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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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in
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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
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. 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
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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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