Elixane Lechemia

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Elixane Lechemia
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Lechemia at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Residence Lyon, France
Born (1991-09-03) 3 September 1991 (age 33)
Villeurbanne, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 365,902
Singles
Career record234–207
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 343 (3 April 2017)
Doubles
Career record227–233
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 65 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 96 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2024)
French Open 1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon 2R (2021, 2024)
US Open 2R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (2023)
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Elixane Lechemia (born 3 September 1991) is a French tennis player.

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She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 343 in singles, achieved on 3 April 2017, and of No. 65 in doubles, set on 7 March 2022. Lechemia has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with four singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Professional career

2019–2020: Grand Slam debut

Lechemia made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles draw, partnering Estelle Cascino. [1] She participated also in the 2020 French Open as a wildcard, partnering with debutante French teenager Elsa Jacquemot.[ citation needed ]

2021–2022: First WTA doubles title

Lechemia won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, partnering with Ingrid Neel, defeating the third-seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam. [2]

Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2022 Montevideo Open, losing to Ingrid Martins and Luisa Stefani in the final. [3]

2023–2024: Second doubles final, major third round

Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia was runner-up at the 2023 Prague Open, losing to Nao Hibino and Oksana Kalashnikova in the final. [4]

Playing with Katarzyna Kawa, she was doubles champion at the 2023 WTA 125 Polish Open, thanks to a win over Naiktha Bains and Maia Lumsden in the final. [5]

After the withdrawal of top seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, she entered the 2024 Australian Open as an alternate pair, partnering Tamara Korpatsch, and reached the third round of a major for the first time in her career.[ citation needed ]

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Australian Open AAA 1R A 3R 2–2
French Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0–6
Wimbledon ANH 2R 1R A 2R 2–3
US Open AA 2R AA1–1
Win–loss0–10–12–30–30–13–35–12

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 2021 Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia
WTA 250Clay Flag of the United States.svg Ingrid Neel Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1 Jul 2023 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
WTA 250Hard Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
7–6(9–7), 5–7, [3–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2022 Montevideo Open,
Uruguay
Clay Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason Flag of Brazil.svg Ingrid Martins
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
5–7, 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
Win1–1 Aug 2023 Kozerki Open,
Poland
Hard Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–2 Sep 2023 Open delle Puglie, ItalyClay Flag of Greece.svg Valentini Grammatikopoulou Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Sisková
1–6, 2–6
Loss1–3 May 2024 Parma Open, ItalyClay Flag of Brazil.svg Ingrid Martins Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva
1–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2009ITF Espinho, Portugal10,000Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima El Allami 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Sep 2010ITF Lleida, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Nadia Lalami 7–6(3), 6–1
Loss1–2May 2011ITF Getxo, Spain10,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko6–7(9), 6–3, 6–7(5)
Loss1–3Jun 2011ITF Florence, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska 0–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss1–4May 2012ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quirine Lemoine 1–6, 0–6
Win2–4May 2016ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of Colombia.svg Yuliana Lizarazo 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win3–4Sep 2016ITF Pétange, Luxembourg10,000Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen 6–3, 6–0
Win4–4Oct 2016 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK10,000Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Krejsová 7–5, 6–1
Loss4–5Mar 2017ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Flag of Russia.svg Polina Monova 6–2, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 29 (15 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (8–4)
$10/15,000 tournaments (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–8)
Clay (7–5)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2009ITF Bournemouth, UK10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Alizé Lim Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephanie Cornish
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
w/o
Win1–1Sep 2009ITF Espinho, Portugal10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia Flag of Ukraine.svg Mishel Okhremchuk
Flag of France.svg Morgane Pons
7–5, 6–1
Win2–1Nov 2009ITF Équeurdreville, France10,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Constance Sibille Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova
Flag of France.svg Kinnie Laisné
6–4, 6–2
Win3–1Aug 2010ITF Innsbruck, Austria10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Victoria Larrière Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amra Sadiković
w/o
Loss3–2Oct 2010ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000Hard Flag of France.svg Alizé Lim Flag of France.svg Youlia Fedossova
Flag of France.svg Iryna Brémond
6–7(5), 3–6
Loss3–3July 2011ITF Denain, France25,000Hard Flag of France.svg Céline Ghesquière Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg
Flag of Brazil.svg Teliana Pereira
1–6, 1–6
Loss3–4Nov 2011ITF Équeurdreville, France10,000Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Silvia Njirić Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elyne Boeykens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno
4–6, 4–6
Loss3–5Jan 2012ITF Sutton, UK10,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Irina Ramialison Flag of Ireland.svg Amy Bowtell
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quirine Lemoine
6–7(5), 3–6
Loss3–6May 2012ITF Edinburgh, UK10,000Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Přádová Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karolina Wlodarczak
6–4, 0–6, [11–13]
Win4–6Nov 2016ITF Solarino, Italy10,000Carpet Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of Italy.svg Deborah Chiesa
Flag of Italy.svg Maria Masini
7–5, 6–1
Loss4–7Nov 2016ITF Solarino, Italy10,000Carpet Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of Italy.svg Anna-Giulia Remondina
Flag of Italy.svg Dalila Spiteri
w/o
Loss4–8Jul 2017ITF Denain, France25,000Hard Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Kobori
Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu
4–6, 3–6
Loss4–9Nov 2017ITF Benicarló, Spain15,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Bucșa Flag of Spain.svg Noelia Bouzó Zanotti
Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Moreno Barranquero
3–6, 4–6
Loss4–10Feb 2018 Open de l'Isère, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amra Sadiković
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno
6–4, 1–6, [6–10]
Win5–10Mar 2018ITF Mâcon, France15,000Hard Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of France.svg Manon Arcangioli
Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss5–11Mar 2018ITF Tel Aviv, Israel15,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
6–7(3), 3–6
Loss5–12Jun 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Claudia Hoste Ferrer Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Brito
Flag of Argentina.svg Sofía Luini
3–6, 2–6
Win6–12Jun 2018Open de Montpellier, France25,000Clay Flag of France.svg Alice Ramé Flag of Brazil.svg Carolina Alves
Flag of Italy.svg Martina Colmegna
6–7(5), 6–2, [10–6]
Win7–12Jun 2018ITF Périgueux, France25,000Clay Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Kordolaimi Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Bucșa
Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win8–12Jul 2018ITF Setúbal, Portugal25,000Hard Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Julia Terziyska
6–7(5), 6–3, [13–11]
Win9–12Nov 2018 Open Nantes Atlantique, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Silich
7–5, 6–4
Win10–12Feb 2019Open de l'Isère, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Mitu
Flag of Romania.svg Elena-Gabriela Ruse
6–2, 6–2
Win11–12Mar 2019ITF Gonesse, France15,000Clay Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of Germany.svg Tayisiya Morderger
Flag of Germany.svg Yana Morderger
7–6(1), 7–5
Win12–12Apr 2019ITF Calvi, France25,000Hard Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Kazionova
Flag of Sweden.svg Linnéa Malmqvist
6–3, 6–2
Win13–12Apr 2019ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Flag of France.svg Manon Arcangioli Flag of Russia.svg Victoria Kan
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina
w/o
Win14–12Feb 2020Open de l'Isère, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Amandine Hesse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray Sharan
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Wachaczyk
6–3, 4–6, [13–11]
Win15–12 Sep 2022 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
60,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Julia Lohoff Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Klimovičová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominika Šalková
7–5, 7–5
Loss15–13Jan 2023ITF Vero Beach, US60,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Di Lorenzo
Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones
6–4, 3–6, [3–10]
Loss15–14Feb 2023 Guanajuato Open, Mexico60,000+HHard Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas
Flag of the United States.svg Ingrid Neel
6–7(4), 6–3, [6–10]

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