Julie Thu


Julie Elise Thu is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She competed for most of her career as Julie Scott.

Biography

A left-handed player from Austin, Texas, Thu played collegiate tennis at Stanford University, winning back to back Pac-10 singles championships in 1996 and 1997. She was a member of Stanford's 1997 NCAA championship team, with her win over Florida's Stephanie Nickitas securing the title. While at Stanford she and Cristina Moros qualified for the women's doubles main draw at the 1997 US Open.
From 1998 she toured as a professional, reaching a career high ranking of 229 in singles. As a doubles player she was ranked 126 in the world in 2000 and played in the women's doubles main draw at Wimbledon that year, partnering Dawn Buth.
She married anesthesiologist Christopher Thu in 2000.
In 2001 she joined the Rice University women's tennis team as a coach.