Nathalie Tauziat

Nathalie Tauziat

Country	France
Residence	Anglet, France
Born	17 October 1967 (1967-10-17) Bangui, Central African Republic
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	54.5 kg (120 lb)
Turned pro	1985
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	$6,650,093
Singles
Career record	606–365
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 3 (8 May 2000)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (1993)
French Open	QF (1991)
Wimbledon	F (1998)
US Open	QF (2000)
Doubles
Career record	525–326
Career titles	25
Highest ranking	No. 3 (8 October 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	4R (1993)
French Open	SF (1990, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	SF (2001)
US Open	F (2001)
Last updated on: 18 October 2009.

Nathalie Tauziat (born 17 October 1967, in Bangui, Central African Republic) is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000.

Career

Tauziat turned professional in 1984. She won her first singles title in 1990. She would reach her only Grand Slam singles final at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, losing to Jana Novotná. Her appearance in this final was the first by a Frenchwoman since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925.

Tauziat was runner-up with partner Kimberly Po in the 2001 US Open women's doubles final, losing to the team of Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs. She was a runner-up in doubles with partner Alexandra Fusai at the 1997 and 1998 Chase Championships. She was part of 1997 French Fed Cup team, which won its first title in the history of the competition.

Tauziat reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 at the age of 32 years and 6 months in the spring of 2000, making her the oldest woman to debut in the top three and the fourth oldest to be ranked in the top three. She retired from the WTA Tour tennis circuit after the 2003 French Open, after having played only doubles in 2002 and 2003. Tauziat won 8 singles titles and 25 doubles titles during her career.

Tauziat wrote a book with the title "Les Dessous du tennis féminin" (published in 2001 in French) in which she gave her insights about life on the women's professional tennis circuit. In 2004, Tauziat received a state honour - le chevalier de la Légion d'honneur - from French President Jacques Chirac for her contributions to international tennis. Tauziat was an official WTA tour mentor to French tennis player Marion Bartoli beginning in 2003.

Personal

Tauziat married Ramuncho Palaurena on July 16, 2005. The couple have three daughters, one born in 2005 and twin girls in June 2009.

She is a first cousin of Didier Deschamps, a former French football player. About a week after Tauziat reached the Wimbledon final on 4 July 1998, Didier led France to win the World Cup on 12 July 1998.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1998	Wimbledon	Grass	Jana Novotná	6–4, 7–6(2)

Doubles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2001	US Open	Hard	Kimberly Po	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Year-End Championships finals

Doubles: 2 finals (0 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1997	New York City	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1998	New York City	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–7(6), 7–5, 6–3

Titles (33)

Singles (8)

Legend (Singles) WTA Championship (0) Grand Slam (0) Tier I (1) Tier II (3) Tier III (3) Tier IV (0) Tier V (1)

Titles by Surface Hard (2) Clay (0) Grass (3) Carpet (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	24 September 1990	Bayonne, France	Hard (i)	Anke Huber	6–3, 7–6(8)
2.	1 November 1993	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Katerina Maleeva	6–4, 6–1
3.	19 June 1995	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Chanda Rubin	3–6, 6–0, 7–5
4.	9 June 1997	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Yayuk Basuki	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
5.	18 October 1999	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Barbara Schett	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
6.	1 November 1999	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Květa Peschke	6–1, 6–3
7.	7 February 2000	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Serena Williams	7–5, 6–2
8.	11 June 2001	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Miriam Oremans	6–3, 7–5

Doubles (25)

Legend (Singles) WTA Championship (0) Grand Slam (0) Tier I (4) Tier II (9) Tier III (6) Tier IV (5) Tier V (1)

Titles by surface Hard (6) Clay (5) Grass (1) Carpet (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	28 September 1987	Paris, France (Clarins Open)	Clay	Isabelle Demongeot	Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2.	9 May 1988	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Isabelle Demongeot	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
3.	17 October 1988	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Isabelle Demongeot	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–3, 6–3
4.	1 May 1989	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Isabelle Demongeot	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	walkover
5.	22 October 1990	Brighton, UK	Carpet	Helena Suková	Jo Durie Natasha Zvereva	6–1, 6–4
6.	23 September 1991	Bayonne, France	Carpet (i)	Patricia Tarabini	Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier	6–3, retired
7.	11 January 1993	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Nicole Bradtke	Cammy MacGregor Shaun Stafford	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
8.	1994 August 1994	Manhattan Beach, USA	Hard	Julie Halard	Jana Novotná Lisa Raymond	6–1, 0–6, 6–1
9.	31 October 1994	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet (i)	Elna Reinach	Chanda Rubin Linda Wild	6–4, 6–3
10.	22 February 1995	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Meredith McGrath	Iva Majoli Petra Schwarz	6–1, 6–2
11.	30 September 1996	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Kristie Boogert	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans	6–4, 6–4
12.	21 October 1996	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Carpet (i)	Kristie Boogert	Dominique Monami Barbara Rittner	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
13.	3 February 1997	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
14.	3 November 1997	Chicago, USA	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles	6–3, 6–2
15.	23 February 1998	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
16.	18 May 1998	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	6–4, 6–3
17.	22 August 1998	New Haven, USA	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Jana Novotná Mariaan de Swardt	6–1, 6–0
18.	8 February 1999	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Květa Peschke Helena Vildová	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
19.	10 May 1999	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini	6–3, 7–5
20.	19 June 2000	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Ai Sugiyama	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(3)
21.	14 August 2000	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Martina Hingis	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
22.	25 September 2000	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens	6–3, 7–6(0)
23.	19 March 2001	Key Biscayne, USA	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–0, 6–4
24.	6 August 2001	Manhattan Beach, USA	Hard	Kimberly Po	Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis	6–3, 7–5
25.	24 September 2001	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Elena Likhovtseva	Květa Peschke Barbara Rittner	6–4, 6–2

Runner-ups (47)

Singles (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	11 July 1988	Nice, France	Clay	Sandra Cecchini	7–5, 6–4
2.	22 August 1988	Mahwah, USA	Hard	Steffi Graf	6–0, 6–1
3.	5 February 1990	Wichita, USA	Hard (i)	Dinky Van Rensburg	2–6, 7–5, 6–2
4.	7 October 1991	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Steffi Graf	6–4, 6–4
5.	23 March 1992	San Antonio, USA	Hard	Martina Navrátilová	6–2, 6–1
6.	28 September 1992	Bayonne, France	Hard (i)	Manuela Maleeva	6–7(4), 6–2, 6–3
7.	10 June 1996	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Meredith McGrath	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
8.	13 October 1997	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Lindsay Davenport	7–6(3), 7–5
9.	3 November 1997	Chicago, USA	Carpet (i)	Lindsay Davenport	6–0, 7–5
10.	22 June 1998	Wimbledon, London, UK	Grass	Jana Novotná	6–4, 7–6(2)
11.	2 November 1998	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Steffi Graf	6–3, 6–4
12.	7 June 1999	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
13.	14 June 1999	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	0–6, 7–5, 6–3
14.	19 February 2001	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Martina Hingis	6–4, 6–4

Doubles (33)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	11 July 1988	Nice, France	Clay	Isabelle Demongeot	Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2.	24 October 1988	Brighton, UK	Carpet	Isabelle Demongeot	Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen	7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(3)
3.	16 October 1989	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Judith Wiesner	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
4.	12 February 1990	Chicago, USA	Carpet (i)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith	6–7(9), 6–4, 6–3
5.	22 April 1991	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Judith Wiesner	Martina Navrátilová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 6–3
6.	29 July 1991	San Diego, USA	Hard	Gigi Fernández	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
7.	20 April 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Judith Wiesner	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–1
8.	1 November 1993	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet (i)	Katerina Maleeva	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	6–4, 6–4
9.	18 April 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Julie Halard-Decugis	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 6–4
10.	12 February 1996	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Julie Halard-Decugis	Kristie Boogert Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–3
11.	4 March 1996	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz	6–1, 6–4
12.	10 June 1996	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Lori McNeil	Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
13.	4 November 1996	Oakland, USA	Carpet (i)	Irina Spîrlea	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 6–3
14.	3 March 1997	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Lisa Raymond	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 6–2
15.	9 June 1997	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Linda Wild	Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland	6–2, 6–3
16.	18 August 1997	Atlanta, USA	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
17.	20 October 1997	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
18.	17 November 1997	Chase Championships, New York City, USA	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
19.	2 March 1998	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
20.	11 May 1998	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 6–0
21.	3 August 1998	San Diego, USA	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–1
22.	16 November 1998	Chase Championships, New York City, USA	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–7(6), 7–5, 6–3
23.	15 February 1999	Hanover, Germany	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Serena Williams Venus Williams	5–7, 6–2, 6–2
24.	3 May 1999	Rome, Italy	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	6–2, 6–2
25.	17 May 1999	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	2–6, 7–6(6), 6–1
26.	11 October 1999	Zürich, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Rennae Stubbs	6–2, 6–2
27.	31 January 2000	Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open)	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Fusai	Martina Hingis Mary Pierce	6–4, 6–1
28.	16 October 2000	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Ai Sugiyama	Amélie Mauresmo Chanda Rubin	6–4, 6–4
29.	5 February 2001	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Kimberly Po	Iva Majoli Virginie Razzano	6–3, 7–5
30.	12 February 2001	Nice, France	Carpet (i)	Kimberly Po	Émilie Loit Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	1–6, 6–2, 6–0
31.	11 June 2001	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Kimberly Po	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–1, 6–2
32.	27 August 2001	US Open, New York City	Hard	Kimberly Po	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–2, 5–7, 7–5
33.	10 June 2002	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Kimberly Po	Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens	6–4, 6–3

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	A	A	NH	A	A	A	A	A	A	4R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	0 / 3	4-3
French Open	1R	3R	2R	4R	4R	1R	4R	QF	4R	3R	2R	3R	2R	3R	1R	2R	3R	1R	0 / 18	30-18
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	2R	2R	1R	4R	4R	QF	4R	3R	3R	3R	QF	F	QF	1R	QF	0 / 16	40-16
US Open	A	A	1R	2R	2R	3R	4R	1R	2R	4R	2R	3R	2R	1R	4R	3R	QF	4R	0 / 16	27-16
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 53	101-53

NH = tournament not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

• Nathalie Tauziat at the Women's Tennis Association
• Nathalie Tauziat at the International Tennis Federation
• Nathalie Tauziat at the Fed Cup