Léolia Jeanjean Explained
Léolia Jeanjean |
Birth Date: | 1995 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Montpellier, France |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Plays: | Right (two-handed backhand) |
College: | Baylor, Arkansas and Lynn[1] |
Careerprizemoney: | US$ 897,263 |
Singlestitles: | 4 ITF |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 102 (30 January 2023) |
Currentsinglesranking: | No. 171 (18 November 2024) |
Australianopenresult: | 1R (2023, 2024) |
Frenchopenresult: | 3R (2022) |
Wimbledonresult: | Q3 (2022) |
Usopenresult: | 1R (2022) |
Doublestitles: | 1 WTA Challenger, 3 ITF |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 162 (18 March 2024) |
Currentdoublesranking: | No. 380 (18 November 2024) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (2023, 2024) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 1R (2023) |
Updated: | 19 November 2024 |
Léolia Jeanjean (born 14 August 1995) is a French tennis player.
Jeanjean has a career-high singles ranking of 102 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 30 January 2023. She reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 162 on 18 March 2024.[2]
Early life
Jeanjean was a gifted juniors player, but suffered a serious knee injury at age 14.[3] In 2008, Jeanjean was a quarterfinalist in Les Petits As and reached the final of the French U14 Championship. A league coach was then assigned to spend eleven weeks a year in La Grande-Motte, her home.In 2009, she received a wildcard at Roland Garros for the junior singles and another for the junior doubles with her partner Darja Salnikova, but she was eliminated in the first round each time. She was invited again in 2010, but did not do better in singles, while in doubles with Clothilde de Bernardi, she reached the quarterfinals.[4]
College career
Jeanjean attended Baylor University (Bachelor in Sociology) and played college tennis at the University of Arkansas[5] (Bachelor in Criminal justice) as well as Lynn University,[6] where she graduated with an MBA in Finance in 2019.
Professional
2022: Major debut and 3rd round, top 150
Jeanjean made her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut at the 2022 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the singles tournament.[7] [8] She scored her first major match win against world No. 45, Nuria Párrizas Díaz, and then defeated eighth-seed and former world No. 1, Karolína Plíšková, 6–2, 6–2 in the second round. This was her first victory over a player ranked in the top 10.[9] [10] Ranked No. 227, she became the third-lowest ranked player to defeat a top-10 opponent in the season, following No. 409 Daria Saville's upset of Ons Jabeur in Indian Wells and No. 231 Laura Siegemund's win (via retirement) over Maria Sakkari in Stuttgart.[11] She was also the lowest ranked female player to win a match at Roland Garros against a top-ten opponent since Conchita Martínez defeated Lori McNeil in 1988.[12] As a result, she reached the top 150 for the first time in her career, climbing up nearly 80 positions.
In November, Jeanjean was runner-up at the Montevideo Open, losing to Diana Shnaider in the final.[13]
2023: Australian Open debut
On her debut at the Australian Open, she entered this major as a lucky loser, but was beaten in the first round by Nadia Podoroska.[14]
Partnering Sara Errani, Jeanjean won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2023 MundoTenis Open in Brazil, defeating Julia Lohoff and Conny Perrin in the final.[15]
Performance timeline
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.
Singles
Current through the Cincinnati Open.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend |
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Grand Slam | WTA 1000 | WTA 500 | WTA 250 (0–1) | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (0–1) | Grass (0–0) | Clay (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
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WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Legend |
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W80 tournaments | W60/75 tournaments | W40/50 tournaments | W25 tournaments | W10/15 tournaments | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (3–4) | Clay (1–2) | |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF Borriol, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Maria Marfutina | 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2021 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2022 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Moyuka Uchijima | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2022 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | W60 | Hard | Linda Nosková | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Apr 2022 | ITF Calvi, France | W25 | Hard | Tessah Andrianjafitrimo | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2023 | Aberto da República, Brazil | W80 | Hard | Lulu Sun | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Sep 2023 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal | W60 | Hard | Petra Marčinko | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2024 | ITF Pilar, Argentina | W50 | Clay | Solana Sierra | 2–6 ret. |
Win | 3–6 | Oct 2024 | ITF Poitiers, France | W75+H | Hard (i) | Diana Martynov | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–6 | Nov 2024 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Sara Cakarevic | 6-1, 6-3 | |
Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend |
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W80 tournaments | W60 tournaments | W25 tournaments | W10/15 tournaments | |
| Finals by surface |
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Hard (2–4) | Clay (1–1) | |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF Borriol, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Marine Partaud | Tina Tehrani Mandy Wagemaker | 4–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Tiphanie Fiquet | Hind Abdelouahid Alyssa Tobita | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Tiphanie Fiquet | Carolina Alves Andrea Gámiz | 7–5, 2–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2021 | ITF Calvi, France | W25 | Hard | Audrey Albié | Lina Gjorcheska Amandine Hesse | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2021 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W25 | Clay | Audrey Albié | Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova | 7–6(7), 2–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2021 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | W80 | Hard (i) | Audrey Albié | Mariam Bolkvadze Samantha Murray Sharan | 6–7(5), 0–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2022 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Audrey Albié | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Quirine Lemoine | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Jul 2023 | ITF Feira de Santana, Brazil | W60 | Hard | Valeriya Strakhova | Haley Giavara Abigail Rencheli | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Wins against top 10 players
| Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | | class=unsortable | Score | |
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2022 |
1. | | No. 8 | French Open, France | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 227 | |
Notes and References
- https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/rg2022-leolia-jeanjean-at-loss-for-words-after-pliskova-upset Jeanjean at loss for words after Pliskova upset
- Web site: Leolia Jeanjean | Player Stats & More – WTA Official .
- Web site: La Toulousaine Léolia Jeanjean va tenter de prolonger son rêve au second tour de Roland Garros . 25 May 2022 .
- Web site: 2022-05-26 . Léolia Jeanjean, l'itinéraire cabossé d'une enfant gâtée du tennis . 2022-10-24 . www.20minutes.fr . fr.
- Web site: Léolia Jeanjean . Arkansas Razorbacks . 7 September 2016 . 23 May 2022.
- Web site: Leolia Jeanjean. Lynn University. 2022-05-23. 2022-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220523164020/https://lynnfightingknights.com/sports/wten/2018-19/bios/jeanjean_leolia_1c1i. dead.
- Web site: Tsonga, Simon get French Open wild-card berths. May 10, 2022. ESPN.com.
- Web site: Introducing the 2022 French Open's Grand Slam debutantes. Women's Tennis Association .
- News: Two Outsiders Get Career Boosts at the French Open . The New York Times . 26 May 2022 . Clarey . Christopher .
- Web site: October 6, 2022 . Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes . 24 October 2022 . WTA Tennis.
- Web site: Wildcard Jeanjean routs Pliskova in French Open upset; Badosa, Pegula survive three-setters. Women's Tennis Association .
- 1529769909290508288. OptaAce. 227 – Leolia #Jeanjean, ranked #227, is the lowest ranked female player to win a match at the Roland Garros against…. 26 May 2022.
- Web site: Shnaider breaks through with Montevideo WTA 125 title. Women's Tennis Association. 1 November 2024.
- Web site: Australian Open: Podoroska books spot in second round, Azarenka next. 16 January 2023 . Tennis Majors. 1 November 2024.
- Web site: Tomljanovic boosts comeback with WTA 125 Florianopolis title. Women's Tennis Association. 14 November 2024.