Capucine_Rousseau
Capucine Rousseau
French tennis player (born 1980)
Capucine Rousseau (born 21 April 1980) is a former professional tennis player from France.
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-04-21) 21 April 1980 (age 44) Croix, France |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $97,050 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 149–107 (58.2%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 118 (1 November 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–24 (45.5%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 310 (25 October 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2003, 2004) |
Rousseau, a right-handed player from Croix in the far north of France, began competing on tour in 2000. She won her first ITF title in 2001 at Tortosa, where she had a win over Svetlana Kuznetsova en route. In 2003, she won two further ITF events, including a $25,000 level tournament in Ostrava. She featured in the women's doubles main draws at the 2003 and 2004 French Opens. Ranked as high as 118 in singles, she made her only WTA Tour main draw appearance at Hasselt in 2004.[1] She received a wildcard into the 2005 Australian Open and lost a close first-round match to Tatiana Perebiynis, 5–7 in the third set.[2]
Based in Brittany, Rousseau now works as a financial advisor for Allianz and also plays the sport of beach tennis competitively on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour.[3]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 5 (3–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2001 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | Clay |  Daniela Klemenschits |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 30 June 2002 | ITF Perigueux, France | Clay |  Maria-Rosa Sitja-Gibert |
3–6, 6–7(7) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 November 2002 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) |  Maja Palaveršić |
2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 July 2003 | ITF Le Touquet, France | Clay |  Natacha Randriantefy |
7–6(3), 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 14 December 2003 | ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) |  Mervana Jugić-Salkić |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 6 May 2001 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Sophie Georges |
Carine Bornu Caroline Dhenin |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 May 2001 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Séverine Beltrame |
Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
3–6, 3–6 |
- "Dementieva begins bid - WTA Hasselt 2004". Eurosport. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Roddick and Molik advance in Australian Open". Dawn. 19 January 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Capucine Rousseau. Du tennis à la finance". Le Telegramme (in French). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
