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Nathalie Dechy
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| Country |
 France |
| Residence |
Tournai, Belgium |
| Date of birth |
February 21, 1979 (1979-02-21) (age 30) |
| Place of birth |
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight |
63 kg (140 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Turned pro |
1995 |
| Retired |
July 21, 2009 |
| Plays |
Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$4,216,795 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
429–337 |
| Career titles |
1 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 11 (January 9, 2006) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
SF (2005) |
| French Open |
3r (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) |
| Wimbledon |
4r (1999, 2005) |
| US Open |
4r (1998, 2005) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
189–178 |
| Career titles |
7 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 8 (May 21, 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
SF (2009) |
| French Open |
QF (2000, 2003, 2006) |
| Wimbledon |
SF (2008) |
| US Open |
W (2006, 2007) |
| Last updated on: May 25, 2009. |
Nathalie Dechy (born on February 21, 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French former professional tour tennis player.
Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara Safina. Her biggest singles achievement is reaching the semifinals of the 2005 Australian Open, where she was just two points away from the final, before eventually losing to Lindsay Davenport.
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, she faced World No.1 and reigning French Open champion, Ana Ivanović. She took the first set and even had match point during the second before succumbing 6–7, 7–6, 10–8.
[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Women's doubles
[edit] Wins (2)
[edit] Mixed doubles
[edit] Wins (1)
[edit] Runners-up (1)
[edit] Titles (8)
| Legend (Singles) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (0) |
[edit] Singles (1)
[edit] Doubles (7)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (2) |
| WTA Tour (pre-2009) |
| Tier I (1) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| WTA Tour (post-2009) |
| Premier (0) |
| International (3) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
February 10, 2002 |
Paris, France |
Carpet |
 Meilen Tu |
 Elena Dementieva
 Janette Husárová |
Walkover |
| 2. |
September 10, 2006 |
U.S. Open |
Hard |
Vera Zvonareva |
Dinara Safina
 Katarina Srebotnik |
7–6(5), 7–5 |
| 3. |
May 14, 2007 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
 Mara Santangelo |
Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 4. |
September 9, 2007 |
U.S. Open |
Hard |
Dinara Safina |
 Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. |
January 5, 2009 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Mara Santangelo |
 Nuria Llagostera Vives
Arantxa Parra Santonja |
4–6, 7–6(3), [12–10] |
| 6. |
March 2, 2009 |
Monterrey, Mexico |
Hard |
Mara Santangelo |
 Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 7. |
May 18, 2009 |
Strasbourg, France |
Clay |
Mara Santangelo |
Claire Feuerstein
Stéphanie Foretz |
6–0, 6–1 |
[edit] Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Australian Open |
2r |
1r |
1r |
1r |
SF |
4r |
3r |
3r |
1r |
1r |
1r |
1r |
1r |
- |
- |
| French Open |
1r |
2r |
2r |
3r |
3r |
1r |
3r |
3r |
3r |
1r |
3r |
3r |
1r |
2r |
1r |
| Wimbledon |
1r |
2r |
1r |
1r |
4r |
3r |
3r |
3r |
2r |
3r |
4r |
1r |
2r |
1r |
- |
| US Open |
- |
1r |
1r |
1r |
4r |
3r |
2r |
3r |
2r |
2r |
1r |
4r |
2r |
2r |
- |
[edit] Personal
Dechy was born to a father from continental France and a Canadian mother from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She holds dual French-Canadian citizenship, but has never, she says, considered representing Canada in tennis competition[1].
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
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