Chloé Paquet (; born 1 July 1994) is a French professional

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player. She has achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 96 in singles on 5 August 2024, and 247 in doubles on 12 June 2017.

Career

2010–2013: Early career

Paquet made her debut on the

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in March 2010 at the $10k tournament held in Gonesse, France; she only played the tournament's singles event, losing in the second qualifying round. She played five tournaments on the

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. She made her

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singles debut at the WTA Premier 2011 Open GdF Suez; as a wildcard, she lost in the first qualifying round to Michaela Pochabová.

2014: Grand Slam doubles debut

Paquet made her Grand Slam debut at the 2014 French Open in women's doubles; she and her partner Alix Collombon had received a wildcard for the main draw and they lost in the first round to the third-seeded Russian pair of

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and

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2015: Grand Slam qualifying debut

Her Grand Slam singles debut in qualifying came at the 2015 French Open, after receiving a singles qualifying wildcard; in the qualifying event, she defeated fellow French player Lou Brouleau in the first round, before losing to Paula Kania in the second.

2016: WTA Tour singles debut

Paquet participated in another Grand Slam qualifying competition, after receiving again a wildcard at the

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. She made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, after winning two qualifying matches; she lost in the first round of the main draw to Anne Schäfer.

2017: Grand Slam debut at the French Open and first win

At the Mexican Open, Paquet played just her second career WTA Tour singles main-draw match; after winning two qualifying matches, but she lost in the first round of the main draw to No. 7 seed Lesia Tsurenko. Paquet made her Grand Slam singles main-draw debut at the

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after receiving a singles main-draw wildcard. Coming into that tournament ranked only 260th in the world in the WTA singles rankings, she upset 44th-ranked

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in the first round before losing to No. 28 seed, Caroline Garcia, in the second. Paquet's win over Plíšková was the first WTA Tour singles main-draw win of her career.

2019: First WTA semifinal

Paquet reached her first career semifinal on the

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, losing to fourth seed Caroline Garcia in the semifinal.

2021: Top 150 debut

At the

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, Paquet qualified for the first time in her career for a Grand Slam championship. She received her fifth consecutive wildcard for a direct main-draw entry into the

. At the same major, in doubles, she reached the third round as a wildcard pair, partnering compatriot Clara Burel. She reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 122, on 8 November 2021.

2022: Wimbledon debut

Paquet made her

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debut, losing to

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in the first round.

2023: First WTA 125 final

Paquet reached her first WTA 125-level final at the Open Angers Arena Loire, losing to compatriot Clara Burel in the final.

2024: French Open third round, second semifinal, top 100

In May, Paquet reached her second WTA 125-level final at the L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, losing it to fellow French Loïs Boisson. Having received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 French Open, Paquet reached the third round for the first time at a major with wins over Diana Shnaider and 32nd seed

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, before losing to fifth seed Markéta Vondroušová in the third round. In July, Paquet reached her first

semifinal in five years and second of her career at the 2024 Iași Open. As a result, she entered the top 100 for the first time at age 30, on 29 July 2024. She lost her semifinal match to fifth seed Elina Avanesyan.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current through the 2024 French Open.''

Doubles

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner–ups)

Personal life

Chloe Paquet was born in Versaille, France, on July 1, 1994.

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