Chloé Paquet Explained

Chloé Paquet
Residence:Suresnes, France
Birth Date:1 July 1994
Birth Place:Versailles, France
Height:1.79 m
Turnedpro:2010
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Pierre Chamorel,
Stéphane Huet,
Stéphane Charret (2016-present)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 1,525,498
Singlestitles:7 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 96 (5 August 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 96 (5 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2021)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2024)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2022)
Usopenresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (2017)
Doublestitles:1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 247 (12 June 2017)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 878 (5 August 2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2022)
Updated:5 August 2024

Chloé Paquet (pronounced as /fr/; born 1 July 1994) is a French professional tennis player. She has achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 96 in singles on 5 August 2024, and 247 in doubles on 12 June 2017.

Career

2010–2013: Early career

Paquet made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in March 2010 at the $10k tournament held in Gonesse, France; she only played the tournament's singles event, losing in the second qualifying round. She played five tournaments on the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit.[1]

She made her WTA Tour singles debut at the WTA Premier 2011 Open GdF Suez; as a wildcard, she lost in the first qualifying round to Michaela Pochabová.

2014: Grand Slam doubles debut

Paquet made her Grand Slam debut at the 2014 French Open in women's doubles; she and her partner Alix Collombon had received a wildcard for the main draw and they lost in the first round to the third-seeded Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.

2015: Grand Slam qualifying debut

Her Grand Slam singles debut in qualifying came at the 2015 French Open, after receiving a singles qualifying wildcard; in the qualifying event, she defeated fellow French player Lou Brouleau in the first round, before losing to Paula Kania in the second.

2016: WTA Tour singles debut

Paquet participated in another Grand Slam qualifying competition, after receiving again a wildcard at the 2016 French Open. She made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, after winning two qualifying matches; she lost in the first round of the main draw to Anne Schäfer.[2]

2017: Grand Slam debut at the French Open and first win

At the Mexican Open, Paquet played just her second career WTA Tour singles main-draw match; after winning two qualifying matches, but she lost in the first round of the main draw to No. 7 seed Lesia Tsurenko.

Paquet made her Grand Slam singles main-draw debut at the French Open after receiving a singles main-draw wildcard. Coming into that tournament ranked only 260th in the world in the WTA singles rankings, she upset 44th-ranked Kristýna Plíšková in the first round before losing to No. 28 seed, Caroline Garcia, in the second. Paquet's win over Plíšková was the first WTA Tour singles main-draw win of her career.[3]

2019: First WTA semifinal

Paquet reached her first career semifinal on the WTA Tour in Strasbourg, losing to fourth seed Caroline Garcia in the semifinal.

2021: Top 150 debut

At the Australian Open, Paquet qualified for the first time in her career for a Grand Slam championship.She received her fifth consecutive wildcard for a direct main-draw entry into the French Open. At the same major, in doubles, she reached the third round as a wildcard pair, partnering compatriot Clara Burel.

She reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 122, on 8 November 2021.

2022: Wimbledon debut

Paquet made her Wimbledon debut, losing to Irina Bara in the first round.

2023: First WTA 125 final

Paquet reached her first WTA 125-level final at the Open Angers Arena Loire, losing to compatriot Clara Burel in the final.[4]

2024: French Open third round, second semifinal, top 100

In May, Paquet reached her second WTA 125-level final at the L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, losing it to fellow French Loïs Boisson. Having received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 French Open, Paquet reached the third round for the first time at a major with wins over Diana Shnaider and 32nd seed Kateřina Siniaková,[5] before losing to fifth seed Markéta Vondroušová in the third round.[6]

In July, Paquet reached her first WTA Tour semifinal in five years and second of her career at the 2024 Iași Open. As a result, she entered the top 100 for the first time at age 30, on 29 July 2024.[7] [8] She lost her semifinal match to fifth seed Elina Avanesyan.[9]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[10]

Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAQ1Q11RQ1Q1Q10 / 10–1
French OpenQ2Q12R1R1R1R1R1R0 / 73–7
WimbledonAA A A Q1style=color:#767676NHA1RQ2Q20 / 10–1
US OpenA A Q1A Q1AQ1Q3Q11R0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–01–10–10–10–10–20–20–02–20 / 103–10
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAQ2AA0 / 00–0
Miami OpenAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAQ1AA0 / 00–0
Madrid OpenAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAQ1AA0 / 00–0
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Canadian OpenAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Wuhan OpenAAAAANHA0 / 00–0
China OpenAAAAANHA0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments0122834112Career total: 33
Overall win–loss0–00–11–20–26–80–30–42–111–20 / 3310–33
Year-end ranking251309266227 167187123155188$1,086,886

Doubles

Tournament201420152016201720182019202020212022
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French Open1R1R1R2RA1R1R3R1R0 / 83–8
WimbledonAAA A A Astyle=color:#767676NHA1R0 / 10–1
US OpenAA A AA AAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–10–10–11–10–00–10–12–10–20 / 93–9

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2023bgcolor=silverOpen Angers, FranceHard (i) Clara Burel6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Open de Saint-Malo, FranceClay Loïs Boisson6–4, 6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–2)
W25/35 tournaments (4–5)
W10/15 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (4–8)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2014ITF Minsk, BelarusW10Clay Lidziya Marozava6–2, 6–4
Loss1–1Sep 2014ITF Madrid, SpainW10Hard Elizaveta Ianchuk2–6, 3–6
Loss1–2Jun 2015ITF Périgueux, FranceW25Clay Mathilde Johansson4–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Aug 2015ITF Fleurus, BelgiumW15Clay Elyne Boeykens4–6, 2–6
Loss1–4Sep 2016ITF Schoonhoven, NetherlandsW10Clay Chiara Scholl1–6, 4–6
Loss1–5Mar 2017ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Katarina Zavatska1–6, 3–6
Loss1–6Apr 2018Nana Trophy Tunis, TunisiaW25Clay Valentina Ivakhnenko2–6, 2–6
Loss1–7Aug 2018ITF Las Palmas, SpainW25Clay Başak Eraydın2–6, 1–6
Win2–7Oct 2018Open de Touraine, FranceW25Hard (i) Myrtille Georges7–6(5), 6–2
Loss2–8Jan 2020ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW25Hard Ankita Raina3–6, 5–7
Win3–8Jun 2021ITF Wrocław, PolandW25Clay İpek Öz4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win4–8Jul 2021ITF Kyiv, UkraineW25Clay Fanny Stollár7–6(3), 3–6, 6–4
Loss4–9Aug 2021Kozerki Open, PolandW60Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze6–7(9), 6–0, 4–6
Win5–9Oct 2021ITF Netanya, Israel W25Hard Matilda Mutavdzic6–3, 6–3
Win6–9Oct 2021Internationaux de Poitiers, FranceW80Hard (i) Simona Waltert6–4, 6–3
Loss6–10Jul 2022Internazionale di Roma, ItalyW60Clay Tara Würth3–6, 4–6
Win7–10Sep 2023ITF Collonge-Bellerive, SwitzerlandW60Clay Lucrezia Stefanini6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Dec 2012ITF Djibouti City, DjiboutiW10Hard Amandine Hesse Diana Bogoliy
Yana Sizikova
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss0–2Dec 2012ITF Djibouti City, DjiboutiW10Hard Amandine Hesse Diana Bogoliy
Yana Sizikova
7–5, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss0–3Feb 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10Hard Clothilde de Bernardi Anja Prislan
Jasmin Steinherr
6–3, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss0–4Jan 2014ITF Saint Martin, GuadeloupeW10Hard Léa Tholey Khristina Blajkevitch
Brandy Mina
5–7, 2–6
Win1–4Jan 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay María Teresa Torró Flor Joséphine Boualem
Julia Grabher
6–4, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF profile of Chloé Paquet. ITF.
  2. Web site: Getting to know you: Introducing Paris' Grand Slam debutants. WTA official website. May 2017.
  3. Web site: Roland-Garros: cinq choses à savoir sur Chloé Paquet, meilleur espoir féminin. L'Express. 1 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Burel comes back to defeat Paquet in Angers for first WTA 125 title. Women's Tennis Association. 25 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Our top under-the-radar stories from a rain-soaked Round 2 at Roland Garros. 31 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Vondrousova ousts Paquet to reach French Open fourth round. Reuters. 25 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Paquet turns tables vs. Janicijevic in Iasi, makes second WTA semifinal. 24 July 2024. 28 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Tennis : Chloé Paquet renverse Selena Janicijevic en quarts de finale à Iasi et entrera lundi dans le top 100 .
  9. Web site: Iasi Open: Avanesyan advances to final. 25 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Chloe Paquet [FRA] | Australian Open]. live. 29 October 2021. ausopen.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029110803/https://ausopen.com/players/france/chloe-paquet . 2021-10-29 .