Marie-Christine Damas

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Marie-Christine Damas
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1966-12-09) 9 December 1966 (age 56)
Retired1991
Prize money$30,929
Singles
Career record52-45
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 130 (5 June 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1988, 1989)
French Open 1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record1-4
Highest rankingNo. 440 (6 June 1988)

Marie-Christine Damas (born 9 December 1966) is a French former professional tennis player.

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Damas, who comes from Brittany, reached a best ranking on tour of 130 in the world. [1] Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1988 Clarins Open held in Paris. She twice made the second round of the Australian Open, including 1989 when she took eighth seed Claudia Kohde-Kilsch to three sets. [2]

ITF finals

Singles (2–1)

Legend
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.1 December 1986 Vereeniging, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Mariaan de Swardt 2–6, 4–6
Win2.8 December 1986 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Karen Schimper 6–4, 6–4
Win3.9 February 1987 Reims, FranceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Regina Rajchrtová 6–1, 2–6, 6–2

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References

  1. "Ces Bretons qui ont joué Roland-Garros". Le Télégramme (in French). 30 May 2013.
  2. "Garrison advances in Australian Open". Washington Post . 18 January 1989.