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Lea Ghirardi

FRA Age 52 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1993–1999

Lea Ghirardi represented France on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 73. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 23–46 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

73 (Jun 12, 1995)

Elo peak

1549 (22nd percentile)

Singles record

23–46 (33.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$355,867

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 →

Lea Ghirardi's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Mary Joe Fernandez #37	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1999*	R64	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Tatiana Panova #68	6-7(2) 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1999*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Eva Bes Ostariz	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 1999*	R32	Estoril	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Karina Habsudova #63	7-6(3) 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1999*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Lisa Raymond #27	3-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1999*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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Lea Ghirardi's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Lindsay Davenport	0	3	3	Feb 28, 1998	H2H
Gabriela Sabatini	1	2	3	Aug 17, 1995	H2H
Tatiana Panova	2	0	2	May 26, 1999	H2H
Miriam Oremans	1	1	2	May 28, 1997	H2H
Paola Suarez	0	2	2	May 17, 1996	H2H

Career Results

Lea Ghirardi career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1993	19	1	4	5	20.0%	249	142
1994	20	2	5	7	28.6%	142	141
1995	21	7	13	20	35.0%	140	103
1996	22	4	9	13	30.8%	98	142
1997	23	1	3	4	25.0%	145	124
1998	24	6	9	15	40.0%	124	122
1999	25	2	3	5	40.0%	122	152
Career		23	46	69	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Lea Ghirardi career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	19	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1994	20	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1995	21	3	5	8	37.5%	4	5	9	44.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	13	20	35.0%
1996	22	1	3	4	25.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	13	30.8%
1997	23	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1998	24	3	4	7	42.9%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	9	15	40.0%
1999	25	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
Career	—	9	15	24	37.5%	13	25	38	34.2%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	23	46	69	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Lea Ghirardi career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	19	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1994	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
1995	21	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%	3	5	8	37.5%	6	12	18	33.3%
1996	22	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	2	0	2	100.0%	4	8	12	33.3%
1997	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1998	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	5	8	13	38.5%
1999	25	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
Career		1	5	6	16.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	10	18	28	35.7%	6	16	22	27.3%	19	41	60	31.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 60/69 (87.0%) of Lea Ghirardi's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Lea Ghirardi 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
1993	19	1479	114.7	—	—	—	—	—	+45	—	38.5%	-0.08	0–3 (0%)	0–2	—	0.00
1994	20	1466	97.8	—	—	—	—	+74	—	—	25.0%	-1.56	2–0	0–2	—	+0.27
1995	21	1484	102.7	—	—	—	—	+36	+35	—	34.0%	-1.53	5–2 (71%)	2–0	—	+1.39
1996	22	1506	112.3	—	—	—	—	+22	+7	—	28.6%	-1.68	2–0	1–0	—	-0.96
1997	23	1484	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	+24	—	36.4%	-1.09	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+0.45
1998	24	1505	113.7	—	—	—	—	+44	-3	—	44.4%	-0.80	4–4 (50%)	2–0	—	+0.37
1999	25	1519	109.0	—	—	—	—	—	-22	—	38.5%	-1.08	2–1 (67%)	1–1	—	+0.15
Career		1549	111.5	—	—	—	—	+44	+16	—	35.4%	-1.22	16–12 (57%)	6–5 (55%)	108.7	+2.42

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Lea Ghirardi Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1993	19	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1994	20	—	R128	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1995	21	—	R64	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
1996	22	R128	R128	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1997	23	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1998	24	R64	R128	—	R128	1–3 (25%)
1999	25	R64	R64	—	—	2–2 (50%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	3–7 (30%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	5–14 (26%)

WTA 1000

Lea Ghirardi WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	HIL	KEY	W-L Win %
1995	21	—	R32	QF	—	4–2 (67%)
1996	22	R64	—	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1998	24	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–2 (0%)	4–5 (44%)

WTA 500

Lea Ghirardi WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	AME	TOY	W-L Win %
1995	21	R64	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
1996	22	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)

WTA 250

Lea Ghirardi WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	BRI	EST	BIR	BOG	BOL	BUD	CAR	HOB	LIE	LIN	OKL	PAL	PRA	QUE	STR	SUR	TAR	ZAG	W-L Win %
1993	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	1–3 (25%)
1994	20	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1995	21	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	R32	2–6 (25%)
1996	22	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1997	23	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1998	24	—	—	—	R64	R32	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–5 (50%)
1999	25	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	13–24 (35%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jun 12, 1995

First Top 100

Apr 3, 1995

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Lea Ghirardi ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	618	439
1992	18	433	435	421	349	354	333	258	261	265	281	251	250
1993	19	237	244	250	271	161	154	140	155	158	155	144	142
1994	20	147	150	152	169	173	174	202	167	149	156	152	141
1995	21	138	136	135	83	84	79	79	75	83	87	85	103
1996	22	90	88	86	142	137	141	144	160	158	158	161	142
1997	23	181	170	158	161	178	139	135	138	141	132	128	124
1998	24	115	104	88	84	82	96	104	104	98	106	114	122
1999	25	120	114	148	176	190	164	152	150	144	165	158	152
2000	26	200	197	203	199	206	259	275	274	276	240	242	249
2001	27	246	278	284	232	218	215	213	197	200	215	214	215
2002	28	216	213	207	244	276	294	311	336	394	407	413	412
2003	29	411	449	488	524	538	597	—	—	—	—	—	—

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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Nancy Feber	BEL	#79	1,566	72	25	47	34.7%	$315,324	1992–1997	Rivalries	Match log
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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lea Ghirardi?: Lea Ghirardi is 52 years old, born on February 10, 1974.
Which country does Lea Ghirardi represent?: Lea Ghirardi represents France in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Lea Ghirardi?: Lea Ghirardi is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Lea Ghirardi left-handed or right-handed?: Lea Ghirardi plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Lea Ghirardi won?: Lea Ghirardi has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Lea Ghirardi won?: TennisDB does not group any of Lea Ghirardi's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Lea Ghirardi's highest WTA ranking?: Lea Ghirardi's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 73, first achieved on June 12, 1995.
What is Lea Ghirardi's career win-loss record?: Lea Ghirardi has a career WTA singles record of 23 wins and 46 losses (33.3%).
How much career prize money has Lea Ghirardi earned?: Lea Ghirardi has earned at least $355,867 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Lea Ghirardi's career appear in TennisDB?: Lea Ghirardi appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1993 through 1999.
On which surface does Lea Ghirardi have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Lea Ghirardi's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 37.5% (9–15).
Who has Lea Ghirardi faced most often?: Lea Ghirardi's most frequent opponent is Lindsay Davenport, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.