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Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them part of the ITF Women's Circuit) on the international tennis circuit in 1989. She played right-handed and lived in Nantes during her career. She retired from the professional tennis circuit in April 2003 when she discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. Fusai's highest WTA rankings were No. 37 and No. 6 respectively, both attained in 1998. Her career prize money earnings reached the one million USD-mark in 1999.[1]
Fusai won six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her only career WTA Tour singles final in Warsaw in 1995, losing to Barbara Paulus of Austria in three sets. She was a losing singles quarterfinalist on six occasions and a losing singles semifinalist on three occasions in WTA tournaments. Fusai never advanced beyond the singles third round of the main draw of any Grand Slam tournament. She earned her career-best singles victory at the Italian Open in Rome in 1998 by beating world No. 3 Jana Novotná.
Fusai excelled as a doubles player. She achieved her best results in doubles competition in partnership with fellow Frenchwoman Nathalie Tauziat from 1997 to 2000. She was a losing quarterfinalist on four occasions and a losing semifinalist on three occasions in seven Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments; in five of those tournaments, her doubles partner was Tauziat. Fusai's doubles performances qualified her to play in the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. and 2001; her doubles partner was Tauziat in the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 editions of the WTA Tour Championships. She and Tauziat were the runners-up there in 1997 and 1998. All in all, Fusai won a total of 12 WTA Tour doubles titles, eight of them with Tauziat. She was the doubles runner-up in WTA Tour tournaments on 21 occasions, eleven of them with Tauziat. Fusai was a losing doubles semifinalist in WTA tournaments on 27 occasions, excluding Grand Slam tournaments: 1992(1), 1993(1), 1994(1), 1995(2), 1996(1), 1997(3), 1998(4), 1999(4), 2000(3), 2001(6), 2003(1). Fusai had a career women's doubles win–loss record of 300–225 (260–192 for only main draw matches in WTA Tour tournaments).[2]
Fusai achieved her best mixed-doubles result at the 2001 French Open; she was paired with Jérôme Golmard and they lost in the quarterfinals.[2] Fusai was a member of the France Fed Cup team that won the title in 1997, winning all the three World Group doubles matches that she played from the opening round (quarterfinals) against Japan to the final against the Netherlands. She also played for her country in the Fed Cup in 1994 and 1998. She had a Fed Cup career record of 1–1 in singles and 5–1 in doubles. However, Fusai did not play for her country in the Olympic Games.[3]
Fusai married David Crochu on 13 July 2002. Their son Oscar was born on 7 December 2003.
WTA career finals
Singles (0–1)
| Finals by surface
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| Grand Slam (0)
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| Tier I (1)
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| Tier II (3)
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| Tier III (3)
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| Tier IV & V (5)
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Doubles (12–21)
| Finals by surface
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| Grand Slam (0)
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| Tier I (0)
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| Tier II (0)
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| Tier III (0)
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| Tier IV & V (0)
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| Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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1.
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Jul 1994
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Maria Lankowitz, Austria
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová
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Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini
Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini
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5–7, 5–7
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| Loss
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2.
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Nov 1994
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Nancy Feber
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Template:Flagicon Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Template:Flagicon Rene Simpson
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0–6, 6–7(10–12)
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| Loss
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3.
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Jul 1995
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Maria Lankowitz, Austria
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst
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Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina
Template:Flagicon Andrea Temesvári
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2–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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4.
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May 1996
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Bol, Croatia
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume
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Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo
Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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5.
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Sep 1996
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Warsaw, Poland
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Laura Garrone
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Template:Flagicon Olga Lugina
Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova
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6–1, 4–6, 5–7
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| Win
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6.
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Oct 1996
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Surabaya, Indonesia
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse
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Template:Flagicon Tina Križan
Template:Flagicon Noëlle van Lottum
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6–4, 6–4
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| Win
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7.
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Feb 1997
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Paris, France
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Rita Grande
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Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis
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3–6, 0–6
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| Loss
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8.
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Feb 1997
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Linz, Austria
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Eva Melicharová
Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová
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4–6, 6–3, 6–1
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| Win
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9.
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Apr 1997
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Budapest, Hungary
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer
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Template:Flagicon Eva Martincová
Template:Flagicon Elena Wagner
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6–3, 6–1
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| Loss
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10.
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Aug 1997
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Atlanta, US
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt
Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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11.
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Oct 1997
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Québec City, Canada
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs
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4–6, 7–5, 5–7
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| Win
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12.
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Nov 1997
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Chicago, US
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
Template:Flagicon Monica Seles
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6–3, 6–2
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| Loss
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13.
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Nov 1997
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New York, US
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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14.
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Feb 1998
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Linz, Austria
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Carpet (i)
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova
Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4
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| Loss
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15.
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Mar 1998
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Indian Wells, US
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
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4–6, 6–2, 4–6
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| Loss
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16.
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May 1998
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Berlin, Germany
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
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3–6, 0–6
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| Win
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17.
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May 1998
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Strasbourg, France
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki
Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis
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6–4, 6–3
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| Loss
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18.
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Aug 1998
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San Diego, US
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
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2–6, 1–6
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| Win
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19.
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Aug 1998
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New Haven, US
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Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Mariaan de Swardt
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6–1, 6–0
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| Loss
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20.
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Nov 1998
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New York, US
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Carpet (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, 3–6
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| Win
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21.
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Feb 1999
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Prostějov, Czech Republic
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Carpet (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke
Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová
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3–6, 6–2, 6–1
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| Loss
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22.
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Feb 1999
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Hanover, Germany
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Carpet (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Serena Williams
Template:Flagicon Venus Williams
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7–5, 2–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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23.
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May 1999
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Rome, Italy
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Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis
Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova
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2–6, 2–6
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| Win
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24.
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May 1999
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Berlin, Germany
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini
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6–3, 7–5
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| Loss
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25.
|
May 1999
|
Strasbourg, France
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva
Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
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6–2, 6–7(6–8), 1–6
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| Loss
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26.
|
Jun 1999
|
Birmingham, England
|
Grass
|
Template:Flagicon Inés Gorrochategui
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Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu
Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland
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4–6, 4–6
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| Win
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27.
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Jan 2000
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Auckland, New Zealand
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Cara Black
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Template:Flagicon Barbara Schwartz
Template:Flagicon Patricia Wartusch
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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| Loss
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28.
|
Feb 2000
|
Tokyo, Japan
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Carpet (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis
Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce
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4–6, 1–6
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| Win
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29.
|
Sep 2000
|
Luxembourg
|
Carpet (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
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Template:Flagicon Lubomira Bacheva
Template:Flagicon Cristina Torrens Valero
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6–3, 7–6(7–0)
|
| Win
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30.
|
Jan 2001
|
Auckland, New Zealand
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Rita Grande
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Template:Flagicon Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett
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7–6(7–4), 6–3
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| Loss
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31.
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Apr 2001
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Porto, Portugal
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Rita Grande
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Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez
Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues
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1–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7
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| Loss
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32.
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Feb 2002
|
Doha, Qatar
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis
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Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová
Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
3–6, 3–6
|
| Loss
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33.
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Apr 2002
|
Charleston, US
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis
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Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
|
ITF finals
Singles (6–2)
| Legend
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| $75,000 tournaments
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| $50,000 tournaments
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| $25,000 tournaments
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| $10,000 tournaments
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| Result
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No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
| Loss
|
1.
|
19 March 1990
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Granada, Spain
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Birgit Arming
|
1–6, 6–7
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| Win
|
2.
|
Template:Dts
|
Cherbourg, France
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon María José Llorca
|
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
|
| Win
|
3.
|
Template:Dts
|
Sezze, Italy
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Sophie Woorons
|
6–4, 6–3
|
| Win
|
4.
|
8 April 1991
|
Limoges, France
|
Carpet
|
Template:Flagicon Eugenia Maniokova
|
7–5, 5–7, 6–4
|
| Loss
|
5.
|
14 June 1992
|
Modena, Italy
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger
|
4–6, 3–6
|
| Win
|
6.
|
26 October 1992
|
Mount Gambier, Australia
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Sandra Cacic
|
6–4, 6–2
|
| Win
|
7.
|
23 November 1992
|
Nuriootpa, Australia
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Michelle Jaggard-Lai
|
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
|
| Win
|
8.
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8 May 1995
|
Szczecin, Poland
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Magdalena Grzybowska
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7–5, 7–6
|
Doubles (2–7)
| Result
|
No.
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Partner
|
Opponents
|
Score
|
| Loss
|
1.
|
Template:Dts
|
Cherbourg, France
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Olivia Gravereaux
|
Template:Flagicon Cora Linneman
Template:Flagicon Louise Pleming
|
4–6, 3–6
|
| Loss
|
2.
|
24 June 1991
|
Caltagiron, Italy
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Olivia Gravereaux
|
Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Elia
Template:Flagicon Misumi Miyauchi
|
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
|
| Loss
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3.
|
14 June 1992
|
Modena, Italy
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Natalie Tschan
|
Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir
Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova
|
3–6, 6–7
|
| Loss
|
4.
|
22 June 1992
|
Reggio Emilia, Italy
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Barbara Collet
|
Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir
Template:Flagicon Natalie Tschan
|
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
|
| Loss
|
5.
|
24 April 1995
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Kristin Godridge
|
Template:Flagicon Eva Melicharová
Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová
|
3–6, 4–6
|
| Win
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6.
|
8 August 1999
|
Lexington, United States
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat
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Template:Flagicon Kim Eun-ha
Template:Flagicon Julie Pullin
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6–4, 6–1
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| Loss
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7.
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17 October 1999
|
Poitiers, France
|
Hard (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Rita Grande
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Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit
Template:Flagicon Åsa Carlsson
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2–6, 6–7(5–7)
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| Win
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8.
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20 February 2000
|
Redbridge, England
|
Hard (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Tina Križan
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Template:Flagicon Julie Pullin
Template:Flagicon Lorna Woodroffe
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7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
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| Loss
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9.
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20 August 2000
|
Bronx, United States
|
Hard
|
Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit
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Template:Flagicon Surina De Beer
Template:Flagicon Nana Miyagi
|
7–5, 4–6, 4–6
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