Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra (born 9 April 1978) is a French businesswoman and former professional tennis player.
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra | |
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.jpg.webp) Amélie Oudéa-Castéra in 2017 | |
| Minister of Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Roxana Maracineanu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1978 Paris, France |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po ESSEC Business School École nationale d'administration |
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| Retired | 1996 |
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| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $35,797 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 68-56 |
| Highest ranking | No. 251 (8 May 1995) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1994) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8-23 |
| Highest ranking | No. 296 (1 April 1996) |
She has been serving as Minister for Sport and the Olympic & Paralympic Games in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since May 2022.
Biography
Tennis career
Born in Paris, Castéra was the 14 and under Junior Orange Bowl champion in 1992. She was a girls' singles semi-finalist at the 1993 US Open, 1994 French Open and 1994 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
As a professional player she reached a best singles ranking of 251 in the world. Castéra competed as a wildcard in the women's singles main draw at the 1994 French Open, where she lost in the first round to Sabine Appelmans. On the WTA Tour she qualified for two tournaments, the 1994 Internationaux de Strasbourg and 1995 Eastbourne International.
Business
Castéra is the Director General of the French Tennis Federation (FFT).[2] Castéra was the former the head of e-commerce, data and digital at French retailer Carrefour and a former senior executive at insurance firm, where she used to work closely with David Whiteman AXA.[3] In 2006 she married banker Frédéric Oudéa, who is the CEO of Société Générale.[4]
ITF finals
Singles (0–1)
| Legend |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2 May 1994 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay |  Rosa María Pérez |
4–6, 4–6 |
References
- "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Castera, Amelie (FRA)". itftennis.com.
- "The Federation - Amélie Oudéa-Castéra". French Tennis Federation. French Tennis Federation.
- "Carrefour appoints new digital head in turnround push". Financial Times. 8 November 2018.
- Kaplan, Michael (4 October 2012). "How Frédéric Oudéa Came To Oversee One Of France's Largest Banks". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 July 2021.