Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | Gradignan, France |
Born | Pessac, France | 18 March 1988
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $134,004 |
Singles | |
Career record | 151–146 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 213 (3 December 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2008) |
French Open | 1R (2008) |
US Open | Q1 (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 59–77 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 158 (23 March 2009) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2008) |
Violette Huck (born 18 March 1988) is a French former tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 213, achieved in December 2007. On 23 March, she peaked at No. 158 of the doubles rankings.
Violette has a career win–loss record of 109–105 on the ITF Women's Circuit and she there won three singles and two doubles tournaments. She missed out on qualifying for the 2008 Australian Open as she lost to the Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in three sets. She was awarded a wildcard for the 2008 French Open at Roland Garros as a French player.
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 18 March 2007 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2. | 7 May 2007 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Stanislava Hrozenská | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3. | 15 March 2009 | Dijon, France | Hard (i) | Laura-Ioana Andrei | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 4. | 22 March 2009 | Amiens, France | Clay (i) | Audrey Bergot | 6–3, 6–4 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 3 July 2005 | ITF Mont de Marsan, France | Clay | Émilie Bacquet | Natalia Gussoni Frederica Piedade | 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2. | 10 March 2007 | ITF Sabadell, Spain | Clay | Nicole Clerico | Nuria Sánchez García Verdiana Verardi | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 3. | 17 March 2008 | ITF Tenerife, Spain | Hard | Julie Coin | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Tzipora Obziler | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 4. | 24 March 2008 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Carpet | Youlia Fedossova | Courtney Nagle Robin Stephenson | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | 15 September 2008 | ITF Mestre, Italy | Clay | Margalita Chakhnashvili | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Aurélie Védy | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 6 October 2008 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard | Julie Coin | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Kristina Barrois | 2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 7. | 9 February 2009 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Emma Laine | Melanie Klaffner Ksenia Milevskaya | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8] |
Loss | 8. | 15 March 2009 | ITF Dijon, France | Hard (i) | Amanda Elliott | Kim Kilsdonk Daniëlle Harmsen | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 9. | 5 October 2009 | Open de Limoges, France | Clay | Florence Haring | Elena Chalova Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–4, 3–6, [4–10] |
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