Virginie Razzano

Virginie Razzano

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Virginie Razzano


country = FRA
residence = Nîmes, France
datebirth = birth date and age|1983|5|12
placebirth = Dijon, France
height =1.73 m (5' 8")
weight =64 kg (141 lbs)
turnedpro = 1999
plays = Right; Two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney = US$ 1,387,976
singlesrecord = 237–184
singlestitles = 2 WTA, 4 ITF
highestsinglesranking = No. 24 (February 11, 2008)
AustralianOpenresult = 3r (2001, 2006, 2008)
FrenchOpenresult = 3r (2000, 2001, 2005)
Wimbledonresult = 3r (2004)
USOpenresult = 4r (2006)
doublesrecord = 41–59
doublestitles = 1 WTA, 3 ITF
highestdoublesranking = No. 82 (February 12, 2001)
updated = April 14, 2008

Virginie Razzano (born May 12, 1983 in Dijon) is a French tennis player. On February 11, 2008 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 24. She has won one doubles title, and two singles title. As of October 8, 2007, she had won more than $1,219,211 in prize money, and was ranked #27 in the world.

On August 31, 2006, Razzano upset the number eight seed Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–4 in the second round of the U.S. Open.

On January 2, 2007, she upset former world number 5 Daniela Hantuchová 6–1, 7–5 in the second round at the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.

On June 27, 2007, she was upset by unseeded Yvonne Meusburger 4–6, 5–7 in the first round at Wimbledon

On August 25, 2007, she lost in her second WTA Tour Final to Gisela Dulko at Forest Hills.

On [http://www.wtatour.com 30 September, 2007] , Razzano won her first career singles title in Guangzhou, China. Razzano, the number 2 seed, defeated first-time finalist, 34-year-old Israeli Tzipora Obziler 6–0, 6–3 to claim the title and become the 2007 [http://www.gzopen.com.cn/ Guangzhou International Women's Open] Champion. The defending champion was Anna Chakvetadze, now ranked number 5 in the world. A week later, she claimed her second career title, also in Asia, shocking Venus Williams, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4 at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.

On 8 January, 2008, Razzano lost to Ana Ivanović in the first round of the Sydney Medibank International 6–1, 2–6, 7–5. In the third set, Razzano was ahead 5–2, only to see Ivanović win the next 5 games, and proceed to the quarter finals.

ingles (8)

ingles runner-up (2)

*2004: Tashkent (lost to Nicole Vaidišová 7–5 3–6 2–6)
*2007: Forest Hills (lost to Gisela Dulko 2–6 2–6)

External links

* [http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/176/photos] photos of Virginie Razzano
* [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/bios/ws/wtar384.html] 2006 U.S. Open Bio
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