Julia Boserup

Julia Boserup (born September 9, 1991) is an American retired tennis player.

Boserup was born in Santa Monica, California to two Danish parents and began working with famed coach Robert Lansdorp at the age of 6. She moved to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 13 to train at the USTA's National Training Center. Boserup turned professional in 2008.

Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and achieved her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 80 in 2017.

After suffering multiple injuries over 11 years on Tour, Boserup announced her retirement from professional tennis in May 2019.

After her retirement from professional tennis Boserup earned her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. After graduating from Booth, Boserup joined global business advisory firm A.T. Kearney as a Management Consultant. In 2024, Boserup was elected to the board of directors of the WTA, where she currently serves as the 1-100+ Singles and Doubles-Only Representative. Since October 2024, Boserup has served as the chief executive officer of the Women's Tennis Benefit Association (WTBA).

Junior accomplishments Boserup won the USTA Orange Bowl in 2008, outlasting fellow American Christina McHale in three sets, in the final match.

Professional career 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 Tour event in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating world No. 24, Kirsten Flipkens, in the first round.

In her professional career, Boserup competed mainly on the ITF Women's Circuit where she 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, Boserup triumphed over Belinda Bencic due to a second set retirement before she was beaten by Elena Vesnina. In 2011, Boserup competed as a qualifier in the US Open, losing in the first qualifying round to Elitsa Kostova. In early 2012, Boserup also competed as a qualifier at the Australian Open, winning two matches before falling in the third round of qualifying.

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Singles (3–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore Loss 1. Jul 2011 Waterloo Challenger, Canada Clay Sharon Fichman 3–6, 6–4, 4–6Win 1. Sep 2011 ITF Redding, United States Hard Olga Puchkova 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 Loss 2. Oct 2011 Saguenay Challenger, Canada Hard (i) Tímea Babos 6–7, 3–6Win 2. Jan 2012 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States Hard Lauren Davis 6–0, 6–3 Loss 3. Jul 2014 Sacramento Challenger, United States Hard Olivia Rogowska 2–6, 5–7Win 3. May 2015 ITF Raleigh, United States Clay Samantha Crawford 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (1–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss 1. Oct 2009 ITF Kansas, United States Hard Laura Granville Lilia Osterloh Anna Tatishvili 0–6, 3–6 Loss 2. Nov 2010 ITF Phoenix, United States Hard Sloane Stephens Tetiana Luzhanska CoCo Vandeweghe 5–7, 4–6 Loss 3. Nov 2013 ITF Captiva Island, United States Hard Alexandra Mueller Gabriela Dabrowski Allie Will 1–6, 2–6Win 1. Sep 2015 Las Vegas Open, United States Hard Nicole Gibbs Paula Cristina Gonçalves Sanaz Marand 6–3, 6–4