Introduction
Julia Boserup (born September 9, 1991) is an American retired tennis player of Danish descent.
Boserup began playing tennis at age six, after her mother, a native of Denmark, enrolled her in group tennis lessons. She was home schooled in high school, which allowed her to focus more time on her tennis career which began in 2006 (ranking 1261).
In 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 80, while her best doubles ranking was 218 on October 23, 2017.
However, she suffered from injuries, and in May 2019, she announced her retirement.
Junior accomplishments
Boserup won the USTA's Dunlop Orange Bowl in 2008, outlasting fellow American Christina McHale in three sets in the final match.
Professional career
In her professional career, Boserup has competed mainly on the ITF Women's Circuit where has won three singles titles and one doubles title. After qualifying, Boserup made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Tatjana Maria in the first round. In the second round, she triumphed over Belinda Bencic due to a second set retirement before she was beaten by Elena Vesnina. In 2011, she competed as a qualifier in the US Open, losing in the first qualifying round to Elitsa Kostova. In early 2012, she also competed as a qualifier at the Australian Open, winning two matches before falling in the third round of qualifying.
Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and in 2017 she defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round of the Australian Open. In 2014, Julia reached the quarterfinals of the WTA event in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating world No. 24 Kirsten Flipkens in the first round.
ITF finals
Singles: 6 (3–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | 10 July 2011 | Waterloo, Canada | Clay | Sharon Fichman | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 13 September 2011 | Redding, United States | Hard | Olga Puchkova | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 30 October 2011 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Tímea Babos | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 30 January 2012 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | Lauren Davis | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 13 July 2014 | Sacramento, United States | Hard | Olivia Rogowska | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 May 2015 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | Samantha Crawford | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 4 (1–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 October 2009 | Kansas City, United States | Hard | Laura Granville | Lilia Osterloh Anna Tatishvili |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 November 2010 | Phoenix, United States | Hard | Sloane Stephens | Tetiana Luzhanska CoCo Vandeweghe |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 November 2013 | Captiva Island, United States | Hard | Alexandra Mueller | Gabriela Dabrowski Allie Will |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 28 September 2015 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Nicole Gibbs | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Sanaz Marand |
6–3, 6–4 |