Virginie Paquet Ottaway (born 6 May 1967) is a French former professional

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player.

Tennis career

A right-handed player, Paquet competed on the professional tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. She reached a career high singles

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of 208 in the world and was ranked as high as 116 in doubles. Paquet appeared in the main draws of both the

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and

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during her career. Her best grand slam performance came at the

1986 French Open The 1986 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 85th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand ...

, where she had a first round win over

Maria Lindström Maria Lindström (born 7 March 1963) is a Swedish former tennis player. She won two doubles WTA titles as well as a further ten doubles ITF tournaments during her career. On 15 February 1988, Lindström reached a singles ranking high of world n ...

, before falling in the second round to fifth seed and eventual semi-finalist

Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a Czech–Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in the mid-1980s. Mandíková won 27 WTA Tour-level sin ...

ITF finals

Doubles: 5 (4–1)

Personal life

Her son is also a tennis player,

Arthur Rinderknech Arthur Rinderknech (; born 23 July 1995) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 42, achieved on 31 October 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 124, achieved on 8 November 2021. Personal lif ...

. Her nephews are tennis player-cum-coach

Benjamin Balleret Benjamin Balleret (born 15 January 1983) is a professional tennis player from Monaco. Balleret is a member of the Monaco Davis Cup team. Personal life His father, Bernard Balleret, stepmother Alexia Dechaume-Balleret, and aunt Virginie Paqu ...

and current tour player

Valentin Vacherot Valentin Vacherot (born 16 November 1998) is a French- Monégasque tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 110 achieved on 24 June 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 476 achieved on 20 February ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paquet, Virginie 1967 births Living people French female tennis players 20th-century French sportswomen