Chloé Paquet (French pronunciation: [klɔe pakɛ]; born 1 July 1994) is a French professional tennis player. She has achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 96 in singles on 5 August 2024, and 247 in doubles on 12 June 2017.

Chloé Paquet
Country (sports) France
ResidenceSuresnes, France
Born (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
Versailles, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachPierre Chamorel,
Stéphane Huet,
Stéphane Charret (2016-present)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,525,498
Singles
Career record380–360
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 96 (5 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 96 (5 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French Open3R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record57–107
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 247 (12 June 2017)
Current rankingNo. 878 (5 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (2017)
Last updated on: 5 August 2024.

Career

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2010–2013: Early career

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Paquet made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in March 2010 at the $10k tournament held in Gonesse, France; she only played the tournament's singles event, losing in the second qualifying round. She played five tournaments on the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit.[1]

She made her WTA Tour singles debut at the WTA Premier 2011 Open GdF Suez; as a wildcard, she lost in the first qualifying round to Michaela Pochabová.[1]

2014: Grand Slam doubles debut

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Paquet made her Grand Slam debut at the 2014 French Open in women's doubles; she and her partner Alix Collombon had received a wildcard for the main draw and they lost in the first round to the third-seeded Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.[1]

2015: Grand Slam qualifying debut

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Her Grand Slam singles debut in qualifying came at the 2015 French Open, after receiving a singles qualifying wildcard; in the qualifying event, she defeated fellow French player Lou Brouleau in the first round, before losing to Paula Kania in the second.[1]

2016: WTA Tour singles debut

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Paquet participated in another Grand Slam qualifying competition, after receiving again a wildcard at the 2016 French Open. She made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, after winning two qualifying matches; she lost in the first round of the main draw to Anne Schäfer.[2]

2017: Grand Slam debut at the French Open and first win

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At the Mexican Open, Paquet played just her second career WTA Tour singles main-draw match; after winning two qualifying matches, but she lost in the first round of the main draw to No. 7 seed Lesia Tsurenko.[2]

Paquet made her Grand Slam singles main-draw debut at the French Open after receiving a singles main-draw wildcard. Coming into that tournament ranked only 260th in the world in the WTA singles rankings, she upset 44th-ranked Kristýna Plíšková in the first round before losing to No. 28 seed, Caroline Garcia, in the second. Paquet's win over Plíšková was the first WTA Tour singles main-draw win of her career.[1][3]

2019: First WTA semifinal

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Paquet reached her first career semifinal on the WTA Tour in Strasbourg, losing to fourth seed Caroline Garcia in the semifinal.

2021: Top 150 debut

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At the Australian Open, Paquet qualified for the first time in her career for a Grand Slam championship. She received her fifth consecutive wildcard for a direct main-draw entry into the French Open. At the same major, in doubles, she reached the third round as a wildcard pair, partnering compatriot Clara Burel.

She reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 122, on 8 November 2021.

2022: Wimbledon debut

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Paquet made her Wimbledon debut, losing to Irina Bara in the first round.

2023: First WTA 125 final

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Paquet reached her first WTA 125-level final at the Open Angers Arena Loire, losing to compatriot Clara Burel in the final.[4]

2024: French Open third round, second semifinal, top 100

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In May, Paquet reached her second WTA 125-level final at the L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, losing it to fellow French Loïs Boisson. Having received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 French Open, Paquet reached the third round for the first time at a major with wins over Diana Shnaider and 32nd seed Kateřina Siniaková,[5] before losing to fifth seed Markéta Vondroušová in the third round.[6]

In July, Paquet reached her first WTA Tour semifinal in five years and second of her career at the 2024 Iași Open. As a result, she entered the top 100 for the first time at age 30, on 29 July 2024.[7][8] She lost her semifinal match to fifth seed Elina Avanesyan.[9]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[10]

Singles

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Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 Q1 1R Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 1 0–1
French Open Q2 Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 3R 0 / 7 3–7
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 NH A 1R Q2 Q2 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A Q1 A Q1 A Q1 Q3 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 0 / 10 3–10
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Indian Wells Open A A A A A NH A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A A A A NH A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wuhan Open A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
China Open A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 2 2 8 3 4 11 2 Career total: 33
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 6–8 0–3 0–4 2–11 1–2 0 / 33 10–33
Year-end ranking 251 309 266 227 167 187 123 155 188 $1,086,886

Doubles

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Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open 1R 1R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 8 3–8
Wimbledon A A A A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0 / 9 3–9

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2023 Open Angers, France Hard (i)   Clara Burel 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2024 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay   Loïs Boisson 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2017 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Pauline Parmentier   Valeria Savinykh
  Maryna Zanevska
0–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–2)
W25/35 tournaments (4–5)
W10/15 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (4–8)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2014 ITF Minsk, Belarus W10 Clay   Lidziya Marozava 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Sep 2014 ITF Madrid, Spain W10 Hard   Elizaveta Ianchuk 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 2015 ITF Périgueux, France W25 Clay   Mathilde Johansson 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2015 ITF Fleurus, Belgium W15 Clay   Elyne Boeykens 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Sep 2016 ITF Schoonhoven, Netherlands W10 Clay   Chiara Scholl 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Mar 2017 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Katarina Zavatska 1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–6 Apr 2018 Nana Trophy Tunis, Tunisia W25 Clay   Valentina Ivakhnenko 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–7 Aug 2018 ITF Las Palmas, Spain W25 Clay   Başak Eraydın 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–7 Oct 2018 Open de Touraine, France W25 Hard (i)   Myrtille Georges 7–6(5), 6–2
Loss 2–8 Jan 2020 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W25 Hard   Ankita Raina 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–8 Jun 2021 ITF Wrocław, Poland W25 Clay   İpek Öz 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–8 Jul 2021 ITF Kyiv, Ukraine W25 Clay   Fanny Stollár 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–4
Loss 4–9 Aug 2021 Kozerki Open, Poland W60 Clay   Ekaterine Gorgodze 6–7(9), 6–0, 4–6
Win 5–9 Oct 2021 ITF Netanya, Israel W25 Hard   Matilda Mutavdzic 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–9 Oct 2021 Internationaux de Poitiers, France W80 Hard (i)   Simona Waltert 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–10 Jul 2022 Internazionale di Roma, Italy W60 Clay   Tara Würth 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–10 Sep 2023 ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland W60 Clay   Lucrezia Stefanini 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2012 ITF Djibouti City, Djibouti W10 Hard   Amandine Hesse   Diana Bogoliy
  Yana Sizikova
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 0–2 Dec 2012 ITF Djibouti City, Djibouti W10 Hard   Amandine Hesse   Diana Bogoliy
  Yana Sizikova
7–5, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 0–3 Feb 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Clothilde de Bernardi   Anja Prislan
  Jasmin Steinherr
6–3, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss 0–4 Jan 2014 ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe W10 Hard   Léa Tholey   Khristina Blajkevitch
  Brandy Mina
5–7, 2–6
Win 1–4 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   María Teresa Torró Flor   Joséphine Boualem
  Julia Grabher
6–4, 6–4

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ITF profile of Chloé Paquet". ITF.
  2. ^ a b "Getting to know you: Introducing Paris' Grand Slam debutants". WTA official website. May 2017.
  3. ^ "Roland-Garros: cinq choses à savoir sur Chloé Paquet, meilleur espoir féminin". L'Express. 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Burel comes back to defeat Paquet in Angers for first WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Our top under-the-radar stories from a rain-soaked Round 2 at Roland Garros". 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Vondrousova ousts Paquet to reach French Open fourth round". Reuters. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Paquet turns tables vs. Janicijevic in Iasi, makes second WTA semifinal". 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Tennis : Chloé Paquet renverse Selena Janicijevic en quarts de finale à Iasi et entrera lundi dans le top 100".
  9. ^ "Iasi Open: Avanesyan advances to final". Tennis Majors. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Chloe Paquet [FRA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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