Elixane Lechemia
Lechemia at the 2019 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Lyon, France |
| Born | 3 September 1991 Villeurbanne, France |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 403,219 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 234–207 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 343 (3 April 2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 249–261 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (7 March 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 130 (27 October 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021, 2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 1 November 2025. | |
Elixane Lechemia (born 3 September 1991) is a French tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 343 in singles, achieved on 3 April 2017, and of No. 65 in doubles, set on 7 March 2022. Lechemia has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with four singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Professional career
[edit]2019–2020: Major debut
[edit]Lechemia made her major main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles draw, partnering Estelle Cascino.[1] She participated also in the 2020 French Open as a wildcard, partnering with debutante French teenager Elsa Jacquemot.[citation needed]
2021–2022: First WTA Tour doubles title
[edit]Lechemia won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, partnering with Ingrid Neel, defeating the third-seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam.[2]
Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2022 Montevideo Open, losing to Ingrid Martins and Luisa Stefani in the final.[3]
2023–2024: Second doubles final, major third round
[edit]Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia finished runner-up at the 2023 Prague Open, losing to Nao Hibino and Oksana Kalashnikova in the final.[4]
Playing with Katarzyna Kawa, she was doubles champion at the WTA 125 2023 Polish Open, thanks to a win over Naiktha Bains and Maia Lumsden in the final.[5]
After the withdrawal of top seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, she entered the 2024 Australian Open as an alternate pair, partnering Tamara Korpatsch, and reached the third round of a major for the first time in her career.[citation needed]
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | 2–2 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–7 |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2–3 |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 5–13 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia |
WTA 250 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | Prague Open, Czech Republic |
WTA 250 | Hard | 7–6(9–7), 5–7, [3–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay |
Clay | 5–7, 7–6(8–6), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Kozerki Open, Poland |
Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2023 | Bari Open, Italy |
Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2024 | Parma Open, Italy |
Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2025 | Antalya Challenger, Turkiye |
Clay | 5–7, 6–2, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2025 | Birmingham Open, United Kingdom |
Grass | 4–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(3), 6–1 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2011 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 6–7(9), 6–3, 6–7(5) | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2011 | ITF Florence, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 0–6, 6–4, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2012 | ITF Edinburgh, UK | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 2–4 | May 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2016 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Loughborough, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 30 (16 titles, 14 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | ITF Bournemouth, UK | 10,000 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(5), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | July 2011 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2011 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2012 | ITF Sutton, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(5), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2012 | ITF Edinburgh, UK | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 0–6, [11–13] | ||
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2016 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Carpet | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2016 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Carpet | w/o | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | Jul 2017 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–9 | Nov 2017 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–10 | Feb 2018 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 1–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 5–10 | Mar 2018 | ITF Mâcon, France | 15,000 | Hard | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 5–11 | Mar 2018 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 15,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(3), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–12 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 6–12 | Jun 2018 | Open de Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–7(5), 6–2, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 7–12 | Jun 2018 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 8–12 | Jul 2018 | ITF Setúbal, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(5), 6–3, [13–11] | ||
| Win | 9–12 | Nov 2018 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–12 | Feb 2019 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 11–12 | Mar 2019 | ITF Gonesse, France | 15,000 | Clay | 7–6(1), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 12–12 | Apr 2019 | ITF Calvi, France | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 13–12 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Win | 14–12 | Feb 2020 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 4–6, [13–11] | ||
| Win | 15–12 | Sep 2022 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 15–13 | Jan 2023 | Vero Beach Open, US | 60,000 | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [3–10] | ||
| Loss | 15–14 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard | 6–7(4), 6–3, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 16–14 | Apr 2025 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W75 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Roland-Garros 2019 – Double Dames" (PDF).
- ^ "Osorio Serrano keeps dream alive in Bogota, will face Zidansek for title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Shnaider breaks through with Montevideo WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Lucky loser Hibino upsets Noskova in Prague final for third career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Yastremska returns to winner's circle with Kozerki 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.