Sophie Georges

Sophie Georges (born 8 February 1977) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Sophie Georges
Full nameSophie Georges
Country (sports) France
Born (1977-02-08) 8 February 1977
Saint-Dizier, France
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$125,033
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 182 (11 June 2001)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open1R (1999)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 131 (27 April 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open2R (1997)

Biography

Georges was born in Saint-Dizier and started playing tennis at the age of six.

A right-handed player, Georges won her only ITF singles title at Calvi in 1997. At the 1999 French Open she featured in the main draw after being granted a wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Cristina Torrens Valero.[1] She also appeared in the main draw of the 2001 Internationaux de Strasbourg, as a qualifier.[2] Her career best singles ranking was 182 in the world, which she reached in June, 2001.

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (1-3)

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 22 October 1993 Langenthal, Switzerland Carpet Martina Hingis 6–2, 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 2. 13 April 1997 Calvi, France Hard Ségolène Berger 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 5 April 1998 Brest, France Hard (i) Lubomira Bacheva 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 7 June 1998 Bytom, Poland Clay Ľudmila Cervanová 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 9 (4-5)

Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Winner 1. 2 February 1997 Dinan, France Hard Cécile de Winne Émilie Loit
Laëtitia Sanchez
7–5, 6–2
Winner 2. 13 April 1997 Calvi, France Hard Emmanuelle Curutchet Stéphanie Rizzi
Laëtitia Sanchez
6–1, 6–1
Winner 3. 3 August 1997 Les Contamines, France Hard Emmanuelle Curutchet Eva Belbl
Angelika Rösch
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 14 December 1997 Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i) Emmanuelle Curutchet Tina Križan
Sylvia Plischke
3–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 5 April 1998 Brest, France Hard Ségolène Berger Hannah Collin
Lydia Perkins
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 12 April 1998 Calvi, France Hard Emmanuelle Curutchet Nancy Feber
Jasmin Wöhr
1–4 ret.
Runner-up 7. 2 August 1998 Les Contamines, France Hard Caroline Dhenin Lubomira Bacheva
Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 25 April 1999 Gelos, France Clay Tatiana Poutchek Trudi Musgrave
Bryanne Stewart
6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 6 May 2001 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Capucine Rousseau Carine Bornu
Caroline Dhenin
4–6, 3–6

References

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