Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano (born May 12, 1983 in Dijon) is a French tennis player. On October 8, 2007 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 27. She has won one doubles title, and two singles title. As of October 8, 2007, she had won more than $1,219,211 in prize money, and was ranked #27 in the world.
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.
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 30 September, 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, now ranked number 5 in the world. A week later, she claimed her second career title, also in Asia, shocking Venus Williams, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4 at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
Singles (8)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (2) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | November 21, 1999 |  Deauville |
Clay | Olivia Sanchez |
6-4, 7-5 |
| 2. | December 10, 2000 | Cergy
Pontoise |
Hard |  Iva
Majoli |
3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 3. | August 4, 2002 | 
Lexington |
Hard | Samantha Reeves |
7-6(5), 7-6(5) |
| 4. | September 19, 2004 | Bordeaux |
Clay | Émilie
Loit |
7-5, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 5. | September 30, 2007 |  Guangzhou |
Hard |  Tzipora Obziler |
6-0, 6-3 |
| 6. | October 6, 2007 |  Tokyo |
Hard |
Venus Williams |
4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4 |
Singles runner-up (2)
- 2004: Tashkent (lost to Nicole Vaidišová 7-5 3-6 2-6)
- 2007: Forest Hills (lost to Gisela Dulko 2-6 2-6)
External links
- [1] photos of Virginie Razzano
- [2] 2006 U.S. Open Bio
- Virginie Razzano profile on the WTA Tour's official website
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