Wynne Prakusya
Kim Eun-ha		 6–1, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up 34. 13 May 2001 Fukuoka, Japan Hard Lorna Woodroffe Rika Hiraki
Nana Smith		 0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 35. 20 May 2001 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Helen Crook
Victoria Davies		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 36. 4 June 2001 Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Lorna Woodroffe Kim Grant
Lilia Osterloh		 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Winner 37. 15 July 2001 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Trudi Musgrave Natalie Grandin
Kim Grant		 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 38. 29 July 2001 Pamplona, Spain Clay Trudi Musgrave Giulia Casoni
Roberta Vinci		 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Winner 39. 5 August 2001 Alghero, Italy Hard Trudi Musgrave Maret Ani
Joana Cortez		 6–4, 7–5
Runner–up 40. 16 September 2001 Peachtree City, United States Hard Trudi Musgrave Allison Bradshaw
Jennifer Russell		 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Runner–up 41. 19 March 2002 La Cañada, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Kim Grant
Abigail Spears		 6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 42. 12 May 2002 Fukuoka, Japan Hard Lorna Woodroffe Shinobu Asagoe
Cho Yoon-jeong		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 43. 9 June 2002 Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Lorna Woodroffe Nannie de Villiers
Irina Selyutina		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 44. 8 October 2002 Cardiff, Great Britain Hard (i) Mariana Díaz Oliva Marion Bartoli
Vanessa Webb		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 45. 17 November 2002 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Trudi Musgrave Amanda Augustus
Gabriela Lastra		 7–6(7–1), 6–2

Unplayed final
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
NP N/A 5 June 1999 Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Lorna Woodroffe Rika Hiraki
Linda Wild		 cancelled

References
  1. "Pullin flies British flag". London: www.bbc.co.uk. 17 January 2000. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. "Tennis Coaching Team". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
Preceded by
Louise Latimer
Lucie Ahl
Lucie Ahl		 British Tennis number one
10 April 2000 – 16 April 2000
6 August 2001 - 17 March 2002
6 May 2002 – 22 September 2002		 Succeeded by
Louise Latimer
Lucie Ahl
Elena Baltacha
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