Alexia Dechaume-Balleret

Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (born 3 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Country (sports) France
Born (1970-05-03) 3 May 1970
Retired2000
Prize money$949,605
Singles
Career record234-229
Career titles1 ITF
Highest ranking46 (17 August 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1991, 1992)
French Open4R (1994)
Wimbledon3R (1990)
US Open3R (1994)
Doubles
Career record165-173
Career titles6 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking22 (22 March 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open2R (1990, 91, 92, 1994, 95, 96, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1988, 1996)
US Open3R (1996)

In her career, she reached three finals on the WTA Tour: at Taranto in 1990, she lost to Raffaella Reggi, and in New York in 1991, she lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at Schenectady, both Tier V tournaments. At the Tier IV event in Cardiff in 1997, she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 2–6.

Her best Grand Slam performance was the fourth round at the 1994 French Open. As a wild-card entrant and the world No. 197, she beat Emanuela Zardo, Wiltrud Probst and Marzia Grossi, then lost to third seed Conchita Martínez, 1–6, 2–6.

She achieved more notable success in doubles, winning six titles, four with Florencia Labat, and ranking as high as No. 22 in the WTA rankings. On 17 August 1992, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 46.

She retired after a first-round defeat at the hands of Emmanuelle Gagliardi at the 2000 Australian Open.

Dechaume-Balleret is married to Bernard Balleret.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Championships
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 6 May 1990 Taranto, Italy Clay Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 25 August 1991 Schenectady, United States Hard Brenda Schultz 6–7, 2–6
Loss 3. 18 May 1997 Cardiff, Wales Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual 1–6, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III1
Tier IV & V5
Titles by surface
Hard2
Clay4
Grass0
Carpet0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 25 September 1988 Paris, France Clay Emmanuelle Derly Louise Field
Nathalie Herreman
6–0, 6–2
Loss 1. 23 September 1990 Paris, France Clay Nathalie Herreman Kristin Godridge
Kirrily Sharpe
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win 2. 5 May 1991 Taranto, Italy Clay Florencia Labat Laura Golarsa
Ann Grossman
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2. 22 September 1991 Paris, France Clay Julie Halard Petra Langrová
Radomira Zrubáková
4–6, 4–6
Win 3. 12 July 1992 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Florencia Labat Amanda Coetzer
Wiltrud Probst
6–3, 6–3
Win 4. 26 July 1992 San Marino Clay Florencia Labat Sandra Cecchini
Laura Garrone
7–6, 7–5
Win 5. 30 August 1992 Schenectady, United States Hard Florencia Labat Ginger Helgeson
Shannan McCarthy
6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 3. 6 August 1995 San Diego, United States Hard Sandrine Testud Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
2–6, 1–6
Loss 4. 5 May 1996 Bol, Croatia Clay Alexandra Fusai Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 6. 20 April 1997 Tokyo, Japan Hard Rika Hiraki Kerry-Anne Guse
Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–2
Loss 5. 16 January 1999 Hobart, Australia Hard Émilie Loit Mariaan de Swardt
Elena Tatarkova
1–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 21 March 1988 Bayonne, France Hard Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 17 May 1998 Porto, Portugal Clay Anna Smashnova 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 26 February 1990 Wels, Austria Clay Pascale Paradis Hana Fukárková
Denisa Krajčovičová
6–3, 6–2

Head-to-head record against other players in the top 10

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