Emmanuelle Pironneau (born 19 December 1978) is a former
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player from France. She competed during her career as Emmanuelle Curutchet.
Biography
Curutchet played on the professional tour in the 1990s and had a best ranking in singles of 160 in the world.
She appeared in the women's singles main draw at the
French Open on three occasions. At the
1999 French Open
The 1999 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 103rd staging of the French Open, and the second Gr ...
she won a first-round match against
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokic ( sr, Јелена Докић, Jelena Dokić; ; born 12 April 1983) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator, writer, and former professional tennis player. Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. 4, in August 2002. ...
11–9 in the third set. Dokic would famously upset
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...
at Wimbledon a month later.
Now known as Emmanuelle Pironneau, she retired after the 1999 season and currently runs a sports management company in
Pau.
ITF finals
Singles: 6 (3–3)
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
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1978 births
Living people
French female tennis players