Virginie Pichet

Virginie Pichet
Pichet at the 2009 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer
Country (sports) France
Born (1983-01-28) 28 January 1983
France
Turned pro2000
Retired2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$233,925
Singles
Career record248–183
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 120 (21 June 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2004)
French Open1R (2003, 2004, 2006)
WimbledonQ2 (2006)
US OpenQ3 (2003)
Doubles
Career record69–62
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 239 (22 June 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Virginie Pichet (French pronunciation: [viʁʒini piʃɛ]; born 28 January 1983) is a French former tennis player.

In her career, she won seven singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 21 June 2004, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 120. On 22 June 2009, she peaked at No. 239 in the doubles rankings.

Pichet, who started playing tennis at the age of seven, competed in the main draw of the French Open in singles 2003, 2004, 2006, and in doubles every year from 2003 to 2008, always losing her first round.

Virginie Pichet retired from professional tennis 2014.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 22 (7–15)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (1–6)
Carpet (1–2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 7 August 2000 Périgueux, France Clay Céline Beigbeder 1–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 19 November 2001 Deauville, France Clay (i) Sophie Erre 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 21 January 2002 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Sybille Bammer 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 14 July 2002 Getxo, Spain Clay María José Sánchez Alayeto 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 22 July 2002 Pamplona, Spain Hard (i) Elena Baltacha 2–6, 1–6
Loss 6. 5 August 2002 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Gaelle Taton 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 19 August 2002 Westende, Belgium Hard Leslie Butkiewicz 4–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 10 November 2002 Le Havre, France Clay (i) Gaelle Taton 5–7, 1–6
Loss 9. 17 November 2002 Deauville, France Clay (i) Julia Vakulenko 2–6, 1–6
Win 1. 20 July 2003 Les Contamines-Montjoie, France Hard Nathalie Viérin 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 10. 30 November 2003 Prague, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Sofia Arvidsson 1–6, 2–6
Loss 11. 17 February 2004 Redbridge, UK Hard (i) Anna Chakvetadze 2–6, 2–6
Win 2. 28 March 2004 Athens, Greece Hard Kateřina Böhmová 6–1, 6–2
Win 3. 20 June 2005 Périgueux, France Clay Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6–3, 7–6 (10–8)
Win 4. 22 January 2006 Tipton, UK Hard (i) Irena Pavlovic 6–4, 6–1
Win 5. 29 January 2006 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Gaëlle Desperrier 6–3, 6–1
Loss 12. 19 February 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Elise Tamaëla 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 6. 4 February 2007 Belfort, France Carpet (i) Stefanie Vögele 2–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 13. 13 February 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Nika Ožegović 2–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 7 October 2007 Nantes, France Hard (i) Anna Korzeniak 4–6, 0–6
Win 7. 27 October 2007 Saint-Denis, France Hard Teodora Mirčić 6–1, 6–3
Loss 15. 28 January 2008 Belfort, France Carpet (i) Julie Coin 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 15 November 1999 Deauville, France Clay (i) Chloé Carlotti Maaike Koutstaal
Magdalena Zděnovcová
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1. 7 August 2000 Périgueux, France Clay Chloé Carlotti Diana Brunel
Edith Nunes
3–6, 4–6
Win 2. 21 March 2004 Amiens, France Clay (i) Caroline Maes Florence Haring
Natacha Randriantefy
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 3. 1 November 2004 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium Hard (i) Selima Sfar Eva Fislová
Stanislava Hrozenská
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2. 4 July 2005 Le Touquet, France Clay Karla Mraz Julie Coin
Alice Hall
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 3. 29 January 2006 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Florence Haring Simona Matei
Pemra Özgen
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4. 1 May 2006 Catania, Italy Clay Diana Brunel Francesca Lubiani
Valentina Sassi
w/o
Loss 5. 28 October 2007 Saint-Denis, France Hard Florence Haring Marinne Giraud
Teodora Mirčić
2–6, 5–7
Win 4. 26 January 2009 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Youlia Fedossova Maria Kondratieva
Sophie Lefèvre
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. 2 February 2009 Belfort, France Hard (i) Youlia Fedossova Irina Kuzmina
Oxana Lyubtsova
3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 7. 23 March 2009 Jersey, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Youlia Fedossova Maria Elena Camerin
Stéphanie Foretz
4–6, 2–6
Win 5. 13 April 2009 Tessenderlo, Belgium Clay (i) Youlia Fedossova Stefania Boffa
Darija Jurak
7–5, 6–3