# Elixane Lechemia

Elixane Lechemia (born 3 September 1991) is a French tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 343 in singles, achieved on 3 April 2017, and of No. 65 in doubles, set on 7 March 2022. Lechemia has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with four singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

## Professional career
### 2019–2020: Grand Slam debut

Lechemia made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles draw, partnering Estelle Cascino. She participated also in the 2020 French Open as a wildcard, partnering with debutante French teenager Elsa Jacquemot.

### 2021–2022: First WTA doubles title

Lechemia won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, partnering with Ingrid Neel, defeating the third-seeded pair of Mihaela Buzărnescu and Anna-Lena Friedsam.
Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 2022 Montevideo Open, losing to Ingrid Martins and Luisa Stefani in the final.

### 2023–2024: Second doubles final, major third round

Partnering Quinn Gleason, Lechemia was runner-up at the 2023 Prague Open, losing to Nao Hibino and Oksana Kalashnikova in the final.
Playing with Katarzyna Kawa, she was doubles champion at the 2023 WTA 125 Polish Open, thanks to a win over Naiktha Bains and Maia Lumsden in the final.
After the withdrawal of top seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, she entered the 2024 Australian Open as an alternate pair, partnering Tamara Korpatsch, and reached the third round of a major for the first time in her career.

## Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 2–2 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2–3 |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | | 1–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 5–12 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | WTA 250 | Clay | Ingrid Neel | Mihaela Buzărnescu Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | WTA 250 | Hard | Quinn Gleason | Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 5–7, [3–10] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay | Clay | Quinn Gleason | Ingrid Martins Luisa Stefani | 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Kozerki Open, Poland | Hard | Katarzyna Kawa | Naiktha Bains Maia Lumsden | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2023 | Open delle Puglie, Italy | Clay | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Katarzyna Kawa Anna Sisková | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2024 | Parma Open, Italy | Clay | Ingrid Martins | Anna Danilina Irina Khromacheva | 1–6, 2–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments (4–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (1–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Fatima El Allami | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Nadia Lalami | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2011 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko | 6–7$^{(9)}$, 6–3, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2011 | ITF Florence, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | 0–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2012 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Clay | Quirine Lemoine | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | May 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Yuliana Lizarazo | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2016 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Magali Kempen | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Petra Krejsová | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Polina Monova | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 29 (15 titles, 14 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $60,000 tournaments (1–2)
* $25,000 tournaments (8–4)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (6–8)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–8)
* Clay (7–5)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | ITF Bournemouth, UK | 10,000 | Clay | Alizé Lim | Stephanie Cornish Tímea Babos | w/o |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Espinho, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Caroline Garcia | Mishel Okhremchuk Morgane Pons | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Constance Sibille | Elitsa Kostova Kinnie Laisné | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Larrière | Xenia Knoll Amra Sadiković | w/o |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard | Alizé Lim | Youlia Fedossova Iryna Brémond | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | July 2011 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Hard | Céline Ghesquière | Verónica Cepede Royg Teliana Pereira | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2011 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard | Silvia Njirić | Elyne Boeykens Eva Wacanno | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2012 | ITF Sutton, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Irina Ramialison | Amy Bowtell Quirine Lemoine | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2012 | ITF Edinburgh, UK | 10,000 | Clay | Martina Přádová | Eva Wacanno Karolina Wlodarczak | 6–4, 0–6, [11–13] |
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2016 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Carpet | Mathilde Armitano | Deborah Chiesa Maria Masini | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2016 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 10,000 | Carpet | Mathilde Armitano | Anna-Giulia Remondina Dalila Spiteri | w/o |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jul 2017 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Hard | Mathilde Armitano | Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Nov 2017 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Cristina Bucșa | Noelia Bouzó Zanotti Ángeles Moreno Barranquero | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–10 | Feb 2018 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Estelle Cascino | Amra Sadiković Eva Wacanno | 6–4, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 5–10 | Mar 2018 | ITF Mâcon, France | 15,000 | Hard | Mathilde Armitano | Manon Arcangioli Diāna Marcinkēviča | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 5–11 | Mar 2018 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Mathilde Armitano | Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–12 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Claudia Hoste Ferrer | Fernanda Brito Sofía Luini | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–12 | Jun 2018 | Open de Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | Alice Ramé | Carolina Alves Martina Colmegna | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Win | 7–12 | Jun 2018 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Eleni Kordolaimi | Cristina Bucșa María Herazo González | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 8–12 | Jul 2018 | ITF Setúbal, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Mathilde Armitano | Tereza Mihalíková Julia Terziyska | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–3, [13–11] |
| Win | 9–12 | Nov 2018 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Estelle Cascino | Akgul Amanmuradova Alina Silich | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–12 | Feb 2019 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Estelle Cascino | Andreea Mitu Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–12 | Mar 2019 | ITF Gonesse, France | 15,000 | Clay | Mathilde Armitano | Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 12–12 | Apr 2019 | ITF Calvi, France | 25,000 | Hard | Estelle Cascino | Ekaterina Kazionova Linnéa Malmqvist | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–12 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Manon Arcangioli | Victoria Kan Anna Morgina | w/o |
| Win | 14–12 | Feb 2020 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Amandine Hesse | Samantha Murray Sharan Julia Wachaczyk | 6–3, 4–6, [13–11] |
| Win | 15–12 | Sep 2022 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Julia Lohoff | Linda Klimovičová Dominika Šalková | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 15–13 | Jan 2023 | ITF Vero Beach, US | 60,000 | Clay | Quinn Gleason | Francesca Di Lorenzo Makenna Jones | 6–4, 3–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 15–14 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard | Quinn Gleason | Emina Bektas Ingrid Neel | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–3, [6–10] |