Capucine Rousseau (born 21 April 1980) is a former professional

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player from France.

Biography

Rousseau, a right-handed player from Croix in the far north of France, began competing on tour in 2000. She won her first ITF title in 2001 at Tortosa, where she had a win over

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en route. In 2003, she won two further ITF events, including a $25,000 level tournament in

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. She featured in the women's doubles main draws at the 2003 and 2004 French Opens. Ranked as high as 118 in singles, she made her only WTA Tour main draw appearance at

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in 2004. She received a wildcard into the

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and lost a close first-round match to

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, 5–7 in the third set. Based in Brittany, Rousseau now works as a financial advisor for Allianz and also plays the sport of

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competitively on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour.

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rousseau, Capucine 1980 births Living people French female tennis players People from Croix, Nord Sportspeople from Nord (French department)