# Léolia Jeanjean

Léolia Jeanjean (born 14 August 1995) is a French tennis player.
Jeanjean has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 102 by the WTA, achieved on 30 January 2023. She reached her best doubles ranking of No. 162 on 18 March 2024.

## Early life

Jeanjean was a gifted juniors player, but suffered a serious knee injury at age 14. In 2008, Jeanjean was a quarterfinalist in Les Petits As and reached the final of the French U14 Championship. A league coach was then assigned to spend eleven weeks a year in La Grande-Motte, her home. In 2009, she received a wildcard at Roland Garros for the junior singles and another for the junior doubles with her partner Darja Salnikova, but she was eliminated in the first round each time. She was invited again in 2010, but did not do better in singles, while in doubles with Clothilde de Bernardi, she reached the quarterfinals.

## College career

Jeanjean attended Baylor University (Bachelor in Sociology) and played college tennis at the University of Arkansas (Bachelor in Criminal justice) as well as Lynn University, where she graduated with an MBA in Finance in 2019.

## Professional
### 2022: Major debut and 3rd round, top 150

Jeanjean made her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut at the 2022 French Open, after receiving a wildcard for the singles tournament. She scored her first major match win against world No. 45, Nuria Párrizas Díaz, and then defeated eighth-seed and former world No. 1, Karolína Plíšková, 6–2, 6–2 in the second round. This was her first victory over a player ranked in the top 10. Ranked No. 227, she became the third-lowest ranked player to defeat a top-10 opponent in the season, following No. 409 Daria Saville's upset of Ons Jabeur in Indian Wells and No. 231 Laura Siegemund's win (via retirement) over Maria Sakkari in Stuttgart. She was also the lowest ranked female player to win a match at Roland Garros against a top-ten opponent since Conchita Martínez defeated Lori McNeil in 1988. As a result, she reached the top 150 for the first time in her career, climbing up nearly 80 positions.
In November, Jeanjean was runner-up at the Montevideo Open, losing to Diana Shnaider in the final.

### 2023: Australian Open debut

On her debut at the Australian Open, she entered this major as a lucky loser, but was beaten in the first round by Nadia Podoroska.
Partnering Sara Errani, Jeanjean won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2023 MundoTenis Open in Brazil, defeating Julia Lohoff and Conny Perrin in the final.

### 2024: Three WTA 125 quarterfinals and a semifinal

Jeanjean qualified for the Australian Open, losing in the first round to Caroline Dolehide. She reached the quarterfinals at the Puerto Vallarta 125, defeating Yanina Wickmayer and Rebecca Marino, before losing to eventual champion McCartney Kessler.
Having qualified for the French Open, Jeanjean was drawn to face top seed Iga Świątek in the opening round and lost in straight sets.
At the Makarska International Championships, she recorded wins over wildcard entrant Tena Lukas and Miriam Bulgaru to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she lost to eighth seed and eventual champion Katie Volynets.
Partnering Kristina Mladenovic, Jeanjean reached the doubles final at the Copa LP Chile, but withdrew before the match due to an elbow injury.
She reached the quarterfinals at the WTA Argentina Open, defeating Francisca Jorge and second seed Suzan Lamens. Jeanjean lost in the last eight to Sára Bejlek. The following week, at the WTA MundoTenis Open, she overcame Daria Lodikova, Nina Stojanović and Valeriya Strakhova to reach the semifinals, where her run was ended by seventh seed and eventual champion Maja Chwalińska.

### 2025

Jeanjean qualified for the Australian Open, but lost in the main-draw first round to Jodie Burrage.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| French Open | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
| WTA 1000 ||||||
| Qatar Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Dubai | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Italian Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Guadalajara Open | A | A | NTI | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wuhan Open | NH | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| China Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics ||||||
| Tournaments | 6 | 4 | | Career total: 10 | Career total: 10 |
| Overall win–loss | 3–6 | 0–3 | | 0 / 9 | 3–9 |
| Year-end ranking | 125 | 128 | | $338,448 | $338,448 |

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

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | Transylvania Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Valeriya Strakhova | Jodie Burrage Jil Teichmann | 1–6, 4–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay | Clay | Diana Shnaider | 4–6, 4–6 |

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

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2023 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil | Clay | Sara Errani | Julia Lohoff Conny Perrin | 7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2024 | Copa LP Chile, Chile | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Mayar Sherif Nina Stojanović | walkover |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments
* W80 tournaments
* W60/75 tournaments
* W40/50 tournaments
* W25 tournaments
* W10/15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–6)
* Clay (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF Borriol, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Maria Marfutina | 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2021 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2022 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Moyuka Uchijima | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2022 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | W60 | Hard | Linda Nosková | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2022 | ITF Calvi, France | W25 | Hard | Tessah Andrianjafitrimo | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2023 | Aberto da República, Brazil | W80 | Hard | Lulu Sun | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 2023 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal | W60 | Hard | Petra Marčinko | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2024 | ITF Pilar, Argentina | W50 | Clay | Solana Sierra | 2–6 ret. |
| Win | 3–6 | Oct 2024 | ITF Poitiers, France | W75+H | Hard (i) | Diana Martynov | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2024 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Sara Cakarevic | 6-1, 6-3 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jan 2025 | ITF Bengaluru, India | W100 | Hard | Tatjana Maria | 7–6$^{(0)}$, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jan 2025 | ITF Pune, India | W75 | Hard | Tatiana Prozorova | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W80 tournaments
* W60 tournaments
* W25 tournaments
* W10/15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–4)
* Clay (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF Borriol, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Marine Partaud | Tina Tehrani Mandy Wagemaker | 4–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Tiphanie Fiquet | Hind Abdelouahid Alyssa Tobita | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Tiphanie Fiquet | Carolina Alves Andrea Gámiz | 7–5, 2–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2021 | ITF Calvi, France | W25 | Hard | Audrey Albié | Lina Gjorcheska Amandine Hesse | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2021 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W25 | Clay | Audrey Albié | Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova | 7–6$^{(7)}$, 2–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2021 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | W80 | Hard (i) | Audrey Albié | Mariam Bolkvadze Samantha Murray Sharan | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2022 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Audrey Albié | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Quirine Lemoine | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jul 2023 | ITF Feira de Santana, Brazil | W60 | Hard | Valeriya Strakhova | Haley Giavara Abigail Rencheli | 7–5, 6–4 |

## Wins against top 10 players

| Season | 2022 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | LJR |
| 2022 ||||||||
| 1. | Karolína Plíšková | No. 8 | French Open, France | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 227 |