Sophie Lefèvre

French tennis player

Sophie LefèvreCountry (sports)|  France

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Residence| Toulouse, France
Born|  (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 42)
Toulouse
Height| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro| 1998
Retired| 2013
Plays| Right-handed
Prize money| $244,824
Singles
Career record| 196–227
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 216 (15 September 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open| 1R (1999, 2003)
US Open| Q1 (2003)
Doubles
Career record| 142–244
Career titles| 4 ITF
Highest ranking| No. 76 (21 February 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open| 2R (2011)
French Open| 2R (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon| 2R (2011)

Sophie Lefèvre (born 23 February 1981 in Toulouse) is a retired French tennis player.[1][2][3][4]

On 15 September 2003, she reached her career-high WTA ranking of 216 in singles. Her highest doubles ranking was 76, reached on 21 February 2011. Lefèvre retired from the WTA Tour in 2013.

She is co-founder and now director, with former Russian professional Maria Kondratieva, of KL Tennis Academy in Florida, United States.[5][6]

## ITF finals[edit]

### Singles (0–1)[edit]

| Legend

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
| Finals by surface

Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome  | No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Runner-up  | 1\.  | 20 January 2003  | Grenoble, France  | Hard (i)  |  Karolina Šprem | 5–7, 5–7

### Doubles (4–7)[edit]

| Legend

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
| Finals by surface

Hard (1–4)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome  | No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Runner-up  | 1\.  | 3 February 2002  | Belfort, France  | Hard (i)  |  Marina Caiazzo  |  Kirstin Freye
Syna Schmidle | 6–7(0–7), 4–6
Winner  | 1\.  | 2 February 2003  | Belfort, France  | Hard (i)  |  Kim Kilsdonk |  Liu Nannan
Xie Yanze | 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up  | 2\.  | 1 February 2004  | Belfort, France  | Hard (i)  |  Kim Kilsdonk  |  Olga Vymetálková
Gabriela Chmelinová | 3–6, 2–6
Winner  | 2\.  | 16 April 2006  | Jackson, United States  | Clay  |  Maria Kondratieva |  Seiko Okamoto
Ayami Takase | 6–0, 6–3
Winner  | 3\.  | 30 April 2006  | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France  | Clay  |  Aurélie Védy |  Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Winner  | 4\.  | 18 August 2007  | Penza, Russia  | Clay  |  Ágnes Szatmári |  Mihaela Buzărnescu
Veronika Kapshay | 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up  | 3\.  | 24 August 2007  | Moscow, Russia  | Clay  |  Nina Bratchikova |  Maria Kondratieva
Vesna Dolonc | 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up  | 4\.  | 1 February 2009  | Grenoble, France  | Hard (i)  |  Maria Kondratieva  |  Youlia Fedossova
Virginie Pichet | 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up  | 5\.  | 5 July 2009  | Mont-de-Marsan, France  | Clay  |  Maria Kondratieva  |  Jorgelina Cravero
María Irigoyen | 6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Runner-up  | 6\.  | 24 July 2010  | Pétange, Luxemburg  | Clay  |  Laura Thorpe |  Sharon Fichman
Monica Niculescu | 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up  | 7\.  | 30 October 2011  | Poitiers, France  | Hard (i)  |  Maria Kondratieva  |  Alizé Cornet
Virginie Razzano | 3–6, 2–6

## References[edit]

1. ^ Championnats de France : Lefèvre (Toulouse) échoue en demi-finale 1998
2. ^ LaDépêche.fr Sophie Lefèvre a musclé sa préparation 5 March 2003 "La jeune Toulousaine (22 ans) qui dispute sa troisième saison sur le "
3. ^ "ESPN Lefevre profile". Retrieved 19 February 2012.
4. ^ "Tennis Channel Lefevre profile". Retrieved 19 February 2012.
5. ^ "Montreal Gazette: Tennis birthdays". Retrieved 15 April 2012.
6. ^ "Roland Garros French language bio". Retrieved 15 April 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Sophie Lefèvre at the Women's Tennis Association
* Sophie Lefèvre at the International Tennis Federation

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