Alizé Lim (born 13 July 1990) is a French

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player. Her career is WTA singles ranking is world No. 135, reached on 26 May 2014, and her doubles ranking is No. 148, attained on 7 November 2016.

Career

Alize Lim made her Grand Slam debut at the

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where she and her French partner

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received a wildcard for the doubles main draw, and lost to sixth seeds

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and

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, 2–6, 1–6, in the first round. In 2014, Alize Lim made her major singles debut at the

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with a wildcard and again lost in the first round of the main draw, to occasional training partner and then-world No. 1,

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, 2–6, 1–6. Alize Lim worked with

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during the

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, and presented their coverage of the event with

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, and

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. She also presented the

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for

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on the online channel dedicated to the event.

Personal life

Born in France, Alizé Lim is of Vietnamese descent through her father. Since 2021 she has been dating

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Grand Slam performance

Singles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Doubles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Alize 1990 births Living people French female tennis players French people of Vietnamese descent Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent Paris-Sorbonne University alumni Tennis players from Paris 21st-century French sportswomen