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Caecilia Charbonnier
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Born	7 December 1981 (age 43); Geneva, Switzerland
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$10,343
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 414 (30 March 1998)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 452 (15 September 1997)

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Caecilia Charbonnier (born 7 December 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She is the co-founder and current President and Research Director of Artanim, a center specialized in motion capture technologies, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Dreamscape Immersive, a VR entertainment company, and President of the National Thematic Network Virtual Switzerland. She is also Privat-docent at the Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva.

Biography

Charbonnier, who was born in Geneva, played on the WTA circuit in the late 1990s, while still competing in junior events. She was ranked 4th in Switzerland and won 11 Swiss Champion titles. A right-handed player, she is most noted for representing Switzerland in a Fed Cup World Group tie against Slovakia in 1999.^[1] She featured in two singles rubbers as well as in the doubles.^[2] Charbonnier competed in top international events as a junior, including Grand Slam tournaments, and she made the girls' doubles semi-finals at the 1998 US Open.

Retiring from tennis in 1999, Charbonnier later obtained a PhD in computer science at the University of Geneva. She is the President & Research Director of the non-profit Artanim foundation, specialized in motion capture technologies, and was one of the founders of VR entertainment company Dreamscape Immersive.^[3]

WTA finals

Singles (1–2)

Legend
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 June 1997	Bossonnens, Switzerland	Clay	Tracy Singian	4-6, 4-6
Runner-up	2.	12 October 1997	Biel, Switzerland	Clay	Emanuela Zardo	6-3, 1-6, 5-7
Winner	3.	9 May 1999	Swansea, United Kingdom	Clay	Anna Zaporozhanova	7-6, 6-4

Doubles (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	6 October 1996	Langenthal, Switzerland	Clay	Andrea Schwarz	Alina Jidkova Helena Vildová	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	15 June 1997	Bossonnens, Switzerland	Clay	Laura Bao	Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens	4-6, 2-6
Winner	3.	14 June 1998	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Laura Bao	Paula Racedo Emanuela Zardo	6-4, 6-0

References

^ "Tennis: L'avenir des champions et les champions de l'avenir en marge du tableau principal". Letemps (in French). 1 June 1999.
^ "W-FC-1999-WG1-M-SVK-SUI-01". Fed Cup.
^ "Investissement du troisième type pour une start-up genevoise". www.ictjournal.ch (in French). 21 February 2017.

External links

Caecilia Charbonnier at the Women's Tennis Association
Caecilia Charbonnier at the Billie Jean King Cup
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[1] "Tennis: L'avenir des champions et les champions de l'avenir en marge du tableau principal". Letemps (in French). 1 June 1999.

[2] "W-FC-1999-WG1-M-SVK-SUI-01". Fed Cup.

[3] "Investissement du troisième type pour une start-up genevoise". www.ictjournal.ch (in French). 21 February 2017.

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 ==Biography==
-Charbonnier, who was born in Geneva, played on the WTA circuit in the late 1990s, while still competing in junior events. A right-handed player, she is most noted for representing Switzerland in a [[Fed Cup]] World Group tie against [[Slovakia Fed Cup team|Slovakia]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis: L'avenir des champions et les champions de l'avenir en marge du tableau principal |url=https://www.letemps.ch/sport/tennis-lavenir-champions-champions-lavenir-marge-tableau-principal |work=Letemps |date=1 June 1999 |language=French}}</ref> She featured in two singles rubbers as well as in the doubles.<ref>{{cite web |title=W-FC-1999-WG1-M-SVK-SUI-01 |url=https://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1999-WG1-M-SVK-SUI-01 |publisher=[[Fed Cup]]}}</ref> Charbonnier competed in top international events as a junior, including Grand Slam tournaments, and she made the girls' doubles semi-finals at the [[1998 US Open (tennis)|1998 US Open]].
+Charbonnier, who was born in Geneva, played on the WTA circuit in the late 1990s, while still competing in junior events. She was ranked 4th in Switzerland and won 11 Swiss Champion titles. A right-handed player, she is most noted for representing Switzerland in a [[Fed Cup]] World Group tie against [[Slovakia Fed Cup team|Slovakia]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis: L'avenir des champions et les champions de l'avenir en marge du tableau principal |url=https://www.letemps.ch/sport/tennis-lavenir-champions-champions-lavenir-marge-tableau-principal |work=Letemps |date=1 June 1999 |language=French}}</ref> She featured in two singles rubbers as well as in the doubles.<ref>{{cite web |title=W-FC-1999-WG1-M-SVK-SUI-01 |url=https://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1999-WG1-M-SVK-SUI-01 |publisher=[[Fed Cup]]}}</ref> Charbonnier competed in top international events as a junior, including Grand Slam tournaments, and she made the girls' doubles semi-finals at the [[1998 US Open (tennis)|1998 US Open]].
 Retiring from tennis in 1999, Charbonnier later obtained a PhD in computer science at the [[University of Geneva]]. She is the President & Research Director of the non-profit Artanim foundation, specialized in motion capture technologies, and was one of the founders of VR entertainment company [[Dreamscape Immersive]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Investissement du troisième type pour une start-up genevoise |url=https://www.ictjournal.ch/news/2017-02-21/investissement-du-troisieme-type-pour-une-start-up-genevoise |work=www.ictjournal.ch |date=21 February 2017 |language=French}}</ref>