Alexia Dechaume-Balleret

Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (born 3 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Country (sports) France
Born (1970-05-03) 3 May 1970
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$949,605
Singles
Career record234–229 (50.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 46 (17 August 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1991, 1992)
French Open4R (1994)
Wimbledon3R (1990)
US Open3R (1994)
Doubles
Career record165–173 (48.8%)
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 22 (22 March 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open2R (1990, 91, 92, 1994, 95, 96, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1988, 1996)
US Open3R (1996)

In her career, she reached three finals on the WTA Tour: at Taranto in 1990, she lost to 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 Martínez, 1–6, 2–6.

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.[1]

Dechaume-Balleret is married to Bernard Balleret. Her stepson is Benjamin Balleret.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1990 Ilva Trophy, Italy Clay Italy Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1991 Schenectady Open, U.S. Hard Netherlands Brenda Schultz 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 0–3 May 1997 Welsh International Open, UK Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 1–6, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III1
Tier IV & V5
Finals by surface
Hard2
Clay4
Grass0
Carpet0
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1988 Clarins Open, France Clay France Emmanuelle Derly Australia Louise Field
France Nathalie Herreman
6–0, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Sep 1990 Clarins Open, France Clay France Nathalie Herreman Australia Kristin Godridge
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 May 1991 Ilva Trophy, Italy Clay Argentina Florencia Labat Italy Laura Golarsa
United States Ann Grossman
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Sep 1991 Clarins Open, France Clay France Julie Halard Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová
Czechoslovakia Radomira Zrubáková
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Jul 1992 Gastein Ladies, Austria Clay Argentina Florencia Labat South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Germany Wiltrud Probst
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–2 Jul 1992 San Marino Open Clay Argentina Florencia Labat Italy Sandra Cecchini
Italy Laura Garrone
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win 5–2 Aug 1992 Schenectady Open, U.S. Hard Argentina Florencia Labat United States Ginger Helgeson
United States Shannan McCarthy
6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Aug 1995 San Diego Open, U.S. Hard France Sandrine Testud United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
2–6, 1–6
Loss 5–4 May 1996 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay France Alexandra Fusai Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–4 Apr 1997 Tokyo Championships, Japan Hard Japan Rika Hiraki Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
United States Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–2
Loss 6–5 Jan 1999 Hobart International, Australia Hard France Émilie Loit South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
1–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 21 March 1988 ITF Bayonne, France Hard France Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 17 May 1998 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Israel Anna Smashnova 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 26 February 1990 ITF Wels, Austria Clay France Pascale Paradis Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková
Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
6–3, 6–2

Head-to-head records against other players in the top 10

References


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