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Elixane Lechemia

{{short description|French tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Elixane Lechemia

|image = Lechemia RG19 (10) (48199194177).jpg

|caption = Lechemia at the 2019 French Open

|country = {{FRA}}

|residence = Lyon, France

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|9|3}}

|birth_place = Villeurbanne, France

|height = 1.76 m

|turnedpro =

|plays = Left (two-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney = US$ 365,902

|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=234|lost=207}}

|singlestitles = 4 ITF

|highestsinglesranking = No. 343 (3 April 2017)

|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=227|lost=233}}

|doublestitles = 1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger

|highestdoublesranking = No. 65 (7 March 2022)

|currentdoublesranking = No. 96 (28 October 2024)

|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2024)

|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2021, 2024)

|USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2021)

|FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (2023)

|updated = 28 October 2024

}}

Elixane Lechemia (born 3 September 1991) is a French tennis player.

She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 343 in singles, achieved on 3 April 2017, and of No. 65 in doubles, set on 7 March 2022. Lechemia has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with four singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Professional career

=2019–2020: Grand Slam debut=

Lechemia made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles draw, partnering Estelle Cascino.{{cite web|url=https://fft-rg-site.cdn.prismic.io/fft-rg-site%2Fdf9cf98e-be26-47fd-888e-7f5d25f2d71d_women_s_doubles_20190526124301.pdf|title=Roland-Garros 2019 – Double Dames}} She participated also in the 2020 French Open as a wildcard, partnering with debutante French teenager Elsa Jacquemot.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

=2021–2022: First WTA doubles title=

Lechemia won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, partnering with Ingrid Neel, defeating the third-seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2100058/osorio-serrano-keeps-dream-alive-in-bogota-will-face-zidansek-for-title|title=Osorio Serrano keeps dream alive in Bogota, will face Zidansek for title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=1 November 2024}}

Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2022 Montevideo Open, losing to Ingrid Martins and Luisa Stefani in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2918974/shnaider-breaks-through-with-montevideo-wta-125-title|title=Shnaider breaks through with Montevideo WTA 125 title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=1 November 2024}}

=2023–2024: Second doubles final, major third round=

Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia was runner-up at the 2023 Prague Open, losing to Nao Hibino and Oksana Kalashnikova in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3619703/lucky-loser-hibino-upsets-noskova-in-prague-final-for-third-career-title

|title=Lucky loser Hibino upsets Noskova in Prague final for third career title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=30 October 2024}}

Playing with Katarzyna Kawa, she was doubles champion at the 2023 WTA 125 Polish Open, thanks to a win over Naiktha Bains and Maia Lumsden in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3631447/yastremska-returns-to-winner-s-circle-with-kozerki-125-title|title=Yastremska returns to winner's circle with Kozerki 125 title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=11 December 2024}}

After the withdrawal of top seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, she entered the 2024 Australian Open as an alternate pair, partnering Tamara Korpatsch, and reached the third round of a major for the first time in her career.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

{{Performance key}}

class="wikitable" style=text-align:center

!Tournament

!2019

!2020

!2021

!2022

!2023

!2024

!W–L

align=left|Australian Open

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|2–2

align=left|French Open

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|0–6

align=left|Wimbledon

|A

|style=color:#767676;|NH

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|2–3

align=left|US Open

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|A

|A

|

|1–1

style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold

|align=left|Win–loss

|0–1

|0–1

|2–3

|0–3

|0–1

|3–3

|5–12

WTA Tour finals

=Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=

valign=top

|

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Legend

bgcolor=f3e6d7|Grand Slam
bgcolor=e9e9e9|WTA 1000
bgcolor=d4f1c5|WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–1)

|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Finals by surface

Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)

|}

class="sortable wikitable"
Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

| 1–0

| Apr 2021

| Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia

| WTA 250

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ingrid Neel

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Mihaela Buzărnescu
{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam

| 6–3, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 1–1

| Jul 2023

| Prague Open,
Czech Republic

| WTA 250

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Gleason

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nao Hibino
{{flagicon|GEO}} Oksana Kalashnikova

| 7–6(9–7), 5–7, [3–10]

WTA Challenger finals

=Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–1

|2022 Montevideo Open – Doubles

|bgcolor=silver|Montevideo Open, Uruguay

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Gleason

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ingrid Martins
{{flagicon|BRA}} Luisa Stefani

|5–7, 7–6(8–6), [6–10]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–1

|2023 Polish Open – Doubles

|bgcolor=silver|Kozerki Open, Poland

|Hard

|{{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Kawa

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Naiktha Bains
{{flagicon|GBR}} Maia Lumsden

|6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–2

|2023 Open delle Puglie – Doubles

|bgcolor=silver|Open delle Puglie, Italy

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou

|{{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Kawa
{{flagicon|CZE}} Anna Sisková

|1–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–3

|2024 Emilia-Romagna Open – Doubles

|bgcolor=silver|Parma Open, Italy

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ingrid Martins

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Anna Danilina
{{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Khromacheva

|1–6, 2–6

bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss

|1–4

|Mar 2025

|bgcolor=silver|2025 Antalya Challenger 3, Turkey

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Bondár
{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Waltert

|5–7, 6–2, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals

=Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)=

valign=top

|

{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%

!Legend

style="background:lightblue;"

|$25,000 tournaments

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|$10/15,000 tournaments (4–5)

|

class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%

!Finals by surface

Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–4)

|}

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class=unsortable|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class=unsortable|Score

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|0–1

|Sep 2009

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Espinho, Portugal

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|MAR}} Fatima El Allami

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|1–1

|Sep 2010

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Lleida, Spain

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|MAR}} Nadia Lalami

|7–6(3), 6–1

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|1–2

|May 2011

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Getxo, Spain

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko

|6–7(9), 6–3, 6–7(5)

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|1–3

|Jun 2011

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Florence, Italy

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Anastasia Grymalska

|0–6, 6–4, 1–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|1–4

|May 2012

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|NED}} Quirine Lemoine

|1–6, 0–6

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|2–4

|May 2016

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Antalya, Turkey

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|COL}} Yuliana Lizarazo

|6–3, 3–6, 6–4

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|3–4

|Sep 2016

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Pétange, Luxembourg

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Magali Kempen

|6–3, 6–0

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|4–4

|Oct 2016

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK

|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Krejsová

| 7–5, 6–1

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|4–5

|Mar 2017

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Polina Monova

|6–2, 5–7, 4–6

=Doubles: 29 (15 titles, 14 runner–ups)=

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|

{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%

!Legend

style="background:#addfad;"

|$60,000 tournaments (1–2)

style="background:lightblue;"

|$25,000 tournaments (8–4)

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|$10/15,000 tournaments (6–8)

|

class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%

!Finals by surface

Hard (7–8)
Clay (7–5)
Carpet (1–1)

|}

class="sortable wikitable"
Result

!class=unsortable|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class=unsortable| Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–1

|May 2009

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Bournemouth, UK

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Lim

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Stephanie Cornish
{{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos

|w/o

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–1

|Sep 2009

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Espinho, Portugal

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Garcia

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Mishel Okhremchuk
{{flagicon|FRA}} Morgane Pons

|7–5, 6–1

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|2–1

|Nov 2009

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Équeurdreville, France

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Constance Sibille

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Elitsa Kostova
{{flagicon|FRA}} Kinnie Laisné

|6–4, 6–2

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|3–1

|Aug 2010

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Innsbruck, Austria

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victoria Larrière

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll
{{flagicon|SUI}} Amra Sadiković

|w/o

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–2

|Oct 2010

|style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Lim

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Youlia Fedossova
{{flagicon|FRA}} Iryna Brémond

|6–7(5), 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–3

|July 2011

|style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Denain, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Céline Ghesquière

|{{flagicon|PAR}} Verónica Cepede Royg
{{flagicon|BRA}} Teliana Pereira

|1–6, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–4

|Nov 2011

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Équeurdreville, France

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Silvia Njirić

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Elyne Boeykens
{{flagicon|NED}} Eva Wacanno

|4–6, 4–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|3–5

|Jan 2012

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Sutton, UK

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Irina Ramialison

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Amy Bowtell
{{flagicon|NED}} Quirine Lemoine

|6–7(5), 3–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|3–6

|May 2012

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Edinburgh, UK

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Martina Přádová

|{{flagicon|NED}} Eva Wacanno
{{flagicon|AUS}} Karolina Wlodarczak

|6–4, 0–6, [11–13]

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|4–6

|Nov 2016

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Solarino, Italy

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Deborah Chiesa
{{flagicon|ITA}} Maria Masini

|7–5, 6–1

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss

|4–7

|Nov 2016

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Solarino, Italy

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 10,000

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Anna-Giulia Remondina
{{flagicon|ITA}} Dalila Spiteri

|w/o

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–8

|Jul 2017

|style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Denain, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Momoko Kobori
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayano Shimizu

|4–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–9

|Nov 2017

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Benicarló, Spain

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 15,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Bucșa

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Noelia Bouzó Zanotti
{{flagicon|ESP}} Ángeles Moreno Barranquero

|3–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–10

|Feb 2018

|style="background:lightblue;"| Open de l'Isère, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Cascino

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Amra Sadiković
{{flagicon|NED}} Eva Wacanno

|6–4, 1–6, [6–10]

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|5–10

|Mar 2018

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Mâcon, France

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 15,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Manon Arcangioli
{{flagicon|LAT}} Diāna Marcinkēviča

|6–1, 3–6, [10–8]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|5–11

|Mar 2018

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Tel Aviv, Israel

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 15,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett
{{flagicon|GBR}} Olivia Nicholls

|6–7(3), 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|5–12

|Jun 2018

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Hammamet, Tunisia

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 15,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Claudia Hoste Ferrer

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Fernanda Brito
{{flagicon|ARG}} Sofía Luini

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|6–12

|Jun 2018

|style="background:lightblue;"| Open de Montpellier, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alice Ramé

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carolina Alves
{{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Colmegna

|6–7(5), 6–2, [10–6]

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|7–12

|Jun 2018

|style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Périgueux, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Kordolaimi

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Bucșa
{{flagicon|COL}} María Herazo González

|6–4, 3–6, [11–9]

bgcolor="98FB98"|Win

|8–12

|Jul 2018

|style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Setúbal, Portugal

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Tereza Mihalíková
{{flagicon|BUL}} Julia Terziyska

|6–7(5), 6–3, [13–11]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|9–12

|Nov 2018

|style="background:lightblue;"| Open Nantes Atlantique, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Cascino

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Akgul Amanmuradova
{{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Silich

|7–5, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|10–12

|Feb 2019

|style="background:lightblue;"| Open de l'Isère, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Cascino

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Mitu
{{flagicon|ROU}} Elena-Gabriela Ruse

|6–2, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|11–12

|Mar 2019

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| ITF Gonesse, France

|style="background:#f0f8ff;"| 15,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano

|{{flagicon|GER}} Tayisiya Morderger
{{flagicon|GER}} Yana Morderger

|7–6(1), 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|12–12

|Apr 2019

|style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Calvi, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Cascino

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Kazionova
{{flagicon|SWE}} Linnéa Malmqvist

|6–3, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|13–12

|Apr 2019

|style="background:lightblue;"| ITF Pula, Italy

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Manon Arcangioli

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Victoria Kan
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Morgina

|w/o

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|14–12

|Feb 2020

|style="background:lightblue;"| Open de l'Isère, France

|style="background:lightblue;"| 25,000

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Amandine Hesse

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Murray Sharan
{{flagicon|GER}} Julia Wachaczyk

|6–3, 4–6, [13–11]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|15–12

|Sep 2022

|style="background:#addfad;"| Prague Open,
Czech Republic

|style="background:#addfad;"| 60,000

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Julia Lohoff

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Linda Klimovičová
{{flagicon|CZE}} Dominika Šalková

|7–5, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss

| 15–13

| Jan 2023

| style="background:#addfad;" |ITF Vero Beach, US

| style="background:#addfad;" |60,000

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Gleason

| {{flagicon|USA}} Francesca Di Lorenzo
{{flagicon|USA}} Makenna Jones

| 6–4, 3–6, [3–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss

| 15–14

| Feb 2023

| style="background:#addfad;" |Guanajuato Open, Mexico

| style="background:#addfad;" |60,000+H

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Gleason

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas
{{flagicon|USA}} Ingrid Neel

| 6–7(4), 6–3, [6–10]

References

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External links

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