Diane Parry Explained

Diane Parry
Residence:Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Birth Date:2002 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Nice, France
Height:1.70 m
Turnedpro:2017
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach:Martin Vilar
Careerprizemoney:US$ 2,435,857
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 48 (28 October 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 48 (28 October 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2022)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2022)
Usopenresult:2R (2024)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:2R (2024)
Doublestitles:2 WTA
Highestdoublesranking:No. 74 (4 December 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 101 (28 October 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2022, 2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2019, 2023)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2022, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2024)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:2R (2024)
Frenchopenmixedresult:1R (2023, 2024)
Updated:28 October 2024

Diane Parry (pronounced as /fr/; born 1 September 2002) is a French professional tennis player. On 28 October 2024, she achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 48. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in the doubles rankings. She was the junior world No. 1 in 2019.

Career

Junior Grand Slam performance

- Singles:

- Doubles:

Parry has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 1, attained on 21 October 2019.[1] She was designated ITF Junior World Champion for 2019.[2]

2017: WTA Tour debut

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the French Open thanks to a wildcard, partnering Giulia Morlet; they were defeated by the 13th-seeded pair of Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson, in two sets in the first round.[3]

Parry won her first ITF Circuit tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia, partnering Yasmine Mansouri.

2018–2019: Major debut

She made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2018 French Open, entering the qualifying event as a wildcard, where she upset No. 5 seed, Jana Fett, in the first round before losing to Rebecca Šramková in the second.

Parry made her Grand Slam singles main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open as a wildcard, losing in the second round to No. 20 seed Elise Mertens, after having won against Vera Lapko in the first. Later that year, she also made her US Open debut as a wildcard, losing in the first round against Kristýna Plíšková.

2020–2021: First WTA 125 title

In 2020, Parry won her first ITF Circuit singles title in Antalya, Turkey against Berfu Cengiz in the final.

In 2021, Parry won three additional ITF tournaments, in Périgueux, France, Turin, Italy, and Seville, Spain, bringing her perfect record to 4–0 in ITF Circuit finals.

She reached her first final on the WTA Challenger Tour at the Argentine Open, losing 3–6, 3–6 to Anna Bondar.[4] Two weeks later, she won her first WTA 125 tournament at the Montevideo Open, winning the final 6–3, 6–2 against Panna Udvardy.[5]

2022: French Open third round

Parry made the second round at the French Open defeating defending champion and world No. 2, Barbora Krejčíková, her first career match against a top-10 player and a top-50 player.[6] [7] Next, she defeated Camila Osorio to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.[8] She lost to Sloane Stephens in the third round.[9]

2023: Two WTA Tour doubles titles

Playing at the Mérida Open with Caty McNally, Parry won her maiden career doubles title, beating Wang Xinyu and Wu Fang-hsien in the final.[10]

Partnering with Anna Bondár, she won the doubles title at the Lausanne Open, defeating Amina Anshba and Anastasia Dețiuc in the final.[11]

Parry was runner-up in the singles at the Montevideo Open, losing the final to Renata Zarazúa in three sets.[12]

2024: Australian Open third round and three WTA semifinals

Parry reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time at this major, defeating 30th seed Wang Xinyu[13] and Kamilla Rakhimova,[14] before losing to Mirra Andreeva.[15]

On her debut at the WTA 1000 level, at the Indian Wells Open, she recorded her firs wins at this level, reaching the fourth round by defeating Martina Trevisan,[16] 29th seed Leylah Fernandez[17] and Anna Blinkova.[18] Her run was ended by ninth seed Maria Sakkari[19]

At the next WTA 1000, the Miami Open, Parry reached the second round defeating Jaqueline Cristian,[20] before losing to 11th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in three sets.[21] As result, she reached the top 50, a week later on 8 April.

She reached her first grass-court semifinal at the Nottingham Open, losing to sixth seed Karolina Plíšková,[22] having overcome Cristina Bucșa,[23] Daria Saville[24] and Kimberly Birrell[25] on her way to the last four.

As top seed, Parry made it through to the quarterfinals at the Swedish Open with wins over wildcard Caijsa Hennemann[26] and Darja Semenistaja,[27] before losing to seventh seed Martina Trevisan.[28]

She defeated qualifier Olivia Gadecki,[29] Jil Teichmann[30] and Chloe Paquet[31] to reach the semifinals at the Palermo Open, where she lost to top seed Zheng Qinwen.[32]

Partnering Harriet Dart, Parry reached the round of 16 in the doubles at the US Open after a three-set win over Olympic champions and sixth seeds, Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini, in the second round.[33] They lost to 10th seeds Chan Hao-ching and Veronika Kudermetova.[34]

Seeded seventh, Parry made her third WTA semifinal of the year at the Japan Women's Open, recording wins over Erika Andreeva,[35] Greet Minnen[36] and Clara Tauson,[37] before losing to eventual champion Suzan Lamens.[38]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[39]

Singles

Current through the 2023 China Open.

Tournament20182019202020212022SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:leftFrench Openstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 65–6
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAAstyle=color:#767676NH Astyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 33–3
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAstyle=background:#afeeee1RAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 41–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–01–20–10–14–42–44–40 / 1611–16
National representation
style=text-align:leftSummer Olympicsstyle=color:#767676 colspan=3 NHANHstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King CupAAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQRA0 / 01–0
WTA 1000
style=text-align:leftQatar OpenAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=color:#767676NMSstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftDubaistyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSAstyle=color:#767676NMSAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftIndian Wells OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee4R0 / 13–1
style=text-align:leftMiami OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftMadrid OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1A0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftItalian OpenAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftCanadian OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftCincinnati OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ2A0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWuhan OpenAANHstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftChina OpenAANHstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee2R0 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–05–50 / 55–5
Career statistics
2018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
style=text-align:left Tournament0212139Career total: 27
style=text-align:leftTitles0000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals0000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftHard win–loss0–00–10–00–08–80–50 / 148–14
style=text-align:leftClay win–loss0–01–10–10–24–45–30 / 1110–11
style=text-align:leftGrass win–loss0–00–00–00–02–11–10 / 23–2
style=text-align:left Overall win–loss0–01–20–10–214–136–90 / 2721–27
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking73933130514176105$1,562,481

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAA1RA1R0 / 20–2
French Open1R1R3R1R1RA3R0 / 64–6
WimbledonAAANHA2RA0 / 11–1
US OpenAAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–10–12–10–10–11–22–20–10 / 105–10
National representation
Billie Jean King CupAAAAQRA0 / 01–0
Career statistics
Tournament11222561Career total: 20
Titles0000002Career total: 2
Finals0000002Career total: 2
Overall win–loss0–10–12–20–20–24–510–40–11 / 2016–18
Year-end ranking86375127728536038383

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mérida Open, MexicoWTA 250Hard Caty McNally Wang Xinyu
Wu Fang-hsien
6–0, 7–5
Win2–0Ladies Open Lausanne,
Switzerland
WTA 250Clay Anna Bondár Amina Anshba
Anastasia Dețiuc
6–2, 6–1
Loss2–1Nottingham Open, UKWTA 250Grass Harriet Dart Gabriela Dabrowski
Erin Routliffe
7–5, 3–6, [9–11]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
style=background:#ffa07aLoss0–1bgcolor=silverBuenos Aires Open, ArgentinaClay Anna Bondár3–6, 3–6
Win1–1bgcolor=silverMontevideo Open, UruguayClay Panna Udvardy6–3, 6–2
Win2–1bgcolor=silverClarins Open Paris, FranceClay Caty McNally
Loss2–2bgcolor=silverCopa Colina, ChileClay Sára Bejlek2–6, 1–6
Loss2–3bgcolor=silverMontevideo Open, UruguayClay Renata Zarazúa5–7, 6–3, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$40,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–0)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Dec 2020ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Berfu Cengiz6–3, 6–1
Win2–0Jun 2021ITF Périgueux, France25,000Clay Elsa Jacquemot6–3, 6–1
Win3–0Jul 2021ITF Turin, Italy25,000Clay Lucia Bronzetti6–4, 6–2
Win4–0Oct 2021ITF Seville, Spain 25,000Clay Elina Avanesyan6–2, 6–0
Loss4–1Oct 2023ITF Heraklion, Greece40,000Clay Sinja Kraus2–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Yasmine Mansouri Dominique Karregat
Caroline Roméo
6–1, 6–1
Win2–0Aug 2020ITF Oeiras, Portugal15,000Clay Eva Guerrero Álvarez Francisca Jorge
Olga Parres Azcoitia
7–6, 6–0
Win3–0Jun 2021ITF Périgueux, France25,000Clay Margot Yerolymos Sada Nahimana
Anna Sisková
6–4, 6–2
Win4–0Apr 2023Zaragoza Open, Spain80,000Clay Arantxa Rus Asia Muhammad
Eden Silva
6–1, 4–6, [10–5]

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

Resultclass=unsortableW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundclass=unsortableScore
2022
Win1–0 Barbora KrejčíkováNo. 2French Open, FranceClay1R1–6, 6–2, 6–3No. 97
Loss1–1 Ons JabeurNo. 2Wimbledon, UKGrass3R2–6, 3–6No. 77
Loss1–2 Daria KasatkinaNo. 10Granby Championships, CanadaHardSF2–6, 0–6No. 81

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF juniors profile of Diane Parry. ITF.
  2. Web site: Class of 2019: Part 4 - World Champions . ITF . 17 December 2019 . 4 March 2024.
  3. Web site: ITF pro circuit profile of Diane Parry. ITF.
  4. Web site: Bondar claims biggest career title over Parry at Buenos Aires 125 . 2024-01-26 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
  5. Web site: French teen Parry sweeps past Udvardy to capture Montevideo 125 title . 2024-01-26 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
  6. Web site: French teen Parry dethrones defending French Open champion Krejcikova in Paris. Women's Tennis Association .
  7. Web site: Diane Parry allows defending champ Barbora Krejcikova no time for rust, scores major Roland Garros upset. tennis.com .
  8. Web site: Tennis – Roland-Garros 2022: Parry beats Osorio Serrano. Tennis Majors . 25 May 2022 .
  9. News: French Open: Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber knocked out at Roland Garros. 27 May 2022 . BBC Sport. 30 October 2024.
  10. Web site: Giorgi picks up fourth career title in Merida. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  11. Web site: Cocciaretto triumphs in Lausanne for first career WTA singles title. Women's Tennis Association. 6 November 2024.
  12. Web site: Zarazua outlasts top seed Parry to win WTA 125 Montevideo title. Women's Tennis Association. 1 November 2024.
  13. Web site: Australian Open: Parry upsets 30th seed Wang to reach second round. 14 January 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  14. Web site: Australian Open: Parry sets date with Andreeva. 17 January 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  15. News: Australian Open 2024 results: Mirra Andreeva stages comeback win, Aryna Sabalenka & Coco Gauff progress. 19 January 2024 . BBC Sport. 30 October 2024.
  16. Web site: Indian Wells: Parry books spot in second round. 8 March 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  17. Web site: Parry battles past Fernandez to reach Indian Wells third round. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  18. Web site: Indian Wells: Parry sees off Blinkova to reach last 16. 12 March 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  19. Web site: Sakkari battles past Parry to return to Indian Wells quarterfinals. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  20. Web site: Parry defeats Cristian in Miami Open first-round clash. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  21. Web site: Miami Open: Haddad Maia books spot in third round. 21 March 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  22. Web site: Nottingham: Pliskova tops Parry to reach 34th career final. 16 June 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  23. Web site: Nottingham Open: Parry makes last 16. 10 June 2023 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  24. Web site: Nottingham Open: Parry beats Saville to reach quarter-finals. 12 June 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  25. Web site: Nottingham Open: Parry through to last 4. 15 June 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  26. Web site: Nordea Open: Parry books spot in last 16. 9 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  27. Web site: Nordea Open: Parry advances to last 8. 10 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  28. Web site: Nordea Open: Trevisan upsets top seed Parry to set up semi-final against Chirico. 11 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  29. Web site: Parry comes from a set and a break down to deny Gadecki in Palermo. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  30. Web site: Parry bests former champ Teichmann in three sets, makes Palermo quarters. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  31. Web site: Parry defeats compatriot Paquet for first time to make Palermo semis. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  32. Web site: Palermo Open: Defending champ Zheng into first final since Australian Open. 20 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  33. Web site: Dart and Parry upset Olympic champions at US Open. 31 August 2024 . BBC Sport. 30 October 2024.
  34. Web site: Salisbury & Ram suffer first US Open loss since 2020. 2 September 2024 . BBC Sport. 30 October 2024.
  35. Web site: Parry overcomes Erika Andreeva for first time in four meetings. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  36. Web site: Japan Open: Parry books spot in last eight against Tauson. 17 October 2024 . Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  37. Web site: Parry battles past Tauson in Osaka to reach third semifinal of 2024. Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2024.
  38. Web site: Osaka Open: Lamens through to final. Tennis Majors. 30 October 2024.
  39. Web site: Diane Parry. live. 13 April 2021. Australian Open. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413102022/https://ausopen.com/players/france/diane-parry . 2021-04-13 .