Nathalie Tauziat

Nathalie Tauziat (born 17 October 1967) is a French former professional tennis player.[1] She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships and runner-up in the women's doubles at the 2001 US Open partnering Kimberly Po-Messerli. She reached a career-high ranking of world no. 3 in both singles and doubles.

Nathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat (left) and Conchita Martínez
Country (sports) France
ResidenceAnglet, France
Born (1967-10-17) 17 October 1967
Bangui, Central African Republic
Height1.65 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money$6,650,093
Singles
Career record606–365
Career titles8 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 3 (8 May 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1993)
French OpenQF (1991)
WimbledonF (1998)
US OpenQF (2000)
Doubles
Career record525–326
Career titles25 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 3 (8 October 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1993)
French OpenSF (1990, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000)
WimbledonSF (2001)
US OpenF (2001)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (1997)

She currently coaches Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu.[2]

Early life

Tauziat was born in Bangui, Central African Republic. She is a first cousin of Didier Deschamps, a former captain of the French football team.[3] About a week after Tauziat reached the Wimbledon final on 4 July 1998, Deschamps led France to win the World Cup on 12 July 1998.

Career

Tauziat turned professional in 1984. She won her first singles title in 1990. She reached her only Grand Slam singles final at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, beating Haruka Inoue, Iva Majoli, Julie Halard-Decugis, Samantha Smith, Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva before losing to Jana Novotná. Her appearance in this final was the first by a Frenchwoman since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925.

Tauziat was runner-up with partner Kimberly Po in the 2001 US Open women's doubles final, losing to the team of Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs. She and partner Alexandra Fusai were doubles runners-up at the 1997 and 1998 Chase Championships. She was also part of the 1997 French Fed Cup team, which won its first title in the history of the competition.

Tauziat reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 at the age of 32 years and 6 months in the spring of 2000, making her the oldest woman to debut in the top three and the fourth oldest to be ranked in the top three. She retired from the WTA Tour after the 2003 French Open, after having played only doubles in 2002 and 2003. Tauziat won 8 singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the WTA Tour in her career.

She wrote a book with the title "Les Dessous du tennis féminin" (published in 2001 in French) in which she gave her insights about life on the women's professional tennis circuit. In 2004 Tauziat received a state honour – le chevalier de la Légion d'honneur – from French President Jacques Chirac for her contributions to international tennis. She was an official WTA Tour mentor to French tennis player Marion Bartoli, beginning in 2003.

Personal

Tauziat married Ramuncho Palaurena on 16 July 2005. The couple have three daughters, one born in 2005 and twin girls in June 2009.

Major finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1998WimbledonGrass Jana Novotná4–6, 6–7(2–7)

Women's doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2001 US Open Hard Kimberly Po-Messerli Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 7–5, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1997New YorkCarpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up1998New YorkCarpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
7–6(8–6), 5–7, 3–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 22 (8–14)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (1–1)
Tier II (3–5)
Tier III (3–3)
Tier IV (0–3)
Tier V (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Grass (3–4)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (5–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 17 July 1988 Nice Clay Sandra Cecchini 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 28 August 1988 Mahwah Hard Steffi Graf 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 11 February 1990 Wichita Hard (i) Dinky Van Rensburg 6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Winner 1. 30 September 1990 Bayonne Carpet (i) Anke Huber 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Runner-up 4. 13 October 1991 Zürich Carpet (i) Steffi Graf 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 29 March 1992 San Antonio Hard Martina Navratilova 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 4 October 1992 Bayonne Carpet (i) Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 7 November 1993 Québec City Carpet (i) Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–1
Winner 3. 25 June 1995 Eastbourne Grass Chanda Rubin 3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 16 June 1996 Birmingham Grass Meredith McGrath 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 16 June 1997 Birmingham Grass Yayuk Basuki 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 19 October 1997 Zürich Carpet (i) Lindsay Davenport 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Runner-up 9. 9 November 1997 Chicago Carpet (i) Lindsay Davenport 0–6, 5–7
Runner-up 10. 5 July 1998 Wimbledon Grass Jana Novotná 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up 11. 8 November 1998 Leipzig Carpet (i) Steffi Graf 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 12. 13 June 1999 Birmingham Grass Julie Halard-Decugis 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 19 June 1999 Eastbourne Grass Natasha Zvereva 6–0, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 5. 24 October 1999 Moscow Carpet (i) Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 6. 7 November 1999 Leipzig Carpet (i) Květa Hrdličková 6–1, 6–3
Winner 7. 13 February 2000 Paris Carpet (i) Serena Williams 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 24 February 2001 Dubai Hard Martina Hingis 4–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 17 June 2001 Birmingham Grass Miriam Oremans 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 57 (25–32)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
WTA Championships (0–2)
Tier I (4–7)
Tier II (9–10)
Tier III (6–11)
Tier IV (5–0)
Tier V (0–1)
Virginia Slims (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–10)
Grass (1–2)
Clay (5–8)
Carpet (13–12)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 4 Octtber 1987 Paris Clay Isabelle Demongeot Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 15 May 1988 Berlin Clay Isabelle Demongeot Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 17 July 1988 Nice Clay Isabelle Demongeot Catherine Suire
Catherine Tanvier
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 3. 23 October 1988 Zürich Carpet (i) Isabelle Demongeot Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 30 October 1988 Brighton Carpet (i) Isabelle Demongeot Lori McNeil
Betsy Nagelsen
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 4. 7 May 1989 Hamburg Clay Isabelle Demongeot Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
w/o
Runner-up 3. 22 October 1989 Zürich Carpet (i) Judith Wiesner Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 18 February 1990 Chicago Carpet (i) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
7–6(11–9), 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 28 October 1990 Brighton Carpet (i) Helena Suková Jo Durie
Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 28 April 1991 Barcelona Clay Judith Wiesner Martina Navratilova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 4 August 1991 San Diego Hard Gigi Fernández Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner 6. 28 September 1991 Bayonne Carpet (i) Patricia Tarabini Rachel McQuillan
Catherine Tanvier
6–3, ret.
Runner-up 7. 26 April 1992 Barcelona Clay Judith Wiesner Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 1–6
Winner 7. 16 January 1993 Melbourne Hard Nicole Provis Cammy MacGregor
Shaun Stafford
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 7 November 1993 Québec City Carpet (i) Katerina Maleeva Katrina Adams
Manon Bollegraf
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 24 April 1994 Barcelona Clay Julie Halard Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 14 August 1994 Los Angeles Hard Julie Halard Jana Novotná
Lisa Raymond
6–1, 0–6, 6–1
Winner 9. 6 November 1994 Québec City Carpet (i) Elna Reinach Chanda Rubin
Linda Wild
6–4, 6–3
Winner 10. 26 February 1995 Linz Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Iva Majoli
Petra Schwarz
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 18 February 1996 Paris Clay (i) Julie Halard-Decugis Kristie Boogert
Jana Novotná
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 11. 16 March 1996 Indian Wells Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Chanda Rubin
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 12. 16 June 1996 Birmingham Grass Lori McNeil Elizabeth Smylie
Linda Wild
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 11. 6 October 1996 Leipzig Carpet (i) Kristie Boogert Sabine Appelmans
Miriam Oremans
6–4, 6–4
Winner 12. 27 October 1996 Luxembourg Carpet (i) Kristie Boogert Barbara Rittner
Dominique Van Roost
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 10 November 1996 Oakland Carpet (i) Irina Spîrlea Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
1–6, 3–6
Winner 13. 16 February 1997 Linz Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 14. 15 March 1997 Indian Wells Hard Lisa Raymond Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 15. 24 August 1997 Atlanta Hard Alexandra Fusai Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 16. 26 October 1997 Québec City Hard (i) Alexandra Fusai Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Winner 14. 9 November 1997 Chicago Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Monica Seles
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 17. 23 November 1997 Chase Championships Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
Winner 15. 28 February 1998 Linz Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Anna Kournikova
Larisa Neiland
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 18. 15 March 1998 Indian Wells Hard Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 17 May 1998 Berlin Clay Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
3–6, 0–6
Winner 16. 24 May 1998 Strasbourg Clay Alexandra Fusai Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 20. 9 August 1998 San Diego Hard Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
2–6, 1–6
Winner 17. 30 August 1998 New Haven Hard Alexandra Fusai Mariaan de Swardt
Jana Novotná
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 21. 22 November 1998 Chase Championships Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
7–6(8–6), 5–7, 3–6
Winner 18. 14 February 1999 Prostějov Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Květa Hrdličková
Helena Vildová
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 22. 21 February 1999 Hanover Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Serena Williams
Venus Williams
7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 23. 9 May 1999 Rome Clay Alexandra Fusai Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
2–6, 2–6
Winner 19. 16 May 1999 Berlin Clay Alexandra Fusai Jana Novotná
Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 24. 22 May 1999 Strasbourg Clay Alexandra Fusai Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Runner-up 25. 17 October 1999 Zürich Hard (i) Natasha Zvereva Lindsay Davenport
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 26. 6 February 2000 Tokyo Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Martina Hingis
Mary Pierce
4–6, 1–6
Winner 20. 24 June 2000 Eastbourne Grass Ai Sugiyama Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 21. 20 August 2000 Montreal Hard Martina Hingis Julie Halard-Decugis
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 22. 30 September 2000 Luxembourg Carpet (i) Alexandra Fusai Lubomira Bacheva
Cristina Torrens Valero
6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Runner-up 27. 22 October 2000 Linz Carpet (i) Ai Sugiyama Amélie Mauresmo
Chanda Rubin]
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 28. 11 February 2001 Paris Carpet (i) Kimberly Po Iva Majoli
Virginie Razzano
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 29. 18 February 2001 Nice Carpet (i) Kimberly Po Émilie Loit
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–1, 2–6, 0–6
Winner 23. 31 March 2001 Key Biscayne Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 30. 17 June 2001 Birmingham Grass Kimberly Po-Messerli Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
1–6, 2–6
Winner 24. 12 August 2001 Los Angeles Hard Kimberly Po-Messerli Nicole Arendt
Caroline Vis
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 31. 9 September 2001 US Open Hard Kimberly Po-Messerli Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Winner 25. 30 September 2001 Leipzig Carpet (i) Elena Likhovtseva Květa Hrdličková
Barbara Rittner
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 32. 16 June 2002 Birmingham Grass Kimberly Po-Messerli Shinobu Asagoe
Els Callens
4–6, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles (3–0)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 30 March 1987 Limoges, France Clay Regina Rajchrtová 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Isabelle Demongeot 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 7 December 1992 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Christina Singer 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (2–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 11 June 1984 Lyon, France Clay Isabelle Demongeot Mercedes Paz
Ronni Reis
6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 31 December 1984 Chicago, United States Hard Isabelle Demongeot Lynn Lewis
Wendy Barlow
6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Winner 3. 21 January 1985 San Antonio, United States Hard Isabelle Demongeot Elisabeth Ekblom
Marianne van der Torre
6–3, 6–4
Winner 4. 30 March 1987 Limoges, France Clay Isabelle Demongeot Céline Cohen
Eva Krapl
7–5, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Australian Open A A NH A A A A A A 4R 1R A A A A A 2R A 0 / 3 4–3
French Open 1R 3R 2R 4R 4R 1R 4R QF 4R 3R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R 2R 3R 1R 0 / 18 30–18
Wimbledon A LQ 2R 2R 2R 1R 4R 4R QF 4R 3R 3R 3R QF F QF 1R QF 0 / 16 40–16
US Open A LQ 1R 2R 2R 3R 4R 1R 2R 4R 2R 3R 2R 1R 4R 3R QF 4R 0 / 16 27–16
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 53 101–53
Year-end ranking 296 112 66 25 26 25 18 13 14 18 35 27 22 11 10 7 10 13

Doubles

Tournament19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Career SR
Australian Open A A NH A A A A A A 3R 2R A A A A A 2R A A A 0 / 3
French Open A 1R 3R QF 3R 3R SF 3R QF QF SF QF 3R SF QF SF SF QF 2R 1R 0 / 19
Wimbledon A 3R 1R 2R 3R 1R 3R 3R 3R 2R 3R 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R SF QF A 0 / 18
US Open A 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R QF 1R QF 2R 3R 3R F A A 0 / 17
SR 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 57
Year-end ranking 272 85 63 40 28 28 18 38 61 29 22 20 14 13 7 14 9 5 105 397

See also

References

  1. Parsons, John (March 2000). The Official Wimbledon Annual 1999. Pelican Publishing. pp. 122–. ISBN 9781565547148. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. "Nathalie Tauziat". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
  3. "Wimbledon's top 50 women players of all time". The Telegraph. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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