Émilie Loit | Country | France | | Residence | Boulogne Billancourt, France | | Date of birth | June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09) (age 30) | | Place of birth | Cherbourg, France | | Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | | Weight | 61 kg (130 lb; 9.6 st) | | Turned pro | 1994 | | Plays | Left; Two-handed backhand | | Career prize money | $2,086,943 | | Singles | | Career record | 371–295 | | Career titles | 3 (7 in ITF) | | Highest ranking | No. 27 (April 19, 2004) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | 4R (1999) | | French Open | 3R (2000, 2002, 2005, 2008) | | Wimbledon | 3R (2003) | | US Open | 3R (2003) | | Doubles | | Career record | 265–175 | | Career titles | 16 (5 in ITF) | | Highest ranking | No. 15 (November 10, 2003) | | Grand Slam Doubles results | | Australian Open | 3R (2003, 2006) | | French Open | QF (2003, 2005) | | Wimbledon | QF (2004) | | US Open | QF (1998) | | Last updated on: February 16, 2009. | Émilie Loit (born June 9, 1979) is a French professional female tennis player. She was born in Cherbourg, France. She rose to fame when she played against American Serena Williams 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 in this tough match at first round of Australian Open 2003. In her career Loit has won three career singles titles: 2004 Estoril, Casablanca and 2007 Acapulco (all on clay) and eight doubles titles. Emilie's highest WTA Ranking was #27 in singles and #15 in doubles. On May 24, 2009, right after losing her 2009 French Open first round match to Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky, she announced that she would be retiring from tennis after the end of the tournament.[1] [edit] Singles (10) | Doubles | | Grand Slam (0) | | WTA Championships (0) | | Tier I (0) | | Tier II (0) | | Tier III (1) | | Tier IV (2) | | ITF Titles (7) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | February 2, 1997 | Dinan | Clay (I) | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6–2, 7–6 | | 2. | May 11, 1997 | Gelos | Clay | Karolina Jagieniak | 6–4, 6–2 | | 3. | February 1, 1998 | Dinan | Clay (I) | Elodie Le Bescond | 6–1, 6–1 | | 4. | September 17, 2000 | Bordeaux | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | 7–5, 6–2 | | 5. | April 14, 2002 | Dinan | Clay (I) | Zuzana Ondrášková | 6–2, 7–5 | | 6. | May 5, 2002 | Cagnes-sur-Mer | Clay | Alena Vaskova | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | | 7. | April 11, 2004 | Casablanca | Clay | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6–2, 6–2 | | 8. | April 18, 2004 | Estoril | Clay | Iveta Benešová | 7–5, 7–6 | | 9. | October 16, 2005 | Joué-lès-Tours | Hard (I) | Jelena Kostanić | 6–2, 6–1 | | 10. | March 3, 2007 | Acapulco | Clay | Flavia Pennetta | 7–6, 6–4 | [edit] Doubles | Doubles | | Grand Slam (0) | | WTA Championships (0) | | Tier I (0) | | Tier II (3) | | Tier III (2) | | Tier IV (11) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | November 21, 1999 | Pattaya City | Hard | Asa Carlsson | Evgenia Koulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch | 6–1, 6–4 | | 2. | January 16, 2000 | Hobart | Hard | Rita Grande | Kim Clijsters Alicia Molik | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | | 3. | February 18, 2001 | Nice | Carpet (I) | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat | 1–6, 6–2, 6–0 | | 4. | April 21, 2002 | Budapest | Clay | Catherine Barclay | Elena Bovina Zsófia Gubacsi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | | 5. | January 12, 2003 | Canberra | Hard | Tathiana Garbin | Dája Bedáňová Dinara Safina | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | | 6. | March 2, 2003 | Acapulco | Clay | Asa Svensson | Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch | 6–3, 6–1 | | 7. | September 21, 2003 | Shanghai | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Ai Sugiyama Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–3, 6–3 | | 8. | April 11, 2004 | Casablanca | Clay | Marion Bartoli | Els Callens Katarina Srebotnik | 6–4, 6–2 | | 9. | May 8, 2005 | Rabat | Clay | Barbora Strýcová | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Llagostera Vives | 3–6, 7–6(6), 7–5 | | 10. | May 15, 2005 | Prague | Clay | Nicole Pratt | Jelena Kostanić Barbora Strýcová | 6–7(6), 6–4, 6–4 | | 11. | August 14, 2005 | Stockholm | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Eva Birnerová Mara Santangelo | 6–4, 6–3 | | 12. | August 31, 2005 | Budapest | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Marta Marrero | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 | | 13. | October 9, 2005 | Tashkent | Hard | Maria Elena Camerin | Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva | 6–3, 6–0 | | 14. | October 30, 2005 | Hasselt | Hard (I) | Katarina Srebotnik | Michaella Krajicek Ágnes Szávay | 6–3, 6–4 | | 15. | January 13, 2006 | Hobart | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Jill Craybas Jelena Kostanić | 6–2, 6–1 | | 16. | February 12, 2006 | Paris | Carpet (I) | Květa Peschke | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 7–6(5), 6–4 | [edit] External links - Émilie Loit profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- [1],"Roland-Garros: Emilie Loit prend sa retraite" (in French), Reuters, May 24, 2009.
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