Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer

Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer (born 7 July 1968) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Nathalie Guerrée
Full nameNathalie Guerrée-Spitzer
Country (sports) France
Born (1968-07-07) 7 July 1968
Prize money$107,345
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 109 (30 January 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open2R (1989, 1991)
Wimbledon1R (1989)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 280 (20 June 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992)

Biography

Tennis career

Guerrée, a right-handed player, began competing on the WTA Tour in 1988. Her best performances on tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1988 WTA Aix-en-Provence Open, which included a win over Nathalie Tauziat. She also won WTA Tour matches tour against Silvia Farina and Irina Spîrlea.[1]

She first featured in the singles main draw of a grand slam at the 1988 French Open, where she lost to eventual champion Steffi Graf in the opening round. Over the next four year she competed in every edition of the tournament and twice reached the second round. In 1989 she competed in the main draws at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, making the third round of the former.[2]

Personal life

Guerrée comes from the French region of Lorraine.[3] She became Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer after marriage and has four daughters.[3]

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 March 1988 Bayonne, France Hard France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 10 April 1994 Limoges, France Hard (i) Austria Sylvia Plischke 6–1, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 20 July 1987 Sezze, Italy Clay France Federika Hugonnet Switzerland Cristina Casini
Italy Simona Isidori		 2–6, 1–6

References
  1. "Spanish international". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 22 April 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. "Sports results and detail". The Canberra Times. Australia. 21 January 1989. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Nathalie Guerrée la famille d'abord". Le Republicain Lorrain (in French). 3 March 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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