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.

Tournament202220232024
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1R1R0 / 20–2
French Open3R2R1R0 / 33–3
WimbledonQ3Q1A0 / 00–0
US Open1RQ2Q10 / 10–1
Win–loss2–21–20–20 / 63–6
WTA 1000
align=left Qatar OpenAA0 / 00–0
align=left DubaiAA0 / 00–0
align=left Indian Wells OpenAQ10 / 00–0
align=left Miami OpenAA0 / 00–0
align=left Madrid OpenAQ20 / 00–0
align=left Italian OpenAQ10 / 00–0
align=left Canadian OpenAA0 / 00–0
align=left Cincinnati OpenAA0 / 00–0
align=left Guadalajara OpenAANTI0 / 00–0
align=left Wuhan OpenNH0 / 00–0
align=left China Openstyle=color:#767676NH0 / 00–0
Career statistics
align=left Tournaments64Career total: 10
align=left Overall win–loss3–60–30 / 93–9
align=left Year-end ranking125128$338,448

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W80 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2013ITF Borriol, Spain10,000Clay Maria Marfutina6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Win1–1May 2021ITF Šibenik, CroatiaW15Clay Nefisa Berberović6–2, 6–4
Loss1–2Feb 2022Porto Indoor, PortugalW25Hard (i) Moyuka Uchijima3–6, 1–6
Loss1–3Apr 2022Open de Seine-et-Marne, FranceW60Hard Linda Nosková3–6, 4–6
Win2–3Apr 2022ITF Calvi, FranceW25Hard Tessah Andrianjafitrimo6–2, 6–2
Loss2–4Aug 2023Aberto da República, BrazilW80Hard Lulu Sun4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss2–5Sep 2023Caldas da Rainha Open, PortugalW60Hard Petra Marčinko4–6, 1–6
Loss2–6Sep 2024ITF Pilar, ArgentinaW50Clay Solana Sierra2–6 ret.
Win3–6Oct 2024ITF Poitiers, FranceW75+HHard (i) Diana Martynov6–2, 6–3
Win3–6Nov 2024Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceW50Hard (i) Sara Cakarevic6-1, 6-3

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W80 tournaments
W60 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2013ITF Borriol, Spain10,000Clay Marine Partaud Tina Tehrani
Mandy Wagemaker
4–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Win2–0Jun 2019ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Tiphanie Fiquet Hind Abdelouahid
Alyssa Tobita
6–4, 6–4
Loss2–1Feb 2020ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Tiphanie Fiquet Carolina Alves
Andrea Gámiz
7–5, 2–6, [9–11]
Loss2–2Apr 2021ITF Calvi, FranceW25Hard Audrey Albié Lina Gjorcheska
Amandine Hesse
5–7, 4–6
Loss2–3Sep 2021ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, FranceW25Clay Audrey Albié Anna Danilina
Valeriya Strakhova
7–6(7), 2–6, [4–10]
Loss2–4Oct 2021Internationaux de Poitiers, FranceW80Hard (i) Audrey Albié Mariam Bolkvadze
Samantha Murray Sharan
6–7(5), 0–6
Loss2–5Feb 2022Porto Indoor, PortugalW25Hard (i) Audrey Albié Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Quirine Lemoine
2–6, 3–6
Win3–5Jul 2023ITF Feira de Santana, BrazilW60Hard Valeriya Strakhova Haley Giavara
Abigail Rencheli
7–5, 6–4

Wins against top 10 players

OpponentRankEventSurfaceclass=unsortableScore
2022
1.No. 8French Open, FranceClay2R6–2, 6–2No. 227

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. Web site: Leolia Jeanjean | Player Stats & More – WTA Official .
  3. Web site: La Toulousaine Léolia Jeanjean va tenter de prolonger son rêve au second tour de Roland Garros . 25 May 2022 .
  4. Web site: 2022-05-26 . Léolia Jeanjean, l'itinéraire cabossé d'une enfant gâtée du tennis . 2022-10-24 . www.20minutes.fr . fr.
  5. Web site: Léolia Jeanjean . Arkansas Razorbacks . 7 September 2016 . 23 May 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Tsonga, Simon get French Open wild-card berths. May 10, 2022. ESPN.com.
  8. Web site: Introducing the 2022 French Open's Grand Slam debutantes. Women's Tennis Association .
  9. News: Two Outsiders Get Career Boosts at the French Open . The New York Times . 26 May 2022 . Clarey . Christopher .
  10. Web site: October 6, 2022 . Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes . 24 October 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  11. Web site: Wildcard Jeanjean routs Pliskova in French Open upset; Badosa, Pegula survive three-setters. Women's Tennis Association .
  12. 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.
  13. Web site: Shnaider breaks through with Montevideo WTA 125 title. Women's Tennis Association. 1 November 2024.
  14. Web site: Australian Open: Podoroska books spot in second round, Azarenka next. 16 January 2023 . Tennis Majors. 1 November 2024.
  15. Web site: Tomljanovic boosts comeback with WTA 125 Florianopolis title. Women's Tennis Association. 14 November 2024.