Alexandra Fusai
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Nantes, France |
Born | Saint-Cloud, France | 22 November 1973
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | September 1989 |
Retired | April 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,608,170 |
Singles | |
Career record | 284–269 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (26 October 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1996) |
French Open | 3R (1994, 1998) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1996, 1998) |
US Open | 3R (1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 300–225 |
Career titles | 12 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (14 September 1998) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2001) |
French Open | SF (1997, 1999, 2000) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
US Open | QF (1997) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (1997) |
Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them part of the ITF Women's Circuit) on the international tennis circuit in 1989. She played right-handed and lived in Nantes during her career. She retired from the professional tennis circuit in April 2003 when she discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. Fusai's highest WTA rankings were No. 37 and No. 6 respectively, both attained in 1998. Her career prize money earnings reached the one million USD-mark in 1999.[1]
Fusai won six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her only career WTA Tour singles final in Warsaw in 1995, losing to Barbara Paulus of Austria in three sets. She was a losing singles quarterfinalist on six occasions and a losing singles semifinalist on three occasions in WTA tournaments. Fusai never advanced beyond the singles third round of the main draw of any Grand Slam tournament. She earned her career-best singles victory at the Italian Open in Rome in 1998 by beating world No. 3 Jana Novotná.
Fusai excelled as a doubles player. She achieved her best results in doubles competition in partnership with fellow Frenchwoman Nathalie Tauziat from 1997 to 2000. She was a losing quarterfinalist on four occasions and a losing semifinalist on three occasions in seven Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments; in five of those tournaments, her doubles partner was Tauziat. Fusai's doubles performances qualified her to play in the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. and 2001; her doubles partner was Tauziat in the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 editions of the WTA Tour Championships. She and Tauziat were the runners-up there in 1997 and 1998. All in all, Fusai won a total of 12 WTA Tour doubles titles, eight of them with Tauziat. She was the doubles runner-up in WTA Tour tournaments on 21 occasions, eleven of them with Tauziat. Fusai was a losing doubles semifinalist in WTA tournaments on 27 occasions, excluding Grand Slam tournaments: 1992(1), 1993(1), 1994(1), 1995(2), 1996(1), 1997(3), 1998(4), 1999(4), 2000(3), 2001(6), 2003(1). Fusai had a career women's doubles win–loss record of 300–225 (260–192 for only main draw matches in WTA Tour tournaments).[2]
Fusai achieved her best mixed-doubles result at the 2001 French Open; she was paired with Jérôme Golmard and they lost in the quarterfinals.[2] Fusai was a member of the France Fed Cup team that won the title in 1997, winning all the three World Group doubles matches that she played from the opening round (quarterfinals) against Japan to the final against the Netherlands. She also played for her country in the Fed Cup in 1994 and 1998. She had a Fed Cup career record of 1–1 in singles and 5–1 in doubles. However, Fusai did not play for her country in the Olympic Games.[3]
Fusai married David Crochu on 13 July 2002. Their son Oscar was born on 7 December 2003.
WTA career finals
[edit]Singles (0–1)
[edit]Finals by surface |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tier I (1) |
Tier II (3) |
Tier III (3) |
Tier IV & V (5) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1995 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 1–6 |
Doubles (12–21)
[edit]Finals by surface |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tier I (0) |
Tier II (0) |
Tier III (0) |
Tier IV & V (0) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jul 1994 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | Nov 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–7(10–12) |
Loss | 3. | Jul 1995 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | May 1996 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 1996 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6. | Oct 1996 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | Feb 1997 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 8. | Feb 1997 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 9. | Apr 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 10. | Aug 1997 | Atlanta, US | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 11. | Oct 1997 | Québec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Win | 12. | Nov 1997 | Chicago, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 13. | Nov 1997 | New York, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 14. | Feb 1998 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | Mar 1998 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 16. | May 1998 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 17. | May 1998 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 18. | Aug 1998 | San Diego, US | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 19. | Aug 1998 | New Haven, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 20. | Nov 1998 | New York, US | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 21. | Feb 1999 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 22. | Feb 1999 | Hanover, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 23. | May 1999 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 24. | May 1999 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 25. | May 1999 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
Loss | 26. | Jun 1999 | Birmingham, England | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 27. | Jan 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 28. | Feb 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 29. | Sep 2000 | Luxembourg | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
Win | 30. | Jan 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 31. | Apr 2001 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 |
Loss | 32. | Feb 2002 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 33. | Apr 2002 | Charleston, US | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
ITF finals
[edit]Singles (6–2)
[edit]Legend |
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$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. | 19 March 1990 | Granada, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 2. | 2 July 1990 | Cherbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 16 July 1990 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 8 April 1991 | Limoges, France | Carpet | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 14 June 1992 | Modena, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 26 October 1992 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 23 November 1992 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 8 May 1995 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6 |
Doubles (2–7)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2 July 1990 | Cherbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 June 1991 | Caltagiron, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 14 June 1992 | Modena, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 22 June 1992 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 24 April 1995 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 8 August 1999 | Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 7. | 17 October 1999 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Winner | 8. | 20 February 2000 | Redbridge, England | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–1) |
Runner-up | 9. | 20 August 2000 | Bronx, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexandra Fusai WTA Tour website". WTA Tour official website.
- ^ a b "ITF profile of Alexandra Fusai". ITF.
- ^ "Players: Alexandra Fusai (France)". Fed Cup official website.