Caroline Garcia
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Garcia at the 2016 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 France
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| Residence | Lyon, France |
| Born |
16 October 1993 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,954,071 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 214–185 (53.63%) |
| Career titles | 3 WTA Tour, 1 WTA 125K Series, 1 ITF Women's Circuit |
| Highest ranking | No. 23 (24 October 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 24 (21 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2015, 2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2011, 2013, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2014) |
| US Open | 3R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 148 - 87 |
| Career titles | 6 WTA Tour, 1 WTA 125K Series, 4 ITF Women's Ciruit |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (24 October 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 (30 January 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2017) |
| French Open | W (2016) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2016) |
| US Open | F (2016) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 6–3 |
| Hopman Cup | RR (2016) |
| Last updated on: 21 November 2016. | |
Caroline Garcia (born 16 October 1993) is a French professional tennis player.
Garcia has had significant success in doubles, as well as a promising start of career in singles. She has won three singles and six doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as one singles and four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 24 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 23 and on the same date she peaked at world number 2 in the doubles rankings, tied with fellow Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic.
Garcia's breakthrough in doubles stemmed from her partnership with Mladenovic in 2016. The pair won four titles together, the greatest of which is the 2016 French Open doubles title. The Frenchwomen are the 2016 Doubles Team of the Year.
Playing for France at the Fed Cup, Garcia has a win-loss record of 6–3. She was awarded a Heart Award for her sportsmanship.
At the 2011 Australian Open, she earned a wild card and beat Varvara Lepchenko in the first round in her first appearance in the main draw of a WTA tournament. However she lost to Ayumi Morita in the second round.
Garcia made entry into the 2011 French Open as a wild card. Garcia played Zuzana Ondrášková and defeated her in straight sets. In the second round, Garcia had a 6–3, 4–1, 15–0 lead against former no. 1 Maria Sharapova. Maria won 11 games in a row after being down 1–4 in the set. Caroline Garcia gained a lot of respect for her upcoming talent. Andy Murray said the following via Twitter account, "The girl Sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day ... what a player".
At the 2013 Australian Open, Garcia lost in the first round to no. 47 Elena Vesnina. She then beat qualifier Yuliya Beygelzimer, before losing to eventual champion, Serena Williams, at the French Open. She qualified for Wimbledon. This marks the first Grand Slam for which she qualified; she received a wild card for the previous five. Caroline beat Zheng Jie in the first round, before losing again to Serena Williams in the second round.
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