French tennis player
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Country (sports) France Born (1970-05-03 ) 3 May 1970 (age 55) Retired 2000 Plays Right-handed Prize money US$949,605 Singles Career record 234–229 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 46 (17 August 1992) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 3R (1991, 1992) French Open 4R (1994 ) Wimbledon 3R (1990 ) US Open 3R (1994) Doubles Career record 165–173 Career titles 6 Highest ranking No. 22 (22 March 1993) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 3R (1989) French Open 2R (1990, 91, 92, 1994, 95, 96, 1998) Wimbledon 3R (1988, 1996) US Open 3R (1996)
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (born 3 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from France.
In her career, she reached three finals on theWTA Tour : at Taranto in 1990, she lost toRaffaella Reggi , and in New York in 1991, she lost toBrenda Schultz-McCarthy at Schenectady, both Tier V tournaments. At the Tier IV event in Cardiff in 1997, she lost toVirginia Ruano Pascual in the final, in three sets.
Her best Grand Slam performance was the fourth round at the1994 French Open . As a wildcard entrant and the world No. 197, she beat Emanuela Zardo, Wiltrud Probst andMarzia Grossi , then lost to third seedConchita Martínez , 1–6, 2–6.
She achieved more notable success in doubles, winning six titles, four withFlorencia Labat , and ranking as high as No. 22 in theWTA rankings . On 17 August 1992, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 46.
She retired after a first-round defeat at the hands ofEmmanuelle Gagliardi , at the2000 Australian Open .
On 16 December 2008, Alexia Dechaume was named coach of the French Fed Cup team by the French Tennis Federation.[ 1]
Dechaume-Balleret is married toBernard Balleret . Her stepson isBenjamin Balleret .
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 1 Tier IV & V 5
Finals by surface Hard 2 Clay 4 Grass 0 Carpet 0
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Sep 1988 Clarins Open , FranceClay Emmanuelle Derly Louise Field Nathalie Herreman 6–0, 6–2 Loss 1–1 Sep 1990 Clarins Open, France Clay Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 Win 2–1 May 1991 Ilva Trophy , ItalyClay Florencia Labat Laura Golarsa Ann Grossman 6–2, 7–5 Loss 2–2 Sep 1991 Clarins Open, France Clay Julie Halard Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková 4–6, 4–6 Win 3–2 Jul 1992 Gastein Ladies , AustriaClay Amanda Coetzer Wiltrud Probst 6–3, 6–3 Win 4–2 Jul 1992 San Marino Open Clay Sandra Cecchini Laura Garrone 7–6(8–6) , 7–5 Win 5–2 Aug 1992 Schenectady Open , U.S.Hard Ginger Helgeson Shannan McCarthy 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 Loss 5–3 Aug 1995 San Diego Open , U.S.Hard Sandrine Testud Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 2–6, 1–6 Loss 5–4 May 1996 Bol Ladies Open , CroatiaClay Alexandra Fusai Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 Win 6–4 Apr 1997 Tokyo Championships , JapanHard Rika Hiraki Kerry-Anne Guse Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–2 Loss 6–5 Jan 1999 Hobart International , AustraliaHard Émilie Loit Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova 1–6, 2–6
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Head-to-head records against other players in the top 10 [ edit ]
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