Nathalie Ballet

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Nathalie Ballet
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1967-05-05) 5 May 1967 (age 56)
Prize money$17,506
Singles
Career record43–64
Highest rankingNo. 407 (20 November 1989)
Doubles
Career record44–46
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 185 (27 January 1992)

Nathalie Ballet (born 5 May 1967) is a French former professional tennis player. [1]

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Ballet started on tour in the late 1980s and On 20 November 1989, she reached her highest WTA singles rankings of 407 and best doubles rankings of 185.

Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 1992 Belgian Open where she partnered Agnes Romand in the doubles event. They lost in the First Round to Belgian Laurence Courtois and Belgian Nancy Feber. [2]

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent0Score
Runner-up1.24 July 1989 Subiaco, ItalyClay Flag of Russia.svg Eugenia Maniokova 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (2–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.21 July 1986 Subiaco, ItalyHard Flag of France.svg Karine Quentrec Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Dalla Valle
Flag of Italy.svg Linda Ferrando
2–6, 6–0, 1–6
Winner2.13 March 1988 Valencia, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci Flag of Spain.svg Penelope Fas
Flag of Spain.svg Sonsoles Hurtado
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up3.25 September 1989 Caltagirone, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giovanna Carotenuto Flag of Italy.svg Cristina Salvi
Flag of Italy.svg Alessia Vesuvio
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up4.23 July 1990 Milan, ItalyHard Flag of France.svg Agnes Romand Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina Elia
Flag of Italy.svg Simona Isidori
6–2, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.29 April 1991 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of France.svg Agnes Romand Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jitka Dubcová
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yvonne Grubben
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up6.6 May 1991 Lerida, SpainClay Flag of France.svg Agnes Romand Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jitka Dubcová
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natalie Tschan
0–6, 3–6
Winner7.21 July 1991 Subiaco, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Claire Wegink Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Hiort
Flag of Finland.svg Marja-Liisa Kuurne
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up8.20 July 1992 Subiaco, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joana Manta Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Hautová
Flag of Slovenia.svg Karin Lušnic
1–6, 6–2, 2–6

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References

  1. "Tennis Abstract: Nathalie Ballet ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Belgian Open - 04 May - 10 May 1992". .itftennis.com.