Date of Birth: 03.04.72 Became pro: 1990 World ranking: 10

Verdict: Excellent shot maker who enjoyed a good consistent year in 2001.

A regular in the last eight of tournaments, the Frenchwoman reached three finals, winning the Big Island Championships in Hawaii. She has already been runner-up in Dubai this season.

But she has suffered disappointing first-round losses at both the Australian and French Opens and having risen briefly into the top ten, she has struggled to compete with the true elite.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
	02	01	00	99	98	97	96	95	94	93	92
Australian Open	1R	3R	4R	4R	QF	2R	1R	3R	4R	1R	2R
French Open	1R	QF	3R	2R	4R	3R	3R	2R	1R	1R	2R
Wimbledon	-	4R	1R	3R	4R	4R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R
US Open	-	4R	4R	2R	3R	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R	2R

Key: 1R (first round); 2R (second round); 3R (third round); 4R (fourth round); QF (quarter-finals); SF (losing semi-finalists); RU (Runner up); W (winner).