Amélie Cocheteux is a former professional tennis player from France. She reached her career high ranking of No. 55 in the world on 10 May 1999. She defeated world number ten Nathalie Tauziat

Nathalie Tauziat

Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000....

 in the Prostějov

Prostejov

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 tournament in 1999. As a junior, she won the 1995 French Open

1995 French Open

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 title.

In 2000, Cocheteux and another French player, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

Anne-Gaelle Sidot is a former professional tennis player from France.-Career:...

, were accused of racism by Alexandra Stevenson

Alexandra Stevenson

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. Cocheteux allegedly used a racial remark to Stevenson whilst bumping into her in the locker room. Cocheteux denied the claims, and no action was taken by the WTA Tour.

Cocheteux's results seriously deteriorated throughout the year, ending it with an 8-26 record and dropping out of the top 100. In 2001, she played just three events on the ITF circuit, losing first round in all of them, and stopped playing on the women's tour at the age of just 23.

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