She was named 1996 Junior World Champion by the Australian Open final in 1999 with wins over three seeded players, including world no.1 Lindsay Davenport, before falling to world no.2 Martina Hingis.
She was named 1996 Junior World Champion by the International Tennis Federation. The unseeded Mauresmo reached the Australian Open final in 1999 with wins over three seeded players, including world no.1 Lindsay Davenport, before falling to world no.2 Martina Hingis.