Alizé Lim (born 13 July 1990) is a French tennis player.[1] Her career is WTA singles ranking is 135, reached on 26 May 2014, and her doubles ranking is world No. 148, attained on 7 November 2016.

Alizé Lim
Alize Lim at the 2016 French Open
Born (1990-07-13) July 13, 1990 (age 34)
Paris, France
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$492,196
Singles
Career record310–284
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (26 May 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2014)
French Open1R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
WimbledonQ1 (2014, 2016)
US OpenQ3 (2015)
Doubles
Career record119–131
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 148 (7 November 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Last updated on: 1 June 2024.

Career

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Alize Lim made her Grand Slam debut at the 2011 French Open where she and her French partner Victoria Larrière received a wildcard for the doubles main draw, and lost to sixth seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy, 2 - 6, 1 - 6, in the first round.[2]

In 2014, Alize Lim made her major singles debut at the French Open with a wildcard and again lost in the first round of the main draw, to occasional training partner and then-world No. 1, Serena Williams, 2 - 6, 1 - 6.[2]

Alize Lim worked with Eurosport during the 2022 Australian Open, and presented their coverage of the event with Mats Wilander, Tim Henman, and Johanna Konta.[3] She also presented the 2024 Summer Olympics for France Télévisions on the online channel dedicated to the event.[4]

Personal life

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Born in France, Alizé Lim is of Vietnamese descent through her father.[5]

Grand Slam performance

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ... 2022 W - L
Australian Open A A A Q3 A Q2 Q1 A A A 0 - 0
French Open A Q1 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R A Q1 A 0 - 4
Wimbledon A A A A A Q1 A A A A 0–0
US Open Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 A A A A 0–0
Win - Lose 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 4

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1 - 4)
Clay (2 - 6)
Result W - L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Lose 0 - 1 Jan 2010 ITF Saint-Martin, Guadeloupe 10,000 Hard   Natalie Piquion 6 - 7(4), 1 - 6
Win 1 - 1 Jan 2010 ITF Le Gosier, Guadeloupe 10,000 Hard   Natalie Piquion 6 - 1, 6 - 2
Win 2 - 1 Aug 2010 ITF Tampere, Finland 10,000 Clay   Amandine Hesse 6 - 4, 6 - 3
Lose 2 - 2 Nov 2010 ITF Toronto, Canada 50,000 Hard (i)   Heather Watson 3 - 6, 3 - 6
Lose 2 - 3 June 2011 ITF Campobasso, Italy 25,000 Clay   Karin Knapp 2 - 6, 4 - 6
Lose 2 - 4 May 2012 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay   Gabriela Paz 4 - 6, 4 - 6
Lose 2 - 5 Oct 2013 ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain 25,000 Clay   Arantxa Rus 1 - 6, 1 - 6
Lose 2 - 6 Mar 2015 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Olga Ianchuk 6 - 3, 3 - 6, 4 - 6
Lose 2 - 7 Apr 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Anne Schäfer 6 - 4, 6 - 3
Win 3 - 7 Jul 2015 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay   Dia Evtimova 3 - 6, 6 - 4, 6 - 4
Lose 3 - 8 Oct 2015 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000 Hard   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 5 - 7, 4 - 6
Lose 3 - 9 Mar 2016 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Dayana Yastremska 4 - 6, 4 - 6
Lose 3 - 10 Jun 2018 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Hard   Taylor Townsend w/o

Doubles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4 - 2)
Clay (2 - 9)
Result W - L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Lose 0 - 1 May 2009 ITF Bournemouth, UK 10,000 Clay   Elixane Lechemia   Stephanie Cornish
  Tímea Babos
w/o
Lose 0 - 2 Aug 2009 ITF Tampere, Finland 10,000 Clay   Vivienne Vierin   Sandra Roma
  Emma Laine
4 - 6, 3 - 6
Lose 0 - 3 Nov 2009 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Amandine Hesse   Mihaela Buzărnescu
  Marina Melnikova
2 - 6, 6 - 7(4)
Win 1 - 3 Jan 2010 ITF Le Gosier, France 10,000 Hard   Malou Ejdesgaard   Kayla Rizzolo
  Katie Ruckert
6 - 1, 5 - 7, 10 - 3
Lose 1 - 4 Mar 2010 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay (i)   Sherazad Benamar   Efrat Mishor
  Jasmina Tinjić
6 - 7(5), 7 - 5, 5 - 10
Lose 1 - 5 Mar 2010 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Ivana King   Jana Jandová
  Dominika Kaňáková
2 -6, 2 - 6
Win 2 - 5 Aug 2010 ITF Fleurus, Belgium 10,000 Clay   Diana Enache   Gally De Wael
  Fatima El Allami
6 - 0, 6 - 3
Lose 2 - 6 Oct 2010 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard   Elixane Lechemia   Youlia Fedossova
  Iryna Brémond
6 - 7(5), 3 - 6
Lose 2 - 7 Dec 2010 ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Paula Ormaechea   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Ana Clara Duarte
w/o
Lose 2 - 8 Mar 2012 ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States 25,000 Hard   Elena Bovina   Madison Brengle
  Paula Kania
3 - 6, 4 - 6
Lose 2 - 9 May 2012 ITF Brasília, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Aleksandrina Naydenova   María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
  Gabriela Paz
2 - 6, 4 - 6
Win 3 - 9 Mar 2013 ITF Innisbrook, United States 25,000 Clay   Ashleigh Barty   Paula Cristina Gonçalves
  María Irigoyen
6 - 1, 6 - 3
Lose 3 - 10 Jun 2013 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay   Julia Cohen   Anna Danilina
  Olga Doroshina
5 - 7, 3 - 6
Lose 3 - 11 Sep 2013 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France 25,000 Clay   Laura Thorpe   Cecilia Costa Melgar
  Daniela Seguel
4 - 6, 2 - 6
Win 4 - 11 Sep 2014 GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Carina Witthöft   Viktorija Golubic
  Diāna Marcinkēviča
6 - 2, 6 - 1
Win 5 - 11 Oct 2014 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard   Veronika Kapshay   Jessica Moore
  Abbie Myers
6 - 2, 2 - 6, 10 - 7
Win 6 - 11 Feb 2016 Open de l'Isère, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Manon Arcangioli   Lidziya Marozava
  Amra Sadiković
7 - 5, 6 - 2

References

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  1. ^ "Recherche pour alize-lim-belle-de match | Ciné Télé Revue". www.cinetelerevue.be.
  2. ^ a b "ITF profile of Alizé Lim". ITF. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 – FRENCH STAR ALIZE LIM JOINS STAR-STUDDED DISCOVERY TEAM FOR OPENING GRAND SLAM OF 2022". Eurosport. Discovery, Inc. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Paris 2024 : à quelle heure et sur quelles chaînes suivre les Jeux olympiques sur France Télévisions ?". Franceinfo. Francetvinfo, Inc. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ Vietnam, Le Courrier du. "Double nationalité en vue pour la tenniswoman Alizé Lim". lecourrier.vn.
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