Céline Meinecke-Cohen (born 5 March 1967) is a former professional

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player from Switzerland.

Biography

Tennis career

Cohen, who grew up in Cartigny near Geneva, represented Switzerland in 11 Federation Cup ties, the first in 1986. Her best performance in a grand slam tournament came at the

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, where she made it to the round of 16. After beating

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to start her run, she won two close matches, over Catherine Suire 11–9 in the final set and then Lea Antonoplis 9–7 in the decider. She lost in the round of 16 to third seed

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. She reached her career high singles ranking of 114 in the world in 1988. The following year she had a win over world number 17

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at the 1989 European Open held in Geneva. She retired from professional tennis after the 1991 season.

Personal life

Cohen is married to German tennis player Tore Meinecke and has three children. She is Jewish.

ITF finals

Doubles (0–2)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Celine 1967 births Living people Swiss female tennis players Swiss Jews Tennis players from Geneva Jewish tennis players