Caroline Delisle
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 237 (February 28, 1994)
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Caroline Delisle (born October 5, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Canada.
Biography
Delisle, who grew up in the Quebec borough of Chicoutimi, played collegiate tennis at Oklahoma State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.tenniscanada.com/fr/caroline-delisle-toujours-rayonnante-au-saguenay/|title=Caroline Delisle toujours rayonnante au Saguenay|date=October 21, 2015|language=French|accessdate=February 1, 2018}}
She competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, primarily as a doubles player.
Her most noted performance in singles came at the 1993 Canadian Open where she made the second round, with a win over Elizabeth Smylie.
At the 1994 Canadian Open she was a semi-finalist in the doubles, with Mélanie Bernard, who was her regular partner on the WTA Tour. They lost the semi-final in a third set tie-break, to Linda Harvey-Wild and Chanda Rubin.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000414|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Canadian Open - 31 October - 06 November 1994|publisher=ITF|accessdate=February 1, 2018}}
In 1995 she reached a career best 94 in the world doubles rankings and appeared in the main draw of three grand slam tournaments that year. She made the third round of the 1995 French Open partnering Mélanie Bernard, before losing to eventual champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva. At Wimbledon she and Bernard were beaten in the first round, then at the US Open she made it to the second round, with Nicole Pratt as her partner.
ITF finals
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 20 April 1992 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Bernard | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy deLone | 6–3, 7–5 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 13 July 1992 | Evansville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Bernard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Danielle Jones | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 1 February 1993 | Midland, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mamie Ceniza | {{flagicon|USA}} Meredith McGrath | 6–7(5), 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 15 March 1993 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Bernard | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Cacic | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 22 March 1993 | St. Simons, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Bernard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Justine Hodder | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 16 May 1993 | León, Mexico | Clay | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Bernard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Renata Kolbovic | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 12 July 1993 | Winnipeg, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Bernard | {{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová | W/O |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 18 September 1994 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Bernard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Marjorie Blackwood | 5–7, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 31 July 1995 | Mississauga, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Rene Simpson | {{flagicon|GER}} Kirstin Freye | 6–3, 6–2 |
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian female tennis players
Category:Racket sportspeople from Quebec
Category:Sportspeople from Saguenay, Quebec
Category:Oklahoma State Cowgirls tennis players
Category:Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States