Manon Léonard (born 20 January 2001) is a French professional

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player. She has career-high

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of No. 176 in singles, achieved on 3 February 2025, and No. 448 in doubles, achieved on 17 June 2024.

Early life

Léonard was born in

Melun Melun () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of Seine-et-Marne, ...

. Her father worked as a line judge, while her brother also plays tennis. She began her career playing at Le Mée Sports Tennis in

Le Mée-sur-Seine Le Mée-sur-Seine (, literally ''Le Mée on Seine'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France, next to Melun. It is located in ...

and later moved to Tennis Club Fontainebleau in

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. She completed a portion of her schooling through the

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Junior career

In May 2016, she received a wildcard into the girls' singles main draw of the

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, but lost in the first round to Melany Krywoj. In January 2019, she reached the quarterfinals of the

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, but lost to

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Professional career

In February 2024, she reached the final of the Engie Open de l'Isère. In February 2025, she won the Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, defeating compatriot

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in the final. With her title win, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of No 176.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonard, Manon 2001 births Living people French female tennis players Sportspeople from Melun 21st-century French sportswomen