Country (sports) | France |
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Born | 3 May 1970 |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | US$949,605 |
Singles | |
Career record | 234–229 (50.5%) |
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 (48.8%) |
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 the WTA Tour: at Taranto in 1990, she lost to Raffaella Reggi, and in New York in 1991, she lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at Schenectady, both Tier V tournaments. At the Tier IV event in Cardiff in 1997, she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final, in three sets.
Her best Grand Slam performance was the fourth round at the 1994 French Open. As a wildcard entrant and the world No. 197, she beat Emanuela Zardo, Wiltrud Probst and Marzia Grossi, then lost to third seed Conchita Martínez, 1–6, 2–6.
She achieved more notable success in doubles, winning six titles, four with Florencia Labat, and ranking as high as No. 22 in the WTA 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 of Emmanuelle Gagliardi, at the 2000 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 to Bernard Balleret. Her stepson is Benjamin Balleret.
Legend |
Grand Slam |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1990 | Ilva Trophy, Italy | Clay | Raffaella Reggi | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1991 | Schenectady Open, U.S. | Hard | Brenda Schultz | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | May 1997 | Welsh International Open, UK | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 21 March 1988 | ITF Bayonne, France | Hard | Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 May 1998 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | Anna Smashnova | 2–6, 2–6 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 February 1990 | ITF Wels, Austria | Clay | Pascale Paradis | Hana Fukárková Denisa Krajčovičová | 6–3, 6–2 |
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