What is Julie Ditty?
[[File:Julie Ditty hitting ball 2 Albuquerque 2008 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Julie Ditty Qualls''' (January 4, 1979 – August 31, 2021) was an American professional [[tennis]] player. She was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. In 2007, she was drafted by the [[Boston Lobsters]] of the WTT pro league. In 2008, Ditty qualified for the [[Open Gaz de France]] tournament in Paris where she lost to the No. 6 seed and former world No. 1, [[Amélie Mauresmo]]. Ditty was named to the [[United States Fed Cup team]] for their match in February against [[Argentina Fed Cup team|Argentina]].<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/02/03/2000.ap.ten.us.fed.cup.0244/index.html Mattek Out, Ditty in on US Fed Cup Squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207034055/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/wires/02/03/2000.ap.ten.us.fed.cup.0244/index.html |date=2009-02-07 }} SI.com, February 2, 2009</ref> Ditty died on August 31, 2021, at the age of 42 from [[cancer]] in [[Ashland, Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2021|title=Serious Illness Finally Becomes Tennis Star Julie Ditty's Cause of Death|url=https://usdaynews.com/celebrities/celebrity-death/julie-ditty-death-cause/|access-date=September 1, 2021|website=US day News|language=en-CA|archive-date=December 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211231707/https://usdaynews.com/celebrities/celebrity-death/julie-ditty-death-cause/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ditty, Julie}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Kentucky]] [[Category:American tennis players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Atlanta]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}