Julie Heldman
Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) is an American tennis player who won 22 singles titles. In 1968 and 1969, she was ranked No. 2 in the U.S. She was Canadian National 18 and Under Singles Champion at age 12, U.S. Champion in Girls’ 15 Singles and Girls’ 18 Singles, Italian Open Singles Champion, Canadian Singles and Doubles Champion, and U.S. Clay Court Doubles Champion. She won three medals at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and three gold medals at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.
Heldman winning the 1969 Italian Open | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Julie Medalie Heldman | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Santa Monica, California | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 8, 1945 Berkeley, California, US | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 70–31 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (1969 and 1974) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (1974) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (1970) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1969) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (1974) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 39–22 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (1974) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1969, 1974) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (1968, 1969) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2018, Heldman published the memoir Driven, A Daughter's Odyssey. The book offers insights into the history of women's tennis in the mid-20th century, including an insider's account of the birth of the tour. Heldman reveals her struggles with the trauma of her mother's emotional abuse and with bipolar disorder.