Ségolène Berger

Ségolène Berger

Full name	Ségolène Berger
Country (sports)	France
Born	(1978-03-25) 25 March 1978 (age 46) Nancy, France
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$65,616
Singles
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 180 (20 July 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1998)
Doubles
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 329 (2 November 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1997)

Ségolène Berger (born 25 March 1978) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Biography

Born in Nancy, Berger was a right-handed player who had a two-handed backhand.

Berger had a best singles ranking of 180 in the world, with her biggest title win a $25k tournament in Getxo in 1997, beating Anna Smashnova in the final.[1]

At the 1998 French Open, she received a wild card into the main draw and lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner.

Retiring in 2005, she continues to play tennis on the ITF Senior Circuit and was early coach of French tennis player Harmony Tan.[2]

ITF finals

Singles (1–7)

Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0–3) Clay (1–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	9 October 1995	Saint-Raphaël, France	Clay	Amélie Mauresmo	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	25 March 1996	Caen, France	Clay (i)	Cristina Salvi	6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	8 April 1996	Calvi, France	Hard	Linda Sentis	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	4.	17 June 1996	Camucia, Italy	Clay	Antonella Serra Zanetti	2–6, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	13 April 1997	Calvi, France	Hard	Sophie Georges	5–7, 4–6
Winner	6.	14 July 1997	Getxo, Spain	Clay	Anna Smashnova	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	7.	3 August 1997	Les Contamines, France	Hard	Emmanuelle Curutchet	7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	8 August 1999	Périgueux, France	Clay	Edith Nunes-Bersot	3–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 May 1997	Gelos, France	Clay	Laëtitia Sanchez	Lea Ghirardi Karolina Jagieniak	5–7, 1–6
Winner	2.	5 April 1998	Brest, France	Hard	Sophie Georges	Hannah Collin Lydia Perkins	3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	18 July 1999	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Victoria Courmes	Cécile de Winne Edith Nunes-Bersot	7–6, 3–6, 3–6

References

1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 Getxo - 14 July - 20 July 1997". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. "Ségolène Berger : Ma priorité n'est plus ma carrière". Ouest-France (in French). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

External links

• Ségolène Berger at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ségolène Berger at the International Tennis Federation