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Virginie Razzano
Country	France
Residence	Nîmes, France
Date of birth	May 12, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth	Dijon, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (140 lb; 10.1 st)
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$ 2,152,896
Singles
Career record	275–215
Career titles	2 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 16 (September 14, 2009)
Current ranking	No. 19 (November 2, 2009)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3r (2001, 2006, 2008, 2009)
French Open	4r (2009)
Wimbledon	4r (2009)
US Open	4r (2006)
Doubles
Career record	45–67
Career titles	1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 82 (February 12, 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2002)
French Open	2R (2000)
Wimbledon	2R (2001, 2005)
US Open	QF (2008)
	Last updated on: August 31, 2009.

Virginie Razzano (born May 12, 1983 in Dijon) is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 2. She has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009.

[edit] Career

[edit] 2005

She was chose by Georges Goven to play Fed Cup first round when Tatiana Golovin have an injury, Marion Bartoli and Emilie Loit were suspended. However, she was replaced by Séverine Brémond Beltrame for injury in quarter final of this tournament.

[edit] 2006-2007

On August 31, 2006, Razzano upset the number eight seed Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–4 in the second round of the U.S. Open. On January 2, 2007, she upset former world number 5 Daniela Hantuchová 6–1, 7–5 in the second round at the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. Later on, on June 27, 2007, she was upset by unseeded Yvonne Meusburger 4–6, 5–7 in the first round at Wimbledon. On August 25, 2007, she lost in her second WTA Tour Final to Gisela Dulko at Forest Hills.

On September 30 2007, Razzano won her first career singles title in Guangzhou, China. Razzano, the number 2 seed, defeated first-time finalist, 34-year-old Israeli Tzipora Obziler 6–0, 6–3 to claim the title and become the 2007 Guangzhou International Women's Open Champion. The defending champion was Anna Chakvetadze, who was ranked No.5 in the world. A week later, she claimed her second career title, also in Asia, shocking former No.1 Venus Williams, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4 at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.

[edit] 2008

On January 8 2008, Razzano lost to Ana Ivanović in the first round of the Sydney Medibank International 6–1, 2–6, 7–5. In the third set, Razzano was ahead 5–2, only to see Ivanović win the next 5 games, and proceed to the quarter finals.

[edit] 2009

In her first match of 2009, Razzano was defeated by Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the first round in Auckland. In her next tournament, Razzano was lost to eventual champion Petra Kvitova in the semifinals in Hobart.

At the 2009 Australian Open, she beat Jarmila Gajdosova and 14th seeded Patty Schnyder en route to the third round, where she lost to Dominika Cibulkova, 7-5, 7-5.

Razzano fell in the first round of the 2009 Open GDF Suez to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-1.

Razzano at the 2009 French Open.

At the 2009 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships she upset World No. 2 Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–2 to progress to the third round. This was her first win over a current member of the world's top 5. She followed this up by defeating Daniela Hantuchová 6–2, 1–6, 6–2. In the quarterfinals, she defeated World No. 5 Vera Zvonareva 7–6(7), 7–5, achieving two wins over Top 5 opponents in three days. In the semifinals she defeated Estonia's Kaia Kanepi with a scoreline of 6–1, 6–2 now leading their head to head encounters 4–2 after having lost their two previous matches. However she lost to reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

Razzano defeated Yevgeniya Rodina 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. She had to retire in her second round match against 18th seed Kaia Kanepi with a back injury while trailing 6-7(2), 0-1. She fell in the first round of Miami to Julia Görges 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4).

At Ponte Vedra Beach, Razzano defeated Akgul Amanmuradova 6-2, 6-4 in the first round but lost in the second round to second seed and eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 7-5. Razzano reached the quarterfinals of Charleston as the number 13 seed but lost again to Wozniacki 6-2, 6-0.

She was defeated in the second round of the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia by the World No. 1 and eventual champion Dinara Safina 7-6(1), 6-1. She lost to Elena Vesnina 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of Madrid.

At the French Open, Razzano was unseeded and defeated former World No. 5 Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-3 in the first round. She then thrashed 18th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2, 6-2 in the second round and beat Tathiana Garbin in the third round 7-5, 7-5. She lost in the fourth round to 30th seed Samantha Stosur 6-1, 6-2. As a result of these wins, Razzano's ranking improved to World No. 26.

After withdrawing from a tournament in Birmingham with a lower back injury, Razzano entered the tournament in Eastbourne where she was unseeded. She defeated fellow Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 7-6, 6-2 in the first round. She then beat the top seed and World No. 4 Elena Dementieva 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(4). She followed this win up with a 7-6(5), 7-5 win over 8th seed and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarterfinals and in the semi-final was 6-4 1-0 up when Marion Bartoli was forced to retire with a right quat strain. She lost in the final to sixth seed Caroline Wozniacki 7-6(5), 7-5. However, Razzano's ranking improved to World No. 23, the highest ranking of her career.

At Wimbledon, Razzano was seeded 26th. In the first round, her opponent Tamira Paszek retired after falling behind 6-0, 3-1. After a defeat over Jill Craybas in the second round, her third round opponent Vera Zvonareva withdrew to allow Razzano to her first Wimbledon fourth round. Razzano then fell, 6-2, 7-6, to Francesca Schiavone in the fourth round. Despite this loss, Razzano reached a new career high ranking of World No. 17.

Razzano started her US Open Series campaign in Los Angeles where she was seeded 11th. She lost in the first round to Anna Chakvetadze 7-6(5), 6-3. She was seeded 16th at Cincinnati but also lost in the first round to Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Razzano played her last tournament before the US Open in New Haven. Unseeded in singles, she defeated World No. 20 Patty Schnyder in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round. Fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska had to retire due to injury in the second round with the score at one set all. Razzano was defeated 6-4, 6-3 by Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals.

Razzano was seeded 16th at the 2009 US Open but had a surprise defeat in the first round to Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-3. Her ranking still improved one spot to a career high of World No. 16.

[edit] Career finals

[edit] Singles

[edit] Wins (6)

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)	Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0)	Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (2)	Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0)	International (0)
ITF Circuit (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	November 21, 1999	Deauville, France	Clay	Olivia Sanchez	6–4, 7–5
2.	December 10, 2000	Cergy-Pontoise, France	Hard	Iva Majoli	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
3.	August 4, 2002	Lexington, United States	Hard	Samantha Reeves	7–6(5), 7–6(5)
4.	September 19, 2004	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Émilie Loit	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
5.	September 30, 2007	Guangzhou, China	Hard	Tzipora Obziler	6–0, 6–3
6.	October 6, 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Venus Williams	4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	October 17 2004	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Nicole Vaidišová	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
2.	August 25, 2007	Forest Hills, U.S.	Hard	Gisela Dulko	6–2, 6–2
3.	February 21, 2009	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Venus Williams	6–4, 6–2
4.	June 20, 2009	Eastbourne, Great Britain	Grass	Caroline Wozniacki	7–6(5), 7–5

[edit] Doubles

[edit] Win

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	February 11, 2001	Paris, France	Carpet	Iva Majoli	Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 7–5

[edit] Grand Slam singles performance timetable

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	A	A	1R	3R	1R	2R	A	1R	3R	2R	3R	3R	10–9
French Open	LQ	1R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	4R	10–12
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	4R	10–9
US Open	A	A	LQ	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	4R	2R	1R	1R	10–10

[edit] External links

Official website (French)
Photos of Virginie Razzano
[1] 2006 U.S. Open Bio
Virginie Razzano profile on the WTA Tour's official website

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