Marie-Ève Pelletier (French pronunciation: [maʁi ɛv pɛltje]; born May 18, 1982) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005, and 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010.
 Marie-Ève Pelletier at the 2009 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Repentigny, Quebec |
| Born | May 18, 1982 Quebec City, Quebec |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | January 9, 2013[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 592,193 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 340–349 (49.3%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 106 (June 20, 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2004) |
| French Open | Q3 (2001) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2004, 2005) |
| US Open | Q3 (2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 305–251 (54.9%) |
| Career titles | 25 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (April 19, 2010) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| French Open | 1R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005, 2010) |
| US Open | 2R (2009) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010) |
Tennis career edit
1998–2013 edit
Marie-Ève played in one career Grand Slam singles match in 2004, at the Australian Open, qualifying for the tournament before losing in the first round to Akiko Morigami. She is the previous winner of two events on the ITF Women's Circuit, the 2000 Virginia Beach and 2005 Waikoloa tournaments. Her best result in a WTA Tour event came at the 2005 Hyderabad Open, where she reached the quarterfinals.[2] The biggest win of her career was when she beat then-world No. 16, Li Na, in straight sets in the first round of the 2006 Rogers Cup.[3] She won in June 2012 the third singles title of her career at the $25k tournament in El Paso, beating Ashley Weinhold in the final.[4]
Pelletier retired from tennis on January 9, 2013, after her loss in the first round of the Australian Open qualifying.[1]
Fed Cup edit
Marie-Ève was a regular on Canada's Fed Cup team, playing every year from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. She amassed a singles record of 9–9 and a doubles record of 16–6 in Fed Cup play.[5]
Life after tennis edit
Pelletier is now a tennis analyst for TVA Sports, a sports television network in Quebec. She also was a tennis analyst for RDS for the 2013 Rogers Cup and an assistant coach for Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal. Pelletier married former NHL goaltender Pascal Leclaire in July 2014 and gave birth to their daughter Zoé in May 2015.[6][7]
ITF Circuit finals edit
Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $50,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2000 | ITF Nanjing, China | 10,000 | Hard |  Li Na
|
6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2000 | ITF Fresno, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Rachel McQuillan
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2000 | ITF Virginia Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Rossana de los Ríos
|
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2001 | ITF Peachtree City, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Hsieh Su-wei
|
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2001 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Alina Jidkova
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2002 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | 75,000 | Hard |  Laura Granville
|
7–6(7–2), 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jan 2005 | Waikoloa Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Hana Šromová
|
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jun 2005 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay |  Conchita Martínez Granados
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Jun 2012 | ITF El Paso, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Ashley Weinhold
|
7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 51 (25 titles, 26 runner-ups) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| $75,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $50,000 tournaments (10–13) |
| $25,000 tournaments (11–9) |
| $10,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1999 | ITF Baltimore, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lauren Kalvaria
|
Candice De La Torre Nadia Johnston
|
7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2001 | ITF Fresno, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Ashley Harkleroad
|
 Clarisa Fernández Samantha Reeves
|
4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2002 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 50,000 | Clay |  Maja Palaveršić
|
Erica Krauth  Vanessa Menga
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2003 | ITF Oporto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Iveta Gerlová
|
 Sybille Bammer  Laura Dell'Angelo
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2004 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 50,000 | Clay |  Anouska Van Exel
|
Ansley Cargill Christina Wheeler
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | May 2005 | ITF Lafayette, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Maria Fernanda Alves
|
Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson
|
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jun 2005 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | Maria Fernanda Alves
|
 Līga Dekmeijere  Caroline Dhenin
|
2–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Oct 2005 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Aurélie Védy
|
Renata Voráčová Mailyne Andrieux
|
7–6(3), 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Jan 2006 | Waikoloa Challenger, United States |
50,000 | Hard |  Chan Chin-wei
|
Julie Ditty Lilia Osterloh
|
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–7 | May 2006 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Sunitha Rao
|
Maria Fernanda Alves Lilia Osterloh
|
6–7(6), 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–8 | May 2006 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States |
50,000 | Clay | Maria Fernanda Alves
|
 Edina Gallovits Jessica Kirkland
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–9 | May 2006 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States |
25,000 | Clay | Ansley Cargill
|
Angela Haynes Raquel Kops-Jones
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–9 | Jul 2006 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Monique Adamczak
|
Nina Bratchikova Lioudmila Skavronskaia
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–9 | Oct 2006 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Monique Adamczak
|
María José Argeri Carla Tiene
|
6–7(2), 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2006 | ITF Saltillo, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Monique Adamczak
|
Larissa Carvalho Joana Cortez
|
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Jan 2007 | ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States |
25,000 | Hard | Sunitha Rao
|
 Angelika Bachmann  Tetiana Luzhanska
|
5–7, 7–6(7), 6–7(4) |
| Loss | 5–12 | Apr 2007 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Teodora Mirčić
|
Chan Chin-wei Tetiana Luzhanska
|
1–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 6–12 | Jun 2007 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Eva Hrdinová
|
Stefania Chieppa  Darya Kustova
|
6–1, 7–6(4) |
| Win | 7–12 | Jun 2007 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Eva Hrdinová
|
Yuliya Beygelzimer Yevgenia Savranska
|
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–12 | Aug 2007 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 50,000 | Hard | Stéphanie Dubois
|
Agustina Lepore Soledad Esperón
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–12 | Sep 2007 | ITF Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | Eva Hrdinová
|
 Timea Bacsinszky  Karolina Kosińska
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–13 | Oct 2007 | ITF Troy, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Eva Hrdinová
|
Angela Haynes Mashona Washington
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–14 | May 2008 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Julie Coin
|
Monica Niculescu Renata Voráčová
|
7–6(2), 1–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 10–14 | May 2008 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | Hsieh Su-wei
|
Aurélie Védy  Chanelle Scheepers
|
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 10–15 | Jun 2008 | ITF Rome, Italy | 75,000 | Clay | Alina Jidkova
|
Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–16 | Sep 2008 | ITF Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
|
 Maret Ani Lourdes Domínguez Lino
|
0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 10–17 | Oct 2008 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Patricia Mayr
|
 Emma Laine  Johanna Larsson
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–17 | Oct 2008 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Stéphanie Dubois
|
Nikola Fraňková Carmen Klaschka
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–18 | Apr 2009 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Frederica Piedade
|
Danielle Harmsen Kim Kilsdonk
|
4–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Win | 12–18 | May 2009 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Julie Coin
|
 Anna Tatishvili Erica Krauth
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–19 | Aug 2009 | Bronx Open, United States | 100,000 | Hard | Julie Coin
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeldn Vania King
|
0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–19 | Nov 2009 | ITF Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Julie Coin
|
Marta Domachowska Michaëlla Krajicek
|
6–3, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 13–20 | Nov 2009 | ITF Phoenix, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Anna Tatishvili
|
Sharon Fichman Mashona Washington
|
6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 14–20 | Oct 2010 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves
|
María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero
|
7–6(5), 6–4 |
| Win | 15–20 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Līga Dekmeijere
|
Kimberly Couts Heidi El Tabakh
|
2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
| Win | 16–20 | Apr 2011 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman
|
Eva Hrdinová Natalie Piquion
|
7–6(1), 7–6(3) |
| Win | 17–20 | May 2011 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman
|
Julie Ditty Carly Gullickson
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 18–20 | May 2011 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman
|
Beatrice Capra Asia Muhammad
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–21 | Jun 2011 | ITF Boston, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Sharon Fichman
|
Tetiana Luzhanska Alexandra Mueller
|
6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Loss | 18–22 | Oct 2011 | Saguenay Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Dabrowski
|
 Tímea Babos Jessica Pegula
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 19–22 | Nov 2011 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Dabrowski
|
Tímea Babos Jessica Pegula
|
7–5, 6–7(5), [10–4] |
| Win | 20–22 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Julie Coin
|
Elena Bovina Ekaterina Bychkova
|
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20–23 | Apr 2012 | Dothan Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman
|
Eugenie Bouchard Jessica Pegula
|
4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Loss | 20–24 | May 2012 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States |
50,000 | Clay | Alyona Sotnikova
|
Maria Fernanda Alves Jessica Moore
|
7–6(6), 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 21–24 | May 2012 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski
|
Alexandra Mueller Asia Muhammad
|
6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 22–24 | Jun 2012 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Thorpe
|
Julia Cohen Valentyna Ivakhnenko
|
6–0, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 23–24 | Jul 2012 | Colorado International, United States |
50,000 | Hard | Shelby Rogers
|
Lauren Embree Nicole Gibbs
|
6–3, 3–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 24–24 | Jul 2012 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman
|
 Shuko Aoyama Gabriela Dabrowski
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 25–24 | Jul 2012 | Granby Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Sharon Fichman
|
Shuko Aoyama Miki Miyamura
|
4–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Loss | 25–25 | Oct 2012 | ITF Troy, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Sharon Fichman
|
Angelina Gabueva Arina Rodionova
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 25–26 | Oct 2012 | Saguenay Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman
|
Gabriela Dabrowski Alla Kudryavtseva
|
2–6, 2–6 |
Performance timelines edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles edit
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Doubles edit
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
Record against top-100 players edit
Pelletier's win–loss record (9–53, 15%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:[8]
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
Li Na 1–0[nb 1]
Chanelle Scheepers 1–0[nb 2]
Jill Craybas 1–0[nb 3]
Alina Jidkova 1–0[nb 4]- Samantha Reeves 1–0[nb 5]
Julia Schruff 1–0
Tatiana Perebiynis 1–0[nb 6]
Stéphanie Foretz 1–2[nb 7]- Marissa Irvin 1–4
- Lindsay Davenport 0–1
Jelena Janković 0–1- Nadia Petrova 0–1
Francesca Schiavone 0–1- Marion Bartoli 0–1[nb 8]
- Sabine Lisicki 0–1
- Amy Frazier 0–1
Anna Smashnova 0–1- Virginie Razzano 0–1
Fabiola Zuluaga 0–1[nb 9]- Alexandra Stevenson 0–1[nb 10]
Magüi Serna 0–1
Barbora Strýcová 0–1- Klára Koukalová 0–1
- Iveta Benešová 0–1
- Petra Cetkovská 0–1[nb 11]
Tamira Paszek 0–1
María Vento-Kabchi 0–1[nb 12]
Kristina Brandi 0–1[nb 13]
Sania Mirza 0–1- Laura Granville 0–1
- Rachel McQuillan 0–1[nb 14]
Petra Mandula 0–1- María Sánchez Lorenzo 0–1
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 0–1- Marlene Weingärtner 0–1
- Melinda Czink 0–1
Marta Domachowska 0–1[nb 15]
Martina Suchá 0–1- Ashley Harkleroad 0–1
- Shenay Perry 0–1[nb 16]
Akiko Morigami 0–1[nb 17]
Els Callens 0–1[nb 18]- Adriana Gerši 0–1
- Jennifer Hopkins 0–1[nb 19]
Anastasia Rodionova 0–1[nb 20]- Yuliana Fedak 0–1
Jana Nejedly 0–1- Zsófia Gubacsi 0–1
- Séverine Beltrame 0–2[nb 21]
- Nuria Llagostera Vives 0–2[nb 22]
Tatiana Poutchek 0–2
Irina Selyutina 0–2[nb 23]
Notes edit
- ^ has a 1–1 overall record vs. Li
- ^ 2–0 overall record vs. Scheepers
- ^ 3–2 overall record vs. Craybas
- ^ 1–2 overall record vs. Jidkova
- ^ 2–3 overall record vs. Reeves
- ^ 4–0 overall record vs. Perebiynis
- ^ 1–4 overall record vs. Foretz
- ^ 0–3 overall record vs. Bartoli
- ^ 1–1 overall record vs. Zuluaga
- ^ 1–1 overall record vs. Stevenson
- ^ 0–3 overall record vs. Cetkovská
- ^ 1–1 overall record vs. Vento-Kabchi
- ^ 0–2 overall record vs. Brandi
- ^ 0–2 overall record vs. McQuillan
- ^ 1–1 overall record vs. Domachowska
- ^ 1–4 overall record vs. Perry
- ^ 1–1 overall record vs. Morigami
- ^ 0–2 overall record vs. Callens
- ^ 1–2 overall record vs. Hopkins
- ^ 1–3 overall record vs. Rodionova
- ^ 0–3 overall record vs. Beltrame
- ^ 0–4 overall record vs. Llagostera Vives
- ^ 0–3 overall record vs. Selyutina
References edit
- ^ a b "Happy retirement Marie-Ève!". Tennis Canada. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "ITF profile - Marie-Ève Pelletier". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Pelletier pulls off a huge upset". Rogers Cup. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 El Paso, TX". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Fed Cup profile – Marie-Ève Pelletier". Fed Cup. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Seen and Heard Around the Grounds". Rogers Cup. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Les bons souvenirs de Marie-Ève Pelletier". TVA Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Results". WTATennis.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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