Océane Babel (born 26 February 2004) is a French professional tennis player.
Babel at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 18) Paris, France |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 116,875 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 41–32 (56.2%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 514 (6 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 514 (6 June 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 24–11 (68.6%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Current ranking | No. 554 (6 June 2022) |
Babel started playing tennis at five years old after practicing on the Nintendo Wii. After joining the Sarcellois Tennis club, in Val d'Oise she became France under-13 champion in 2017 and repeated the performance the following year in the under-14 category. She then moved to the National Training Center (CNE) of the Federation in September 2018 where she began to be coached by Noëlle van Lottum.[1] Babel reached the quarter-finals at the 2020 French Open – Girls' singles where she was defeated by Russia's Polina Kudermetova. Babel then won the opening Grade A junior tournament of the 2021 season, in Criciúma, Brazil.[2]
In May 2021, Babel was awarded a wildcard to enter the 2021 French Open women's singles, marking her debut at Grand Slam level.[3]
Singles:
Doubles:
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | 1R | Q3 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | ITF Almada, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 8–10 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2021 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2022 | ITF Amiens, France | 15,000+H | Clay (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | 1–6, 5–7 |
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