Jessika Ponchet

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Jessika Ponchet
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Ponchet at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Residence Angresse, France
Born (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 27)
Bayonne, France
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$965,565
Singles
Career record324–226 (58.9%)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 119 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 141 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2018, 2019)
French Open 1R (2018, 2019, 2023)
Wimbledon Q3 (2022)
US Open Q1 (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record154–125 (55.2%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 101 (28 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 135 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Last updated on: 1 April 2024.

Jessika Ponchet (born 26 September 1996) is a French professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 119 in singles, achieved on 8 May 2023, and 101 in doubles, achieved on 28 November 2022.

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Career

Ponchet did not play any ITF Junior Circuit tournaments, plunging straight into the ITF Women's Circuit at the age of 14. [1]

2011–2013

Ponchet played the singles events of four tournaments and the doubles event of one tournament on the 2011 ITF Circuit, starting with a $100k tournament held in early July in the French city of Biarritz. She played a total of 11 and 18 ITF tournaments in 2012 and 2013, respectively. [2]

2014–2015

Ponchet played a total of 17 tournaments on the ITF Circuit in 2014. She suffered a major setback when torn knee ligaments forced her to miss tournaments in the first eight months of 2015. She played the singles events of seven tournaments and the doubles event of one tournament on the 2015 ITF Circuit. [1] [2]

2016

Ponchet played a total of 22 tournaments on the ITF Circuit in the 2016 season. [2]

2017

She made her major singles' debut at the French Open, after receiving a qualifying wildcard; however, after defeating Dalma Gálfi (the 2015 ITF World Champion in the girls' combined category), she lost to the No. 4 seed, Richèl Hogenkamp, in the second round. [2] [3]

Ponchet made her WTA 125 debut at the Open de Limoges, entering only its singles event. She received a wildcard for the main draw, where she defeated her compatriot, Chloé Paquet, in the first round and lost to the No. 7 seed, Kaia Kanepi, in the second. [2] [3]

Ponchet finished 2017 with a final win–loss record of 42–24 for singles matches. [1]

2018

She made her Grand Slam singles' main-draw debut at the Australian Open, after receiving a wildcard for the main draw, [4] where she lost in the first round to the No. 3 seed Garbiñe Muguruza. Prior to the Australian Open, Ponchet had in her entire career played in the singles main-draw event of just one tournament that was at a higher level than the ITF Women's Circuit (the 2017 Open de Limoges) and had never even faced a player ranked in the top 100 of WTA singles rankings. [5]

Ponchet made her French Open debut, after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw, where she lost in the first round to the unseeded Lucie Šafářová, in straight sets.

2019

At the Australian Open, Ponchet reached the singles main draw where she lost in the first round to 19th-seeded Caroline Garcia, after winning all her three qualifying matches without dropping a set.

On 9 April, in her first-round match at the $25k tournament in Sunderland, Ponchet was leading Tara Moore 6–0, 5–0 and had a match point to achieve a double bagel, but Moore staged a comeback to win 0–6, 7–6, 6–3. [6]

2023

She received wildcards for the 2023 French Open for the singles main draw, and in doubles partnering Elixane Lechemia.

She entered the Guangzhou Open main draw as a lucky loser.

Performance timelines

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.

Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R Q1 A Q1 Q2 0 / 20–20%
French Open Q2 1R 1R Q1 A Q2 1R 0 / 30–30%
Wimbledon AA Q2 NH Q1 Q3 Q1 0 / 00–0–
US Open A Q1 Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0–
Win–loss0–00–20–20–00–00–00–10 / 50–50%
Career statistics
Tournaments0220011Career total: 6
Overall win-loss0–00–20–20–00–00–10–10 / 60–60%

Doubles

WTA Challenger finals

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

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2020 Newport Beach Challenger,
United States		Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoît Flag of the United States.svg Hayley Carter
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani 		1–6, 3–6
Loss0–2 Dec 2021 Open de Limoges, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva 		4–6, 4–6
Loss0–3 May 2022 Open de Saint-Malo, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya 		6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win1–3 Oct 2023 Open de Rouen, FranceHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Bondár
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann 		6–3, 7–6(7–4)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W40 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (4–3)
W10 tournaments (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (3–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2015ITF Port El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova 2–6, 3–6
Loss0–2May 2016 ITF Monzón, SpainW10Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková 4–6, 4–6
Win1–2Jul 2016ITF Getxo, SpainW10Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Loredana Roșca 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win2–2Jul 2016ITF El Espinar, SpainW10Hard Flag of Spain.svg Rocío de la Torre Sánchez6–4, 6–2
Loss2–3Nov 2016ITF Vinaròs, SpainW10Clay Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gamiz 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win3–3Nov 2016ITF Benicarló, SpainW10Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Carreras 6–0, 7–6(6)
Win4–3Jul 2018ITF Figueira da Foz, PortugalW25Hard Flag of Spain.svg Eva Guerrero Álvarez7–6(4), 6–2
Win5–3Feb 2019 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW25Hard (i) Flag of Georgia.svg Mariam Bolkvadze 6–3, 6–1
Loss5–4Mar 2020ITF Mâcon, FranceW25Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Loss5–5Jun 2021ITF Figueira da Foz, PortugalW25Hard Flag of France.svg Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 7–6(3), 1–6, 0–6
Win6–5Sep 2021ITF Leiria, PortugalW25Hard Flag of Finland.svg Anastasia Kulikova 7–6(3), 6–0
Loss6–6Jul 2022ITF Palma del Río, SpainW25+HHard Flag of Spain.svg Marina Bassols Ribera 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win7–6 Jul 2022 Open Araba en Femenino, SpainW60Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenny Dürst 6–4, 7–5
Win8–6Sep 2022ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, FranceW25Clay Flag of France.svg Séléna Janicijevic 6–1, 6–4
Win9–6Feb 2023ITF Mâcon, FranceW40Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Loss9–7 Jul 2023 Open Araba en Femenino, SpainW100Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Daria Snigur 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win10–7 Oct 2023 Internationaux de Poitiers, FranceW80Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss10–8Jan 2024 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FranceW75Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lily Miyazaki 6–3, 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–1)
W80 tournaments (1–1)
W60/75 tournaments (7–1)
W25 tournaments (2–3)
W10/15 tournaments (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–6)
Clay (4–2)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 2014ITF Gonesse, FranceW10Clay (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Stuchlá Flag of Germany.svg Carolin Daniels
Flag of Germany.svg Lena-Marie Hofmann		6–7(4), 6–3, [10–3]
Win2–0Jun 2016ITF Madrid, SpainW10Clay Flag of Russia.svg Marina Shamayko Flag of Spain.svg Ainhoa Atucha Gómez
Flag of Spain.svg María José Luque Moreno		6–2, 6–3
Loss2–1Jul 2016ITF Getxo, SpainW10Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Carla Lucero Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandra Korashvili
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Loredana Roșca 		0–6, 3–6
Loss2–2Jul 2016ITF El Espinar, SpainW10Hard Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Loredana Roșca Flag of Ecuador.svg Charlotte Roemer
Flag of Germany.svg Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic		2–6, 6–7(4)
Win3–2Dec 2016ITF Castellón de la Plana, SpainW10Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi Flag of Spain.svg Arabela Fernández Rabener
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isabelle Wallace 		6–1, 6–3
Loss3–3Apr 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Flag of France.svg Manon Arcangioli Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriela Cé
Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gamiz 		1–6, 2–6
Loss3–4Apr 2018ITF Óbidos, PortugalW25Carpet Flag of Ukraine.svg Ganna Poznikhirenko Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls 		2–6, 1–6
Loss3–5Jul 2018ITF Figueira da Foz, PortugalW25Hard Flag of Belarus.svg Sviatlana Pirazhenka Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gamiz 		2–6, 5–7
Win4–5 May 2019 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, SpainW60Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eden Silva Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jodie Burrage
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls		6–3, 6–4
Win5–5 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger, United StatesW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Robin Anderson Flag of the United States.svg Ann Li
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb 		7–6(4), 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win6–5 Sep 2019 Caldas da Rainha Open, PortugalW60Hard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Isabella Shinikova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag of Germany.svg Vivian Heisen 		6–1, 6–3
Win7–5 Nov 2019 Toronto Challenger, CanadaW60Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Robin Anderson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélodie Collard
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leylah Fernandez 		7–6(7), 6–2
Win8–5Oct 2020ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceW25Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Robin Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey		4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win9–5 May 2021 Open Saint-Gaudens, FranceW60Clay Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eden Silva
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann 		0–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win10–5 Nov 2021 Open Nantes, FranceW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray Sharan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls		6–4, 6–2
Win11–5 Jan 2022 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FranceW60Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls		6–4, 6–1
Loss11–6Apr 2022ITF Calvi, FranceW25+HHard Flag of France.svg Estelle CascinoFlag placeholder.svg Sofya Lansere
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova 		4–6, 6–7(5)
Win12–6Apr 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Flag of France.svg Estelle CascinoFlag placeholder.svg Polina Kudermetova
Flag placeholder.svg Sofya Lansere		6–0, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss12–7 Oct 2022 Internationaux de Poitiers, FranceW80Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 		4–6, 3–6
Loss12–8 Nov 2022 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UKW100Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová		6–7(4), 2–6
Win13–8Sep 2023ITF Tokyo Open, JapanW100Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls		4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win14–8 Oct 2023 Internationaux de Poitiers, FranceW80Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane SchoofsFlag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Maklakova
Flag placeholder.svg Elena Pridankina 		7–5, 6–4
Loss14–9 Mar 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne, FranceW75Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino
Flag of the Philippines.svg Alex Eala 		5–7, 6–7(4)

Notes

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