Ségolène Berger

Ségolène Berger (born 25 March 1978) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Ségolène Berger
Full nameSégolène Berger
Country (sports) France
Born (1978-03-25) 25 March 1978
Nancy, France
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$65,616
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 180 (20 July 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open1R (1998)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 329 (2 November 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (1997)

Biography

Born in Nancy, Berger was a right-handed player who had a double handed backhand.

Berger had a best singles ranking of 180 in the world, with her biggest title win a $25,000 ITF tournament in Getxo in 1997, beating Anna Smashnova in the final.[1]

At the 1998 French Open she received a wildcard into the main draw and lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner.

Retiring in 2005, she continues to play tennis on the ITF senior circuit and was early coach of French tennis player Harmony Tan.[2]

ITF finals

Singles: 8 (1–7)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000/$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 9 October 1995 Saint-Raphaël, France Clay Amélie Mauresmo 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 25 March 1996 Caen, France Clay (i) Cristina Salvi 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 8 April 1996 Calvi, France Hard Linda Sentis 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 4. 17 June 1996 Camucia, Italy Clay Antonella Serra Zanetti 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 13 April 1997 Calvi, France Hard Sophie Georges 5–7, 4–6
Winner 6. 14 July 1997 Getxo, Spain Clay Anna Smashnova 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 3 August 1997 Les Contamines, France Hard Emmanuelle Curutchet 7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 8 August 1999 Périgueux, France Clay Edith Nunes-Bersot 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 3 (1-2)
Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 11 May 1997 Gelos, France Clay Laëtitia Sanchez Lea Ghirardi
Karolina Jagieniak		 5–7, 1–6
Winner 2. 5 April 1998 Brest, France Hard Sophie Georges Hannah Collin
Lydia Perkins		 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 18 July 1999 Brussels, Belgium Clay Victoria Courmes Cécile de Winne
Edith Nunes-Bersot		 7–6, 3–6, 3–6
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References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 Getxo - 14 July - 20 July 1997". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. "Ségolène Berger : Ma priorité n'est plus ma carrière". Ouest-France (in French). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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