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''' Séverine Brémond ''' (born Séverine Beltrame [[August 14]], [[1979]] in [[Montpellier]], [[France]]) is a professional [[female tennis player]] from France.
''' Séverine Brémond ''' (born Séverine Beltrame [[August 14]], [[1979]] in [[Montpellier]], [[France]]) is a professional [[female tennis player]] from France.


On [[July 10]], [[2006]], Brémond achieved a career-high singles ranking: World No. 65, following her success at the [[2006 Wimbledon Championships]], where she reached the quarterfinal of a Grand Slam event for the first time in her career—as a qualifier. She lost to [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]], eventual finalist. She has yet to win her first [[WTA Tour]] title. Séverine reached the 2nd round in the 2006 U.S. Tennis Open, but lost to [[Maria Kirilenko]]. She also reached the quarterfinals in the Wismilak International Open defeating [[Trudi Musgrave]] and Sandy Gumulya, but lost to the eventual tournament winner [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. She reached a new career high singles ranking of No. 47 following this quarterfinal.
On [[July 10]], [[2006]], Brémond achieved a career-high singles ranking: World No. 65, following her success at the [[2006 Wimbledon Championships]], where she reached the quarterfinal of a Grand Slam event for the first time in her career—as a qualifier. On her run to the quarterfinal, Brémond defeated No. 10 [[Patty Schnyder]] in the second round for her first top 10 win, [[Gisela Dulko]] in the third round, and [[Ai Sugiyama]] in the fourth, losing to [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] 6-4 6-4, the eventual finalist. Brémond reached the 2nd round in the 2006 U.S. Open, where she lost to [[Maria Kirilenko]] 6-2 6-3. She also reached the quarterfinals in the Wismilak International Open defeating [[Trudi Musgrave]] and Sandy Gumulya, but lost to the eventual tournament winner [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. She reached a new career high singles ranking of No. 47 following this quarterfinal.


But 2006 has been a breakthrough year for Séverine, as she made her first [[WTA Tour]] semifinal at the [[PTT Bangkok Open]] in [[Bangkok, Thailand]]. She beat fellow players Ryoko Fuda, Klara Zakopalova, and [[Eleni Daniilidou]] to make it to the semifinal where she faced hometown favorite [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] and was finally beaten. Brémond's three previous matches had all been three-setters; by the time she was to face Tanasugarn she was worn out and exhausted.
Brémond reached her first [[WTA Tour]] semifinal at the Tier III [[PTT Bangkok Open]] in [[Bangkok, Thailand]]. She beat Ryoko Fuda, Klara Zakopalova, and [[Eleni Daniilidou]] (saving match point in the second set) to make it to the semifinal where she faced hometown favorite [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] and was beaten. Brémond's three previous matches had all been three-setters; by the time she was to face Tanasugarn she was worn out. Her run at this event boosted her rankings back into the top 50 at No. 43.

Her run at this event boosted her rankings back into the top 50 at number 43. Her current ranking as of October 23, 2006 is No. 42, a new all-time high.


Bremond's last event for 2006 was the [[Bell Challenge]] in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], where she was seeded 4th. She defeated American [[Jill Craybas]] in the first round, Greta Arn in the second, and [[Martina Sucha]] in the quarterfinal for her second semifinal in a row. She then lost to [[Olga Poutchkova]] in three sets. Following her run to the semifinals at this event she broke the top 40 for the first time and landed at her new career high ranking of No. 38.
Bremond's last event for 2006 was the [[Bell Challenge]] in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], where she was seeded 4th. She defeated American [[Jill Craybas]] in the first round, Greta Arn in the second, and [[Martina Sucha]] in the quarterfinal for her second semifinal in a row. She then lost to [[Olga Poutchkova]] in three sets. Following her run to the semifinals at this event she broke the top 40 for the first time and landed at her new career high ranking of No. 38.

Revision as of 06:15, 31 December 2006

Séverine Beltrame
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Country (sports)France France
ResidenceAix-en-Provence, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 3/4 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight, one-handed backhand
Prize money$546,065
Singles
Career record220-179
Career titles0
Highest ranking38 (November 06, 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1r (2005, 2006)
French Open2r (2005)
WimbledonQF (2006)
US Open2r (2004, 2006)
Doubles
Career record54-55
Career titles0
Highest ranking107 (October 23, 2006)
Last updated on: 25 October, 2006.

Séverine Brémond (born Séverine Beltrame August 14, 1979 in Montpellier, France) is a professional female tennis player from France.

On July 10, 2006, Brémond achieved a career-high singles ranking: World No. 65, following her success at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, where she reached the quarterfinal of a Grand Slam event for the first time in her career—as a qualifier. On her run to the quarterfinal, Brémond defeated No. 10 Patty Schnyder in the second round for her first top 10 win, Gisela Dulko in the third round, and Ai Sugiyama in the fourth, losing to Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4 6-4, the eventual finalist. Brémond reached the 2nd round in the 2006 U.S. Open, where she lost to Maria Kirilenko 6-2 6-3. She also reached the quarterfinals in the Wismilak International Open defeating Trudi Musgrave and Sandy Gumulya, but lost to the eventual tournament winner Svetlana Kuznetsova. She reached a new career high singles ranking of No. 47 following this quarterfinal.

Brémond reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Tier III PTT Bangkok Open in Bangkok, Thailand. She beat Ryoko Fuda, Klara Zakopalova, and Eleni Daniilidou (saving match point in the second set) to make it to the semifinal where she faced hometown favorite Tamarine Tanasugarn and was beaten. Brémond's three previous matches had all been three-setters; by the time she was to face Tanasugarn she was worn out. Her run at this event boosted her rankings back into the top 50 at No. 43.

Bremond's last event for 2006 was the Bell Challenge in Quebec, Canada, where she was seeded 4th. She defeated American Jill Craybas in the first round, Greta Arn in the second, and Martina Sucha in the quarterfinal for her second semifinal in a row. She then lost to Olga Poutchkova in three sets. Following her run to the semifinals at this event she broke the top 40 for the first time and landed at her new career high ranking of No. 38.


Singles 2006 Wins

No. Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Hobart, Australia Hard Australia Christina Wheeler 6-2 6-4
2. Indian Wells, California Hard Czech Republic Zuzana Ondraskova 6-2 6-2
3. Wimbledon, London, England Grass Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova 7-5 6-3
4. Wimbledon, London, England Grass Switzerland Patty Schnyder 4-6 6-1 6-4
5. Wimbledon, London, England Grass Argentina Gisela Dulko 7-6 5-7 7-5
6. Wimbledon, London, England Grass Japan Ai Sugiyama 7-6 6-3
7. Forest Hills, New York Hard Sweden Sofia Arvidsson 6-3 7-5
8. US Open, Queens, New York Hard Canada Stephanie Dubois 6-1 6-3
9. Bali, Indonesia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave 6-2 6-2
10. Bali, Indonesia Hard Indonesia Sandy Gumulya 6-3 7-6
11. Seoul, Korea Hard United States Meilen Tu 6-4 6-7 6-1
12. Bangkok, Thailand Hard Japan Ryoko Fuda 6-2 2-6 7-5
13. Bangkok, Thailand Hard Czech Republic Klara Zakopalova 5-7 6-4 6-3
14. Bangkok, Thailand Hard Greece Eleni Daniilidou 4-6 7-6 6-3
15. Quebec, Canada Hard United States Jill Craybas 6-4 3-6 6-4
16. Quebec, Canada Hard Germany Greta Arn 6-1 6-4
17. Quebec, Canada Hard Slovakia Martina Sucha 6-1 6-4


Séverine Brémond and Marion Bartoli

Performance Timeline

Tournament 2006 2005 2004 Career
Australian Open 1r 1r - 0
Roland Garros 1r 2r 1r 0
Wimbledon QF 2r 1r 0
US Open 2r 1r 2r 0
Finals Reached 0 0 0 0
Tournaments Won 0 0 0 0

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