Stephens Out of Fed Cup with Injury, Oudin to Replace Her
Melanie Oudin
(February 3, 2013) U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced on Sunday that Melanie Oudin will replace Sloane Stephens on the United States Fed Cup team for the World Group First Round in Rimini, Italy, February 9-10. Oudin joins Fed Cup rookies Varvara Lepchenko and Jamie Hampton as well as doubles stalwart Liezel Huber.
“Melanie is such a team player...
Tennis Channel, Wilson Sporting Goods and Melanie Oudin Ring Opening Bell at NASDAQ
NEW YORK, NY – Wilson Sporting Goods Co. President Chris Considine, along with Tennis Channel Chairman and CEO Ken Solomon and Wilson player Melanie Oudin, rang the NASDAQ Opening Bell remotely on Friday from the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York. Wilson, the leading manufacturer of ball sports equipment, is the official ball and stringer of the...
Melanie Oudin – Looking backward, yet looking forward
NEW HAVEN – Almost three years have passed since her surprise surge to the quarterfinals in the 2009 US Open, but Melanie Oudin is still looking onward and upward despite her inconsistency on the court since that magical run in Flushing Meadow which saw her knock out Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova along the way. Oudin’s ranking plummeted to No. 370 back in April – a far...
Mattek-Sands, Oudin Among US Open Women’s Wildcards
From the USTA: The USTA announced today the eight women who have been awarded women’s singles main draw wild card entries into the 2012 US Open Tennis Championships: Bethanie Mattek-Sands and 2009 US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, both members of the U.S. Fed Cup team, 2012 NCAA singles champion Nicole Gibbs, 2012 NCAA singles runner-up Mallory Burdette, USTA Girls’ 18s...
Melanie Oudin regains confidence, talks about coaching change, and admits to being “so nervous” playing U.S. Open
Melanie Oudin in press Tuesday evening at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – To some tennis fans, American Melanie Oudin may be an old story after her quarterfinal run at the 2009 U.S. Open and subsequent decline due to pressure. But after winning her first title in Birmingham recently and with her stellar results this summer, she is re-energized, radiant,...
Oudin's Cinderella Run in Birmingham Continues
Melanie Oudin entered the qualification for the AEGON Classic thinking she could get a couple of grass-court matches in before Wimbledon Qualification began. The 20 year-old American travelled to Birmingham, England as the No. 208 player in the world, needing any tour-level wins she could get. It did not look like she would be able to get any at the AEGON Classic, where her first...
Oudin ends Grand Slam losing streak at French Open
It had been awhile since Melanie Oudin felt confident she could win a match at tennis' top tournaments.
And, well, it had been awhile since the surprise 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist from Marietta, Ga., actually won one.
Urging herself on with fist pumps and yelps of ''Come on!'' that her opponent found ''a little bit annoying,'' Oudin overcame...
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May 27, 2012
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Oudin, star at '09 US Open, gets French wild card
Melanie Oudin is heading to the French Open after earning a wild card at low-level clay-court tournaments in the United States.
She told The Associated Press on Monday: ''I'm going in the right direction now'' after ''the down part of my career.''
When Oudin was 17, unseeded and unknown out of Marietta, Ga., she made a captivating run to the...
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May 07, 2012
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Oudin earns French Open wild card
About 2 1/2 years after her captivating run to the US Open quarterfinals, Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga., has earned a wild card into the French Open.
The US Tennis Association said Sunday the 20-year-old Oudin got the berth at Roland Garros based on results at USTA Pro Circuit clay-court tournaments at Dothan, Ala., Charlottesville, Va., and Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. She won the...
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May 06, 2012
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Melanie Oudin earns USTA's French Open wild card
About 21/2 years after her captivating run to the U.S. Open quarterfinals, Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga., has earned a wild card into the French Open.
The U.S. Tennis Association says Sunday the 20-year-old Oudin got the berth at Roland Garros based on results at USTA Pro Circuit clay-court tournaments at Dothan, Ala., Charlottesville, Va., and Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. She won...
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May 06, 2012
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