Nathalie Dechy
Photo: Bill Mitchell, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons9

Nathalie Dechy

French tennis player (born 1979)

Nathalie Dechy (born 21 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Nathalie Dechy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 21, 1979.1

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Career

Occupation: tennis player.4

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.

At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, she faced world No. 1 and reigning French Open champion, Ana Ivanovic. She had a match point during the second set, before losing in the super-tiebreak, 7–6, 6–7, 8–10.

Since 2015, Nathalie Dechy has been the director of the Biarritz Tennis Tournament, a women's tennis event organized every year by the Quarterback agency at Biarritz Olympic Tennis. It is part of the ITF Circuit and has $80,000 in prize money.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nathalie Dechy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornFeb 21, 1979, Les Abymes5
  • CitizenshipFrance6
  • ResidenceTournai7

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. On 25 January 2010 she gave birth to a son.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nathalie Dechy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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