Virginie Paquet

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Virginie Paquet
Full nameVirginie Paquet-Ottaway
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1967-05-06) 6 May 1967 (age 56)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$27,567
Singles
Career record61–69
Highest rankingNo. 208 (22 May 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1987)
French Open 2R (1986)
Doubles
Career record37–34
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 116 (22 May 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open 1R (1987, 1988)

Virginie Paquet Ottaway (born 6 May 1967) is a French former professional tennis player. [1]

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Tennis career

A right-handed player, Paquet competed on the professional tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. She reached a career high singles ranking of 208 in the world and was ranked as high as 116 in doubles.

Paquet appeared in the main draws of both the Australian Open and French Open during her career. Her best grand slam performance came at the 1986 French Open, where she had a first round win over Maria Lindström, before falling in the second round to fifth seed and eventual semi-finalist Hana Mandlíková. [2]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 5 (4–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.22 February 1987 Denain, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Karine Quentrec Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kathleen Schuurmans
Flag of the United States.svg Erika Smith
3–6, 2–6
Winner1.19 July 1987 Erlange, West GermanyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Krajčovičová Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Scott
Flag of Austria.svg Heidi Sprung
6–1, 6–2
Winner2.27 July 1987 Vaihingen, West GermanyClay Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Fukárková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Krajčovičová
6–4, 6–3
Winner3.24 January 1988 Denain, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Karine Quentrec Flag of the United States.svg Liz Burris
Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran
6–3, 6–1
Winner4.3 July 1988 Maglie, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Frédérique Martin Flag of Japan.svg Ei Iida
Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
5–7, 6–2, 6–2

Personal life

Her son is also a tennis player, Arthur Rinderknech. [3] Her nephews are tennis player-cum-coach Benjamin Balleret and current tour player Valentin Vacherot.

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  2. "Court battle goes to Noah". Calgary Herald . 28 May 1986.
  3. "The Rise Of Rinderknech & Bonzi: Get To Know France's Newest Top 100 Stars". Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.