Carine Bornu

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Carine Bornu
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1975-04-28) 28 April 1975 (age 46)
Prize money$35,416
Singles
Career record99–97
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 242 (10 July 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2000)
Doubles
Career record23–40
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 256 (18 June 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2001)

Carine Bornu (born 28 April 1975) is a French former professional tennis player.

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Bornu reached a career high ranking of 242 in the world and won two ITF singles titles. [1] She won a further two ITF tournaments in doubles and competed as a wildcard the women's doubles main draw at the 2001 French Open, with Sophie Georges. They were beaten in the first round by Belgians Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois. [2]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.19 April 1998 Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber 0–6, 1–6
Winner1.28 February 1999 Faro, PortugalHard Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili 6–3, 6–3
Winner2.15 August 1999 Saint-Gaudens, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Anne-Laure Heitz 2–6, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.30 July 2000 Les Contamines, FranceHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim de Weille Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin
Flag of Germany.svg Bianka Lamade
7–6(4), 4–6, 4–6
Winner1.25 February 2001 Algarve, PortugalHard Flag of Switzerland.svg Aliénor Tricerri Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Barnes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
6–3, 6–3
Winner2.6 May 2001 Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin Flag of France.svg Sophie Georges
Flag of France.svg Capucine Rousseau
6–4, 6–3

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References

  1. "La finale à Karine Bornu". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 16 August 1999.
  2. "French Open results". Deseret News . 1 June 2001.