Claire Feuerstein (French pronunciation: [klɛʁ]; German: [ˈfɔʏ̯ɐˌʃtaɪ̯n]; born 28 February 1986) is a former tennis player from France.

Claire Feuerstein
Claire Feuerstein, 2014
Country (sports) France
ResidenceGrenoble, France
Born (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38)
Grenoble, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$520,602
Singles
Career record346–272 (56.0%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 110 (18 August 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2014)
French Open2R (2012, 2014)
WimbledonQ3 (2012)
US OpenQ2 (2011, 2013)
Doubles
Career record59–69 (46.1%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 136 (17 May 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)

She made her debut in professional competition in 2002, aged 16, at an ITF tournament in Les Contamines, France.

Claire Feuerstein at 2016 Cagnes-sur-Mer

From 2002 to 2009, she played at many ITF tournaments, with three wins. Her first appearance in a WTA Tour event was at the 2009 Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she lost in the first round of the singles competition, but reached the final in doubles with partner Stéphanie Foretz.

She received a wildcard entry into the main draw of the 2009 French Open and lost to No. 7 seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the first round.

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss May 2009 Strasbourg, France Clay   Stéphanie Foretz   Nathalie Dechy
  Mara Santangelo
0–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 19 (11–8) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (9–7)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Apr 2007 GB Pro-Series Bath, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Kateřina Vaňková 6–3, 6–3
Win 2. Apr 2007 ITF Torhout, Belgium Hard   Yanina Wickmayer 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. Jan 2008 ITF Grenoble, France Hard (i)   Anne-Laure Heitz 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 1. Mar 2009 ITF Lyon, France Hard   Zhang Shuai 6–1, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Mar 2009 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Katie O'Brien 5–7, 0–1 ret.
Win 4. Oct 2009 Open de Limoges, France Clay (i)   Anaïs Laurendon 6–0, 5–7, 6–3
Win 5. Dec 2009 ITF Přerov, Czech Republic Hard (i)   Ksenia Lykina 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. Nov 2010 ITF Přerov, Czech Republic Hard (i)   Renata Voráčová 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4. Feb 2011 ITF Lyon, France Hard (i)   Anna Remondina 6–7(6), 3–6
Loss 5. Mar 2011 ITF Dijon, France Hard (i)   Alison Van Uytvanck 2–6, 3–6
Win 6. Jul 2011 ITF Les Contamines, France Hard   Anaïs Laurendon 7–6(4), 2–6, 7–6(2)
Win 7. Oct 2011 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK Hard (i)   Yvonne Meusburger 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6. Feb 2012 ITF Surprise, United States Hard   Michelle Larcher de Brito 1–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Apr 2012 ITF Phuket, Thailand Hard   Marta Sirotkina 5–7, 6–7(6)
Loss 8. May 2012 Open Saint-Gaudens, France Clay   Mariana Duque 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 8. Oct 2012 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Maryna Zanevska 7–5, 6–3
Win 9. Sep 2013 ITF Mestre, Italy Clay   Nastja Kolar 6–1, 7–6(2)
Win 10. Mar 2014 ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France Hard (i)   Renata Voráčová 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 11. Mar 2016 ITF Mâcon, France Hard (i)   Vesna Dolonc 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 10 (2–8) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 September 2009 ITF Madrid, Spain Hard   Constance Sibille   Nina Bratchikova
  Irena Pavlovic
2–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 19 October 2009 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i)   Stéphanie Foretz   Margalita Chakhnashvili
  Sílvia Soler Espinosa
7–6(4), 7–5
Winner 2. 10 May 2010 Open Saint-Gaudens, France Clay   Stéphanie Foretz   Olga Savchuk
  Anastasiya Yakimova
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 20 July 2010 Les Contamines-Montjoie, France Hard   Constance Sibille   Giulia Gatto-Monticone
  Federica Quercia
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 25 September 2010 ITF Shrewsbury, UK Hard (i)   Vesna Dolonc   Vitalia Diatchenko
  Irena Pavlovic
4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Runner-up 4. 10 August 2010 Open de Limoges, France Clay   Caroline Garcia   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
7–6(5), 4–6, [8–10]
Runner-up 5. 15 November 2010 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i)   Valeria Savinykh   Irena Pavlovic
  Emma Laine
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 12 September 2010 ITF Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Ksenia Lykina   Arantxa Rus
  Anastasiya Yakimova
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 25 April 2011 Chiasso Open, Switzerland Clay   Anaïs Laurendon   Yvonne Meusburger
  Kathrin Wörle-Scheller
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 1 July 2013 Reinert Open, Germany Clay   Renata Voráčová   Sofia Shapatava
  Anna Tatishvili
4–6, 4–6

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