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|image = FrançoiseAbanda.png
|birthdate = February 5, 1997
|birthplace = Montréal, Québec, Canada
|dateofdeath =
|placeofdeath =
|from = Montréal, Québec, Canada
|residence =
|height = 5’10” (1,78m)
|styleofplay = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|turnedpro = 2015
|retired =
|bestwtasinglesranking = No. 111 (October 9, 2017)
|bestwtadoublesranking = No. 197 (September 8, 2014)
|bestitfjuniorranking =
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|cdntennisprofile = [http://www.cdntennis.ca/francoiseabanda Profile on CdnTennis.ca]
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==Biography==
==Biography==
'''Françoise Abanda''' (born February 5, 1997 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 111 on October 9, 2017 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 197 on September 8, 2014.
'''Françoise Abanda''' (born February 5, 1997 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 111 on October 9, 2017 and her highest WTA doubles ranking of 197 on September 8, 2014. She achieved a career high junior rank of No. 4 on April 29, 2013. She reached the semifinals of the junior Wimbledon in 2012. Also in 2012, she won the G1 tournament in Repentigny, becoming only the second Québécoise (after [[Eugenie Bouchard]] in 2011), and fourth Canadian to win the title there. In 2014 at the French Open, she advanced to her second junior Grand Slam semifinal. At the 2014 US Open, she qualified for her first Grand Slam after losing only six games in the three rounds. She lost to world No. 27 Sabine Lisicki in the first round. Abanda qualified for the 2017 French Open for the first time in her career and defeated local Tessah Andrianjafitrimo in the opening round. She lost to world No. 12 Caroline Wozniacki in her next match. The next month at Wimbledon, she qualified for her second straight Grand Slam main draw and won her first round match over world No. 94 Kurumi Nara. She was defeated by reigning French Open champion and world No. 13 Jeļena Ostapenko in the second round in three sets. Also in 2017 at the [[Coupe Banque Nationale]], Abanda reached her first WTA quarterfinal defeating Asia Muhammad and world No. 74 Varvara Lepchenko respectively in the first two rounds, before falling to world No. 63 Tímea Babos.


In 2009, Abanda won the Open Super 12 and the under-12 title at the Orange Bowl. In 2010, she won the under-14 title at the Eddie Herr International Championships. She reached the semifinals of the junior Wimbledon in 2012. Also in 2012, she won the G1 tournament in [[Internationaux de tennis junior de Repentigny|Repentigny]], becoming only the second Québécoise (after [[Eugenie Bouchard]] in 2011), and fourth Canadian to win the title there. In 2014, Abanda won her first professional singles title with a victory over compatriot [[Heidi El Tabakh]] at the ITF 25K in Port St. Lucie. At the 2014 French Open, she advanced to her second junior Grand Slam semifinal. At the 2014 US Open, she qualified for her first Grand Slam after losing only six games in the three rounds. She lost to world No. 27 Sabine Lisicki in the first round. Abanda qualified for the 2017 French Open for the first time in her career and defeated local Tessah Andrianjafitrimo in the opening round. She lost to world No. 12 Caroline Wozniacki in her next match. The next month at Wimbledon, she qualified for her second straight Grand Slam main draw and won her first round match over world No. 94 Kurumi Nara. She was defeated by reigning French Open champion and world No. 13 Jeļena Ostapenko in the second round in three sets. Also in 2017 at the [[Tournoi de Québec|Coupe Banque Nationale]], Abanda reached her first WTA quarterfinal defeating Asia Muhammad and world No. 74 Varvara Lepchenko respectively in the first two rounds, before falling to world No. 63 Tímea Babos.
Abanda started playing tennis at age 7, after her elder-by-three-years sister Élisabeth started playing two years earlier. She has been a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal since 2009. Her parents, Blaise Abanda and Cicle Assono Ahibena, are from Cameroon. Her sister Élisabeth also played tennis professionally and studied at Barry University.

Abanda's parents, Blaise Abanda and Cicle Assono Ahibena, are from Cameroon. Her sister Élisabeth also played tennis professionally and studied at Barry University. Abanda started playing tennis at age 7, after her elder-by-three-years sister Élisabeth started playing two years earlier. She was a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montréal from 2010 to 2015.


==ITF Circuit finals==
==ITF Circuit finals==
===Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)===
===Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)===
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{|class="wikitable"
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|- style="background:#f88379;"
|- style="background:#f88379;"
|$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
|ITF $100,000 tournaments / ITF W100 (0–0)
|- style="background:#f7e98e;"
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|$75,000 / $80,000 tournaments (0–0)
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|ITF W40 (0–0)
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|$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
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|ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF W15 (0–0)
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|$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments (0–0)
|ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
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|Hard (2–1)
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|Clay (1–1)
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|Grass (0–0)
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|Jan 2014
|Jan 2014
|style="background:lightblue;"|Port St. Lucie, United States
|style="background:lightblue;"|Port St. Lucie, United States
|style="background:lightblue;"|25,000
|style="background:lightblue;"|$25,000
|Clay
|Clay
|[[Heidi El Tabakh]] (CAN)
|[[Heidi El Tabakh]] (CAN)
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|<small>1–1</small>
|<small>1–1</small>
|Jul 2014
|Jul 2014
|style="background:lightblue;"|Gatineau, Canada
|style="background:lightblue;"|[[Challenger de Gatineau|Gatineau]], Canada
|style="background:lightblue;"|25,000
|style="background:lightblue;"|$25,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Stéphanie Foretz (FRA)
|Stéphanie Foretz (FRA)
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|Mar 2016
|Mar 2016
|style="background:lightblue;"|Irapuato, Mexico
|style="background:lightblue;"|Irapuato, Mexico
|style="background:lightblue;"|25,000
|style="background:lightblue;"|$25,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Lesley Kerkhove (NED)
|Lesley Kerkhove (NED)
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|Oct 2016
|Oct 2016
|style="background:lightblue;"|Redding, United States
|style="background:lightblue;"|Redding, United States
|style="background:lightblue;"|25,000
|style="background:lightblue;"|$25,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Sachia Vickery (USA)
|Sachia Vickery (USA)
|3–6, 6–4, 6–4
|3–6, 6–4, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>3–2</small>
|Jan 2019
|style="background:lightblue;"|Daytona Beach, United States
|style="background:lightblue;"|W25
|Clay
|Anna Bondár (HUN)
|7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 5–7
|}
|}


===Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)===
===Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)===
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|- style="background:#f88379;"
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|$75,000 / $80,000 tournaments (0–0)
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|- style="background:#addfad;"
|$50,000 / $60,000 tournaments (2–1)
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|$25,000 tournaments (0–0)
|ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF W25 / ITF W35 (0–0)
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF W15 (0–0)
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments (0–0)
|ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
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|Hard (1–1)
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|<small>0–1</small>
|<small>0–1</small>
|Oct 2013
|Oct 2013
|style="background:#addfad;"|[[Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay|Saguenay]], Canada
|style="background:#addfad;"|[[Challenger de Saguenay|Saguenay]], Canada
|style="background:#addfad;"|50,000
|style="background:#addfad;"|$50,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|Victoria Duval (USA)
|Victoria Duval (USA)
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|<small>1–1</small>
|<small>1–1</small>
|Nov 2013
|Nov 2013
|style="background:#addfad;"|[[Tevlin Women's Challenger|Toronto]], Canada
|style="background:#addfad;"|[[Tevlin Challenger|Toronto]], Canada
|style="background:#addfad;"|50,000
|style="background:#addfad;"|$50,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|Victoria Duval (USA)
|Victoria Duval (USA)
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|May 2015
|May 2015
|style="background:#addfad;"|Charlottesville, United States
|style="background:#addfad;"|Charlottesville, United States
|style="background:#addfad;"|50,000
|style="background:#addfad;"|$50,000
|Clay
|Clay
|Maria Sanchez (USA)
|Maria Sanchez (USA)
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==Singles performance timeline==
==Singles performance timeline==
''This table is current through the 2018 French Open.''
''This table is current through the 2024 French Open.''
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
!Tournament!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|-
|colspan=9 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam Tournaments'''
|colspan=15 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
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|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q2
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q2
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q2
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q2
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 0
|0 / 0
|0–0
|0–0
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|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 1
|0 / 1
|1–1
|1–1
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|A
|A
|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|A
|style="color:#cccccc;"|NH
|A
|A
|A
|
|
|0 / 1
|0 / 1
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|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q3
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q3
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q3
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q3
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q3
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|A
|A
|A
|A
|
|
|0 / 1
|0 / 1
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|0–0
|0–0
|2–2
|2–2
|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
|0–0
|0 / 3
|0 / 3
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|}
|}


'''Notes'''
==Record against top-100 players==
*<sup>NB</sup> The French Open was played in September and after the US Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Abanda's win-loss record (12–22, 35%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows: <br /><small>''Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.''</small>

{|
==External links==
|valign="top" |
*[http://www.cdntennis.ca/francoiseabanda Profile on CdnTennis.ca]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|style="width:225px; background:#efefef;"|'''Player'''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abanda, Françoise}}
|style="width:60px; background:#efefef;"|'''Top-100 record'''
[[Category:Canadian female tennis players]]
|style="width:60px; background:#efefef;"|'''Overall record'''
[[Category:Canadian active tennis players]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Misaki Doi (JPN)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Kurumi Nara (JPN)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Olga Govortsova (BLR)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Nao Hibino (JPN)
|1–0
|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Zheng Saisai (CHN)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Natalia Vikhlyantseva (RUS)
|1–0
|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Magda Linette (POL)
|1–0
|1–0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Karolína Plíšková (CZE)'''
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Venus Williams (USA)'''
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)'''
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Lucie Šafářová (CZE)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Elina Svitolina (UKR)
|0–1
|0–1
|}
|valign="top" |
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|style="width:225px; background:#efefef;"|'''Player'''
|style="width:60px; background:#efefef;"|'''Top-100 record'''
|style="width:60px; background:#efefef;"|'''Overall record'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Andrea Petkovic (GER)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Sabine Lisicki (GER)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Kaia Kanepi (EST)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Tímea Babos (HUN)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Monica Niculescu (ROU)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Vania King (USA)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Tatjana Maria (GER)
|0–1
|0–2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Jennifer Brady (USA)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Evgeniya Rodina (RUS)
|0–1
|0–1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Dominika Cibulková (SVK)
|0–2
|0–2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Julia Görges (GER)
|0–2
|0–2
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Total
|12–22
|14–23
|}
|}
:''*Statistics as of May 16, 2018''

Revision as of 18:30, 20 May 2024

Françoise Abanda
Birthdate February 5, 1997
Birthplace Montréal, Québec, Canada
From Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height 5’10” (1,78m)
Style of play Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro 2015
Best WTA singles ranking No. 111 (October 9, 2017)
Best WTA doubles ranking No. 197 (September 8, 2014)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Françoise Abanda (born February 5, 1997 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 111 on October 9, 2017 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 197 on September 8, 2014.

In 2009, Abanda won the Open Super 12 and the under-12 title at the Orange Bowl. In 2010, she won the under-14 title at the Eddie Herr International Championships. She reached the semifinals of the junior Wimbledon in 2012. Also in 2012, she won the G1 tournament in Repentigny, becoming only the second Québécoise (after Eugenie Bouchard in 2011), and fourth Canadian to win the title there. In 2014, Abanda won her first professional singles title with a victory over compatriot Heidi El Tabakh at the ITF 25K in Port St. Lucie. At the 2014 French Open, she advanced to her second junior Grand Slam semifinal. At the 2014 US Open, she qualified for her first Grand Slam after losing only six games in the three rounds. She lost to world No. 27 Sabine Lisicki in the first round. Abanda qualified for the 2017 French Open for the first time in her career and defeated local Tessah Andrianjafitrimo in the opening round. She lost to world No. 12 Caroline Wozniacki in her next match. The next month at Wimbledon, she qualified for her second straight Grand Slam main draw and won her first round match over world No. 94 Kurumi Nara. She was defeated by reigning French Open champion and world No. 13 Jeļena Ostapenko in the second round in three sets. Also in 2017 at the Coupe Banque Nationale, Abanda reached her first WTA quarterfinal defeating Asia Muhammad and world No. 74 Varvara Lepchenko respectively in the first two rounds, before falling to world No. 63 Tímea Babos.

Abanda's parents, Blaise Abanda and Cicle Assono Ahibena, are from Cameroon. Her sister Élisabeth also played tennis professionally and studied at Barry University. Abanda started playing tennis at age 7, after her elder-by-three-years sister Élisabeth started playing two years earlier. She was a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montréal from 2010 to 2015.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments / ITF W100 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 / ITF $80,000 tournaments / ITF W75 / ITF W80 (0–0)
ITF $50,000 / ITF $60,000 tournaments / ITF W50 / ITF W60 (0–0)
ITF W40 (0–0)
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF W25 / ITF W35 (3–2)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF W15 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2014 Port St. Lucie, United States $25,000 Clay Heidi El Tabakh (CAN) 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2014 Gatineau, Canada $25,000 Hard Stéphanie Foretz (FRA) 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2016 Irapuato, Mexico $25,000 Hard Lesley Kerkhove (NED) 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–1 Oct 2016 Redding, United States $25,000 Hard Sachia Vickery (USA) 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jan 2019 Daytona Beach, United States W25 Clay Anna Bondár (HUN) 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 5–7

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments / ITF W100 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 / ITF $80,000 tournaments / ITF W75 / ITF W80 (0–0)
ITF $50,000 / ITF $60,000 tournaments / ITF W50 / ITF W60 (2–1)
ITF W40 (0–0)
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF W25 / ITF W35 (0–0)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF W15 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2013 Saguenay, Canada $50,000 Hard (i) Victoria Duval (USA) Marta Domachowska (POL)
Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 		5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2013 Toronto, Canada $50,000 Hard (i) Victoria Duval (USA) Melanie Oudin (USA)
Jessica Pegula (USA) 		7–6(7–5), 2–6, [11–9]
Win 2–1 May 2015 Charlottesville, United States $50,000 Clay Maria Sanchez (USA) Olga Ianchuk (UKR)
Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 		6–1, 6–3

Singles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 A Q2 Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 –
French Open A A A 2R Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A 2R Q1 A NH A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open 1R A Q3 Q3 Q3 Q1 A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 2–3 40%

Notes

  • NB The French Open was played in September and after the US Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

External links

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