Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian Explained

Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Fullname:Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Residence:Yens, Switzerland
Birth Date:3 March 1984
Birth Place:Lausanne, Switzerland
Turnedpro:3 March 2001
Retired:2010
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$543,735
Singlesrecord:141–109
Singlestitles:1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 33 (27 January 2003)
Australianopenresult:1R (2002, 2003, 2004)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2002, 2003)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2003)
Usopenresult:2R (2003)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:0–2

Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian[1] [2] (Armenian: Մարի Գայանե Միքայէլեան;[3] born 3 March 1984) is a former tennis player from Switzerland. She turned professional in 2001 and won one career singles title.

Her father is Armenian.[4]

WTA career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–2)
Tier IV & V (1–1)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2001Basel, SwitzerlandClay Adriana Gerši4–6, 1–6
Win1–1Jun 2002Tashkent Open, UzbekistanHard Tatiana Poutchek6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Sep 2002Bell Challenge, CanadaHard (i) Elena Bovina3–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Jan 2003Gold Coast, AustraliaHard Nathalie Dechy3–6, 6–3, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.20 June 1999ITF Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClay Susi Lohrmann6–3, 6–4
Loss2.17 October 1999ITF Poitiers, FranceHard (i) Květa Peschke6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss3.28 November 2004ITF Poitiers, FranceCarpet (i) Anastasiya Yakimova5–7, 2–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sensation durch Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian. news.ch. 16 October 2001. 7 August 2013. de.
  2. Web site: Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian im Halbfinal. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 20 September 2002. 7 August 2013. de.
  3. Web site: Swiss Tennis Player Switches To Armenian Flag. 3 November 2001. 4 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Mikaelian profits from Basel run. 6 August 2001. 4 November 2015.