Mylène Halemai

Mylène Halemai (born 11 August 2001) is an Australian–born French tennis player and beauty pageant titleholder.

Mylène Halemai

Halemai at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Fineveke, Wallis and Futuna, France
Born	11 August 2001 South Durras, Australia
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$19,202
Singles
Career record	36–38 (48.6%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 794 (31 December 2018)
Current ranking	No. 847 (31 August 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open Junior	2R (2019)
Doubles
Career record	32–17 (65.3%)
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 503 (9 March 2020)
Current ranking	No. 508 (31 August 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2019)
Last updated on: 2 September 2020.

Halemai has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 794, achieved on 31 December 2018. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 503, reached on 9 March 2020.

Halemai has won five doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She made her main-draw debut on a Grand Slam event at the 2019 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles competition partnering Julie Belgraver.

In 2020, she was crowned Miss Wallis and Futuna 2020, and she represented the region at Miss France 2021.

Personal life and background

While Mylène is a native born Australian, her father Jacob Sakopo Halemai is from the Polynesian islands of Wallis and Futuna, and her mother Michelle Campbell Taylor is of aboriginal and Scottish descent. Mylène has four siblings: Thierry, Thelesïa, Khalia and Aurelia, all of whom have played or play high level tennis.[1]

In 2020, she competed in Miss Wallis and Futuna 2020, and was crowned as the winner. She represented the region at Miss France 2021 in December 2020, becoming the first entrant from Wallis and Futuna since 2005, and only the sixth ever.[2][3]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Tournament	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–Loss	0–1	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	0%

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments (0–1) $15,000 tournaments (3–0)

Finals by surface Hard (5–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2018	ITF Dijon, France	15,000	Hard	Emeline Dartron	Karola Patricia Bejenaru Yana Morderger	3–6, 7–6, [10–5]
Win	2–0	Jul 2019	ITF Dijon (2)	15,000	Hard	Laia Petretic	Victoria Kalaitzis Justine Pysson	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Jan 2020	ITF Petit-Bourg, France (Gouadeloupe)	25,000	Hard	Manon Léonard	Laura Pigossi Rosalie van der Hoek	2–6, 1–6
Win	3–1	Feb 2020	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Manon Léonard	Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie Anastasia Pribylova	1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win	4–1	Feb 2020	ITF Monastir	15,000	Hard	Julie Belgraver	Petia Arshinkova Gergana Topalova	2–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win	5–1	Feb 2020	ITF Monastir	15,000	Hard	Andreea Prisăcariu	Petia Arshinkova Gergana Topalova	6–3, 6–4

References

1. "ROLAND-GARROS 2019 - Double Dames" (PDF).
2. "Mylène Halemai élue Miss Wallis-et-Futuna 2020". TNTV News (in French). 26 September 2020.
3. "Miss France 2021 : découvrez Mylène Halemai, Miss Wallis-et-Futuna". Télé Star (in French). 12 October 2020.

External links

• Mylène Halemai at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mylène Halemai at the International Tennis Federation