Sandrine Testud
French tennis player
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sandrine Testud |
| image | TESTUD Sandrine.jpg |
| country | |
| residence | Lyon, France |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Lyon |
| height | 1.76 m |
| turnedpro | 1989 |
| retired | 2005 |
| plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $3,782,307 |
| singlesrecord | |
| singlestitles | 3 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 9 (7 February 2000) |
| AustralianOpenresult | QF (1998) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 4R (1998, 2001) |
| Wimbledonresult | 4R (1997, 1998, 2001) |
| USOpenresult | QF (1997) |
| Othertournaments | yes |
| WTAChampionshipsresult | SF (2001) |
| Olympicsresult | 1R (2004) |
| doublesrecord | |
| doublestitles | 4 |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 8 (21 August 2000) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | 3R (2001, 2002) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | SF (2004) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | 3R (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | F (1999) |
| OthertournamentsDoubles | yes |
| WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult | 1R (2001) |
| OlympicsDoublesresult | QF (2004) |
| Team | yes |
| FedCupresult | W (1997) |
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| name = Sandrine Testud | image = TESTUD Sandrine.jpg | country = | residence = Lyon, France | birth_date = | birth_place = Lyon | height = 1.76 m | turnedpro = 1989 | retired = 2005 | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = $3,782,307 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = 3 | highestsinglesranking = No. 9 (7 February 2000) | AustralianOpenresult = QF (1998) | FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1998, 2001) | Wimbledonresult = 4R (1997, 1998, 2001) | USOpenresult = QF (1997) | Othertournaments = yes | WTAChampionshipsresult = SF (2001) | Olympicsresult = 1R (2004) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = 4 | highestdoublesranking = No. 8 (21 August 2000) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2001, 2002) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (2004) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | USOpenDoublesresult = F (1999) | OthertournamentsDoubles = yes | WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = 1R (2001) | OlympicsDoublesresult = QF (2004) | Team = yes | FedCupresult = W (1997)
Sandrine Testud (born 3 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Career
Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 2000, she became the sixth Frenchwoman after Françoise Dürr, Mary Pierce, Nathalie Tauziat, Amélie Mauresmo and Julie Halard to break into the top 10 in the singles rankings. This marked the first time France had four women ranked in the singles top 10 simultaneously (Mary Pierce at No. 5, Nathalie Tauziat at No. 6, Julie Halard at No. 8 and Testud at No. 9). France was the third nation after the USA and Australia to have more than two representatives in the singles top 10 at any one time. She finished in the top 20 for five consecutive years between 1997 and 2001. In the summer of 2002, she took a break from the tour when she discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. She resumed her career 12 months after the birth of her child and retired in the summer of 2005.
She won a total of three singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her biggest singles tournament victory was at the 1998 Tier-II tournament in Filderstadt, Germany, where she defeated world No. 2, Lindsay Davenport, in the final. She was the runner-up in singles and doubles WTA tournaments on seven occasions each. Her third career-title victory that came in Hawaii over Justine Henin happened in a final that was delayed for a day due to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001. Her last WTA Tour singles final was in Dubai where she lost to Amélie Mauresmo in what was the fourth all-French final in WTA Tour history. She has gone beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament on two occasions: she reached the quarterfinals at the 1997 US Open and the 1998 Australian Open. Testud played in the season-ending Tour Championships for five consecutive years from 1997 to 2001; reaching the singles semifinal and doubles quarterfinal in her last appearance in 2001.
In 1999, Testud was the women's doubles runner-up at the US Open with Chanda Rubin, and she reached the women's doubles quarterfinals or better in six Grand Slam tournaments. She was a doubles semifinalist on 21 WTA Tour occasions, excluding Grand Slam tournaments: 1991 (2), 1992 (2), 1993 (1), 1994 (1), 1995 (1), 1996 (4), 1997 (2), 1998 (1), 2000 (3), 2001 (2), 2002 (1), 2005 (1).
Testud represented her country in the Fed Cup between 1997 and 2002. She won her second singles match against the host country Netherlands to give France an unassailable 3–1 lead in the 1997 Fed Cup final in Den Bosch. That was the first time France had won the Fed Cup. She also represented her country in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she lost in the singles first round and reached the doubles QF with Nathalie Dechy.
Testud married her coach, Vittorio Magnelli, on 13 June 1998. Their daughter, Isabella, was born on 19 February 2003. Their second child, Sophie, was born in 2006.
WTA career finals
Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Hard (2–4) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–2) |
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1997 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Clay | RUS Elena Makarova | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1997 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | USA Lindsay Davenport | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1998 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | CZE Jana Novotná | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1998 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Germany | Hard (i) | USA Lindsay Davenport | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1999 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | FRA Mary Pierce | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2000 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Carpet (i) | SUI Martina Hingis | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jan 2001 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | BEL Justine Henin | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Feb 2001 | Qatar Open | Hard | SUI Martina Hingis | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Sep 2001 | Waikoloa Championships, US | Hard | BEL Justine Henin | 6–3, 2–0 ret. |
| Loss | 3–7 | Feb 2002 | Dubai Championships, UAE | Hard | FRA Amélie Mauresmo | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
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Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1992 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | FRA Pascale Paradis | FRA Isabelle Demongeot | |
| UKR Natalia Medvedeva | 1–6, 1–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1995 | San Diego Classic, US | Hard | FRA Alexia Dechaume | USA Gigi Fernández | |
| BLR Natasha Zvereva | 2–6, 1–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 1998 | Bell Challenge, Canada | Hard (i) | USA Chanda Rubin | USA Lori McNeil | |
| USA Kimberly Po | 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 1999 | US Open | Hard | USA Chanda Rubin | USA Serena Williams | |
| USA Venus Williams | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 1–4 | Oct 1999 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Germany | Hard (i) | USA Chanda Rubin | LAT Larisa Neiland | |
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 1–5 | Nov 1999 | Philadelphia Championships, US | Carpet (i) | USA Chanda Rubin | USA Lisa Raymond | |
| AUS Rennae Stubbs | 1–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||||||
| Win | 2–5 | Feb 2000 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | FRA Julie Halard | FRA Émilie Loit | |
| SWE Åsa Carlsson | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 3–5 | Jul 2000 | Stanford Classic, US | Hard | USA Chanda Rubin | ZIM Cara Black | |
| USA Amy Frazier | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 4–5 | Feb 2001 | Qatar Open | Hard | ITA Roberta Vinci | NED Kristie Boogert | |
| NED Miriam Oremans | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||||||
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2001 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ITA Roberta Vinci | USA Lindsay Davenport | |
| USA Lisa Raymond | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 4–7 | Feb 2002 | Dubai Championships, UAE | Hard | ITA Roberta Vinci | GER Barbara Rittner | |
| VEN María Vento-Kabchi | 3–6, 2–6 | ||||||
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ITF finals
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| Legend |
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| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
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Singles (5–0)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 10 April 1989 | Limoges, France | Clay | FRA Emmanuelle Derly | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 25 June 1990 | Caltagiro, Italy | Clay | ITA Lorenza Jachia | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 5 November 1990 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | POL Katarzyna Nowak | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 12 November 1990 | Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | BEL Dominique Monami | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 12 December 1994 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | AUS Kerry-Anne Guse | 6–1, 6–3 |
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Doubles (4–2)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 27 March 1989 | Moulins, France | Hard (i) | FRA Catherine Tanvier | NED Mara Eijkenboom | |
| FRA Noëlle van Lottum | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| Loss | 2. | 26 March 1990 | Limoges, France | Carpet (i) | FRA Catherine Tanvier | BEL Ann Devries | |
| POL Iwona Kuczyńska | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 3. | 2 July 1990 | Brindisi, Italy | Clay | FRA Mary Pierce | USA Jennifer Fuchs | |
| NED Simone Schilder | 6–1, 1–6, 6–0 | ||||||
| Win | 4. | 6 August 1990 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | FRA Sylvie Sabas | TCH Denisa Krajčovičová | |
| TCH Alice Noháčová | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 5. | 1 April 1991 | Moulins, France | Carpet (i) | FRA Catherine Suire | NED Ingelise Driehuis | |
| AUS Louise Pleming | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 6. | 9 December 1991 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard (i) | FRA Pascale Paradis-Mangon | GER Eva Pfaff | |
| FRA Catherine Suire | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | ||||||
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Grand Slam singles performance timeline
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| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | LQ | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 4R | 4R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 14 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 11 |
| US Open | A | A | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | QF | 3R | 2R | 4R | 4R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 46 |
| Year-end ranking | 265 | 167 | 118 | 106 | 98 | 81 | 41 | 41 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 38 | NR | 311 | |
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Head-to-head record
- Anke Huber 2–5
- Martina Hingis 0–16
- Lindsay Davenport 2–12
- Silvia Farina Elia 2–5
- Anna Kournikova 0–3
References
References
- Tennis Magazine (France) August 2010 issue
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