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Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (born 3 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from France. She reached her career high singles ranking of No. 46 in the world on 17 August 1992.
In her career, she reached three WTA Tour finals, at Taranto in 1990 she lost to Raffaella Reggi and to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at Schenectady in 1991, both Tier V tournaments. At the Tier IV event in Cardiff in 1997, she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–2.
Her best Grand Slam performance was the fourth round at the 1994 French Open . As a wildcard entrant and the world number 197, she beat Emanuela Zardo, Wiltrud Probst and Marzia Grossi before losing to third seed Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–2.
She achieved more notable success in doubles, winning six titles, four with Florencia Labat , and going as high as No. 22 in the rankings.
She quit tennis after a first round defeat at the hands of Emmanuelle Gagliardi at the 2000 Australian Open .
Dechaume-Balleret is married to Bernard Balleret .
WTA Tour finals
Singles 3 (0–3)
Legend
Grand Slam
0
WTA Championships
0
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
0
Doubles 11 (6–5)
Legend
Grand Slam
0
WTA Championships
0
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
1
Tier IV & V
5
Titles by Surface
Hard
2
Clay
4
Grass
0
Carpet
0
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
25 September 1988
Paris , France
Clay
Emmanuelle Derly
Louise Field Nathalie Herreman
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up
1.
23 September 1990
Paris , France
Clay
Nathalie Herreman
Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Winner
2.
5 May 1991
Taranto , Italy
Clay
Florencia Labat
Laura Golarsa Ann Grossman
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up
2.
22 September 1991
Paris , France
Clay
Julie Halard
Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková
4–6, 4–6
Winner
3.
12 July 1992
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Florencia Labat
Amanda Coetzer Wiltrud Probst
6–3, 6–3
Winner
4.
26 July 1992
San Marino
Clay
Florencia Labat
Sandra Cecchini Laura Garrone
7–6, 7–5
Winner
5.
30 August 1992
Schenectady , New York, USA
Hard
Florencia Labat
Ginger Helgeson Shannan McCarthy
6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Runner-up
3.
6 August 1995
San Diego , California, USA
Hard
Sandrine Testud
Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up
4.
5 May 1996
Bol , Croatia
Clay
Alexandra Fusai
Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner
6.
20 April 1997
Tokyo , Japan
Hard
Rika Hiraki
Kerry-Anne Guse Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
5.
16 January 1999
Hobart , Australia
Hard
Émilie Loit
Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova
1–6, 2–6
ITF Finals
Singles (1-1)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Doubles Finals (1-0)
Head-to-head record against other players in the top 10
Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
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