Mylène Halemai

Mylène Halemai (born 11 August 2001) is a French professional tennis player and beauty pageant titleholder.

Mylène Halemai
Halemai at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) France
ResidenceFineveke, Wallis and Futuna, France
Born (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001
South Durras, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$19,202
Singles
Career record36–38 (48.6%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 794 (31 December 2018)
Current rankingNo. 847 (31 August 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior2R (2019)
Doubles
Career record32–17 (65.3%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 503 (9 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 508 (31 August 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: 2 September 2020.

Halemai has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 794, achieved on 31 December 2018. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 503, reached on 9 March 2020.

Halemai has won five doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She made her main-draw debut on a Grand Slam event at the 2019 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles competition partnering Julie Belgraver.

In 2020, she was crowned Miss Wallis and Futuna 2020, and represented the region at Miss France 2021.

Personal life and background

Halemai was born in South Durras, New South Wales, Australia to parents Jacob Sakopo Halemai and Michelle Campbell Taylor. Her father is from Wallis and Futuna, a French territorial collectivity in Polynesia, while her mother is an Australian of Aboriginal and Scottish descent. Halemai has four siblings: Thierry, Thelesïa, Khalia, and Aurelia, all of whom have played or play high level tennis.[1] Halemai resided in Australia until age seven, when the family relocated to Narbonne in France, and later to Paris.[2]

In 2020, Halemai competed in Miss Wallis and Futuna 2020, and was crowned as the winner. She represented the region at Miss France 2021 in December 2020, becoming the first entrant from Wallis and Futuna since 2005, and only the sixth ever.[3][4] Halemai had relocated to Wallis and Futuna to reside with her parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in France, and opted to register for the pageant at the last minute.[2]

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles
Tournament 2019 2020 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2018 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Hard France Émeline Dartron Romania Karola Patricia Bejenaru
Germany Yana Morderger		 3–6, 7–6, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Jul 2019 ITF Dijon (2) 15,000 Hard France Laia Petretic Belgium Victoria Kalaitzis
Belgium Justine Pysson		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jan 2020 ITF Petit-Bourg, France
(Gouadeloupe)		 25,000 Hard France Manon Léonard Brazil Laura Pigossi
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek		 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–1 Feb 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard France Manon Léonard Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
Russia Anastasia Pribylova		 1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 4–1 Feb 2020 ITF Monastir 15,000 Hard France Julie Belgraver Bulgaria Petia Arshinkova
Bulgaria Gergana Topalova		 2–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win 5–1 Feb 2020 ITF Monastir 15,000 Hard Romania Andreea Prisăcariu Bulgaria Petia Arshinkova
Bulgaria Gergana Topalova		 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. "ROLAND-GARROS 2019 - Double Dames" (PDF).
  2. Litaud, Emmanuelle (19 December 2020). "Miss France 2021: 5 choses à savoir sur Mylène Halemai, Miss Wallis-et-Futuna". Le Figaro (in French).
  3. "Mylène Halemai élue Miss Wallis-et-Futuna 2020". TNTV News (in French). 26 September 2020.
  4. "Miss France 2021 : découvrez Mylène Halemai, Miss Wallis-et-Futuna". Télé Star (in French). 12 October 2020.


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