Léolia Jeanjean

Léolia Jeanjean (born 14 August 1995) is a French tennis player.

Léolia Jeanjean

Jeanjean at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	France
Born	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29) Montpellier, France
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
College	Baylor, Arkansas and Lynn[2]
Prize money	US$ 897,263
Singles
Career record	219–127
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 102 (30 January 2023)
Current ranking	No. 171 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2023, 2024)
French Open	3R (2022)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2022)
US Open	1R (2022)
Doubles
Career record	54–46
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 162 (18 March 2024)
Current ranking	No. 380 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (2023, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (2023)
Last updated on: 19 November 2024.

Jeanjean has a career-high singles ranking of 102 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 30 January 2023. She reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 162 on 18 March 2024.^[3]

Early life

Jeanjean was a gifted juniors player, but suffered a serious knee injury at age 14.^[4] In 2008, Jeanjean was a quarterfinalist in Les Petits As and reached the final of the French U14 Championship. A league coach was then assigned to spend eleven weeks a year in La Grande-Motte, her home. In 2009, she received a wildcard at Roland Garros for the junior singles and another for the junior doubles with her partner Darja Salnikova, but she was eliminated in the first round each time. She was invited again in 2010, but did not do better in singles, while in doubles with Clothilde de Bernardi, she reached the quarterfinals.^[5]

College career

Jeanjean attended Baylor University (Bachelor in Sociology) and played college tennis at the University of Arkansas^[6] (Bachelor in Criminal justice) as well as Lynn University,^[1] where she graduated with an MBA in Finance in 2019.

Professional

2022: Major debut and 3rd round, top 150

Jeanjean made her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut at the 2022 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the singles tournament.^[7][8] She scored her first major match win against world No. 45, Nuria Párrizas Díaz, and then defeated eighth-seed and former world No. 1, Karolína Plíšková, 6–2, 6–2 in the second round. This was her first victory over a player ranked in the top 10.^[9][10] Ranked No. 227, she became the third-lowest ranked player to defeat a top-10 opponent in the season, following No. 409 Daria Saville's upset of Ons Jabeur in Indian Wells and No. 231 Laura Siegemund's win (via retirement) over Maria Sakkari in Stuttgart.^[11] She was also the lowest ranked female player to win a match at Roland Garros against a top-ten opponent since Conchita Martínez defeated Lori McNeil in 1988.^[12] As a result, she reached the top 150 for the first time in her career, climbing up nearly 80 positions.^{[citation needed]}

In November, Jeanjean was runner-up at the Montevideo Open, losing to Diana Shnaider in the final.^[13]

2023: Australian Open debut

On her debut at the Australian Open, she entered this major as a lucky loser, but was beaten in the first round by Nadia Podoroska.^[14]

Partnering Sara Errani, Jeanjean won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2023 MundoTenis Open in Brazil, defeating Julia Lohoff and Conny Perrin in the final.^[15]

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Current through the Cincinnati Open.

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2
French Open	3R	2R	1R	0 / 3	3–3
Wimbledon	Q3	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	1R	Q2	Q1	0 / 1	0–1
Win–loss	2–2	1–2	0–2	0 / 6	3–6
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[a]	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Dubai[a]	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Indian Wells Open	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0
Miami Open	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Madrid Open	A	Q2		0 / 0	0–0
Italian Open	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0
Canadian Open	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Cincinnati Open	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Guadalajara Open	A	A	NTI	0 / 0	0–0
Wuhan Open	NH			0 / 0	0–0
China Open	NH			0 / 0	0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments	6	4		Career total: 10
Overall win–loss	3–6	0–3		0 / 9	3–9
Year-end ranking	125	128		$338,448

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2023	Transylvania Open, Romania	WTA 250	Hard (i)	Valeriya Strakhova	Jodie Burrage Jil Teichmann	1–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2022	Montevideo Open, Uruguay	Clay	Diana Shnaider	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2023	Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil	Clay	Sara Errani	Julia Lohoff Conny Perrin	7–5, 3–6, [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend W80 tournaments W60/75 tournaments W40/50 tournaments W25 tournaments W10/15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (3–4) Clay (1–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 2013	ITF Borriol, Spain	10,000	Clay	Maria Marfutina	6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Win	1–1	May 2021	ITF Šibenik, Croatia	W15	Clay	Nefisa Berberović	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Feb 2022	Porto Indoor, Portugal	W25	Hard (i)	Moyuka Uchijima	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1–3	Apr 2022	Open de Seine-et-Marne, France	W60	Hard	Linda Nosková	3–6, 4–6
Win	2–3	Apr 2022	ITF Calvi, France	W25	Hard	Tessah Andrianjafitrimo	6–2, 6–2
Loss	2–4	Aug 2023	Aberto da República, Brazil	W80	Hard	Lulu Sun	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	2–5	Sep 2023	Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal	W60	Hard	Petra Marčinko	4–6, 1–6
Loss	2–6	Sep 2024	ITF Pilar, Argentina	W50	Clay	Solana Sierra	2–6 ret.
Win	3–6	Oct 2024	ITF Poitiers, France	W75+H	Hard (i)	Diana Martynov	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–6	Nov 2024	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	W50	Hard (i)	Sara Cakarevic	6-1, 6-3

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend W80 tournaments W60 tournaments W25 tournaments W10/15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Clay (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2013	ITF Borriol, Spain	10,000	Clay	Marine Partaud	Tina Tehrani Mandy Wagemaker	4–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Win	2–0	Jun 2019	ITF Cancún, Mexico	W15	Hard	Tiphanie Fiquet	Hind Abdelouahid Alyssa Tobita	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Feb 2020	ITF Cancún, Mexico	W15	Hard	Tiphanie Fiquet	Carolina Alves Andrea Gámiz	7–5, 2–6, [9–11]
Loss	2–2	Apr 2021	ITF Calvi, France	W25	Hard	Audrey Albié	Lina Gjorcheska Amandine Hesse	5–7, 4–6
Loss	2–3	Sep 2021	ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France	W25	Clay	Audrey Albié	Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova	7–6(7), 2–6, [4–10]
Loss	2–4	Oct 2021	Internationaux de Poitiers, France	W80	Hard (i)	Audrey Albié	Mariam Bolkvadze Samantha Murray Sharan	6–7(5), 0–6
Loss	2–5	Feb 2022	Porto Indoor, Portugal	W25	Hard (i)	Audrey Albié	Valentini Grammatikopoulou Quirine Lemoine	2–6, 3–6
Win	3–5	Jul 2023	ITF Feira de Santana, Brazil	W60	Hard	Valeriya Strakhova	Haley Giavara Abigail Rencheli	7–5, 6–4

Wins against top 10 players

Season	2022	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	LJR
2022
1.	Karolína Plíšková	No. 8	French Open, France	Clay	2R	6–2, 6–2	No. 227

Notes

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 until 2024. 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

1. "Leolia Jeanjean". Lynn University. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
2. Jeanjean at loss for words after Pliskova upset, Roland Garros, 26 May 2022
3. "Leolia Jeanjean | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
4. "La Toulousaine Léolia Jeanjean va tenter de prolonger son rêve au second tour de Roland Garros". 25 May 2022.
5. "Léolia Jeanjean, l'itinéraire cabossé d'une enfant gâtée du tennis". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
6. "Léolia Jeanjean". Arkansas Razorbacks. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
7. "Tsonga, Simon get French Open wild-card berths". ESPN.com. May 10, 2022.
8. "Introducing the 2022 French Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association.
9. Clarey, Christopher (26 May 2022). "Two Outsiders Get Career Boosts at the French Open". The New York Times.
10. "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
11. "Wildcard Jeanjean routs Pliskova in French Open upset; Badosa, Pegula survive three-setters". Women's Tennis Association.
12. @OptaAce (26 May 2022). "227 – Leolia #Jeanjean, ranked #227, is the lowest ranked female player to win a match at the Roland Garros against…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. "Shnaider breaks through with Montevideo WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
14. "Australian Open: Podoroska books spot in second round, Azarenka next". Tennis Majors. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
15. "Tomljanovic boosts comeback with WTA 125 Florianopolis title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

External links

• Léolia Jeanjean at the Women's Tennis Association
• Léolia Jeanjean at the International Tennis Federation