Julie Ditty

Julie Ditty

Julie Ditty at an ITF $75,000 event in Albuquerque, USA, in 2008
Country	United States
Residence	Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Born	(1979-01-04) January 4, 1979 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2002
Retired	2011
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$493,168
Singles
Career record	294 - 230
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 89 (March 24, 2008)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2008)
French Open	1R (2008)
Wimbledon	1R (2008)
US Open	Q3 (2007)
Doubles
Career record	296 - 168
Career titles	0 WTA, 30 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 66 (August 3, 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2009)
French Open	2R (2009)
Wimbledon	2R (2009)
US Open	3R (2008)
Last updated on: (August 31, 2009).

Julie Ditty (born January 4, 1979, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91. She beat Alizé Cornet and Vania King before falling to Julia Vakulenko in three sets. In 2007, she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league.

2008

In 2008, Ditty qualified for the Gaz de France tournament in Paris where she lost to the Number 6 seed and former world number 1 Amélie Mauresmo. During the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, she made it through the first round by defeating Alona Bondarenko, who was seeded eighth, and got to the 2nd round there before falling to qualifier Timea Bacsinszky 7–5 6–4, after having leads in both sets. Her win over world No. 22 Alona Bondarenko was best-ever career win. In August, Julie defeated Meng Yuan in the first round at Cincinnati, marking her first win in a WTA main draw since Antwerp.

2009

Ditty was named to the United States Fed Cup team for their February 2009 match against Argentina after Bethanie Mattek withdrew with an injury; she played doubles with Liezel Huber. They would win the decisive match for Team USA 6–2, 6–3.^[1]

In February, following Fed Cup, Julie lost in the opening round in Midland and Memphis. She did not play in the month of March.

In April, Julie won her opening main draw match in Charleston defeating Ayumi Morita 6–1, 6–1. This would mark her first tour level win for the year. In her next tournament, $75k Dothan, Julie would retire in her opening round against Zi Yan. In doubles, Julie would partner with Carly Gullickson to extend her record of USTA ITF titles to 35 as they would win the doubles title.

In May, Julie would enter the singles qualifying draws in Rome, Madrid, Strasbourg, and the French Open, failing to qualify in all four. In Rome, Julie partnered with Jill Craybas to win their opening round before falling in the second round.

Julie's singles record for the year to date is 4–13.

2010

Ditty has appeared in the Family Circle Cup, Sony Ericsson Open, and now Wimbledon. Ditty won her first qualifying match against Margalita Chakhnashvili (GEO) 6–4 6–3. She then went on to defeat Jelena Dokić (AUS) 5–7 7–5 6–2 to reach the final round of qualifying. She next faces compatriot Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) for a place in the main draw.

2014

In June 2014, Ditty emerged from retirement and led Team Kentucky to a decisive win in the Southern Senior Cup Women's 35 and over division. She followed this up by winning the US Open National Playoff tournament for the Southern section ^[2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 14 (9–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	June 24, 2001	Easton, Maryland, USA	Hard	Mi-Ra Jeon	4–6 6–7(4–7)
Winner	2.	July 8, 2001	Waco, Texas, USA	Hard	Jahnavi Parekh	6–4 6–2
Winner	3.	September 29, 2002	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Clay	Neyssa Etienne	7–5 3–6 6–4
Winner	4.	October 6, 2002	Winter Park, Florida, USA	Clay	Vladimíra Uhlířová	6–2 4–6 6–4
Winner	5.	June 4, 2006	Houston, Texas, USA	Hard	Petra Rampre	6–4 6–7(4–7) 6–3
Winner	6.	June 11, 2006	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Hard	Madison Brengle	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	7.	November 19, 2006	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Stéphanie Dubois	3–6 6–7(6–8)
Winner	8.	February 4, 2007	Palm Desert, California, USA	Hard	Angelique Kerber	6–1 6–0
Winner	9.	April 29, 2007	Sea Island, Georgia, USA	Clay	Anda Perianu	6–3 6–2
Winner	10.	October 21, 2007	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Angela Haynes	7–6(8–6) 6–4
Winner	11.	September 21, 2008	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Rosana de los Ríos	6–4 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up	12.	October 19, 2008	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Shenay Perry	1–6 3–6
Runner-up	13.	November 9, 2008	Auburn, Alabama, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	0–6 7–6(9–7) 5–7
Runner-up	14.	November 16, 2008	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	6–4 3–6 2–6

Doubles 53 (30–23)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	August 8, 1999	Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA	Hard	I-Ting Wang	Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen	7–5 3–6 2–6
Winner	2.	July 1, 2001	Edmond, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Michelle Dasso	Ilke Gers Tracey O'Connor	6–4 7–5
Runner-up	3.	August 5, 2001	Lexington, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Lisa McShea Nana Miyagi	2–6 1–6
Runner-up	4.	June 24, 2001	Waco, Texas, USA	Hard	Michelle Dasso	Marina Bernshtein Neyssa Etienne	4–6 6–4 4–6
Runner-up	5.	September 22, 2002	Greenville, Tennessee, USA	Clay	Michelle Dasso	Jennifer Radman Brooke Skeen	6–4 5–7 3–6
Winner	6.	September 29, 2002	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Clay	Michelle Dasso	Erica Krauth Vanessa Krauth	7–6(7–4) 6–3
Winner	7.	October 6, 2002	Winter Park, Florida, USA	Clay	Michelle Dasso	Marilyn Baker Ioana Plesu	7–6(7–4) 6–3
Runner-up	8.	April 27, 2003	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	Milagros Sequera Christina Wheeler	7–5 1–6 2–6
Runner-up	9.	April 27, 2003	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	Milagros Sequera Christina Wheeler	7–5 1–6 2–6
Runner-up	10.	May 18, 2003	Charlottesville, Virginia, USA	Clay	Christina Wheeler	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lilia Osterloh	5–7 1–6
Winner	11.	June b29, 2003	Edmond, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Kelly McCain	Angela Haynes Jacqueline Trail	6–3 6–3
Winner	12.	August 3, 2003	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Lisa McShea	Teryn Ashley Shenay Perry	7–6(7–4) 6–7(5–7) 6–3
Runner-up	13.	January 25, 2004	Boca Raton, Florida, USA	Hard	Allison Bradshaw	Shuai Peng Xie Yan-ze	1–6 2–6
Winner	14.	February 1, 2004	Boca Raton, Florida, USA	Hard	Allison Bradshaw	Natalia Dziamidzenka Sania Mirza	6–3 6–1
Runner-up	15.	April 4, 2004	Augusta, Georgia, USA	Hard	Jessica Lehnhoff	Francesca Lubiani Mashona Washington	1–6 3–6
Runner-up	16.	July 25, 2004	Schenectady, New York, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Casey Dellacqua Nicole Sewell	6–3 6–7(2–7) 2–6
Winner	17.	August 8, 2004	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	Claire Curran Natalie Grandin	1–6 6–4 6–2
Winner	18.	October 10, 2004	Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Clay	Kristen Schlukebir	Natalie Grandin Arpi Kojian	6–2 7–5
Winner	19.	January 16, 2005	Tampa, Florida, USA	Hard	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Cory-Ann Avants Kristen Schlukebir	6–1 6–2
Winner	20.	January 23, 2005	Miami, Florida, USA	Hard	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Mélanie Marois Sarah Riske	6–3 2–6 7–6(7–3)
Winner	21.	February 6, 2005	Rockford, Illinois, USA	Hard	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Joana Cortez Svetlana Krivencheva	3–6 7–5 7–5
Runner-up	22.	April 24, 2005	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Clay	Vladimíra Uhlířová	Carly Gullickson Galina Voskoboeva	6–4 1–6 2–6
Winner	23.	June 12, 2005	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Cory-Ann Avants Kristen Schulkebir	6-2- 6–3
Runner-up	24.	July 17, 2005	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Teryn Ashley	Natalia Dziamidzenka Anda Perianu	5–7 6–2 4–6
Winner	25.	September 26, 2005	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Romana Tedjakusuma Napaporn Tongsalee	6–3 6–7(6–8) 7–6(7–2)
Winner	26.	October 9, 2005	Troy, Alabama, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Salome Devidze Mandy Minella	6–2 6–2
Runner-up	27.	January 29, 2006	Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Lilia Osterloh	Chin-Wei Chan Marie-Ève Pelletier	5–7 6–4 2–6
Winner	28.	February 24, 2006	St. Paul, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Eva Hrdinová Michaela Paštiková	4–6 7–6(7–5) 6–2
Runner-up	29.	June 11, 2006	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones	6–7(6–8) 4–6
Runner-up	30.	June 18, 2006	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Hard	Ansley Cargill	Carly Gullickson Tetiana Luzhanska	3–6 4–6
Winner	31.	August 20, 2006	Bronx, New York, USA	Hard	Natalie Grandin	Lucie Hradecká Michaela Paštiková	6–1 7–6(7–2)
Winner	32.	September 24, 2006	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	6–1 6–4
Winner	33.	October 1, 2006	Ashland, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Ashley Harkleroad Ágnes Szávay	6–3 5–7 6–2
Winner	34.	October 22, 2006	Houston, Texas, USA	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Laura Granville Carly Gullickson	6–4 4–6 7–5
Winner	35.	November 19, 2006	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Leanne Baker	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	7–6(7–5) 6–4
Runner-up	36.	January 27, 2007	Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Līga Dekmeijere	Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones	0–6 3–6
Winner	37.	February 4, 2007	Palm Desert, California, USA	Hard	Edina Gallovits	Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones	6–2 6–1
Winner	38.	March 25, 2007	Redding, California, USA	Hard	Chin-Wei Chan	Jorgelina Cravero Su-Wei Hsieh	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	39.	August 4, 2007	Washington DC, USA	Hard	Natalie Grandin	Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	40.	August 18, 2007	Bronx, New York, USA	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Lucie Hradecká Urszula Radwańska	2–6 4–6
Runner-up	41.	October 21, 2007	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Leanne Baker	Stéphanie Dubois Alisa Kleybanova	2–6 0–6
Winner	42.	June 6, 2008	Surbiton, England	Grass	Abigail Spears	Sarah Borwell Elizabeth Thomas	7–6(7–2) 6–2
Winner	43.	September 21, 2008	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami	6–3 6–4
Runner-up	44.	September 28, 2008	Ashland, Kentucky, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Līga Dekmeijere Jelena Pandžić	3–6 6–3 [8–10]
Winner	45.	October 19, 2008	Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Yayuk Basuki Romana Tedjakusuma	3–6 6–4 [12–10]
Winner	46.	April 26, 2009	Dothan, Alabama, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Ekaterina Bychkova Alexandra Panova	2–6 6–1 [10–6]
Winner	47.	April 26, 2010	Charlottesville, Virginia, USA	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Alexandra Mueller Ahsha Rolle	6–4 6–3
Runner-up	48.	May 9, 2010	Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle	3–6 6–7(4–7)
Winner	49.	October 4, 2010	Kansas City, USA	Hard	Abigail Spears	Lauren Albanese Irina Falconi	6-2 4-6 6-4
Runner-up	50.	November 1, 2010	Grapevine, USA	Hard	Chanelle Scheepers	Ahsha Rolle Mashona Washington	7-5, 2-6, 2-6
Winner	51.	January 31, 2011	Rancho Santa Fe, USA	Hard	Mervana Jugic-Salkic	Shuko Aoyama Remi Tezuka	6-0 6-2
Winner	52.	February 28, 2011	Hammond, Louisiana, USA	Hard	Christina Fusano	Mervana Jugic-Salkic Melanie South	6-3, 6-3
Runner-up	53.	April 25, 2011	Charlottesville, Virginia, USA	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Sharon Fichman Marie-Eve Pelletier	4-6, 3-6

References

• ITF statistics

External links

• Julie Ditty at the Women's Tennis Association
• Julie Ditty at the International Tennis Federation