Pascale Paradis

Pascale Paradis
Full namePascale Paradis-Mangon
Country (sports) France
Born (1966-04-24) 24 April 1966 (age 58)
Troyes, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$577,710
Singles
Career record137–158
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 20 (21 November 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1984)
French Open3R (1993)
WimbledonQF (1988)
US Open4R (1983)
Doubles
Career record103–138
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 38 (10 October 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1985)
French OpenQF (1985, 1988)
Wimbledon3R (1985)
US Open3R (1985)

Pascale Paradis-Mangon (born 24 April 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Paradis was the World Junior Champion in women's singles in 1983. Although she failed to reach the heights predicted for her at that time, she did reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1988, defeating Manuela Maleeva, Nathalie Herreman, Robin White and Anne Minter before falling to Steffi Graf. She finished 1988 ranked number 20 on the WTA rankings. She won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. She retired in 1993 with a 137–158 win–loss record in singles.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1984 Pittsburgh, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Andrea Leand 6–0, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 1984 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard (i) United States JoAnne Russell 6–7, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 1992 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface
Hard 0
Clay 0
Grass 0
Carpet 2
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Mar 1985 Dallas, U.S. Carpet (i) Netherlands Marcella Mesker United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 2. Aug 1985 Canadian Open Hard Netherlands Marcella Mesker United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
4–6, 0–6
Win 3. Mar 1986 Oklahoma City, U.S. Carpet (i) Netherlands Marcella Mesker United States Lori McNeil
France Catherine Suire
2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Win 4. Nov 1987 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet (i) France Nathalie Herreman Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
France Catherine Suire
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 5. Apr 1990 Singapore Hard France Catherine Suire United Kingdom Jo Durie
Canada Jill Hetherington
4–6, 1–6
Loss 6. Apr 1992 Pattaya, Thailand Hard France Sandrine Testud France Isabelle Demongeot
Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
1–6, 1–6

ITF finals

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Singles (2–1)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 24 October 1982 Newcastle, Australia Grass Australia Annette Gulley 3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 18 July 1983 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Austria Petra Huber 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 26 March 1990 Limoges, France Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Karina Habšudová 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (2–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 18 July 1983 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay France Nathalie Herreman New Zealand Chris Newton
Australia Pam Whytcross
6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Winner 2. 21 March 1988 Bayonne, France Hard (i) France Catherine Tanvier Netherlands Carin Bakkum
Netherlands Simone Schilder
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 26 February 1990 Wels, Austria Clay (i) France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková
Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 25 March 1990 Moulins, France Carpet (i) France Valerie Ledroff Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová
6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i) France Sandrine Testud Germany Eva Pfaff
France Catherine Suire
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
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