Christiane Jolissaint

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Christiane Jolissaint
Christiane Jolissaint.jpg
Christiane Jolissaint during a presentation in Geneva in 2017
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1961-09-12) 12 September 1961 (age 62)
Vevey, Switzerland
Height̺1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Singles
Career record92–128
Highest rankingNo. 28 (5 December 1983)
Doubles
Career record139–130
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 26 (23 May 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF 1982
US Open SF 1984

Christiane Jolissaint (born 12 September 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker. She reached a highest singles ranking of No. 28 in December 1983 and a highest doubles ranking of No. 26 in May 1988.

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles 7 (5–2)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V2
Titles by surface
Hard1
Clay2
Grass1
Carpet1
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.May 1983Lugano, SwitzerlandClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Petra Delhees
Flag of Brazil.svg Patricia Medrado
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Win2.Jan 1984Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.Carpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker Flag of the United States.svg Anna-Maria Fernandez
Flag of the United States.svg Trey Lewis
7–6, 6–4
Win3.May 1984Lugano, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iva Budařová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marcela Skuherská
6–4, 6–3
Loss4.Jan 1985 Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.Hard (o) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss5.Dec 1987Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
2–6, 2–6
Win6.Jan 1988 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United States.svg Ann Henricksson Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win7.May 1988 Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Flag of South Africa.svg Dianne Van Rensburg Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Lindström
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Porwik
6–1, 6–3


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