Julie Heldman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Julie Heldman

US tennis player

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1945

Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States

Profession: journalist, tennis player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) is a retired American tennis player who won 22 women's singles titles.
In 1969 and 1974, she was ranked World No.
5, her highest career ranking.
In 1968 and 1969, she was ranked No.
2 in the U.S.
She was Canadian National 18 and Under Singles Champion at age 12, U.S.
Champion in Girls’ 15 Singles and Girls’ 18 Singles, Italian Open Singles Champion, Canadian Singles and Doubles Champion, and U.S.
Clay Court Doubles Champion.
She won three medals at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and three gold medals at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.In 2018, Heldman published a memoir, Driven, A Daughter's Odyssey.
The book offers insights into the history of women's tennis in the mid-20th century, including an insider's account of the birth of the tour.
Heldman reveals her struggles with the trauma of her mother's emotional abuse and with bipolar disorder.