Marie-Ève Pelletier


Marie-Ève Pelletier is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached a career high ranking of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005 and a career high of 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010 on the WTA Tour.

Tennis career

1998–2013

Marie-Ève has played in one career Grand Slam singles match in 2004, at the Australian Open, qualifying for the tournament before losing in the first round to Japan's Akiko Morigami. She is the previous winner of two events on the ITF Circuit, the 2000 Virginia Beach and 2005 Waikoloa tournaments. Her best result in a WTA Tour event came at the 2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open, where she reached the quarterfinals. The biggest win of her career was when she beat then world No. 16 Li Na in straight sets in the first round of the 2006 Rogers Cup. She won in June 2012 the third singles title of her career at the $25,000 ITF in El Paso, beating Ashley Weinhold in the final.
Pelletier retired from tennis on January 9, 2013, after her loss in the first round qualifying at the Australian Open.

Fed Cup

Marie-Ève was a regular on Canada's Fed Cup team, playing every year from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. She amassed a singles record of 9–9 and a doubles record of 16–6 in Fed Cup play.

Life after tennis

Pelletier is now a tennis analyst for TVA Sports, a sports television network in Quebec. She also was a tennis analyst for RDS for the 2013 Rogers Cup and an assistant coach for Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal. Pelletier married former NHL goaltender Pascal Leclaire in July 2014 and gave birth to their daughter Zoé in May 2015.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nanjing, China10,000Hard Li Na6–7, 2–6
Loss0–2Fresno, United States25,000Hard Rachel McQuillan1–6, 1–6
Win1–2Virginia Beach, United States25,000Clay Rossana de los Ríos7–6, 6–2
Loss1–3Peachtree City, United States25,000Hard Hsieh Su-wei4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–4Pittsburgh, United States50,000Hard Alina Jidkova4–6, 1–6
Loss1–5Albuquerque, United States75,000Hard Laura Granville7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win2–5Waikoloa, United States50,000Hard Hana Šromová4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss2–6Marseille, France50,000Clay Conchita Martínez Granados1–6, 1–6
Win3–6El Paso, United States25,000Hard Ashley Weinhold7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 51 (25 titles, 26 runners-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Baltimore, United States10,000Hard Lauren Kalvaria Candice De La Torre
Nadia Johnston
7–6, 6–3
Loss1–1Fresno, United States50,000Hard Ashley Harkleroad Clarisa Fernández
Samantha Reeves
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss1–2Caserta, Italy50,000Clay Maja Palaveršić Erica Krauth
Vanessa Menga
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Oporto, Portugal25,000Clay Iveta Gerlová Sybille Bammer
Laura Dell'Angelo
3–6, 5–7
Loss1–4Raleigh, United States50,000Clay Anouska Van Exel Ansley Cargill
Christina Wheeler
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–5Lafayette, United States50,000Clay Maria Fernanda Alves Beti Sekulovski
Cindy Watson
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss1–6Marseille, France50,000Clay Maria Fernanda Alves Līga Dekmeijere
Caroline Dhenin
2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss1–7Nantes, France25,000Hard Aurélie Védy Renata Voráčová
Mailyne Andrieux
7–6, 5–7, 2–6
Win2–7Waikoloa, United States50,000Hard Chan Chin-wei Julie Ditty
Lilia Osterloh
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win3–7Charlottesville, United States50,000Clay Sunitha Rao Maria Fernanda Alves
Lilia Osterloh
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Loss3–8Indian Harbour Beach, United States50,000Clay Maria Fernanda Alves Edina Gallovits
Jessica Kirkland
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–9Palm Beach Gardens, United States25,000Clay Ansley Cargill Angela Haynes
Raquel Kops-Jones
3–6, 3–6
Win4–9Périgueux, France25,000Clay Monique Adamczak Nina Bratchikova
Lioudmila Skavronskaia
6–3, 6–4
Win5–9San Luis Potosí, Mexico25,000Hard Monique Adamczak María José Argeri
Carla Tiene
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss5–10Saltillo, Mexico25,000Hard Monique Adamczak Larissa Carvalho
Joana Cortez
2–6, 5–7
Loss5–11Fort Walton Beach, United States25,000Hard Sunitha Rao Angelika Bachmann
Tetiana Luzhanska
5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss5–12Hammond, United States25,000Hard Teodora Mirčić Chan Chin-wei
Tetiana Luzhanska
1–6, 6–7
Win6–12Galatina, Italy$25,000Clay Eva Hrdinová Stefania Chieppa
Darya Kustova
6–1, 7–6
Win7–12Périgueux, France25,000Clay Eva Hrdinová Yulia Beygelzimer
Yevgenia Savranska
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win8–12Vancouver, Canada50,000Hard Stéphanie Dubois Agustina Lepore
Soledad Esperón
6–4, 6–4
Win9–12Denain, France75,000Clay Eva Hrdinová Timea Bacsinszky
Karolina Kosińska
6–4, 6–4
Loss9–13Troy, United States50,000Hard Eva Hrdinová Angela Haynes
Mashona Washington
4–6, 2–6
Loss9–14Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000Clay Julie Coin Monica Niculescu
Renata Voráčová
7–6, 1–6,
Win10–14Saint-Gaudens, France50,000Clay Hsieh Su-wei Aurélie Védy
Chanelle Scheepers
6–4, 6–0
Loss10–15Rome, Italy75,000Clay Alina Jidkova Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 1–6
Loss10–16Denain, France75,000Clay Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Maret Ani
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
0–6, 5–7
Loss10–17Helsinki, Finland25,000Hard Patricia Mayr Emma Laine
Johanna Larsson
4–6, 2–6
Win11–17Toronto, Canada50,000Hard Stéphanie Dubois Nikola Franková
Carmen Klaschka
6–4, 6–3
Loss11–18Pelham, United States25,000Clay Frederica Piedade Danielle Harmsen
Kim Kilsdonk
4–6, 7–5,
Win12–18Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000Clay Julie Coin Anna Tatishvili
Erica Krauth
6–4, 6–3
Loss12–19Bronx, United States100,000Hard Julie Coin Anna-Lena Grönefeldn
Vania King
0–6, 3–6
Win13–19Poitiers, France100,000Hard Julie Coin Marta Domachowska
Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 3–6,
Loss13–20Phoenix, United States50,000Hard Anna Tatishvili Sharon Fichman
Mashona Washington
6–4, 4–6,
Win14–20Bayamón, Puerto Rico25,000Hard Maria Fernanda Alves María Irigoyen
Florencia Molinero
7–6, 6–4
Win15–20Pelham, United States25,000Clay Līga Dekmeijere Kimberly Couts
Heidi El Tabakh
2–6, 6–4,
Win16–20Jackson, United States25,000Clay Sharon Fichman Eva Hrdinová
Natalie Piquion
7–6, 7–6
Win17–20Charlottesville, United States50,000Clay Sharon Fichman Julie Ditty
Carly Gullickson
6–3, 6–3
Win18–20Raleigh, United States50,000Clay Sharon Fichman Beatrice Capra
Asia Muhammad
6–1, 6–3
Loss18–21Boston, United States50,000Hard Sharon Fichman Tetiana Luzhanskan
Alexandra Mueller
6–7, 3–6
Loss18–222011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles|Saguenay, Canada50,000Hard Gabriela Dabrowski Tímea Babos
Jessica Pegula
4–6, 3–6
Win19–222011 Tevlin Women's Challenger – Doubles|Toronto, Canada50,000Hard Gabriela Dabrowski Tímea Babos
Jessica Pegula
7–5, 6–7,
Win20–22Pelham, United States25,000Clay Julie Coin Elena Bovina
Ekaterina Bychkova
7–5, 6–4
Loss20–232012 Dothan Pro Tennis Classic – Doubles|Dothan, United States50,000Clay Sharon Fichman Eugenie Bouchard
Jessica Pegula
4–6, 6–4,
Loss20–242012 Audi Melbourne Pro Tennis Classic – Doubles|Indian Harbour Beach, United States50,000Clay Alyona Sotnikova Maria Fernanda Alves
Jessica Moore
7–6, 3–6,
Win21–24Raleigh, United States25,000Clay Gabriela Dabrowski Alexandra Mueller
Asia Muhammad
6–4, 4–6,
Win22–24Rome, Italy25,000Clay Laura Thorpe Julia Cohen
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
6–0, 3–6,
Win23–242012 Colorado International – Doubles|Denver, United States50,000Hard Shelby Rogers Lauren Embree
Nicole Gibbs
6–3, 3–6,
Win24–242012 Cooper Challenger – Doubles|Waterloo, Canada50,000Clay Sharon Fichman Shuko Aoyama
Gabriela Dabrowski
6–2, 7–5
Win25–242012 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Doubles|Granby, Canada25,000Hard Sharon Fichman Shuko Aoyama
Miki Miyamura
4–6, 7–5,
Loss25–25Troy, United States25,000Hard Sharon Fichman Angelina Gabueva
Arina Rodionova
4–6, 4–6
Loss25–262012 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles|Saguenay, Canada50,000Hard Sharon Fichman Gabriela Dabrowski
Alla Kudryavtseva
2–6, 2–6

Singles performance timeline

Doubles performance timeline

Record against top-100 players

Pelletier's win-loss record against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.