Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret is a former professional tennis player from France.
In her career, she reached three finals on the WTA Tour: at Taranto in 1990, she lost to Raffaella Reggi, and in New York in 1991, she lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy at Schenectady, both Tier V tournaments. At the Tier IV event in Cardiff in 1997, she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 2–6.
Her best Grand Slam performance was the fourth round at the 1994 French Open. As a wild-card entrant and the world No. 197, she beat Emanuela Zardo, Wiltrud Probst and Marzia Grossi, then lost to third seed Conchita Martínez, 1–6, 2–6.
She achieved more notable success in doubles, winning six titles, four with Florencia Labat, and ranking as high as No. 22 in the WTA rankings. On 17 August 1992, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 46.
She retired after a first-round defeat at the hands of Emmanuelle Gagliardi at the 2000 Australian Open.
Dechaume-Balleret is married to Bernard Balleret.
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 6 May 1990 | Taranto, Italy | Clay |  Raffaella Reggi | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 25 August 1991 | Schenectady, United States | Hard |  Brenda Schultz | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 18 May 1997 | Cardiff, Wales | Clay |  Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 25 September 1988 | Paris, France | Clay |  Emmanuelle Derly |  Louise Field Nathalie Herreman | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 23 September 1990 | Paris, France | Clay | Nathalie Herreman | Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 5 May 1991 | Taranto, Italy | Clay |  Florencia Labat | Laura Golarsa  Ann Grossman | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | 22 September 1991 | Paris, France | Clay | Julie Halard |  Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 12 July 1992 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Florencia Labat |  Amanda Coetzer  Wiltrud Probst | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 26 July 1992 | San Marino | Clay | Florencia Labat | Sandra Cecchini Laura Garrone | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5. | 30 August 1992 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | Florencia Labat | Ginger Helgeson Shannan McCarthy | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 6 August 1995 | San Diego, United States | Hard | Sandrine Testud | Gigi Fernández  Natalia Zvereva | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 5 May 1996 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Alexandra Fusai | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | 20 April 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Rika Hiraki | Kerry-Anne Guse Corina Morariu | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 16 January 1999 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Mariaan de Swardt  Elena Tatarkova | 1–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Head-to-head record against other players in the top 10
- Lindsay Davenport 0–1
- Dominique Monami 0–1
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–1
- Serena Williams 1–0
- Anna Kournikova 0–2
- Karina Habšudová 1–0
- Steffi Graf 0–2
- Amélie Mauresmo 1–1
- Martina Navratilova 0–3
- Jana Novotná 0–3
- Iva Majoli 0–1
- Venus Williams 0–2