Pauline Déroulède (born 30 December 1990) is a French wheelchair tennis player, she was 2023 French Open wheelchair singles quarterfinalist and 2023 French Open wheelchair doubles semi-finalist with Katharina Krüger. Her highest world ranking is world number 17 in singles and world number 11 in doubles.[1] She competed in women's wheelchair tennis singles and doubles at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
| Born | 30 December 1990 Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 82-59 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (12 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 20 (1 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| French Open | QF (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 74-44 |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (11 July 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 17 (1 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2024) |
| French Open | SF (2023) |
| US Open | QF (2022, 2023) |
Personal life
editDéroulède started playing tennis when she was eight years old.
On 27 October 2018, Déroulède sitting on a stationary scooter at Rue de la Convention in Paris while she was waiting for her girlfriend, Typhaine, who was working in a florist. Pauline and two other pedestrians were struck by an elderly driver who had lost control of their vehicle, the 92-year-old driver claimed to have had confusion over the accelerator and brake pedals. She lost her leg in the accident, the two other pedestrians had also got severely injured: a 33-year-old man was in a coma while a 27-year-old woman also had a leg injury. Déroulède has campaigned to introduce mandatory medical tests to ensure elderly drivers are fit to drive.[2][3]
Déroulède is a descendent of French novelist Paul Déroulède.[4]
Déroulède is openly lesbian.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Pauline Deroulede - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 8 July 2024.
- ^ "I was convinced that they were going to glue my leg back together (in French)". FranceBleu. 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Pauline Deroulede from Boulogne has her sights set on the 2024 Summer Paralympics (in French)". Boulogne Billancourt. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "The Uniqlo Interview: Pauline Deroulede". International Tennis Federation. 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Out LGBTQ Paralympians at the 2024 Paris Summer Games". OutSports. Retrieved 2024-10-13.