Francoise Abanda
Françoise Abanda at the junior 2012 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Canada
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| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Born |
February 5, 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $178,484 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 110–77 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 163 (November 14, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 163 (November 14, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2017) |
| US Open | 1R (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 25–26 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 197 (September 8, 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 586 (November 14, 2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–5 |
| Last updated on: November 14, 2016. | |
Françoise Abanda (born February 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 163 on November 14, 2016. She achieved a career high junior rank of No. 4 on April 29, 2013.
Françoise 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 is currently a student at Barry University.
In 2011, Abanda reached the third round of the junior US Open in singles. In May 2012, she was eliminated in the third round of the junior French Open in singles, and in the quarterfinals in doubles. She lost in the semifinals of the junior Wimbledon in June 2012 in both singles and doubles. She played and won her first professional match at the $25,000 ITF in Granby in July, defeating World No. 331 Jennifer Elie in the first round before losing to compatriot Eugenie Bouchard in the second. She also reached the doubles semifinals. In August, she reached last round qualies at the Rogers Cup as a wildcard, with a win over World No. 104 Irina Falconi in the second round.
Abanda then won in September the G1 tournament in Repentigny, becoming only the second Québécoise (after Eugenie Bouchard in 2011), and fourth Canadian to win the title there. She made it to the quarterfinals of the junior US Open in doubles at the beginning of September. Also in 2012, she won the GB1 Pan American Closed ITF Championships, with a win over fellow Canadian Carol Zhao in the final. In October 2012, Abanda reached the doubles semifinals at the $50,000 ITF in Saguenay. She reached a week later her second straight doubles semifinals, this time at the $50,000 ITF Challenger in Toronto.
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