Personal

Coached by Bertrand de Ducla; physical coach is Bernard Cabassol, chiropractor is Jean-Michel Palasse ... Mother, Thérèse, is a nursery school teacher; father, François, is a policeman; has a younger sister, Aurélie ... Started playing at age 7 ... Favorite surface is greenset ... Favorite movie is Sixth Sense; favorite actors are Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis; enjoys listening to music and dancing ... Other sports interests include swimming and table tennis ... Self-described as "the girl with a smile" ... Favorite player growing up was Gabriela Sabatini; also admires Andre Agassi ... Enjoys having a good relationship with the other French players.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2007 - Guangzhou, Tokyo [Japan Open].
Finalist (4): 2009 - Dubai, Eastbourne; 2007 - Forest Hills; 2004 - Tashkent.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2001 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Majoli).

ADDITIONAL
French Fed Cup Team, 2001, 2003, 2005-08, 2011-12, 2014; French Olympic Team, 2008.

Career in Review

2015 - SF at Strasbourg (ret. vs. Mladenovic w/abdominal injury); reached 2r once (Roland Garros); fell in qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open and US Open).

2014 - Reached 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r four times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying six times.

2013 - Eleventh Top 100 season in last 13 years (finishing No.96); SF at Carlsbad (l. to Stosur); QF at Bastad; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r twice; fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Reached 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros - d. S.Williams in 1r); fell 1r four times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying four times; struggled w/right hip injury throughout season (retired in US Open 1r match and withdrew from Barcelona, Washington DC and Québec City).

2011 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Barcelona and College Park; reached 3r three times and 2r three times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying six times; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - First non-Top 100 season since 2000; reached 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r five times; fell 1r eight times (incl. Australian Open and Roland Garros); struggled throughout season w/right foot, hip and ankle injuries (withdrew from Ponte Vedra Beach, Rome, Madrid, Birmingham, 's-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon and Prague).

2009 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.19); runner-up twice at Dubai (l. to V.Williams in final) and Eastbourne (l. to Wozniacki in final); SF at Hobart (l. to Kvitova); QF twice at Charleston and New Haven; reached 4r twice (Roland Garros and Wimbledon), 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r four times; fell 1r six times (incl. US Open); made Top 20 debut on July 6 (after Wimbledon; rose from No.23 to No.17) and set career-high No.16 on September 14; did not play after September w/left calf strain (withdrew from Beijing and Luxembourg).

2008 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Paris [Indoors] and Amelia Island; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r seven times (incl. Olympics); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors).

2007 - First Top 30 season (finishing No.28); won two WTA titles at Guangzhou (d. Obziler in final) and Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. V.Williams in final); runner-up at Forest Hills (l. to Dulko in final); SF at Barcelona (l. to Gallovits); QF three times at Los Angeles, Toronto and Auckland; reached 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open and US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once.

2006 - Another Top 100 season; reached 4r once (US Open; first Grand Slam 4r), 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r three times; fell 1r 12 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying twice.

2005 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Amelia Island (l. to Farina Elia); made Top 50 debut afterwards on April 11 (rose from No.54 to No.35); reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r eight times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying twice.

2004 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Tashkent (l. to Vaidisova in final); reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r once (Roland Garros); fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Oeiras (l. to Serna); QF at Palermo; reached 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying three times.

2002 - Another Top 100 season; SF twice at Sarasota (ret. vs. Dokic w/elbow injury) and Luxembourg (l. to Clijsters); reached 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying six times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2001 - First Top 100 season; QF at Birmingham; reached 3r three times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros) and 2r once (US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying seven times; made Top 100 debut on June 18 (after Birmingham; rose from No.105 to No.90); won one WTA doubles title.

2000 - Reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying once (US Open); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Played first WTA main draw at Roland Garros, falling 1r (as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Made first appearance in Roland Garros qualifying (as WC).