Sophie Georges (born 8 February 1977) is a former professional

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.

Biography

Georges was born in

Saint-Dizier Saint-Dizier () is a subprefecture Of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. It has a population of 23,382 (2018 figure) and is a subprefecture of the department. Although Saint-Dizier is marginally the most populous commune in Haute ...

and started playing tennis at the age of six. A right-handed player, Georges won her only ITF singles title at Calvi in 1997. 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 Gran ...

she featured in the main draw after being granted a wildcard and was beaten in the first round by

Cristina Torrens Valero Cristina Torrens Valero (born 12 September 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She won two singles and two doubles WTA titles. Cristina reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 27 on 4 March 2002. In 199 ...

. She also appeared in the main draw of the 2001 Internationaux de Strasbourg, as a qualifier. Her career best singles ranking was 182 in the world, which she reached in June, 2001.

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (1-3)

Doubles: 9 (4-5)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Georges, Sophie 1977 births Living people French female tennis players People from Saint-Dizier Sportspeople from Haute-Marne