_(48522046997).jpg) Cornet at the2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (age 35) Nice, France |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Retired | 2025 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 10,531,464 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 547–461 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (16 February 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2022) |
| French Open | 4R (2015,2017) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2014,2022) |
| US Open | 4R (2020) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 121–159 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (7 March 2011) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
| US Open | 2R (2013,2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009) |
| French Open | QF (2014) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2022) |
| US Open | 2R (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2019), record 11–23 |
| Hopman Cup | W (2014) |
| Last updated on: 31 May 2024. | |
Alizé Cornet (French pronunciation:[alizekɔʁnɛ]; born 22 January 1990) is a French former professional tennis player. She has won six singles and three doubles titles on theWTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on theITF Circuit. On 16 February 2009, she reached her highestWTA singles ranking of world No. 11. Cornet has also made the second week at each of the four Grand Slam events, having reached the quarterfinals at the2022 Australian Open, and the fourth round at the2014 Wimbledon Championships, the2015 and2017 French Opens, and the2020 US Open. She holds the record for the mostconsecutive Grand Slam appearances with 69 and also in third place foroverall appearances with 72.[1]
Cornet became known for defeating world No. 1Serena Williams on three occasions in 2014. At theDubai Tennis Championships she recorded a straight-sets win over Williams in the semifinals, which resulted in Cornet reaching her biggest singles final in almost six years. In July, at the Wimbledon Championships, she came back from a set down to upset Williams in the third round, handing the American her earliest exit at the tournament since 2005. Her third win came in the second round ofWuhan later that year, where Williams retired due to illness.
Cornet is responsible for ending the then No. 1Iga Swiatek’s 37-match win streak in the third round of the2022 Wimbledon Championships, the longest in the 21st century and tied for the 12th longest in theOpen Era.[2][3] It was Cornet’s fourth win over a No. 1 ranked player.
Cornet also has an impressive junior record, reaching a career-high combined junior ranking of world No. 8, on 11 June 2007. She won her sole Grand Slam junior singles title at the2007 French Open.[4]
Cornet made herGrand Slam singles debut at the age of 15 in the2005 French Open after receiving a singles main-draw wildcard. Coming into that tournament ranked only 645th in the world, she upset 71st-rankedAlina Jidkova in the first round before losing to No. 3 seedAmélie Mauresmo in the second round. At the2006 French Open, she beatVirginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in the first round before losing toTathiana Garbin in the second round. She could not repeat this performance at the2007 French Open, where she lost in the first round to No. 26 seedVenus Williams. Cornet made her Wimbledon singles debut in2007. At that tournament, she was defeated in thefinal qualifying round byOlga Govortsova, but made it to the main draw as alucky loser whenLi Na withdrew. Cornet defeatedMaria Kirilenko the first round of themain draw before losing to the experienced No. 26 seedAi Sugiyama in the second round in three sets. In 2007, Cornet won the$50k singles title in Dnipropetrovsk, beatingStefanie Vögele in the final. Cornet made herUS Open singles debut in2007. At that tournament, she defeated after three qualifying matches in themain draw No. 29 seedSamantha Stosur and unseededCaroline Wozniacki in the first and second rounds, respectively, before losing to No. 3 seed,Jelena Janković.
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Cornet reached the second round of the Australian Open where she lost to ninth seedDaniela Hantuchová. Over the following months, Cornet experienced a great level of success on the main tour, particularly on clay, reaching the final in Acapulco and the semifinals in Amelia Island and Charleston (a Tier-I event). Cornet entered theRome Masters and beatVera Dushevina in the first round,Francesca Schiavone in the second, world No. 3Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third, and then received a walkover from an injured Serena Williams to get into the semifinals. She defeatedAnna Chakvetadze to reach her first Tier-I final where, however, she lost to Janković in two sets.
Due to her great run at Rome, she rose to No. 20 in the world and was seeded 19th for her home Grand Slam, the French Open. She defeatedJulia Vakulenko in the first round after a stylish display. She then beat clay specialistGisela Dulko in the second round but lost to 14th seedAgnieszka Radwańska in the third round.
She suffered a poor grass-court season, making first round exits at Eastbourne (to Amélie Mauresmo) and atWimbledon, toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
She won her first WTA title atBudapest. Cornet was seeded second and received a bye into the second round. Here she defeatedMagdaléna Rybáriková, and followed it up with a straight-sets win overAnna-Lena Grönefeld in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal she defeatedGréta Arn, to make her third final of the year, which she won in two sets againstAndreja Klepač. She capped it off by winning the doubles withJanette Husárová at the same tournament.
At Austria, she was seeded second. However, whilst 6–2, 2–1 up, she suffered an injury and retired when trailing 3–2 in the final set.
Cornet then competed at theBeijing Olympics. She was seeded 15th for thesingles event, and defeatedNicole Vaidišová in the first round,Peng Shuai in the second, before falling to No. 4 seed Serena Williams in three sets. She also competed in thewomen's doubles withVirginie Razzano, where they lost in the first round.[5] In New Haven, she was seeded seventh and again beat Vaidišová in the first round. Cornet followed it up by beatingKatarina Srebotnik, and a win over second seeded Daniela Hantuchová in the quarterfinal. However, she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki.
At theUS Open, she was seeded 17th in thesingles event, where she reached the third round with wins overCamille Pin andBethanie Mattek-Sands in the first and second rounds, respectively, before losing 4–6, 5–7 toAnna-Lena Grönefeld in the third.
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Cornet played at theHopman Cup, and placed third in her group, partnering Gilles Simon. She defeatedHsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and ItalianFlavia Pennetta. She then lost to Russia'sDinara Safina, 3–6, 2–6.
Cornet began the season at theSydney International where she defeated seventh seedNadia Petrova andAlisa Kleybanova before losing to second seed and eventual finalist Dinara Safina in the quarterfinals. Cornet entered the Australian Open as the 15th seed, easily winning her two matches. In the third round, she dropped a set against Daniela Hantuchová, but advanced regardless. In the fourth round, she held two match points against Safina, but was eventually ousted in three sets. This was her third loss to the Russian already that year.
Cornet then took part in theOpen GdF Suez in Paris. Seeded fifth, she defeated Latvian qualifierAnastasija Sevastova in the first round and went on to again defeat Hantuchová in three tight sets in the second. She was then defeated by second seed Jelena Janković in the quarterfinal.
Despite having an impressive first month of the year, Cornet's results began to slide. She lost her two matches to Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta in theFed Cup, playing for France. Her best result in her next seven tournaments were third round showings inDubai andMiami. She would lose another two matches in theFed Cup Play-offs, to Daniela Hantuchová andDominika Cibulková.
Cornet fell in the early rounds in both theFrench Open andWimbledon, continuing a dismal 2009 tennis season.
She was then defeated in the early rounds inBudapest andPalermo. After months of early losses, Cornet had a promising showing inBad Gastein, advancing to the semifinals before losing toRaluca Olaru, a match in which Cornet had a 5–4 lead and serve for closing the match in the second set.
Cornet began the season at theAuckland Open in New Zealand, losing to Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals. She then suffered an early loss toAlona Bondarenko inHobart. At theAustralian Open in the opening round, she again lost to Schiavone. Over the next two months, poor results continued for the Frenchwoman. During this period, her most notable tournament was inMonterrey, Mexico, where she reached the quarterfinals.
During the European clay-court season, Cornet, as a qualifier in theBarcelona Open, lost toTimea Bacsinszky in the first round. Cornet reached her first semifinal of the season inFes, Morocco, losing toIveta Benešová. She had previously not dropped a set in her previous three matches at the tournament. At theEstoril Open in Portugal, home favouriteMichelle Larcher de Brito beat Cornet in the first round. As a qualifier in theMadrid Open, she lost again to Schiavone, for the fourth time that year.
Cornet won her first tournament of the year in doubles at theInternationaux de Strasbourg, playing withVania King. Cornet would lose to King in singles. At theFrench Open, 29th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated her in the first round 6–4, 6–2. Soon after, at an ITF event in Marseille, Cornet lost to 412th-rankedCaroline Garcia in three sets.
AtWimbledon, she lost in the first round to Raluca Olaru.
She then played on clay in theBudapest Grand Prix upsetting Timea Bacsinszky, before losing to eventual championÁgnes Szávay in the quarterfinals. At thePrague Open, she fell toPatty Schnyder in the second round. Cornet reached her second semifinal of the year inBad Gastein with a win over top seed and defending champion,Andrea Petkovic, where she lost toJulia Görges. At theUS Open, she fell in the first round to 31st seedKaia Kanepi, in three sets. So she had lost in the opening round at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
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Cornet's first tournament was theAuckland Open. She defeatedSandra Záhlavová in the first round, before being swept aside by Julia Görges 6–2, 6–4. In Melbourne, she defeatedCoCo Vandeweghe and 26th seedMaría José Martínez Sánchez in straight sets en route to the third round the Australian Open, where she was defeated by eventual championKim Clijsters.
Cornet then headed to Moscow for the quarterfinals of theFed Cup against Russia. She defeated two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets for her biggest win in nearly a year and one of the biggest of her career. However, she lost her second singles match to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. In doubles, partneringJulie Coin, she lost to Pavlyuchenkova and Kuznetsova in straight sets.
Paris was Cornet's next destination. As the home favorite, her fans were greatly upset when she was sent crashing out toSofia Arvidsson in the first round. At the same tournament she reached the semifinals withVirginie Razzano in doubles. As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 59 in doubles on 7 March 2011. In singles, her bad run continued when she lost in the second round of theMonterrey Open to Anastasija Sevastova. But then, her form improved when she headed toIndian Wells. In the first round of qualifications she defeatedHan Xinyun, followed by another win overVesna Dolonts. In the first round of the main draw, she had a decisive two-sets victory over former top ten player Patty Schnyder, and backed it up by winning a tough match against 2010 Wimbledon semifinalistTsvetana Pironkova in three sets, to advance to the third round, where she was sent crashing out of the tournament by fifth seed Francesca Schiavone in two sets.
At the Miami Open, she fell in the first round toVirginie Razzano. At theFamily Circle Cup she again suffered an early elimination in the first round by Arvidsson, for the second time that year. Seeded eighth at theMorocco Open, Cornet was beaten by former world No. 1, Dinara Safina, in the second round. Cornet's disastrous run continued when she lost in the first qualifying rounds of the Madrid Open and the Italian Open. She then defeatedSania Mirza in theInternationaux de Strasbourg, before falling to Nadia Petrova in three sets in the second round. At theFrench Open, she defeatedRenata Voráčová in the first round but was then crushed by qualifierNuria Llagostera Vives in the second.
Cornet began her grass-court season in Birmingham, losing in the first round to 16th seedAlla Kudryavtseva. She then lost in the first round of qualifications at the Aegon International to home favoriteAnne Keothavong. Following these losses, she headed to London for theWimbledon Championships, losing in the first round toKateryna Bondarenko. Cornet then reached the quarterfinals of an ITF event in Italy, losing toStefanie Vögele.
She again lost in the first rounds of theSwedish Open and theGastein Ladies to Caroline Wozniacki andKsenia Pervak. And inCincinnati, she was beaten in the first round of qualifying by Sofia Arvidsson.
Also at theTexas Open, Cornet was defeated in the first round by Julia Görges. Then she proceeded to theUS Open where she saw better results than at the French Open and Wimbledon, by getting to the second round where she lost to Roberta Vinci. Cornet then played two ITF events, reaching the second round of one and the quarterfinals of the other. She qualified for theKremlin Cup, but lost in the first round to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Her final tournaments of the year were two ITF events in France, of which she reached one first round and one semifinal.
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Cornet began her 2012 season at theAuckland Open, losing in the first round of qualifying to wildcardClaire Feuerstein. Her next tournament was theSydney International, where she was eliminated in the final round of qualifying byChanelle Scheepers in straight sets. She also suffered an early first round loss at theAustralian Open toMonica Niculescu. Cornet also played one Fed Cup singles match against Slovakia, losing to former world No. 5, Daniela Hantuchová, in straight sets.
Cornet was then awarded a wildcard for the Paris indoor event. Being the home favourite, her fans were greatly disappointed when she was knocked out of the tournament in the first round by eventual semifinalistKlára Zakopalová. Then, at the Monterrey Open, Cornet won her third match of the year againstTetiana Luzhanska in the first round, but was defeated by second seed Sara Errani in the second. She then fell in the first round of theMexican Open toAlberta Brianti, in three sets.
Cornet's poor run continued when she fell in the qualifying of the Indian Wells Open. She then reached the final of the $100kBahamas Open, where she lost toAleksandra Wozniak. After that, she headed to the Miami Open, for which she qualified, but she went out in the first round toShahar Pe'er. Cornet reached the second round atStuttgart, after defeating Anna Chakvetadze before losing to Maria Sharapova. Cornet then reached the final at theInternationaux de Strasbourg which she lost to Francesca Schiavone. At theFrench Open, she lost toZheng Jie in the first round.
Cornet then won theBad Gastein tournament, her second singles title, defeatingYanina Wickmayer in the final. AtWimbledon, she lost in the second round to eventual quarterfinalistTamira Paszek. At theLondon Olympics, she defeated Paszek in the first round before losing to Daniela Hantuchová. She competed in the women's doubles with Kristina Mladenovic.[5] At theUS Open, Cornet defeated wildcardNicole Gibbs in the first round. In the following round, she lost to fifth seedPetra Kvitová. She reached the quarterfinals atGuangzhou, losing toSorana Cîrstea in straight sets. Cornet then entered the Kremlin Cup, defeatingAnastasia Rodionova in the first round, only to be defeated by Sam Stosur in the second round.
She kicked off the new season by playing in theBrisbane International where she defeated Australian qualifierBojana Bobusic in the first round. She drew world No. 3, Serena Williams, in the second round, and was defeated in two sets. The next week, Cornet played at theHobart International, but was beaten in the first round byChanelle Scheepers. In the first round of the Australian Open, she defeatedMarina Erakovic of New Zealand in a marathon match lasting 3 hours and 28 minutes. Cornet drewVenus Williams in the second round, to whom she lost. She also played in the doubles tournament, partnering with German playerMona Barthel. They were, however, defeated in the first round byAlexandra Panova andGalina Voskoboeva.
Following the Australian Open, Cornet'sWTA singles ranking climbed six places to No. 35. Her next tournament was the indoor event in Paris where Cornet drew the Swedish No. 1, Sofia Arvidsson, in the first round, and defeated her in three sets. However, she lost in the second round toLucie Šafářová. Cornet did not fare well in doubles either, as she and her partner Kristina Mladenovic were defeated in the first round by 2013 Australian Open doubles champions Errani and Vinci.
Cornet began clay-court season at theCopa Colsanitas tournament in Colombia where she was defeated in the second round. She improved upon this performance in her next tournament, theMexican Open, reaching the semifinals before being defeated by eventual champion Sara Errani. Next, she won theInternationaux de Strasbourg, defeating Lucie Hradecká in the final. Cornet entered theFrench Open playing some of her best tennis of the year, and advanced to the third round before being defeated by third-seededVictoria Azarenka. On 24 June, she achieved a season-high ranking of No. 31.
AtWimbledon, Cornet advanced to the third round, a personal best for the tournament, but suffered a disappointing defeat by Flavia Pennetta there after winning the first set 6–0 and having match point in the second. During theUS Open Series, she reached the semifinals at theWashington Open where she lost to Andrea Petkovic. Then, she recorded two consecutive third-round appearances atToronto andCincinnati where she lost to Sara Errani andMagdaléna Rybáriková, respectively. At theUS Open, Cornet was seeded 26th and reached the third round, losing to Victoria Azarenka in three sets.
In September, Cornet played inGuangzhou as the second seed where she lost toYvonne Meusburger in quarterfinals. She then suffered two first-round defeats atTokyo andBeijing in the hands of Stosur and veteran Schiavone, respectively. At theKremlin Cup, Cornet defeatedElina Svitolina in round one before succumbing to Stosur again. Her final tournament of 2013 was theTournament of Champions, held in Sofia. She qualified for the first time as a result of winning the title in Strasbourg earlier and was the seventh seed. However, she lost in round-robin stage, managing just one win overMaria Kirilenko via retirement. Her other two losses came in the hands ofSimona Halep and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Cornet ended the year at No. 27, her highest since 2008.
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Cornet started the year ranked 26th. She teamed withJo-Wilfried Tsonga to win theHopman Cup for Team France. She lost to Maria Sharapova in the third round at theAustralian Open. At theDubai Championships, in what was the fourth match between them, Alize defeated world No. 1, Serena Williams, for the first time to reach the finals. However, also in a fourth match against the American, she lost in straight sets to world No. 44, Venus Williams, in the final. After Dubai, Cornet moved three places up the rankings, to No. 23. She defeatedCamila Giorgi in April to win theKatowice Open, her fourth career title. She defeated Agnieszka Radwańska, the top seed en route to the final.
Cornet then competed at the Madrid Open where she faced Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round but lost in three sets. She defeatedKirsten Flipkens in the first round at the Internazionali d'Italia but lost to Ana Ivanovic in the second round. Cornet was the defending champion at theInternationaux de Strasbourg but lost to Camila Giorgi in a tight three-setter in the first round. At theFrench Open, Cornet was seeded 20th, her highest seeding in more than four years. She defeated wildcardAshleigh Barty easily in round one. She then faced American wildcardTaylor Townsend but lost in three roller coaster sets. Cornet dropped to the world No. 24 after the French Open.
Alizé kicked off her grass-court season by defeating Bojana Jovanovski in the first round at the Eastbourne International. She then faced fifth seededAngelique Kerber but lost in three sets after winning the second set 6–1. Cornet was seeded 25th atWimbledon and defeated WTA rising starAnna Schmiedlová in the first round. In the second round, she defeatedPetra Cetkovská. In the third round, she faced Serena Williams and defeated her for the second time in a row. She played in the second week of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in five years, her first at Wimbledon, and lost to 13th seedEugenie Bouchard in the fourth round.
Cornet was the top seed at theSwedish Open but suffered a shocking defeat toAnett Kontaveit in the first round. Her clay-court season saw her accumulating just two wins and five losses. Cornet then participated inWashington where she was seeded third. She once again suffered an opening-round exit to rising AmericanShelby Rogers. At theRogers Cup, Alize defeated AmericanLauren Davis in the first round. In the second round, she faced the eighth seed Victoria Azarenka and lost in three sets. The following week atCincinnati, Cornet lost to youngMadison Keys in the first round. She was the 22nd seed at theUS Open and defeatedAmandine Hesse and Daniela Hantuchová in her first two matches before succumbing to Lucie Šafářová.
In September, Cornet travelled to China for theGuangzhou Open. She was seeded second and was the sole seed to advance past the first round. She reached the final by defeating the likes ofYulia Putintseva, former champion Shahar Pe'er, Hsieh Su-wei and Timea Bacsinszky before falling to Monica Niculescu, in straight sets. Cornet competed in theWuhan where she defeatedRomina Oprandi in round one before recording her third straight over Serena Williams, this time via retirement. Cornet became the first player sinceJustine Henin in 2007 to win against Serena three times in a season. She then booked her place in the quarterfinals with a three-set win over Kirsten Flipkens. It was Cornet's first quarterfinal at a Premier-5-event. She then lost in the quarterfinal round to Eugenie Bouchard, the tournament's eventual runner-up.
Cornet started her year by playing for France at theHopman Cup. She won all three of her Group-B singles matches, beatingHeather Watson of Great Britain, Casey Dellacqua of Australia, and Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland. Due to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrawing from the Hopman Cup because of an arm injury, Cornet's mixed-doubles partner wasBenoît Paire. They beat the Polish team Agnieszka Radwańska/Jerzy Janowicz (4–6 ret.) and the Australian team Casey Dellacqua/Marinko Matosevic (7–6, 7–5), but lost to the British duo Heather Watson/Andy Murray (4–6, 6–2, [8–10]). France did not qualify for the final as they finished Group B only in third position. At the Premier tournament inSydney, Cornet lost in the first round to third seed Radwańska in straight sets.
For the whole of 2015, Cornet managed to advance beyond the last 16 of the singles main draw of a WTA Tour tournament only twice; she lost in the singles quarterfinals at the International tournaments inKatowice andHong Kong.
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Cornet started her 2016 season at theBrisbane International where she lost in the second round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[6] Seeded seventh at theHobart International, Cornet won her fifth career singles title beating Eugenie Bouchard in the final.[7] At theAustralian Open, Cornet was defeated in the second round by qualifier Zhang Shuai.[8]
In March, Cornet competed at theMiami Open. She lost in the second round to third seed and 2012 champion Agnieszka Radwańska.[9] Seeded fourth at theKatowice Open, Cornet was defeated in the second round by Francesca Schiavone.[10]
Starting her clay-court season at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix, Cornet lost in the first round to Julia Görges.[11] InPrague, Cornet fell in her first-round match to Czech wildcardKateřina Siniaková.[12] At theMadrid Open, Cornet was eliminated in the second round by fourth seed Victoria Azarenka.[13] Competing inRome, she lost her first-round match toMisaki Doi. Seeded ninth at theInternationaux de Strasbourg, Cornet was defeated in the first round by qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva.[14] At theFrench Open, she reached the third round where she lost to ninth seed Venus Williams.[15]
Cornet played just one tournament before Wimbledon. InEastbourne, she was defeated in the first round by Caroline Wozniacki.[16] Cornet lost in the third round at theWimbledon Championships to ninth seed Madison Keys.[17]
Seeded seventh at theStanford Classic, Cornet was upset in the second round byZheng Saisai.[18] Competing at theRogers Cup in Toronto, Cornet fell in her first-round match to Andrea Petkovic.[19] Playing for France at theSummer Olympics, Cornet lost in the second round to top seed Serena Williams.[20] Getting past qualifying at theCincinnati Open, Cornet retired during her second-round match against ninth seed Carla Suárez Navarro.[21] At the final grand slam of the year, theUS Open, Cornet was defeated in the first round by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.[22]
Making it through qualifying at theWuhan Open, Cornet lost in the first round to tenth seed and eventual finalist Dominika Cibulková.[23]
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Cornet played her first tournament of the year at theBrisbane International. Being unseeded, she defeated No. 7 seedElena Vesnina and Christina McHale in the first and second round respectively before causing a big upset in the quarterfinals by beating Dominika Cibulková, the No. 2 seed.Garbiñe Muguruza (seeded No. 4) retired after she was trailing Cornet 1–4 in the first set of the semifinal, enabling Cornet to reach the final (her second Premier career final), where she lost to No. 3 seedKarolína Plíšková 0–6, 3–6.
At theAustralian Open, Cornet was seeded No. 28. She defeated French wildcardMyrtille Georges in the first round before losing toMaria Sakkari in the second.
Cornet played in the2017 Fed Cup World Group quarterfinal tie against Switzerland, in which she lost the first singles match (her only match) to Timea Bacsinszky; France lost the tie 1–4.
On 16 February, Cornet withdrew from theDubai Tennis Championships because of a tornpectoral muscle.[24]
She lost toCarla Suárez Navarro in the quarterfinals of theMonterrey Open. She suffered early exits in the singles main draw of her next four WTA tournaments in Rabat (first round), Madrid (first round), Rome (second round) and Strasbourg (first round). At theFrench Open, she upset No. 20 seed Barbora Strýcová in the second round, No. 9 seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the third before losing to No. 28 seed Caroline Garcia in the fourth round. After the French Open, Cornet lost in the singles main-draw first round of the next five tournaments that she entered –Birmingham,Eastbourne,Wimbledon,Stanford andToronto. She ended her five-singles match losing streak when she defeatedCiCi Bellis in the first round of the Premier-5 tournament inCincinnati before losing world No. 11, Dominika Cibulková, in the second round.[25]
In the second half of September, Cornet reached consecutively the singles quarterfinals of two WTA Tour events –Guangzhou andWuhan. At the Premier-5 tournament in Wuhan, she upset No. 6 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round before falling to the qualifier Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals; that was just Cornet's third singles quarterfinal appearance in a Premier-Mandatory or Premier-5 tournament.[26] In early October, the unseeded Cornet knocked out No. 10 seed Angelique Kerber in the second round of the Premier MandatoryChina Open, before losing to her compatriot Caroline Garcia in the third round. In her last tournament of 2017 inMoscow, Cornet defeated No. 8 seed Magdaléna Rybáriková in the second round, before losing toNatalia Vikhlyantseva in the quarterfinals in a three-hour match, meaning that Cornet advanced beyond the singles quarterfinals of a WTA tournament only once (inBrisbane) in 2017.[27]
On 11 January 2018, Cornet was charged by the ITF with missing three out-of-competition drugs tests that were to be conducted between November 2016 and October 2017. UnderWADA rules, Cornet could face a suspension of up to two years.[28][29] The case would be heard on 1 May 2018 inLondon.[30] She would be allowed to play WTA and ITF tournaments until then, but if found guilty all prize money andrankings points accumulated during a certain period in 2017 would be forfeited.[31] TheFrench Tennis Federation stated that they would not select Cornet for the upcomingFed Cup team tie againstBelgium in February 2018, to allow her time to "prepare her defence" in front of an independent tribunal set up byWADA.[32]
On 15 May, the ITF announced that the independent tribunal set up by WADA had cleared Cornet of the charge of missing the three out-of-competition drugs tests that were to be conducted between November 2016 and October 2017 because the Doping Control Officer (DCO) did not satisfy all of the requirements of article I.4.3 of the International Standard for Testing and Investigations in relation to the third missed drugs test. Specifically, the DCO did not do "what was reasonable in the circumstances (i.e. given the nature of the specified location) to try to locate Cornet, short of giving her any advance notice of the test". For that reason, the third missed drugs test declared against Cornet no longer stood.[33][34]
On 22 July, she won her sixth career singles title at theSwiss Open, held inGstaad.
At the US Open, Cornet was given a code violation under Grand Slam rules for changing her shirt while on the court. Some fans and players criticised the ruling as male players are allowed to change their shirts while on court. The WTA said the ruling was "not based on a WTA rule, as the WTA has no rule against a change of attire on court". The next day, tournament officials clarified the policy by saying that players of any gender would be allowed to change their shirt while sitting in their chair, and female players could also change their shirts in a private location off the court, for which they would not be assessed a bathroom break.[35]
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Cornet played for France at theHopman Cup, alongsideLucas Pouille. She lost all her singles matches. France finished last in their group. InHobart, the sixth-seeded Cornet won her first three matches in straight sets to reach the semifinals, where she lost toSofia Kenin.[36] At theAustralian Open, Cornet was eliminated in the second round by Venus Williams.[37]
Cornet lost in the first round at theSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[38] Playing for France in theFed Cup tie against Belgium, Cornet played one match and won beating Elise Mertens. In the end, France won the tie 3–1.[39] At theDubai Championships, Cornet fell in her second-round match to Alison Riske.[40]
At theItalian Open, Cornet won two qualifying matches to reach the singles main draw, where she defeated No. 9 seed and world No. 10,Aryna Sabalenka, in the first round and lost her second-round match against Carla Suárez Navarro. Cornet was suffering from an injured abductor muscle and retired from the match against Suárez Navarro when the latter was leading 6–3, 3–0.[41]
Cornet began her 2020 season at theAuckland Open. She reached the quarterfinals where she retired against eventual finalist Jessica Pegula due to an upper-right thigh injury.[42] Cornet lost in the second round at theHobart International to third seed and eventual championElena Rybakina.[43] At theAustralian Open, she was defeated in the second round by 19th seed Donna Vekić.[44]
Coming through qualifying at theSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Cornet fell in her second-round match to sixth seed Maria Sakkari.[45] Seeded fourth at the first edition of theLyon Open, she made it to the second round where she lost to Camila Giorgi.[46]
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, many of the WTA tournaments were cancelled. Cornet returned to action in August at theCincinnati Open. She stunned second seed Sofia Kenin in the second round.[47] She was defeated in the third round by eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka.[48] Cornet then made her first second week at theUS Open in September, after reaching the fourth round, completing the sweep of second-week appearances at each of the four Grand Slam events. There, she lost to Tsvetana Pironkova.[49]
Competing at theInternationaux de Strasbourg, Cornet was defeated in the second round by fifth seed and eventual finalist, Elena Rybakina.[50] At theFrench Open, Cornet lost her second-round encounter to Zhang Shuai.[51]
Cornet ended the year ranked No.53.
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Cornet started her 2021 season in January at the first edition of theAbu Dhabi Open where she lost in the second round toPaula Badosa.[52] She was defeated in the second round of the first edition of theGippsland Trophy by second seedNaomi Osaka.[53] At theAustralian Open, she lost in the second round toAnn Li.[54] Seeded 15th at the first edition of thePhillip Island Trophy, Cornet was defeated in the first round by Australian wildcardKimberly Birrell.[55]
Seeded fifth at theLyon Open, she lost in round one to compatriotClara Burel.[56] Competing at theDubai Tennis Championships, Cornet was defeated in her second-round match by third seed Aryna Sabalenka.[57] InMiami, she reached the second round where she lost to ninth-seeded Petra Kvitová.[58]
Beginning her clay-court season at theCharleston Open, Cornet made it to the third round where she was defeated by 12th seed Ons Jabeur.[59] Seeded fourth at the first edition of theMUSC Health Open, she retired from her first-round match against wildcardLinda Fruhvirtová due to injury.[60] As the top seed at theOpen de Saint-Malo, she fell in the first round to fellow FrenchOcéane Dodin.[61]
In June at the beginning of grass-court season at theGerman Open, Cornet reached the semifinals defeating third seedBianca Andreescu (her first top-10 win for 2021)[62] and sixth seed Garbiñe Muguruza in a tight three-set match en route.[63] She lost to Belinda Bencic in the semifinal.[64] She defeated fifth seeded Andreescu again atWimbledon, in the first round, her second top-10 win for the year.
In August, Cornet participated in the first edition of theChicago Women's Open reaching the final where she lost to Elina Svitolina. In October, she lost in the second round atIndian Wells toLeylah Fernandez, in straight sets.
Cornet reached the quarterfinals of theAustralian Open, defeating Bulgarian qualifierViktoriya Tomova, world No. 3 Garbiñe Muguruza, 29th seedTamara Zidanšek, and 14th seed Simona Halep en route.[65] This was Cornet's first major quarterfinal appearance, finally reaching the last eight on her 63rd attempt.[66] However, she lost her quarterfinal match toDanielle Collins.[67]
With her participation in2022 Wimbledon, Cornet tied the record set byAi Sugiyama of 62consecutive Grand Slam appearances.[68] In the third round, she upset world No. 1,Iga Świątek, and ended her 37 match winning streak. This marked the second time she beat the reigning world No. 1 at Wimbledon (after Serena Williams in 2014).[69] In the fourth round, Cornet lost toAjla Tomljanović in a three-set match lasting 2 hours and 34 minutes.[70]
In the first round of the2022 US Open, making her record 63rd consecutive major appearance,[71] she stunned the defending champion,Emma Raducanu, in straight sets.[72] Next, she defeated Kateřina Siniaková but lost to Danielle Collins in the third round, in straight sets.[73]
On 27 April 2024, Cornet announced her intention to retire from professional tennis after the2024 French Open.[74]
In May 2024, Cornet announced her retirement from tennis afterRoland Garros, where she received a wildcard.[75][76] She played her last singles match againstZheng Qinwen in the first round. It was an Open Era record marking her69th consecutive major appearance.[77]
In March 2025, Cornet announced her comeback to the WTA Tour at the2025 Open de Rouen where she received a wildcard, but withdrew before the tournament.[78]
She made her comeback at the WTA 125K in La Bisbal d'Empordà in Spain where she reached the quarterfinal. She then entered the main draw of the2025 Internationaux de Strasbourg with a wildcard.[79]
In June, Cornet entered the qualifying rounds atWimbledon but failed to reach the main draw, losing in the final round to fellow French playerElsa Jacquemot.[80]
Cornet announced her definitive retirement from professional tennis in September 2025, following her appearance at the2025 Open Internacional de San Sebastián. She cited other work projects, including joining theRMC'sLes Grandes Gueules du sport team and being a consultant forbeIN Sports, as the reason.[81][82]
From the beginning of her professional career in 2005 Cornet was endorsed byLacoste whilst typically wearingAsics shoes, but from 2018 onward she has wornLotto clothing and shoes. She usesBabolat racquets, specifically endorsing the Pure Strike range of racquets.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 19 | 22–19 | 54% |
| French Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 20 | 21–20 | 51% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | 4R | 2R | A | Q3 | 0 / 16 | 15–16 | 48% |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 17 | 18–17 | 51% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 11–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 72 | 76–72 | 51% |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 6–15 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 0 / 16 | 7–16 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R† | NH | A | 2R | A | 0 / 12 | 6–11 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 2–14 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0 / 57 | 21–56 |
Notes
| Time span | Record accomplished | # | Players matched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Australian Open – 2024 French Open | Most consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances | 69 | stands alone |
