Ségolène Berger

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Ségolène Berger
Full nameSégolène Berger
Country (sports) France
Born (1978-03-25) 25 March 1978 (age 43)
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)

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

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 France Amélie Mauresmo 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 25 March 1996 Caen, France Clay (i) Italy Cristina Salvi 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 8 April 1996 Calvi, France Hard Netherlands 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 4. 17 June 1996 Camucia, Italy Clay Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 13 April 1997 Calvi, France Hard France Sophie Georges 5–7, 4–6
Winner 6. 14 July 1997 Getxo, Spain Clay Israel Anna Smashnova 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 3 August 1997 Les Contamines, France Hard France Emmanuelle Curutchet 7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 8 August 1999 Périgueux, France Clay France 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 France France Lea Ghirardi
France Karolina Jagieniak 		5–7, 1–6
Winner 2. 5 April 1998 Brest, France Hard France Sophie Georges United Kingdom Hannah Collin
United Kingdom 		3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 18 July 1999 Brussels, Belgium Clay France France
France 		7–6, 3–6, 3–6

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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