Nathalie Dechy

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Nathalie Dechy
Nathalie Dechy.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Residence Tournai, Belgium
Born (1979-02-21) 21 February 1979 (age 44)
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired21 July 2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$4,216,795
Singles
Career record429–337
Career titles1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 11 (9 January 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (2005)
French Open 3R (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Wimbledon 4R (1999, 2005)
US Open 4R (1998, 2005)
Doubles
Career record189–178
Career titles7 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 8 (21 May 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2009)
French Open QF (2000, 2003, 2006)
Wimbledon SF (2008)
US Open W (2006, 2007)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open W (2007)
Team competitions
Fed Cup W (2003)

Nathalie Dechy (born 21 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France.

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Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara Safina. Her biggest singles achievement is reaching the semifinals of the 2005 Australian Open.

At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, she faced world No. 1 and reigning French Open champion Ana Ivanovic. She had a match point during the second set before losing 7–6, 6–7, 8–10.

Since 2015, Nathalie Dechy has been the director of the Biarritz Tennis Tournament, a women's tennis tournament organized every year by the Quarterback agency at Biarritz Olympic Tennis. This tournament is part of the ITF (International Tennis Federation) category and has $80,000 in prize money. [1]

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2006 US Open Hard Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 2007 US Open Hard Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2007 French Open Clay Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Nenad Zimonjić
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2009 Australian Open Hard Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
3–6, 1–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Australian Open AAA 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 3R 4R SF 1R 1R 1R 2R
French Open A 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R 3R 3R 3R 1R 3R 3R 2R 2R 1R
Wimbledon AA 1R 2R 1R 4R 3R 2R 3R 3R 3R 4R 1R 1R 2R 1R
US Open AA 2R 2R 4R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 3R 4R 1R 1R 1R A
Year-end ranking58629484904825274420292112516972n/a

WTA career finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Feb 2000 Cellular South Cup, United StatesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles 1–6, 6–7(3)
Loss2Apr 2000 Estoril Open, PortugalClay Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber 2–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win3.Jan 2003 Australian Hardcourts Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss4.Aug 2004 New Haven Open, United StatesHard Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina 2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss5.Aug 2008 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesHard Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 2001Bratislava Open, SlovakiaHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová
3–6, 4–6
Win1.Feb 2002 Paris Indoors, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
w/o
Loss2.Feb 2002 Antwerp Open, BelgiumHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6
Loss3.Oct 2002Bratislava Open, SlovakiaHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Matevžič
Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up4.Dec 2002Australian HardcourtsHard Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.Feb 2003Antwerp Open, BelgiumCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
2–6, 0–6
Loss6.Oct 2004 Linz Open, AustriaHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
2–6, 5–7
Win2.Sep 2006 US Open Hard Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
7–6(5), 7–5
Win3.May 2007 Rome Masters, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
6–4, 6–1
Win4.Sep 2007US OpenHard Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–2
Win5.Jan 2009 Auckland Open, New ZealandHard Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja
4–6, 7–6(3), [12–10]
Loss7.Jan 2009 Sydney International, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
0–6, 1–6
Win6.Mar 2009 Monterrey Open, MexicoHard Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–3, 6–4
Win7.May 2009 Strasbourg Open, FranceClay Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo Flag of France.svg Claire Feuerstein
Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz
6–0, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (1-2)

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.9 May 1994ITF Mollet, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Mariam Ramón Climent 0–6, 0–6
Winner2.14 December 1997ITF Bad Gögging, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up3.6 December 1998ITF Cergy-Pontoise, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(4)

Doubles (1-1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.20 March 1995ITF Moulins, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier Flag of Mexico.svg Jessica Fernández
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aarthi Venkatesan
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up2.29 March 1997ITF Woodlands, United StatesHard Flag of France.svg Lea Ghirardi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Horn
4–6, 2–6

Personal life

Dechy was born to a father from continental France and a Canadian mother from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She holds dual French-Canadian citizenship. On 25 January 2010 she gave birth to a son. [2]

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References

  1. "Engie open de Biarritz". www.engie-open-biarritz.fr. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. "La championne de tennis Nathalie Dechy est maman !". PurePeople (in French). 5 February 2010.