Virginie Razzano

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**Virginie Razzano**

Country	France
Residence	Nîmes, France
Date of birth	May 12, 1983 (1983-05-12) (age 25)
Place of birth	Dijon, France
Height	1.73 m (5' 8")
Weight	64 kg (141 lbs)
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$ 1,387,976
Singles
Career record:	237-184
Career titles:	2 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 24 (February 11, 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3r (2001, 2006, 2008)
French Open	3r (2000, 2001, 2005)
Wimbledon	3r (2004)
US Open	4r (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	41-59
Career titles:	1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 82 (February 12, 2001)
Infobox last updated on: April 14, 2008.

Virginie Razzano (born May 12, 1983 in Dijon) is a French tennis player. On February 11, 2008 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 24. She has won one doubles title, and two singles title. As of October 8, 2007, she had won more than $1,219,211 in prize money, and was ranked #27 in the world.

On August 31, 2006, Razzano upset the number eight seed Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–4 in the second round of the U.S. Open.

On January 2, 2007, she upset former world number 5 Daniela Hantuchová 6–1, 7–5 in the second round at the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.

On June 27, 2007, she was upset by unseeded Yvonne Meusburger 4–6, 5–7 in the first round at Wimbledon

On August 25, 2007, she lost in her second WTA Tour Final to Gisela Dulko at Forest Hills.

On 30 September, 2007, Razzano won her first career singles title in Guangzhou, China. Razzano, the number 2 seed, defeated first-time finalist, 34-year-old Israeli Tzipora Obziler 6–0, 6–3 to claim the title and become the 2007 Guangzhou International Women's Open Champion. The defending champion was Anna Chakvetadze, now ranked number 5 in the world. A week later, she claimed her second career title, also in Asia, shocking Venus Williams, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4 at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.

On 8 January 2008, Razzano lost to Ana Ivanović in the first round of the Sydney Medibank International 6–1, 2–6, 7–5. In the third set, Razzano was ahead 5–2, only to see Ivanović win the next 5 games, and proceed to the quarter finals.

[edit] Singles (8)

Legend (Singles)

Tier I (0)

Tier II (0)

Tier III (2)

Tier IV (0)

Grand Slam Title (0)

WTA Tour Championship (0)

ITF Circuit (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	November 21, 1999	Deauville	Clay	Olivia Sanchez	6–4, 7–5
2.	December 10, 2000	Cergy Pontoise	Hard	Iva Majoli	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
3.	August 4, 2002	Lexington	Hard	Samantha Reeves	7–6(5), 7–6(5)
4.	September 19, 2004	Bordeaux	Clay	Émilie Loit	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
5.	September 30, 2007	Guangzhou	Hard	Tzipora Obziler	6–0, 6–3
6.	October 6, 2007	Tokyo	Hard	Venus Williams	4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4