Julie Pullin

Julie Pullin (born 5 November 1975), now Julie Hobbs, is a retired British tennis player who turned professional in 1993. She won eight singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF circuit, many with compatriot Lorna Woodroffe.

She reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of 125 in April 2000, after she achieved her best performance in a Grand Slam championship, qualifying and reaching the second round of the Australian Open for the first time. Pullin had defeated Slovak 15th seed Martina Suchá in the first round of qualifying 6–4, 7–5, Gloria Pizzichini 6–4, 6–0 in the second and American Samantha Reeves in the final round 6–2, 7–6. She defeated another American, Jane Chi, 6–1, 6–3 in the first round proper, before narrowly losing to Chinese wild card Yi Jing-Qian, 3–6, 6–2, 7–9. It was the only tournament where Pullin won a main-draw Grand Slam match in singles.

She reached the second round of the Wimbledon ladies' doubles tournament once in 2000, with Woodroffe, beating Dawn Buth and Julie Scott 6–4, 6–1, before losing to the 14th seeded Anke Huber and Barbara Schett in the second round.

Julie Pullin announced her retirement in 2003, after playing her last professional singles match in the first round at Wimbledon, losing 1–6, 3–6 to Lina Krasnoroutskaya.

Personal life Pullin was born in Cuckfield in Sussex to her father Alan and her tennis coach mother Andrea. She has two brothers, Roger and Keith, and a sister, Vicki. She was coached during her career by Leighton Alfred.

Her married name is now Hobbs, and under that name she is now the head coach at the Pavilion and Avenue Tennis Club in Hove.

WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) Legend Grand Slam Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 May 1997 Cardiff, UK Clay Lorna Woodroffe Kerry-Anne Guse Debbie Graham 3–6, 4–6

ITF finals Singles: 18 (8–10) $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 23 March 1992 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Julia Muir 6–1, 6–1Win 2. 6 April 1992 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Estelle Gevers 6–2, 2–6, 6–4Loss 3. Frinton, Great Britain Grass Lucie Ahl 1–6, 6–3, 1–6Win 4. 9 August 1993 College Park, United States Hard Vickie Paynter 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Loss 5. 27 September 1993 Bracknell, Great Britain Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko 5–7, 2–6Loss 6. 4 March 1996 Haifa, Israel Hard Hila Rosen 4–6, 3–6Loss 7. 4 May 1996 Hatfield, Great Britainm Clay Jessica Steck 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)Loss 8. 8 July 1996 Easton, United States Hard Stephanie Mabry 3–6, 3–6Loss 9. Telford, Great Britain Hard (i) Lucie Ahl 3–6, 7–6, 3–6Win 10. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Joanne Ward 6–0, 6–3Win 11. 14 February 1998 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Joanne Ward 6–1, 1–6, 6–3Win 12. 9 August 1998 Lexington, United States Hard Abigail Tordoff 6–4, 6–4Loss 13. 7 November 1999 Hull, Great Britain Hard (i) Yvonne Doyle 4–6, 5–7Loss 14. 20 February 2000 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Elena Bovina 6–2, 0–6, 1–6Loss 15. 30 October 2000 Hull, Great Britain Hard Louise Latimer 2–4, 2–4, 1–4Loss 16. 19 February 2001 Algarve, Portugal Hard Ekaterina Kozhokina 4–6, 6–4, 3–6Win 17. 9 October 2001 Cardiff, Great Britain Carpet (i) Eva Dyrberg 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–2Win 18. 5 May 2002 Gifu, Japan Hard Shinobu Asagoe 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 46 (27–19) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 10 February 1992 Swindon, Great Britain Carpet Lorna Woodroffe Jacqueline Geller Tina Samara 6–4, 6–4Loss 2. 4 May 1992 Lee-on-the-Solent, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Alison Smith Tamsin Wainwright 1–6, 4–6Loss 3. 25 October 1993 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Robyn Mawdsley Ei Iida Nana Smith 4–6, 5–7Win 4. 5 February 1996 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard Lorna Woodroffe Melissa Beadman Helen Laupa 6–4, 7–5Loss 5. Sheffield, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward 6–7, 3–6Win 6. 4 March 1996 Haifa, Israel Hard Kate Warne-Holland Hila Rosen Shiri Burstein 6–2, 6–4Loss 7. 22 April 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Helen Crook Victoria Davies 2–6, 0–6Win 8. 29 September 1996 Telford, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Natalia Egorova Henriëtte van Aalderen 6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win 9. 6 October 1996 Nottingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Emily Bond Ekaterina Roubanova 6–2, 6–4Win 10. 28 October 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Hard Lorna Woodroffe Joelle Schad Syna Schmidle 6–3, 6–4Win 11. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard Lorna Woodroffe Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright 6–2, 6–4Win 12. 23 February 1997 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Kerry-Anne Guse Clare Wood 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 13. 7 April 1997 Hvar, Croatia Clay Amanda Wainwright Patrícia Marková Zuzana Váleková 6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss 14. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Amanda Wainwright Shirli-Ann Siddall 3–6, 5–7Win 15. 14 July 1997 Clearwater, United States Hard (i) Amanda Wainwright Maureen Drake Lindsay Lee-Waters 6–4, 6–4Loss 16. 27 July 1997 Peachtree City, United States Hard Amanda Wainwright Sonya Jeyaseelan Kaoru Shibata 4–6, 1–6Win 17. 19 October 1997 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Lenka Cenková Sandra Načuk 6–2, 6–1Win 18. 2 November 1997 Edinburgh, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Amanda Hopmans Seda Noorlander 6–3, 6–1Win 19. 26 July 1998 Peachtree City, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Vanessa Webb Keri Phebus 3–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 20. 2 August 1998 Winnipeg, Canada Hard Renata Kolbovic Vanessa Webb Keri Phebus 6–4, 4–6, 6–7Win 21. 23 August 1998 The Bronx, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Christína Papadáki Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor 6–3, 6–1Win 22. 5 June 1999 Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Lorna Woodroffe Rika Hiraki Linda Wild w/oLoss 23. 9 August 1999 Lexington, United States Hard Kim Eun-ha Alexandra Fusai Florencia Labat 4–6, 1–6Win 24. 18 October 1999 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková 6–3, 6–2Win 25. 7 November 1999 Hull, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Michaela Paštiková Jasmin Wöhr 6–4, 6–3Loss 26. 20 February 2000 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Alexandra Fusai Tina Križan 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–7(1–7)Loss 27. 21 February 2000 Bushey, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Annabel Ellwood Nadejda Ostrovskaya 1–6, 1–6Win 28. 6 March 2000 Haikou, China Hard Gréta Arn Chae Kyung-yee Ryoko Takemura 7–5, 6–4Win 29. 22 October 2000 Cardiff, Great Britain Carpet (i) Lorna Woodroffe Giulia Casoni Laurence Courtois 0–6, 6–1, 6–3Win 30. 30 October 2000 Hull, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Mia Buric Syna Schmidle 4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 5–4(4)Win 31. 11 February 2001 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Lorna Woodroffe Irina Selyutina Tina Križan 6–1, 6–3Loss 32. 19 February 2001 Algarve, Portugal Hard Alice Barnes Carine Bornu Aliénor Tricerri 3–6, 3–6Win 33. 25 March 2001 La Cañada, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Rika Hiraki Kim Eun-ha 6–2, 6–4Loss 34. 6 May 2001 Gifu, Japan Hard Lorna Woodroffe Wynne Prakusya Kim Eun-ha 6–1, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss 35. 13 May 2001 Fukuoka, Japan Hard Lorna Woodroffe Rika Hiraki Nana Smith 0–6, 6–7(3–7)Win 36. 20 May 2001 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Helen Crook Victoria Davies 6–2, 6–1Win 37. 4 June 2001 Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Lorna Woodroffe Kim Grant Lilia Osterloh 7–6(7–3), 7–5Win 38. 15 July 2001 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Trudi Musgrave Natalie Grandin Kim Grant 7–5, 6–4Loss 39. 29 July 2001 Pamplona, Spain Clay Trudi Musgrave Giulia Casoni Roberta Vinci 6–7(2–7), 4–6Win 40. 5 August 2001 Alghero, Italy Hard Trudi Musgrave Maret Ani Joana Cortez 6–4, 7–5Loss 41. 16 September 2001 Peachtree City, United States Hard Trudi Musgrave Allison Bradshaw Jennifer Russell 6–7(1–7), 2–6Loss 42. 19 March 2002 La Cañada, United States Hard Lorna Woodroffe Kim Grant Abigail Spears 6–4, 5–7, 1–6Loss 43. 12 May 2002 Fukuoka, Japan Hard Lorna Woodroffe Shinobu Asagoe Cho Yoon-jeong 2–6, 4–6Win 44. 9 June 2002 Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Lorna Woodroffe Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina 6–2, 6–2Loss 45. 8 October 2002 Cardiff, Great Britain Hard (i) Mariana Díaz Oliva Marion Bartoli Vanessa Webb 4–6, 2–6Win 46. 17 November 2002 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Trudi Musgrave Amanda Augustus Gabriela Lastra 7–6(7–1), 6–2