Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian[1][2] (Armenian: Մարի Գայանե Միքայէլեան;[3] born 3 March 1984) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She turned pro in 2001 and won one singles title.
| Full name | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Switzerland |
| Residence | Yens, Switzerland |
| Born | 3 March 1984 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 3 March 2001 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $543,735 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 141–109 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 33 (27 January 2003) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2002, 2003, 2004) |
| French Open | 2R (2002, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2003) |
| US Open | 2R (2003) |
| Career record | 1–11 |
Her father is Armenian.[4]
WTA career finals
Singles: 4 (1-3)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) | |
| WTA Championships (0/0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/2) | Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (1/1) | International (0/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 5 August 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Clay |  Adriana Gerši |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 16 June 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Tatiana Poutchek |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 September 2002 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard (i) |  Elena Bovina |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 January 2003 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard |  Nathalie Dechy |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles finals: 3 (1–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 20 June 1999 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay |  Susi Lohrmann |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 October 1999 | Poitiers, France | Hard | Květa Peschke |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 November 2004 | Poitiers, France | Carpet (i) | Anastasiya Yakimova |
5–7, 2–6 |
References
- "Sensation durch Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian". news.ch (in German). 16 October 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- "Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian im Halbfinal". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 20 September 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- "Swiss Tennis Player Switches To Armenian Flag". 3 November 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "Mikaelian profits from Basel run". 6 August 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.