Elixane Lechemia
French tennis player (born 1991)
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Elixane Lechemia (born 3 September 1991) is a French tennis player.
Lechemia at the 2019 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Lyon, France |
| Born | 3 September 1991 Villeurbanne, France |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 417,413 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 234–207 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 343 (3 April 2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 258–273 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (7 March 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 155 (20 July 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021, 2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 20 July 2026. | |
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 and two on WTA 125 tournaments, with four singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
2019–2020: Major debut
Lechemia made her major main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles draw, partnering Estelle Cascino.[1] She participated also in the 2020 French Open as a wildcard, partnering with debutante French teenager Elsa Jacquemot.[citation needed]
2021–2022: First WTA Tour 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.[2]
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.[3]
2023–2024: Second career final and major third round in doubles
Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia finished runner-up at the 2023 Prague Open, losing to Nao Hibino and Oksana Kalashnikova in the final.[4]
Playing with Katarzyna Kawa, she was doubles champion at the WTA 125 2023 Polish Open, thanks to a win over Naiktha Bains and Maia Lumsden in the final.[5]
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, but lost to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic.[6]
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia |
WTA 250 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | Prague Open, Czech Republic |
WTA 250 | Hard | 7–6(9–7), 5–7, [3–10] |
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay |
Clay | 5–7, 7–6(8–6), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Kozerki Open, Poland |
Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2023 | Bari Open, Italy |
Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2024 | Parma Open, Italy |
Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2025 | Antalya Challenger, Turkiye |
Clay | 5–7, 6–2, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2025 | Birmingham Open, United Kingdom |
Grass | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2026 | Bastad Open, Sweden |
Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 2–6 | Jul 2026 | Kitzbühel Ladies Open, Austria |
Clay | 6–4, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(3), 6–1 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2011 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 6–7(9), 6–3, 6–7(5) | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2011 | ITF Florence, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 0–6, 6–4, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2012 | ITF Edinburgh, UK | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 2–4 | May 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2016 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 30 (16 titles, 14 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | ITF Bournemouth, UK | 10,000 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(5), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | July 2011 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2011 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2012 | ITF Sutton, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(5), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2012 | ITF Edinburgh, UK | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 0–6, [11–13] | ||
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2016 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Carpet | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2016 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Carpet | w/o | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | Jul 2017 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–9 | Nov 2017 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–10 | Feb 2018 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 1–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 5–10 | Mar 2018 | ITF Mâcon, France | 15,000 | Hard | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 5–11 | Mar 2018 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 15,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(3), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–12 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 6–12 | Jun 2018 | Open de Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–7(5), 6–2, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 7–12 | Jun 2018 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 8–12 | Jul 2018 | ITF Setúbal, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(5), 6–3, [13–11] | ||
| Win | 9–12 | Nov 2018 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–12 | Feb 2019 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 11–12 | Mar 2019 | ITF Gonesse, France | 15,000 | Clay | 7–6(1), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 12–12 | Apr 2019 | ITF Calvi, France | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 13–12 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | w/o | ||
| Win | 14–12 | Feb 2020 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 4–6, [13–11] | ||
| Win | 15–12 | Sep 2022 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 15–13 | Jan 2023 | Vero Beach Open, US | 60,000 | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [3–10] | ||
| Loss | 15–14 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard | 6–7(4), 6–3, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 16–14 | Apr 2025 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W75 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 |