Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer (born 7 July 1968) is a former professional

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

player from France.

Biography

Tennis career

Guerrée, a right-handed player, began competing on the WTA Tour in 1988. Her best performances on tour was a quarter-final appearance at the

1988 WTA Aix-en-Provence Open The 1988 WTA Aix-en-Provence Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Aix-en-Provence, France and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament ran from 18 July until ...

, which included a win over

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. She also won WTA Tour matches tour against

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and

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. She first featured in the singles main draw of a grand slam at the

1988 French Open The 1988 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 23 May until 5 June. It was the 87th staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ...

, where she lost to eventual champion

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in the opening round. Over the next four year she competed in every edition of the tournament and twice reached the second round. In 1989 she competed in the main draws at the

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and

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, making the third round of the former.

Personal life

Guerrée comes from the French region of

Lorraine Lorraine, also , ; ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; ; ; is a cultural and historical region in Eastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of ...

. She became Nathalie Guerrée-Spitzer after marriage and has four daughters.

ITF finals

Singles (0–2)

Doubles (0–1)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerree, Nathalie 1968 births Living people French female tennis players Sportspeople from Metz 20th-century French sportswomen