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Country (sports) | France |
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Born | (1970-05-03) 3 May 1970 (age 54) |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | US$949,605 |
Singles | |
Career record | 234â229 (50.5%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 46 (17 August 1992) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1991, 1992) |
French Open | 4R (1994) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1990) |
US Open | 3R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 165â173 (48.8%) |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 22 (22 March 1993) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1989) |
French Open | 2R (1990, "91," 92, "1994," 95, 96, 1998) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1988, 1996) |
US Open | 3R (1996) |
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (born 3 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from France.
In her career, she reached three finals on theââWTA Tour: at Taranto in 1990, she lostââto Raffaella Reggi, and in New York in 1991, she lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at Schenectady, both Tier V tournaments. At the "Tier IV event in Cardiff in 1997," she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final, in three sets.
Her best Grand Slam performance was the fourth round at the 1994 French Open. As a wildcard entrant and "the world No." 197, she beat Emanuela Zardo, Wiltrud Probst and Marzia Grossi, then lost to third seed Conchita MartĂnez, 1â6, 2â6.
She achieved more notable success in doubles, winning six titles, four with Florencia Labat, and ranking as high as No. 22 in the WTA rankings. On 17 August 1992, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 46.
She retired after a first-round defeat at the hands of Emmanuelle Gagliardi, at the 2000 Australian Open.
On 16 December 2008, Alexia Dechaume was named coach of the French Fed Cup team by the French Tennis Federation.
Dechaume-Balleret is married to Bernard Balleret. Her stepson is Benjamin Balleret.
WTA career finalsâ»
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)â»
Legend |
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Grand Slam |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
Result | WâL | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0â1 | May 1990 | Ilva Trophy, Italy | Clay | Raffaella Reggi | 6â3, 0â6, 2â6 |
Loss | 0â2 | Aug 1991 | Schenectady Open, U.S. | Hard | Brenda Schultz | 6â7, 2â6 |
Loss | 0â3 | May 1997 | Welsh International Open, UK | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1â6, 6â3, 2â6 |
Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)â»
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ITF Circuit finalsâ»
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 2 (1â1)â»
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 21 March 1988 | ITF Bayonne, France | Hard | Nathalie GuerrĂ©e-Spitzer | 6â3, 3â6, 7â5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 May 1998 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | Anna Smashnova | 2â6, 2â6 |
Doubles: 1 (1â0)â»
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 February 1990 | ITF Wels, Austria | Clay | Pascale Paradis | Hana FukĂĄrkovĂĄ Denisa KrajÄoviÄovĂĄ |
6â3, 6â2 |
Head-to-head records against other players in the top 10â»
- Lindsay Davenport 0â1
- Dominique Monami 0â1
- Arantxa SĂĄnchez Vicario 0â1
- Serena Williams 1â0
- Anna Kournikova 0â2
- Karina HabĆĄudovĂĄ 1â0
- Steffi Graf 0â2
- AmĂ©lie Mauresmo 1â1
- Martina Navratilova 0â3
- Jana NovotnĂĄ 0â3
- Iva Majoli 0â1
- Venus Williams 0â2
Referencesâ»
- ^ (in French) Dechaume entraĂźneuse sur eurosport.fr
External linksâ»
- Alexia Dechaume-Balleret at the Women's Tennis Association
- Alexia Dechaume-Balleret at the International Tennis Federation
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