| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tournai, Belgium |
| Born | February 21, 1979 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Retired | July 21, 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $4,216,795 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 429–337 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (January 9, 2006) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2005) |
| French Open | 3r (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) |
| Wimbledon | 4r (1999, 2005) |
| US Open | 4r (1998, 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 189–178 |
| Career titles | 7 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (May 21, 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2009) |
| French Open | QF (2000, 2003, 2006) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2008) |
| US Open | W (2006, 2007) |
| Last updated on: May 25, 2009. | |
Nathalie Dechy (born on February 21, 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French former professional tour tennis player.
Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara Safina. Her biggest singles achievement is reaching the semifinals of the 2005 Australian Open, where she was just two points away from the final, before eventually losing to Lindsay Davenport.
At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, she faced World No.1 and reigning French Open champion, Ana Ivanović. She took the first set and even had match point during the second before succumbing 6–7, 7–6, 10–8.
She is a member of the notorious "generation 1979" alongside Amélie Mauresmo, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, Emilie Loit and Séverine Brémond.
Contents |
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2006 | US Open | Vera Zvonareva | Katarina Srebotnik Dinara Safina |
7–6(5), 7–5 |
| 2007 | US Open | Dinara Safina | Yung-Jan Chan Chia-Jung Chuang |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2007 | French Open | Andy Ram | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Andy Ram | Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupati |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Legend (Singles) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | January 5, 2003 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Legend (Doubles) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (2) |
| WTA Tour (pre-2009) |
| Tier I (1) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| WTA Tour (post-2009) |
| Premier (0) |
| International (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 10, 2002 | Paris, France | Carpet | Meilen Tu | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová |
Walkover |
| 2. | September 10, 2006 | U.S. Open | Hard | Vera Zvonareva | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik |
7–6(5), 7–5 |
| 3. | May 14, 2007 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Mara Santangelo | Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 4. | September 9, 2007 | U.S. Open | Hard | Dinara Safina | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. | January 5, 2009 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Mara Santangelo | Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja |
4–6, 7–6(3), [12–10] |
| 6. | March 2, 2009 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Mara Santangelo | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 7. | May 18, 2009 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Mara Santangelo | Claire Feuerstein Stéphanie Foretz |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Tournament | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2r | 1r | 1r | 1r | SF | 4r | 3r | 3r | 1r | 1r | 1r | 1r | 1r | - | - |
| French Open | 1r | 2r | 2r | 3r | 3r | 1r | 3r | 3r | 3r | 1r | 3r | 3r | 1r | 2r | 1r |
| Wimbledon | 1r | 2r | 1r | 1r | 4r | 3r | 3r | 3r | 2r | 3r | 4r | 1r | 2r | 1r | - |
| US Open | - | 1r | 1r | 1r | 4r | 3r | 2r | 3r | 2r | 2r | 1r | 4r | 2r | 2r | - |
Dechy was born to a father from continental France and a Canadian mother from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She holds dual French-Canadian citizenship, but has never, she says, considered representing Canada in tennis competition.[1] On 25 January 2010 she gave birth to a baby boy Lucas
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