Alexandra Fusai
| Country (sports) | France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Nantes, France |
| Born |
22 November 1973 Saint-Cloud, France |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | September 1989 |
| Retired | April 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,608,170 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 284–269 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (26 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1996) |
| French Open | 3R (1994, 1998) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1996, 1998) |
| US Open | 3R (1997) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 300–225 |
| Career titles | 12 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (14 September 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2001) |
| French Open | SF (1997, 1999, 2000) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
| US Open | QF (1997) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (1997) |
Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France.
Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them part of the ITF Women's Circuit) on the international tennis circuit in 1989. She played right-handed and lived in Nantes during her career. She retired from the professional tennis circuit in April 2003 when she discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. Fusai's highest WTA rankings were No. 37 and No. 6 respectively, both attained in 1998. Her career prize money earnings reached the one million USD-mark in 1999.
Fusai won six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her only career WTA Tour singles final in Warsaw in 1995, losing to Barbara Paulus of Austria in three sets. She was a losing singles quarterfinalist on six occasions and a losing singles semifinalist on three occasions in WTA tournaments. Fusai never advanced beyond the singles third round of the main draw of any Grand Slam tournament. She earned her career-best singles victory at the Italian Open in Rome in 1998 by beating world No. 3 Jana Novotná.
Fusai excelled as a doubles player. She achieved her best results in doubles competition in partnership with fellow Frenchwoman Nathalie Tauziat from 1997 to 2000. She was a losing quarterfinalist on four occasions and a losing semifinalist on three occasions in seven Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments; in five of those tournaments, her doubles partner was Tauziat. Fusai's doubles performances qualified her to play in the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. and 2001; her doubles partner was Tauziat in the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 editions of the WTA Tour Championships. She and Tauziat were the runners-up there in 1997 and 1998. All in all, Fusai won a total of 12 WTA Tour doubles titles, eight of them with Tauziat. She was the doubles runner-up in WTA Tour tournaments on 21 occasions, eleven of them with Tauziat. Fusai was a losing doubles semifinalist in WTA tournaments on 27 occasions, excluding Grand Slam tournaments: 1992(1), 1993(1), 1994(1), 1995(2), 1996(1), 1997(3), 1998(4), 1999(4), 2000(3), 2001(6), 2003(1). Fusai had a career women's doubles win–loss record of 300–225 (260–192 for only main draw matches in WTA Tour tournaments).
Fusai achieved her best mixed-doubles result at the 2001 French Open; she was paired with Jérôme Golmard and they lost in the quarterfinals. Fusai was a member of the France Fed Cup team that won the title in 1997, winning all the three World Group doubles matches that she played from the opening round (quarterfinals) against Japan to the final against the Netherlands. She also played for her country in the Fed Cup in 1994 and 1998. She had a Fed Cup career record of 1–1 in singles and 5–1 in doubles. However, Fusai did not play for her country in the Olympic Games.
Fusai married David Crochu on 13 July 2002. Their son Oscar was born on 7 December 2003.
WTA career finals
Singles (0–1)
| Finals by surface |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tier I (1) |
| Tier II (3) |
| Tier III (3) |
| Tier IV & V (5) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1995 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Barbara Paulus | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 1–6 |
Doubles (12–21)
| Finals by surface |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1994 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Karina Habšudová |
Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Nancy Feber |
Michelle Jaggard-Lai Rene Simpson |
0–6, 6–7(10–12) |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 1995 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Wiltrud Probst |
Silvia Farina Andrea Temesvári |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | May 1996 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Alexia Dechaume |
Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 1996 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Laura Garrone |
Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova |
6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 1996 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse |
Tina Križan Noëlle van Lottum |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | Feb 1997 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Rita Grande |
Jana Novotná Martina Hingis |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Feb 1997 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | Apr 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Amanda Coetzer |
Eva Martincová Elena Wagner |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10. | Aug 1997 | Atlanta, US | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat |
Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Oct 1997 | Québec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Win | 12. | Nov 1997 | Chicago, US | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13. | Nov 1997 | New York, US | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14. | Feb 1998 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | Mar 1998 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16. | May 1998 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 17. | May 1998 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat |
Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18. | Aug 1998 | San Diego, US | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 19. | Aug 1998 | New Haven, US | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat |
Jana Novotná Mariaan de Swardt |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 20. | Nov 1998 | New York, US | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
7–6(8–6), 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 21. | Feb 1999 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Květa Peschke Helena Vildová |
3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 22. | Feb 1999 | Hanover, Germany | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 23. | May 1999 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat |
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 24. | May 1999 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat |
Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 25. | May 1999 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat |
Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama |
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
| Loss | 26. | Jun 1999 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Inés Gorrochategui |
Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 27. | Jan 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Cara Black |
Barbara Schwartz Patricia Wartusch |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 28. | Feb 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Martina Hingis Mary Pierce |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 29. | Sep 2000 | Luxembourg | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero |
6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| Win | 30. | Jan 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rita Grande |
Emmanuelle Gagliardi Barbara Schett |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 31. | Apr 2001 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Rita Grande |
María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues |
1–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 |
| Loss | 32. | Feb 2002 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Caroline Vis |
Janette Husárová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 33. | Apr 2002 | Charleston, US | Clay | Caroline Vis |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
ITF finals
Singles (6–2)
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 March 1990 | Granada, Spain | Hard | Birgit Arming | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 July 1990 | Cherbourg, France | Clay | María José Llorca | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 July 1990 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Sophie Woorons | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 April 1991 | Limoges, France | Carpet | Eugenia Maniokova | 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 June 1992 | Modena, Italy | Clay | Joannette Kruger | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 26 October 1992 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Sandra Cacic | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 23 November 1992 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Michelle Jaggard-Lai | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 8 May 1995 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Magdalena Grzybowska | 7–5, 7–6 |
Doubles (2–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 July 1990 | Cherbourg, France | Clay | Olivia Gravereaux |
Cora Linneman Louise Pleming |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 June 1991 | Caltagiron, Italy | Hard | Olivia Gravereaux |
Silvia Farina Elia Misumi Miyauchi |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 14 June 1992 | Modena, Italy | Clay | Natalie Tschan |
Ruxandra Dragomir Elena Pampoulova |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 22 June 1992 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | Barbara Collet |
Ruxandra Dragomir Natalie Tschan |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 24 April 1995 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Kristin Godridge |
Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 8 August 1999 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Florencia Labat |
Kim Eun-ha Julie Pullin |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 17 October 1999 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Rita Grande |
Émilie Loit Åsa Carlsson |
2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 8. | 20 February 2000 | Redbridge, England | Hard (i) | Tina Križan |
Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe |
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–1) |
| Runner-up | 9. | 20 August 2000 | Bronx, United States | Hard | Émilie Loit |
Surina De Beer Nana Miyagi |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |