Marie-Ève Pelletier at the2009 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Repentigny, Quebec |
| Born | (1982-05-18)May 18, 1982 (age 43) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | January 9, 2013[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 592,193 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 340–349 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 106 (June 20, 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2004) |
| French Open | Q3 (2001) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2004, 2005) |
| US Open | Q3 (2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 305–251 |
| Career titles | 25 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (April 19, 2010) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| French Open | 1R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005,2010) |
| US Open | 2R (2009) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010) |
Marie-Ève Pelletier (French pronunciation:[maʁiɛvpɛltje]; born May 18, 1982) is aCanadian former professionaltennis player. She reached career-high rankings by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) of 106 in singles and 54 in doubles.
Marie-Ève played in one career Grand Slam singles match in 2004, at theAustralian Open, qualifying for the tournament before losing in the first round toAkiko Morigami. She is the previous winner of two events on theITF Women's Circuit, the 2000Virginia Beach and 2005Waikoloa tournaments. Her best result in aWTA Tour event came at the2005 Hyderabad Open, where she reached the quarterfinals.[2] The biggest win of her career was when she beat then-world No. 16,Li Na, in straight sets in the first round of the2006 Rogers Cup.[3] She won in June 2012 the third singles title of her career at the $25k tournament in El Paso, beatingAshley Weinhold in the final.[4]
Pelletier retired from pro tennis on 9 January 2013, after her loss in the first round of theAustralian Open qualifying.[1]
Marie-Ève was a regular on Canada'sFed Cup team, playing every year from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. She amassed a singles record of 9–9 and a doubles record of 16–6 in Fed Cup play.[5]
Pelletier is now a tennis analyst forTVA Sports, a sports television network in Quebec. She also was a tennis analyst forRDS for the2013 Rogers Cup and an assistant coach forTennis Canada's National Training Centre inMontreal. Pelletier married formerNHLgoaltenderPascal Leclaire in July 2014 and gave birth to their daughter Zoé in May 2015.[6][7]
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2000 | ITF Nanjing, China | 10,000 | Hard | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2000 | ITF Fresno, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2000 | ITF Virginia Beach, US | 25,000 | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2001 | ITF Peachtree City, US | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2001 | ITF Pittsburgh, US | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2002 | Albuquerque Championships, US | 75,000 | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 2–5 | Jan 2005 | Waikoloa Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jun 2005 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 3–6 | Jun 2012 | ITF El Paso, US | 25,000 | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1999 | ITF Baltimore, US | 10,000 | Hard | 7–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2001 | ITF Fresno, US | 50,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2002 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2003 | ITF Oporto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2004 | ITF Raleigh, US | 50,000 | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | May 2005 | ITF Lafayette, US | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | Jun 2005 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | 2–6, 6–1, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–7 | Oct 2005 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–7 | Jan 2006 | Waikoloa Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–7 | May 2006 | ITF Charlottesville, US | 50,000 | Clay | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–8 | May 2006 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US | 50,000 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–9 | May 2006 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, US | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 4–9 | Jul 2006 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–9 | Oct 2006 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2006 | ITF Saltillo, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 5–11 | Jan 2007 | ITF Fort Walton Beach, US | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Loss | 5–12 | Apr 2007 | ITF Hammond, US | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Win | 6–12 | Jun 2007 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 7–12 | Jun 2007 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8–12 | Aug 2007 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 50,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 9–12 | Sep 2007 | Open Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 9–13 | Oct 2007 | ITF Troy, US | 50,000 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 9–14 | May 2008 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 1–6, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 10–14 | May 2008 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 10–15 | Jun 2008 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | 75,000 | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–16 | Sep 2008 | Open Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | 0–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 10–17 | Oct 2008 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 11–17 | Oct 2008 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 11–18 | Apr 2009 | ITF Pelham, US | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 12–18 | May 2009 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 12–19 | Aug 2009 | Bronx Open, US | 100,000 | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 13–19 | Nov 2009 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 3–6, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 13–20 | Nov 2009 | Phoenix Tennis Classic, US | 50,000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 14–20 | Oct 2010 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 15–20 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, US | 25,000 | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 16–20 | Apr 2011 | ITF Jackson, US | 25,000 | Clay | 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Win | 17–20 | May 2011 | ITF Charlottesville, US | 50,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 18–20 | May 2011 | ITF Raleigh, US | 50,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 18–21 | Jun 2011 | ITF Boston, US | 50,000 | Hard | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 18–22 | Oct 2011 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 19–22 | Nov 2011 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–4] | ||
| Win | 20–22 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pelham, US | 25,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 20–23 | Apr 2012 | Dothan Pro Classic, US | 50,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 20–24 | May 2012 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US | 50,000 | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 21–24 | May 2012 | ITF Raleigh, US | 25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 22–24 | Jun 2012 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 6–0, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 23–24 | Jul 2012 | Colorado International, US | 50,000 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 24–24 | Jul 2012 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 25–24 | Jul 2012 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 25–25 | Oct 2012 | ITF Troy, US | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 25–26 | Oct 2012 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 2–6 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
Pelletier's win–loss record (9–53, 15%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:[8]
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.