Virginie Paquet Ottaway (born 6 May 1967) is a French former professional

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player.

Tennis career

A right-handed player, Paquet competed on the professional tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. She reached a career high singles

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of 208 in the world and was ranked as high as 116 in doubles. Paquet appeared in the main draws of both the

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and

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during her career. Her best grand slam performance came at the

1986 French Open The 1986 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 26 May until 8 June. It was the 90th staging of the French Open, and the first Gran ...

, where she had a first round win over

Maria Lindström Maria Lindström (born 7 March 1963) is a Swedish former tennis player. She won two doubles WTA titles as well as a further ten doubles ITF tournaments during her career. On 15 February 1988, Lindström reached a singles ranking high of world n ...

, before falling in the second round to fifth seed and eventual semi-finalist

Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who later obtained Australian citizenship. During her career she won four Grand Slam singles titles - the 1980 Australian Open, 1981 French Op ...

ITF finals

Doubles: 5 (4–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paquet, Virginie 1967 births Living people French female tennis players 20th-century French women