Alize Cornet biography
Date of birth : 1990-01-22
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Nice, France
Nationality : French
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-21
Credited as : Professional Tennis player, WTA tour champion, Roland Garros
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Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three (Behind Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezaï).
She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 11 April 2011 she is ranked World No. 67. Cornet also has an extensive juniors record, winning the 2007 Girls' Singles at Roland Garros. She has won 1 WTA title.
Alize Cornet posted her best showing at a Slam by reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2009. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 11 that same year. A winner at Budapest in 2008, the former Roland Garros junior champion also represented France in the 2008 Olympics.
Singles Titles
2008: Budapest
Doubles Titles
2010: Strasbourg
2008: Budapest
Personal:
Coached by Pierre Bouteyre
Mother, Patricia, is housewife (who also travels with her); father, Francis, is commercial director; brother, Sébastien, is a doctor (also her agent)
Has one cat and one dog
Began playing at age 4 after watching brother play
Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is clay
Favorite type of music is rock; favorite artists are Muse, Jack Johnson
Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings; favorite actor is Louis de Funès
Other interests include basketball, handball, soccer, playing piano, reading, watching TV
Favorite city is Nice
People most admired are Andy Roddick and her brother.
