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Nathalie Tauziat

FRA Born Oct 17, 1967 165 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1984–2001

Nathalie Tauziat represented France on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 3. TennisDB's records show a 548–333 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1984 through 2001 and 8 recorded singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank
3 (May 8, 2000)
Elo peak
2034 (94th percentile)
Singles record
548–333 (62.2%)
Singles titles
8
Prize money
$6,650,093

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Nathalie Tauziat's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #18 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Nov 4, 2001* R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Chanda Rubin #41 6-3 5-7 3-6 L H2H Match data Oct 26, 2001* R16 Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jelena Dokic #10 2-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 20, 2001* SF Zurich Open WTA 1000 Hard
Sandrine Testud #14 7-6(4) 7-6(4) W H2H Match data Oct 20, 2001* QF Zurich Open WTA 1000 Hard
Iroda Tulyaganova #23 6-2 6-4 W H2H Match data Oct 19, 2001* R16 Zurich Open WTA 1000 Hard

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Nathalie Tauziat's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Steffi Graf 0 21 21 Nov 14, 1998 H2H
Lindsay Davenport 2 13 15 Aug 11, 2001 H2H
Zina Garrison 3 10 13 Nov 14, 1996 H2H
Anke Huber 8 4 12 Mar 25, 2001 H2H
Natasha Zvereva 6 6 12 Jun 20, 1999 H2H

Singles Titles (8)

Nathalie Tauziat singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
199022 1 — — — 1 — Bayonne
199325 1 — — — 1 — Quebec City
199527 1 — — 1 — — Eastbourne Open
199729 1 — — — 1 — Birmingham
199931 2 — 1 1 — — Leipzig, Kremlin Cup
200032 1 — — 1 — — Paris Indoor Open
200133 1 — — — 1 — Birmingham
Total 8 — 1 3 4 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Nathalie Tauziat Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1988 Seoul Olympics Second Round 1 1 Catarina Lindqvist-Ryan def. Nathalie Tauziat #27 2-6 6-3 6-4 H2H Match data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Second Round 1 1 Barbara Rittner #29 def. Nathalie Tauziat #13 6-3 6-2 H2H Match data
1996 Atlanta Olympics First Round 0 1 Gabriela Sabatini #14 def. Nathalie Tauziat #28 7-5 6-2 H2H Match data

Career Results

Nathalie Tauziat career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1984160110.0%—296
19851733650.0%270112
19861812172941.4%11066
19871932205261.5%6625
19882031205160.8%2526
19892132195162.8%2625
19902246206669.7%2518
19912338205865.5%1713
19922439205966.1%1314
19932541185969.5%1418
19942629215058.0%1835
19952727194658.7%3427
19962830225257.7%2522
19972940216165.6%2211
19983041236464.1%1110
19993137236061.7%107
20003236256159.0%710
20013334215561.8%1013
Career54833388162.2%——

Career Results by Surface

Nathalie Tauziat career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198416 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
198517 11250.0%22450.0%———————— 33650.0%
198618 35837.5%34742.9%43757.1%25728.6% 12172941.4%
198719 1282060.0%1151668.8%43757.1%54955.6% 32205261.5%
198820 1682466.7%961560.0%23540.0%43757.1% 31205160.8%
198921 1792665.4%1151668.8%22450.0%23540.0% 32195162.7%
199022 1872572.0%741163.6%831172.7%1361968.4% 46206669.7%
199123 1482263.6%941369.2%53862.5%1051566.7% 38205865.5%
199224 1482263.6%951464.3%831172.7%841266.7% 39205966.1%
199325 2082871.4%43757.1%831172.7%941369.2% 41185969.5%
199426 1091952.6%54955.6%63966.7%851361.5% 29215058.0%
199527 991850.0%741163.6%921181.8%24633.3% 27194658.7%
199628 1192055.0%961560.0%931275.0%14520.0% 30225257.7%
199729 1282060.0%641060.0%1121384.6%1171861.1% 40216165.6%
199830 1592462.5%35837.5%921181.8%1472166.7% 41236464.1%
199931 791643.8%551050.0%1131478.6%1462070.0% 37236061.7%
200032 14112556.0%54955.6%43757.1%1372065.0% 36256159.0%
200133 19113063.3%24633.3%921181.8%44850.0% 34215561.8%
Career—21213734960.7%1077518258.8%1094315271.7%1207819860.6%54833388162.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Nathalie Tauziat career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198416 0110.0%00——00——00—— 0110.0%
198517 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
198618 0220.0%15616.7%16714.3%11250.0% 3141717.6%
198719 111128.3%31475.0%1441877.8%81988.9% 26174360.5%
198820 18911.1%53862.5%1121384.6%31475.0% 20143458.8%
198921 27922.2%17812.5%1752277.3%505100.0% 25194456.8%
199022 2121414.3%43757.1%2132487.5%606100.0% 33185164.7%
199123 6101637.5%0440.0%1742181.0%51683.3% 28194759.6%
199224 0990.0%681442.9%1932286.4%808100.0% 33205362.3%
199325 291118.2%661250.0%1621888.9%1211392.3% 36185466.7%
199426 13425.0%26825.0%1462070.0%731070.0% 24184257.1%
199527 25728.6%51683.3%10102050.0%821080.0% 25184358.1%
199628 0990.0%36933.3%1832185.7%42666.7% 25204555.6%
199729 6101637.5%761353.8%2032387.0%404100.0% 37195666.1%
199830 191010.0%1562171.4%1982770.4%303100.0% 38236162.3%
199931 24633.3%14112556.0%1462070.0%62875.0% 36235961.0%
200032 24633.3%8101844.4%1882669.2%831172.7% 36256159.0%
200133 17812.5%1351872.2%1382161.9%71887.5% 34215561.8%
Career 2912014919.5%938818151.4%2428232474.7%951811384.1% 45930876759.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 767/881 (87.1%) of Nathalie Tauziat's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Nathalie Tauziat advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1984 16 1500 112.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.27
1985 17 1540 107.2 — — — — — +23 — 46.7% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 101.7 +0.17
1986 18 1644 133.2 — — — — -36 -75 -21 46.4% -0.09 3–8 (27%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 -0.56
1987 19 1822 144.0 — — — — -38 -86 -164 55.4% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 5–2 (71%) 112.3 -0.47
1988 20 1850 146.7 — — — — +38 -106 -227 56.3% +0.59 12–5 (71%) 6–4 (60%) 105.7 -0.80
1989 21 1876 150.1 — — — — +23 -63 -230 57.9% +0.68 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 106.8 -2.71
1990 22 1962 157.2 — — — — +21 -108 -164 63.2% +0.99 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 104.4 -0.16
1991 23 1987 160.0 — — — — +41 -50 -179 61.7% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 8–8 (50%) 102.2 -2.67
1992 24 1935 154.1 — — — — +33 -15 +3 61.8% +0.83 12–6 (67%) 7–5 (58%) 102.0 -0.30
1993 25 1976 158.4 — — — — +43 -98 +43 62.9% +0.80 13–5 (72%) 6–6 (50%) 102.3 +0.82
1994 26 1851 144.9 — — — — +28 -21 +122 56.9% +0.60 8–8 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 93.9 +0.62
1995 27 1846 146.3 — — — — -44 +6 +203 57.1% +0.38 7–6 (54%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 -1.26
1996 28 1800 152.1 — — — — -33 +40 +315 58.3% +0.73 6–10 (38%) 7–1 (88%) 97.2 -1.06
1997 29 1978 157.1 — — — — -45 -150 +208 60.7% +0.51 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) 105.5 -0.76
1998 30 2025 161.2 — — — — +1 -296 +204 58.7% +0.74 16–6 (73%) 7–7 (50%) 101.5 +0.52
1999 31 1988 153.0 — — — — +7 -271 +186 58.7% +0.52 13–12 (52%) 5–7 (42%) 95.8 +0.19
2000 32 1870 151.2 — — — — +44 -148 +296 56.9% +0.40 12–10 (55%) 9–3 (75%) 99.7 +4.24
2001 33 1865 149.8 — — — — 0 -189 +393 57.1% +0.37 15–10 (60%) 14–4 (78%) 105.2 +2.32
Career 2034 158.5 — — — — +9 -87 +99 58.5% +0.58 185–113 (62%) 111–82 (58%) 106.0 -0.24

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Nathalie Tauziat Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198416 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198517 —R32—— 2–1 (67%)
198618 —R64R64R128 2–3 (40%)
198719 —R16R64R64 5–3 (62%)
198820 —R16R64R64 5–3 (62%)
198921 —R128R128R32 2–3 (40%)
199022 —R16R16R16 9–3 (75%)
199123 —QFR16R128 7–3 (70%)
199224 —R16QFR64 8–3 (73%)
199325 R16R32R16R16 11–4 (73%)
199426 R128R64R32R64 4–4 (50%)
199527 —R32R32R32 6–3 (67%)
199628 —R64R32R64 4–3 (57%)
199729 —R32QFR128 6–3 (67%)
199830 —R128FR16 9–3 (75%)
199931 —R64QFR32 7–3 (70%)
200032 R64R32R128QF 7–4 (64%)
200133 —R128QFR16 7–3 (70%)
W-L 4–3
(57%)		30–18
(62%)		40–16
(71%)		27–16
(63%)		 101–53
(66%)

WTA 1000

Nathalie Tauziat WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWMIAITATKYBERBOCCANCHIBERCHAKEYKREMOSPHIPANZUR W-L
Win %
199022 ——R32—QF—SFQF——SF————— 12–5 (71%)
199123 ——R16—R64SFR16———R16————— 8–5 (62%)
199224 ——QF—R16QFQF———R16————— 9–5 (64%)
199325 ——R64QFQF—QF———QF——R32—QF 12–7 (63%)
199426 ——QFR16R32—R32———R16——R16—R16 9–7 (56%)
199527 ——R16———R16—R32—R64——R16—R32 6–6 (50%)
199628 QF—QF———R16—QFR32R16————R32 12–7 (63%)
199729 QF—R32—R16—R64———R32————F 11–6 (65%)
199830 R32—R64—R64—R16——R32R16————SF 7–7 (50%)
199931 R16—R16—R16—R32———R32W———SF 11–6 (65%)
200032 R32R32QF—R32—R32—————SF—QFQF 8–8 (50%)
200133 R64R16R32—R32———————R16——SF 5–6 (45%)
W-L 8–6
(57%)		3–2
(60%)		14–12
(54%)		3–2
(60%)		10–10
(50%)		5–2
(71%)		16–11
(59%)		2–1
(67%)		4–2
(67%)		1–2
(33%)		19–10
(66%)		4–0
(100%)		2–2
(50%)		2–3
(40%)		1–1
(50%)		16–9
(64%)		 110–75
(59%)

WTA 500

Nathalie Tauziat WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBARDLBDUBEASHAMIWPARITASDGWASBERBOCBRICANCHIPORHANKEYLEILINLOSMANNEWNICOAKPHISTRZUR W-L
Win %
198618 ———————————R32————R32————R16——————— 3–3 (50%)
198719 ———————R32—SF—QF——R16—R16————R32—————SF— 13–7 (65%)
198820 ——————————R16R32R16—R16—QF—R16—————————— 11–6 (65%)
198921 ——————R16QFSFSFR32R16——QF—R32————QF——————— 18–9 (67%)
199022 ————R16R16————QF—R16QF——R32—————R16—————QF 11–8 (58%)
199123 ————R32—SF———R32——QF—R16QF———————————F 13–7 (65%)
199224 ————QF—QF——————QF——R16———————————— 8–4 (67%)
199325 ————QF——QF—R32——————SF———————————— 8–4 (67%)
199426 —R16——R16——R32—R32———QF——R16—————R16—————— 7–7 (50%)
199527 —QFR16—W——R16—R32———R32——R16—————R16—————— 13–7 (65%)
199628 ————SF——R16—QF——————R32——R32——R32——R32R32—— 7–8 (47%)
199729 R16——————QF—R16—————F—R32————QF———R32—— 10–7 (59%)
199830 ————R32——SF—QF——————QFQF—FQF—QFR32——SF—— 17–10 (63%)
199931 ————FR16—R16—R32——————R32R16—WQF—R32R32——SF—— 12–10 (55%)
200032 ————QF——W—QF——————SFR16—SFQFR32—SF——SF—— 16–9 (64%)
200133 ———FR16——SF—QF——————R16——SFR16SF—QFR16———— 15–10 (60%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		3–2
(60%)		2–1
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		23–10
(70%)		2–2
(50%)		6–3
(67%)		16–10
(62%)		4–1
(80%)		15–11
(58%)		3–4
(43%)		7–4
(64%)		3–2
(60%)		8–5
(62%)		7–3
(70%)		5–2
(71%)		16–15
(52%)		3–4
(43%)		3–1
(75%)		11–4
(73%)		3–4
(43%)		9–5
(64%)		9–7
(56%)		4–4
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		7–5
(58%)		3–1
(75%)		6–2
(75%)		 182–116
(61%)

WTA 250

Nathalie Tauziat WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge BAREASGENHAMNAPITASDGAIXBAYBIRBOCBREBRIHILKEYLINLUGLUXMAHNICOAKPROQUESANSANSCHSTRWICZUR W-L
Win %
198517 ———————————R32————————————————R16 1–2 (33%)
198618 R32R16———————R32R128—R32QFR64—R32—R32————————R32R32 7–11 (39%)
198719 —R64———R16———QFR64—R16—QF———R16—————R32——R32SF 14–10 (58%)
198820 —R64R32——R64—R16—R16——QF—————FF———QF————R32 14–10 (58%)
198921 —R16—QF——————R32—R32—R32—————QF———————QF 12–7 (63%)
199022 ——————QF—WSF—————————————————F— 14–3 (82%)
199123 SF—————SF—SFR16——————————————————— 10–4 (71%)
199224 QF———R16—QF—FR16—————————————F————— 13–6 (68%)
199325 —————————QF————————————W——SF——— 10–2 (83%)
199426 —————————SF————————————SF——SF——— 9–3 (75%)
199527 —————————R16—————R32——————R16—————— 2–3 (40%)
199628 —————————F———————R16————————QF—— 7–3 (70%)
199729 —QF———————W—————QF——————R16———R16—— 11–4 (73%)
199830 —————————QF———————SF————————QF—— 7–2 (78%)
199931 —————————F———————————R32————QF—— 5–3 (62%)
200032 —————————SF———————R16————————QF—— 4–3 (57%)
200133 —————————W————————————————SF—— 7–1 (88%)
W-L 5–3
(62%)		6–5
(55%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		2–2
(50%)		7–3
(70%)		1–1
(50%)		12–2
(86%)		40–12
(77%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		3–4
(43%)		2–1
(67%)		6–3
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		3–3
(50%)		6–3
(67%)		4–1
(80%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		10–3
(77%)		5–2
(71%)		0–1
(0%)		6–2
(75%)		9–6
(60%)		4–3
(57%)		6–5
(55%)		 147–77
(66%)

WTA Finals

Nathalie Tauziat WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTAWTA W-L
Win %
199022 ——R16 0–1 (0%)
199123 R16—— 0–1 (0%)
199224 ——R16 0–1 (0%)
199325 ——R16 0–1 (0%)
199729 ——SF 2–1 (67%)
199830 ——QF 1–1 (50%)
199931 ——SF 2–1 (67%)
200032 —QF— 1–1 (50%)
200133 ——R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		5–7
(42%)		 6–9
(40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
May 8, 2000
First Top 100
Feb 17, 1986
First Top 50
Apr 27, 1987
First Top 20
Feb 29, 1988
First Top 10
Jan 12, 1998

Ranking History Matrix

Nathalie Tauziat ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198416—————————264271296
198517235223227222220129141—135134112112
1986181081001081089892777272656366
198719667053503128312727262525
198820242021242932302626262726
198921272835382423262422202525
199022251714142017161717181818
199123171714151415141515131313
199224131313141413131212121414
199325161312131616151416181818
199426191920242221222728303535
199527312832323320172020212727
199628222020212022282525263022
199729232222222322212122191111
199830101111121215109891010
19993111910119810911777
20003265556788781010
2001331112121211109910111313
2002341316161616253763115———

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Nathalie Tauziat's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Amanda Coetzer RSA #3 2,052 807 497 310 61.6% $5,594,821 9 0 1 1988–2004 Rivalries Match log
Mary Pierce FRA #3 2,145 683 465 218 68.1% $9,793,119 18 2 5 1989–2006 Rivalries Match log
Gabriela Sabatini ARG #3 2,400 797 613 184 76.9% $8,785,850 27 1 5 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Pam Shriver USA #3 2,304 904 626 278 69.2% $5,460,566 24 0 0 1978–1997 Rivalries Match log
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere SUI #3 2,131 649 464 185 71.5% $3,244,811 19 0 1 1982–1994 Rivalries Match log
Mary Joe Fernandez USA #4 2,197 612 417 195 68.1% $5,258,471 7 0 1 1984–2000 Rivalries Match log
Gretchen Magers USA #3 1,906 279 152 127 54.5% $762,368 4 0 0 1982–1992 Rivalries Match log
Anke Huber GER #4 2,122 603 398 205 66.0% $4,768,292 12 0 1 1989–2001 Rivalries Match log
Helena Sukova CZE #4 2,219 881 581 300 65.9% $6,391,245 9 0 0 1981–1998 Rivalries Match log
Magdalena Maleeva BUL #4 2,069 664 389 275 58.6% $4,398,582 10 0 2 1989–2005 Rivalries Match log
Iva Majoli CRO #4 2,155 454 262 192 57.7% $4,407,521 8 1 3 1992–2004 Rivalries Match log
Natasha Zvereva BLR #5 2,074 629 393 236 62.5% $7,792,503 4 0 0 1986–2002 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Nathalie Tauziat born?
Nathalie Tauziat was born on October 17, 1967.
Which country did Nathalie Tauziat represent?
Nathalie Tauziat represented France in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Nathalie Tauziat?
Nathalie Tauziat is 165 cm / 5'5".
Does Nathalie Tauziat use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Nathalie Tauziat uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Nathalie Tauziat left-handed or right-handed?
Nathalie Tauziat plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Nathalie Tauziat won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Nathalie Tauziat in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Nathalie Tauziat won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Nathalie Tauziat's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Kremlin Cup in 1999.
How many WTA titles has Nathalie Tauziat won?
TennisDB records 8 WTA singles titles for Nathalie Tauziat across all categories. The most recent was Birmingham in 2001.
What is Nathalie Tauziat's highest WTA ranking?
Nathalie Tauziat's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on May 8, 2000.
What is Nathalie Tauziat's career win-loss record?
Nathalie Tauziat has 548 wins and 333 losses (62.2%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1984 through 2001.
How much career prize money has Nathalie Tauziat earned?
Nathalie Tauziat has earned at least $6,650,093 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Nathalie Tauziat's career appear in TennisDB?
Nathalie Tauziat appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1984 through 2001.
On which surface does Nathalie Tauziat have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Nathalie Tauziat's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 71.7% (109–43).
Who has Nathalie Tauziat faced most often?
Nathalie Tauziat's most frequent opponent is Steffi Graf, with a head-to-head record of 0–21 across 21 meetings.