Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoliis a French former professional tennis player. She won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title after previously being runner-up in 2007, and was a semifinalist at the 2011 French Open. She also won eight Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis on 14 August 2013...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth2 October 1984
CountryFrance
numbers world firsts
Anna Kournikova will always be better paid than Lindsay Davenport. The first left the circuit without having won a single title while the second was world number one.
bit life playing rather settle sure time
There is so many things to do in life rather than playing tennis, so I'm sure I will find something. I just need a bit of time to kind of settle down.
marion people
I think if people ask, 'How is Marion Bartoli?', they will always respond, 'She's a nice person.' That's what I'm most proud of.
morning
I do not look at myself every morning and think: 'Oh, my gosh, I am so perfect, so beautiful, so talented.' No, I like to make fun of myself.
lonely wimbledon finals
To cry on court during a Wimbledon final, you must feel so lonely.
father hands missing
The first time at age 5 and a half, when I took a racket in my hands and my father fed me some balls, I made 50 backhands in a row - didn't miss a single one.
doctors lawyer my-family
My family are not sporty - they are all doctors or lawyers.
thinking people skinny
Maybe something is wrong with me, but I just think I'm normal. I'm not super-skinny but I'm not super-fat. But I don't really care about what other people say.
years wimbledon magnificent
I will have won Wimbledon this year in 2013, and I will stop with that. It was magnificent. You will certainly see me at tournaments again, but not playing.
normal earth painting
I like to draw, produce paintings, do something with my fingers - but I am very normal, down-to-earth person.
permit halfway i-can
I can't permit myself to do things halfway; I never was like that.
believe tennis brain
I have to use other things to help my tennis, like my brain. But I believe that, even when your muscles are not so fast, with the brain and with concentration you can compensate.
thinking play want
I always beat Jankovic so who do you think I want to play?
running tired feet
This is the first time I've been in a WTA final so it's really great to make it here in Auckland. I'm so tired I can't stand on my feet any more. Today the key was to run and run and finally I put a lot of pressure on her and she started to miss on the big points.