Marie-Ève Pelletier (French pronunciation: [maʁi ɛv pɛltje]; born May 18, 1982) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005 and 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010.
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Residence | Repentigny, Quebec |
Born | (1982-05-18) May 18, 1982 (age 40) Quebec City, Quebec |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Retired | January 9, 2013[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 592,193 |
Singles | |
Career record | 340–349 (49.3%) |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 106 (June 20, 2005) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2004) |
French Open | Q3 (2001) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2004, 2005) |
US Open | Q3 (2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 305–251 (54.9%) |
Career titles | 25 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 54 (April 19, 2010) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
French Open | 1R (2010) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2005, 2010) |
US Open | 2R (2009) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2010) |
Marie-Ève played in one career Grand Slam singles match in 2004, at the Australian Open, qualifying for the tournament before losing in the first round to Akiko Morigami. She is the previous winner of two events on the ITF Women's Circuit, the 2000 Virginia Beach and 2005 Waikoloa tournaments. Her best result in a WTA Tour event came at the 2005 Hyderabad Open, where she reached the quarterfinals.[2] The biggest win of her career was when she beat then-world No. 16, Li Na, in straight sets in the first round of the 2006 Rogers Cup.[3] She won in June 2012 the third singles title of her career at the $25k tournament in El Paso, beating Ashley Weinhold in the final.[4]
Pelletier retired from tennis on January 9, 2013, after her loss in the first round of the Australian Open qualifying.[1]
Marie-Ève was a regular on Canada's Fed Cup team, playing every year from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. She amassed a singles record of 9–9 and a doubles record of 16–6 in Fed Cup play.[5]
Pelletier is now a tennis analyst for TVA Sports, a sports television network in Quebec. She also was a tennis analyst for RDS for the 2013 Rogers Cup and an assistant coach for Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal. Pelletier married former NHL goaltender Pascal Leclaire in July 2014 and gave birth to their daughter Zoé in May 2015.[6][7]
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
$75,000 tournaments (0–1) |
$50,000 tournaments (1–2) |
$25,000 tournaments (2–2) |
$10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2000 | ITF Nanjing, China | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2000 | ITF Fresno, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 2000 | ITF Virginia Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2001 | ITF Peachtree City, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2001 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2002 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Jan 2005 | Waikoloa Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–6 | Jun 2005 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Jun 2012 | ITF El Paso, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments (2–2) |
$75,000 tournaments (1–2) |
$50,000 tournaments (10–13) |
$25,000 tournaments (11–9) |
$10,000 tournaments (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 1999 | ITF Baltimore, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2001 | ITF Fresno, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2002 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2003 | ITF Oporto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–4 | May 2004 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | May 2005 | ITF Lafayette, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Jun 2005 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Oct 2005 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2–7 | Jan 2006 | Waikoloa Challenger, United States |
50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 3–7 | May 2006 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(6), 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–8 | May 2006 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | May 2006 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–9 | Jul 2006 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–9 | Oct 2006 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2006 | ITF Saltillo, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 5–11 | Jan 2007 | ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7), 6–7(4) |
Loss | 5–12 | Apr 2007 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(3) |
Win | 6–12 | Jun 2007 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(4) |
Win | 7–12 | Jun 2007 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 8–12 | Aug 2007 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 9–12 | Sep 2007 | ITF Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–13 | Oct 2007 | ITF Troy, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 9–14 | May 2008 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 1–6, [5–10] |
Win | 10–14 | May 2008 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 10–15 | Jun 2008 | ITF Rome, Italy | 75,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 10–16 | Sep 2008 | ITF Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 10–17 | Oct 2008 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11–17 | Oct 2008 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 11–18 | Apr 2009 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Win | 12–18 | May 2009 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 12–19 | Aug 2009 | Bronx Open, United States | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 13–19 | Nov 2009 | ITF Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 13–20 | Nov 2009 | ITF Phoenix, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 14–20 | Oct 2010 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–4 |
Win | 15–20 | Apr 2011 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Win | 16–20 | Apr 2011 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(1), 7–6(3) |
Win | 17–20 | May 2011 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 18–20 | May 2011 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 18–21 | Jun 2011 | ITF Boston, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 3–6 |
Loss | 18–22 | Oct 2011 | Saguenay Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 19–22 | Nov 2011 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(5), [10–4] |
Win | 20–22 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 20–23 | Apr 2012 | Dothan Classic, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Loss | 20–24 | May 2012 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States |
50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(6), 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 21–24 | May 2012 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
Win | 22–24 | Jun 2012 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 23–24 | Jul 2012 | Colorado International, United States |
50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [12–10] |
Win | 24–24 | Jul 2012 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 25–24 | Jul 2012 | Granby Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Loss | 25–25 | Oct 2012 | ITF Troy, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 25–26 | Oct 2012 | Saguenay Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
Pelletier's win–loss record (9–53, 15%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:[8]
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.