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Julia Cohen Julia Cohen (aka "J-Co") is an American professional tennis player from Philadelphia, PA. Cohen enjoyed a prolific junior career, achieving the No. 1 ranking in the United States in every age division (12's-18's); and, in 2007, she was the No. 4 ranked junior player in the world and a junior doubles finalist at the Australian Open (w/.

Subsequently, in the fall of 2007, Cohen chose to temporarily forego the professional ranks in order to pursue an education and compete at the collegiate level. As a freshman at the University of Florida, Cohen was named first-team all SEC following the 2007-2008 campaign. The next season saw Cohen transfer to the University of Miami where, as an All-American, she reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championships in 2009, falling to eventual champion Mallory Cecil from Duke, whom Cohen had defeated earlier in the season.

Meanwhile, still an amateur, Cohen competed part-time on the ITF professional circuit with encouraging results. At the close of 2008, Cohen was ranked just outside the top 400 in the world. In 2009, she continued her impressive ascension, finishing [insert]. Along the way, Cohen defeated numerous professional players ranked hundreds of spots above her, including a seminal win over Anastija Sevastova at the $100,000 ITF event in Brooklyn, New York in August of 2009.

After maintaining her amateur status and continuing her studies (Cohen was recognized as an NCAA Academic All-American in 2009-2010), Cohen officially turned pro in May of 2010 after winning her first round in the qualifying draw at Roland Garros. The decision appears to have been a wise one, as since that time Cohen reached the finals of back-to-back ITF tournaments at the $25,000 level, winning one (insert). As a result, on August [insert], Cohen was ranked a career high No. 163.

Cohen defeated Naomi Cavaday (Great Britain) in the first round of qualifying at the 2010 U.S. Open. Her main draw hopes were stifled in the second round, however, by Sesil Karatancheva (Bulgaria), a former top 40 player.

Despite her success coming into the U.S. Open, Cohen was passed up by the United States Tennis Association ("USTA") as a candidate for a main draw wild card. In addition, Cohen did not receive an invitation to a wild card playoff featuring eight players selected by the USTA, even though she was ranked higher than seven of the eight invitees at the time the selections were made and would have been the No. 2 seed.