Caroline Garcia
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Caroline Garcia is a French
professional tennis
player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 141, which she reached on August 15, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 357, achieved on August 15, 2011.
At the 2011 Australian Open
, she earned a wild-card and beat Varvara Lepchenko
in the first round for her first appearance in the main draw of a WTA
tournament. However she lost to Ayumi Morita
in the second round.
Garcia made entry into the 2011 French Open
as a wildcard. Garcia played Zuzana Ondraskova
she defeated her 6–3, 6–4. In the second round, Garcia had a 6–3, 4–1, 15–0 lead against the former number one Maria Sharapova
. Maria won 11 games in a row after being down 1–4 in the set. Caroline Garcia gained a lot of respect for her upcoming talent. Andy Murray said the following via twitter account, "The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day ... what a player".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 141, which she reached on August 15, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 357, achieved on August 15, 2011.
At the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
, she earned a wild-card and beat Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:...
in the first round for her first appearance in the main draw of a WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
tournament. However she lost to Ayumi Morita
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
in the second round.
Garcia made entry into the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
as a wildcard. Garcia played Zuzana Ondraskova
Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No...
she defeated her 6–3, 6–4. In the second round, Garcia had a 6–3, 4–1, 15–0 lead against the former number one Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
. Maria won 11 games in a row after being down 1–4 in the set. Caroline Garcia gained a lot of respect for her upcoming talent. Andy Murray said the following via twitter account, "The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day ... what a player".
ITF Circuit singles finals (0–3)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | July 11, 2010 | Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"... , Germany |
Clay | Mădălina Gojnea Mădălina Gojnea Mădălina-Victorița Gojnea is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 149 whilst her best doubles ranking was 191 on July 9, 2007... |
1–6, 0–6 |
Runner–up | 2. | April 11, 2011 | Osprey Osprey The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings... , Florida, USA |
Clay | Claire de Gubernatis Claire de Gubernatis Claire de Gubernatis is a French professional tennis player. As of September 13, 2010, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 196.... |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 3. | July 11, 2010 | Kazan Kazan Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the... , Russia |
Hard | Yulia Putintseva Yulia Putintseva Yulia Putintseva is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 230, which she reached on October 24, 2011.- Personal life :... |
4–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit doubles finals (2–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Score | Opponents |
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Winner | 1. | September 21, 2009 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Elixane Lechemia | 7–5, 6–1 | Mishel Okhremchuk Morgane Pons |
Runner–up | 2. | August 10, 2010 | Limoges Limoges Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France.... , France |
Clay | Claire Feuerstein Claire Feuerstein Claire Feuerstein is an professional tennis player from France. She made her debut in professional competition in 2002, aged 16, at an ITF tournament in Les Contamines, France.... |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10] | Lyudmyla Kichenok Lyudmyla Kichenok Lyudmyla Kichenok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 232, which she reached on 18 October 2010. Her career high in doubles is 143, which she reached on 12 July 2010. She is the twin sister of Nadiya Kichenok.-Doubles: 1 :- Singles 5 :- Doubles 18 ... Nadiya Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 431, which she reached on 18 October 2010. Her career high in doubles is 143, which she reached on 12 July 2010. She is the twin sister of Lyudmyla Kichenok.-Doubles: 1 :-Singles: :- Doubles 18 ... |
Winner | 3. | May 10, 2011 | Saint-Gaudens Saint-Gaudens Saint-Gaudens is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.Saint-Gaudens lies at an altitude of 405 m on a ledge overlooking the valley of the Garonne... , France |
Clay | Aurélie Vedy Aurélie Védy Aurélie Védy is a French professional tennis player. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is 85, set on May 4, 2009... |
6–3, 6–3 | Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova... Olga Savchuk Olga Savchuk Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008.... |
Singles Performance Timeline
Tournament | 2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also... | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
2R 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match... |
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French Open | Q1 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# Renata Voráčová # Anna Lapushchenkova # Edina Gallovits # Arantxa Rus # Zuzana Kučová # Bojana Jovanovski ... |
2R 2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
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Wimbledon | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# Galina Voskoboeva # Marina Erakovic # Stéphanie Dubois # Edina Gallovits-Hall # Iryna Brémond # Andrea Hlaváčková ... |
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Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | ||||||||||
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
Tournaments Played | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 45 | |||||||||||
Titles–Runner-ups | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 45 | 0–3 | ||||||||||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 12–14 | 20–13 | 19–14 | 0 / 45 | 52–45 | ||||||||||
Win % | 0% | 25% | 46% | 61% | 56% | % | |||||||||||
Year End Ranking | 681 | 280 | 188 |