Émilie Loit
Émilie Loit (French pronunciation: [emili lwa]; born 9 June 1979) is a retired tennis player from France.
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| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Born | 9 June 1979 Cherbourg, France |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2009 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 2,086,943 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 371–295 (55.7%) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (19 April 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1999) |
| French Open | 3R (2000, 2002, 2005, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2003) |
| US Open | 3R (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 265–175 (60.2%) |
| Career titles | 16 |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (10 November 2003) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2003, 2006) |
| French Open | QF (2003, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004) |
| US Open | QF (1998) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2003) |
Besides her three career singles titles, all on clay, included Estoril and Casablanca both in 2004, and Acapulco in 2007, she won 16 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Her highest rankings were No. 27 in singles and No. 15 in doubles.
On 24 May 2009, right after losing her first-round match at the French Open, she announced her retiring from professional tennis by the end of the tournament.[1]
In summer 2011, she gave birth to a son, Mathias.[2]
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
| Winner – Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV & V (3–0) |
| Result | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Apr 2004 | Morocco Open, Morocco | Clay |  Ľudmila Cervanová |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 2004 | Portugal Open, Portugal | Clay |  Iveta Benešová |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 3. | Mar 2007 | Mexican Open, Mexico | Clay |  Flavia Pennetta |
7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 26 (16 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| Winner – Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (4–5) |
| Tier III, IV & V (12–5) |
| Result | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 16 January 1999 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret |
 Mariaan de Swardt  Elena Tatarkova |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 21 November 1999 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard |  Åsa Carlsson |
 Evgenia Koulikovskaya  Patricia Wartusch |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 16 January 2000 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Rita Grande |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 7 February 2000 | Paris Indoors, France | Carpet (i) | Åsa Carlsson |
Julie Halard-Decugis Sandrine Testud |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 18 February 2001 | Internationaux de Nice, France | Carpet (I) | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot |
 Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat |
1–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 4. | 21 April 2002 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | Catherine Barclay |
Elena Bovina  Zsófia Gubacsi |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 14 September 2002 | Bahia Open, Brazil | Hard |  Rossana de los Ríos |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual  Paola Suárez |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 30 December 2002 | Gold Coast Hardcourts, Australia | Hard | Nathalie Dechy |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 12 January 2003 | Canberra Classic, Australia | Hard | Tathiana Garbin |
Dája Bedáňová Dinara Safina |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 16 February 2003 | Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Dechy |
Kim Clijsters  Ai Sugiyama |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 6. | 2 March 2003 | Abierto Mexicano Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Åsa Svensson |
Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 14 September 2003 | Bali International, Indonesia | Hard | Nicole Pratt |
 Angelique Widjaja  María Vento-Kabchi |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 21 September 2003 | Shanghai Open, China | Hard | Nicole Pratt |
Ai Sugiyama  Tamarine Tanasugarn |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 11 April 2004 | Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco | Clay | Marion Bartoli |
Els Callens  Katarina Srebotnik |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9. | 8 May 2005 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | Clay | Barbora Strýcová |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Llagostera Vives |
3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
| Win | 10. | 15 May 2005 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Nicole Pratt |
 Jelena Kostanić Barbora Strýcová |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | 14 August 2005 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik |
Eva Birnerová Mara Santangelo |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | 31 August 2005 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Marta Marrero |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 13. | 9 October 2005 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Hard | Maria Elena Camerin |
Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 14. | 30 October 2005 | Gaz de France Hasselt, Belgium | Hard (i) | Katarina Srebotnik |
 Michaëlla Krajicek Ágnes Szávay |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | 2 January 2006 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | Barbora Strýcová |
Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15. | 13 January 2006 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Nicole Pratt |
Jill Craybas Jelena Kostanić |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 16. | 12 February 2006 | Paris Indoors, France | Carpet (i) | Květa Peschke |
 Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | 5 March 2006 | Acapulco Grand Prix, Mexico | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe |
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 18 September 2006 | Portorož Open, Slovenia | Hard | Eva Birnerová |
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová |
w/o |
| Loss | 10. | 3 March 2007 | Acapulco Grand Prix, Mexico | Clay | Nicole Pratt |
Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
3–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 12 (7–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 November 1995 | Le Havre, France | Clay (i) |  Selima Sfar |
6–0, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 October 1996 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | Susi Lohrmann |
7–5, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 2 February 1997 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Emmanuelle Curutchet |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 May 1997 | Gelos, France | Clay | Karolina Jagieniak |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 1 February 1998 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Élodie Le Bescond |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 17 September 2000 | Bordeaux, France | Clay |  Lubomira Bacheva |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 14 October 2001 | Poitiers, France | Clay | Petra Mandula |
5–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 14 April 2002 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Zuzana Ondrášková |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 6. | 5 May 2002 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Alena Vašková |
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 16 June 2002 | Marseille, France | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados |
2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 19 September 2004 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Virginie Razzano |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 16 October 2005 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Jelena Kostanić |
6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles: 11 (5-6)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 February 1997 | Dinan, France | Hard | Laëtitia Sanchez |
Sophie Georges Cécile de Winne |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 12 April 1998 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Caroline Dhenin |
Radka Bobková Caroline Schneider |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 18 October 1998 | Southampton, England | Carpet (i) | Amélie Cocheteux |
Els Callens Laurence Courtois |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 October 1998 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Amélie Cocheteux |
Lenka Cenková Eva Martincová |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 6 December 1998 | Cergy-Pontoise, France | Hard (i) | Caroline Dhenin |
Kristie Boogert Anne-Gaëlle Sidot |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 19 September 1999 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Åsa Carlsson |
Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero |
6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
| Winner | 3. | 11 October 1999 | Bordeaux, France | Hard (i) | Åsa Carlsson |
Alexandra Fusai Rita Grande |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 August 2000 | Bronx, United States | Hard | Alexandra Fusai |
Surina De Beer Nana Miyagi |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 9 September 2001 | Denain, France | Clay |  Irina Selyutina |
Debby Haak Jolanda Mens |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 14 April 2002 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Caroline Dhenin |
Yuliya Beygelzimer Patty Van Acker |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 3 November 2002 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Caroline Dhenin |
Lubomira Bacheva Evgenia Kulikovskaya |
w/o |
References
- "Roland-Garros: Émilie Loit prend sa retraite" (in French), Reuters, May 24, 2009.
- Tennis Magazine (France), September 2011 issue
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