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Ranked 16th at the beginning of 2001, Amélie quickly regains her health and a game worthy of her ranking. Early on, she wins four tournaments, three of them consecutively: Paris (Open Gaz de France), Nice, Amelia Island and Berlin a few weeks later, toppling both Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis (twice). “Coming back to the Open Gaz de France after such a long absence was tough, and winning the tournament meant a lot to me.”
At the French Open, all eyes are on Amélie. Some even declare her to be the favourite to win. But the pressure proves to be too much, and Amélie is defeated in the first round by a virtually unknown player from Germany, Jana Kandarr. “I really didn’t see it coming. Everything seemed to be going so well…” It takes Amélie several weeks to get over the loss, and she could not manage to win a single title that year. Amélie still ends the season ranked 9th, and for the first time in her career makes it to the US Open quarter-finals.
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2002
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The 2002 season is a good one for Amélie, and she wins two titles, one in Dubai with Alexia Dechaume and the other in Montreal with Loïc Courteau, who took over as her coach in May.
Amélie reaches six semi-finals, including Wimbledon and the US Open. At Wimbledon, she is defeated by Serena Williams, and in New York Amélie beats Clijsters and Capriati before bowing out to Venus Williams. Unfortunately, the end of her season is compromised because of a right knee injury that keeps her away from the Masters. Amélie ends the season ranked 6th in the world.
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