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Sandrine Testud

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

Sandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France. She was born on April 3rd, 1972 in Lyon, France. Her height is 5 foot 9 inches and weight is 150 pounds. She was a right-handed player. She reached 1997 U.S. Open quarter finals, 1998 Australian Open quarter finals and 2001 Women’s Tennis Association, WTA Tour Championships semi finals as well.

She broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. In 1989 she won the first pro title in second-ever event at International Tennis Federation, ITF Limoges. She played her first Grand Slam qualifying at Australian Open reaching semifinals at Karlovy Vary. In 1998 at Australian Open, she was seeded for first time reaching quarter finals and reached the fourth round at Roland Garros. In 1999 she reached the fourth round of Australian Open.

In the 2004 Wimbledon she made a comeback and won a total of three Women’s Tennis Association, WTA Tour singles and 4 WTA Tour doubles titles. Her biggest singles tournament victory was at the 1998 Tier II tournament in Filderstadt. Her career best ranking in singles was No. 9 on February 7th, 2000 and in doubles was No. 8 on August 21st, 2000.

Sandrine Testud with all her dedication and devotion in her play has achieved many goals in her overall tennis-playing career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by giving some extra hard work and efforts. She was a legendry tennis player known for an outstanding play during her time.

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