Sybille Niox-Château (born 19 October 1969) is a former professional

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player from France.

Biography

Niox-Château, who was born in Paris, is the niece of Italian fashion designer

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. She won the

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(under 16s) tournament in 1985. On her grand slam main draw debut at the

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she lost in the first round to

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, 7–9 in the third set. She went on to appear at all four grand slam tournaments and twice made the second round of the French Open. One of her best performances on the WTA Tour came at Aix-En-Provence in 1988 when she beat fourth seed

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to make the round of 16. She made one WTA Tour quarter-final, at the 1992 Belgian Open, after which she reached her career best ranking of 94 in the world. Based in Miami, she is married to former French Davis Cup player

Jean-Philippe Fleurian Jean-Philippe Fleurian (born 11 September 1965) is a former tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1985. In his career, he won one doubles title (1996, Marseille). The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the ATP Tour on 3 ...

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)

Doubles (1–0)

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