Amélie Simone Mauresmo is a former French professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. After a very successful Australian Open, beating top-ranked Lindsay Davenport, Mauresmo lept into the arms of her then girlfriend and announced that her success had to do with finding love and coming to terms with her sexuality, 19 at the time, 19 at the time, came out as a lesbian to the international press.



Amelie Mauresmo has received some scorn for coming out of the closet. Martina Hingis called her "half a man" and Lindsay Davenport claimed Mauresmo played like a man. Hingis later denied the remark, but it was caught on tape. Mauresmo dismissed the comments as "a little stupid."

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