Emmanuelle Pironneau (born 19 December 1978) is a former tennis player from France. She competed during her career as Emmanuelle Curutchet.

Emmanuelle Curutchet
Country (sports) France
Born (1978-12-19) 19 December 1978 (age 45)
Prize money$75,934
Singles
Career record95–73
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 160 (22 December 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1999)
Doubles
Career record39–31
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (7 December 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1997)

Biography edit

Curutchet played on the professional tour in the 1990s and had a best ranking in singles of 160 in the world.

She appeared in the women's singles main draw at the French Open on three occasions. At the 1999 French Open she won a first-round match against Jelena Dokic 11–9 in the third set. Dokic would famously upset Martina Hingis at Wimbledon a month later.[1]

Now known as Emmanuelle Pironneau, she retired after the 1999 season and currently runs a sports management company in Pau.[2]

ITF finals edit

Singles: 6 (3–3) edit

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 16 October 1995 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard   Dragana Zarić 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2. 17 November 1996 Le Havre, France Clay (i)   Edith Nunes-Bersot 5–7, 6–7
Loss 3. 2 February 1997 Dinan, France Clay (i)   Émilie Loit 2–6, 6–7
Win 4. 28 June 1997 Bordeaux, France Clay   Julia Abe 7–6, 6–3
Win 5. 3 August 1997 Les Contamines, France Hard   Ségolène Berger 5–7, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 6. 14 February 1999 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Ángeles Montolio 3–6, 7–6, 1–6

Doubles: 7 (4–3) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 13 April 1997 Calvi, France Hard   Sophie Georges   Stéphanie Rizzi
  Laëtitia Sanchez
6–1, 6–1
Win 2. 2 August 1997 Les Contamines, France Hard   Sophie Georges   Eva Belbl
  Angelika Rösch
6–2, 6–1
Loss 3. 14 December 1997 Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i)   Sophie Georges   Tina Križan
  Sylvia Plischke
3–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 12 April 1998 Calvi, France Hard   Sophie Georges   Nancy Feber
  Jasmin Wöhr
1–4 ret.
Win 5. 26 April 1998 Gelos, France Clay   Yvette Basting   Justine Henin
  Aurélie Védy
0–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 6. 22 November 1998 Deauville, France Carpet (i)   Samantha Schoeffel   Lubomira Bacheva
  Iroda Tulyaganova
6–1, 2–6, 7–6
Loss 7. 13 February 1999 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Kelly Liggan   María Fernanda Landa
  Ángeles Montolio
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)

References edit

  1. ^ "Jelena Dokic: Unterstützung von Martina Hingis und Monica Seles" (in German). spox.com. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ "NF Sports Management" (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2018.

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