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Personal life

Déroulède started playing tennis when she was eight years old. On 27 October 2018, Déroulède sitting on a stationary scooter at Rue de la Convention in Paris while she was waiting for her girlfriend, Typhaine, who was working in a florist. Pauline and two other pedestrians were struck by an elderly driver who had lost control of their vehicle, the 92-year-old driver claimed to have had confusion over the accelerator and brake pedals. She lost her leg in the accident, the two other pedestrians had also got severely injured: a 33-year-old man was in a coma while a 27-year-old woman also had a leg injury. Déroulède has campaigned to introduce mandatory medical tests to ensure elderly drivers are fit to drive. Déroulède is a descendent of French novelist Paul Déroulède. Déroulède is openly lesbian.

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