Stéphanie Foretz
# Stéphanie Foretz

Stéphanie Foretz (born 3 May 1981) is a retired tennis player from France.

Foretz won nine singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 February 2003, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 62. On 19 May 2008, she peaked at No. 42 in the doubles rankings.

Foretz was an accomplished junior player, having reached the final of the girls' tournament at the 1999 French Open. She also was selected to play for the Boston Lobsters in the 2009 World TeamTennis pro league.

In 2010, Foretz married Benoît Gacon and began competing under the name Stéphanie Foretz Gacon. In 2014, however, she reverted to her maiden name as Stéphanie Foretz.

## WTA career finals

### Doubles: 2 (0–2)

| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| - | - |
| Tier I (0–0) | Premier M (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–1) | Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–0) | Premier (0–0) |
| Tier IV & V (0–0) | International (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2006 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Michaëlla Krajicek | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2009 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Claire Feuerstein | Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo | 0–6, 1–6 |

## ITF finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (9–20)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 3 August 1998 | ITF Périgueux, France | Clay | Ainhoa Goñi | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 October 1998 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Amélie Cocheteux | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 15 November 1998 | ITF Le Havre, France | Clay | Céline Beigbeder | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 28 March 1999 | ITF Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Lubomira Bacheva | 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 September 1999 | ITF Denain, France | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 July 2000 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Dally Randriantefy | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 3 May 2004 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Kathrin Wörle-Scheller | 6–4, $6–7^{(2)},$ 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 16 May 2004 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Maria Kirilenko | $6–7^{(2)},$ 3–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 24 April 2005 | Open de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Anna Floris | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 10. | 13 September 2005 | ITF Bordeaux, France | Clay | Lioudmila Skavronskaia | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 4 September 2006 | ITF Denain, France | Clay | Romina Oprandi | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 1 October 2006 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | Tathiana Garbin | 7–5, 3–1 ret. |
| Winner | 13. | 16 October 2006 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | Carpet (i) | Youlia Fedossova | $7–6^{(5)},$ $6–7^{(4)},$ 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 5 August 2007 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 3–6, $6–7^{(5)}$ |
| Runner-up | 15. | 21 October 2007 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | Alberta Brianti | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 15 June 2008 | Open de Marseille, France | Clay | Kirsten Flipkens | $6–7^{(4)},$ 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 20 July 2008 | OPen Contrexéville, France | Clay | Raluca Olaru | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 12 October 2008 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard | Julie Coin | $6–7^{(7)},$ $6–7^{(3)}$ |
| Runner-up | 19. | 3 October 2009 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Ksenia Pervak | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 9 January 2011 | Blossom Cup, China | Hard | Lu Jingjing | 6–3, $6–7^{(2)},$ 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 6 March 2011 | ITF Hammond, United States | Hard | Madison Brengle | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 18 April 2011 | ITF Dothan, United States | Clay | Melinda Czink | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 28 June 2011 | Bella Cup, Poland | Clay | Edina Gallovits-Hall | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 24. | 11 July 2011 | Open Contrexéville, France | Clay | Iryna Brémond | 4–6, $7–6^{(1)},$ 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 8 September 2013 | Trabzon Cup, Turkey | Hard | Aleksandra Krunić | 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 26. | 13 July 2014 | ITF Gatineau, Canada | Hard | Françoise Abanda | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 20 July 2014 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | Hard | Miharu Imanishi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 28. | 9 November 2014 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | Hard (i) | Anhelina Kalinina | 5–2 ret. |
| Runner-up | 29. | 12 June 2016 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | Grass | Marina Melnikova | 3–6, $6–7^{(6)}$ |

### Doubles (16–15)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 November 1998 | Le Havre, France | Clay | Chloé Carlotti | Cindy Schuurmans Iroda Tulyaganova | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 20 March 2000 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Antonella Serra Zanetti | Eva Bes Gisela Riera | $7–6^{(2)},$ 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 9 April 2000 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Patty Van Acker | Vanessa Henke Syna Schmidle | $7–6^{(2)},$ 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 3 May 2004 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Virginie Razzano | Mariya Koryttseva Nadejda Ostrovskaya | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 April 2005 | Valencia, Spain | Hard | Kildine Chevalier | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4–6, $7–6^{(5)},$ 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 11 September 2006 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Julia Schruff | Kira Nagy Jasmin Wöhr | $7–6^{(4)},$ 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 7 April 2007 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Aurélie Védy | Angelique Kerber Yvonne Meusburger | 4–6, $7–6^{(6)},$ 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 11 May 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | Melinda Czink Sunitha Rao | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 20 July 2008 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Erica Krauth Hanna Nooni | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 27 July 2008 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | İpek Şenoğlu | Corinna Dentoni Anastasia Pivovarova | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 23 March 2009 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Maria Elena Camerin | Youlia Fedossova Violette Huck | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 12. | 19 October 2009 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | Claire Feuerstein | Margalita Chakhnashvili Sílvia Soler Espinosa | $7–6^{(4)},$ 7–5 |
| Winner | 13. | 10 May 2010 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Claire Feuerstein | Olga Savchuk Anastasiya Yakimova | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 14. | 7 June 2010 | Zlín, Czech Republic | Clay | Eva Birnerová | Tereza Hladíková Michaela Pochabová | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 15. | 25 September 2010 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Jorgelina Cravero | Heidi El Tabakh Rebecca Marino | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 16. | 12 April 2011 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Alexa Glatch | María Irigoyen Erika Sema | 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Winner | 17. | 4 July 2011 | Toruń, Poland | Clay | Tatjana Maria | Edina Gallovits-Hall Andreja Klepač | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 18. | 6 November 2011 | Nantes, France | Hard (i) | Kristina Mladenovic | Julie Coin Eva Hrdinová | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 12 February 2012 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Vesna Dolonc | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | $6–7^{(4)},$ 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 28 October 2012 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Tatjana Maria | Catalina Castaño Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 4–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Runner-up | 21. | 31 March 2013 | ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France | Hard (i) | Eva Hrdinová | Anna-Lena Friedsam Alison Van Uytvanck | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 22. | 15 June 2013 | Nottingham Challenge, UK | Grass | Julie Coin | Julia Glushko Erika Sema | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 31 March 2013 | Open Nantes, France | Hard (i) | Eva Hrdinová | Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 24. | 19 October 2014 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | Amandine Hesse | Alberta Brianti Maria Elena Camerin | def. |
| Runner-up | 25. | 2 November 2014 | Open Nantes, France | Hard (i) | Amandine Hesse | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 26. | 22 February 2015 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Irina Ramialison | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 28 February 2015 | Neva Cup, Russia | Hard (i) | Ana Vrljić | Viktorija Golubic Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 28. | 6 April 2015 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | Hard (i) | Ana Vrljić | Naomi Broady Ekaterina Bychkova | 6–2, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 29. | 10 May 2015 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | Clay | Julie Coin | María Irigoyen Paula Kania | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 30. | 11 October 2015 | ITF Kirkland, United States | Hard | Mandy Minella | Lesley Kerkhove Arantxa Rus | 6–4, 4–6, [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 31. | 1 November 2015 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Amandine Hesse | Andreea Mitu Monica Niculescu | $7–6^{(5)},$ $6–7^{(2)},$ [8–10] |

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3–7 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4–15 |
| Wimbledon | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | 3–10 |
| US Open | LQ | A | LQ | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 3–7 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 4–6 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4–16 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 3–5 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3–4 |
