- Amélie Cocheteux
Amélie Cocheteux (born
March 27 ,1978 , inAmiens ,France ) is a former professional tennis player fromFrance . She reached her career high ranking of No. 55 in the world onMay 10 ,1999 . She defeated world number tenNathalie Tauziat in theProstejov tournament in 1999. As a junior, she won the1995 French Open title.In 2000, Cocheteux and another French player,
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot , were accused of racism byAlexandra Stevenson . Cocheteux allegedly used a racial remark to Stevenson whilst bumping into her in the locker room. [ [http://www.polkonline.com/stories/063000/spo_stevenson.shtml Stevenson charges hazing, racism on women's tour] ] Cocheteux denied the claims, and no action was taken by the WTA Tour. [ [http://news.indiainfo.com/2000/07/01/spt-racist.html I'm not a racist, says Frenchwoman Sidot] ]Cocheteux's results heavily 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.
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