Océane Babel
Océane Babel (born 26 February 2004) is a French professional tennis player.
_(52130120695).jpg.webp) Babel at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 2004 Paris |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 125,022 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 59–52 (53.2%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 442 (2 January 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 448 (20 March 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 33–24 (57.9%) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 458 (30 January 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 486 (20 March 2023) |
| Last updated on: 31 March 2023. | |
Babel started playing tennis at five years old after practicing on the Nintendo Wii. After joining the Sarcellois Tennis Club in Val d'Oise, she became France under-13 champion in 2017 and repeated the performance the following year in the under-14 category. She then moved to the National Training Center (CNE) of the Federation in September 2018 where she began to be coached by Noëlle van Lottum.[1] Babel reached the quarterfinals of the girls' singles draw at the 2020 French Open in which she was defeated by Polina Kudermetova. She then won the opening Grade-A junior tournament of the 2021 season, in Criciúma, Brazil.[2]
In May 2021, Babel was awarded a wildcard into the 2021 French Open women's singles, marking her debut at major level.[3]
Junior career
Grand Slam performance
Singles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: QF (2020)
- Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
- US Open: 2R (2021)
Doubles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 2R (2020)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2021)
- US Open: 1R(2021)
ITF finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Rebeka Stolmar |
4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | ITF Almada, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Lucie Nguyen Tan |
 Ingrid Gamarra Martins  Olga Parres Azcoitia |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2021 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Lucie Nguyen Tan |
 Priska Madelyn Nugroho  Federica Rossi |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2022 | ITF Amiens, France | 15,000+H | Clay (i) | Lucie Nguyen Tan |
Tatiana Pieri Federica Rossi |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 25,000 | Clay |  Weronika Falkowska |
 Caijsa Hennemann  Mariia Tkacheva |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay |  Noa Liauw a Fong |
 Melanie Klaffner Anastasia Zolotareva |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Manon Léonard |
 Eleni Kordolaimi  Merna Refaat |
3–6, 6–0, [8–10] |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Leonie Küng |
Celia Cerviño Ruiz Tess Sugnaux |
7–6(3), 5–7, [10–2] |
References
- Valentin, par Graff. "Océane Babel, à son tour".
- "OCEANE BABEL: A JUNIOR CHAMPION WHO LEARNED TO PLAY ON A NINTENDO WII". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- "Roland-Garros 2021: wildcards announced - Roland-Garros - The 2021 Roland-Garros Tournament official site". www.rolandgarros.com.
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