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Virginie Razzano

ビルジニ・ラザノ　/　びるじに・らざの

Tennis player from France

May 12, 1983 (age 43)　・　Dijon, Côte-d’Or, France

Côte-d’Or
tennis player

My Take

Razzano's numbers, two WTA titles and a career-high ranking of 16, only hint at what makes her compelling to me. The Dijon native delivered one of the great upsets in tennis at Roland Garros, but her real story is resilience: she kept competing through profound personal grief, and that quiet strength outshines any ranking. Representing France in the Fed Cup from 2001 to 2014, she carried her country's flag for over a decade. I am drawn to athletes whose human drama runs deeper than their results, and Razzano is one of them. The scoreboard fades; the image of her facing forward, racket in hand, stays.

Overview

Virginie Razzano (born 12 May 1983) is a French former professional tennis player. She won two WTA Tour singles titles, both in 2007. Razzano reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 14 September 2009. She represented France in the Fed Cup from 2001 to 2014; her overall Fed Cup win–loss record is 16–9 (singles 10–5, doubles 6–4).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Virginie Razzano
Name (Japanese): ビルジニ・ラザノ
Reading: びるじに・らざの
Born: May 12, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: Dijon, Côte-d’Or, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 174 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B6%E3%83%8E

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