Nathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat is a French former professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships and runner-up in the women's doubles at the 2001 US Open partnering Kimberly Po-Messerli. She reached a career-high ranking of world no. 3 in both singles and doubles.
She currently coaches Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu.
Early life
Tauziat was born in Bangui, Central African Republic. She is a first cousin of Didier Deschamps, a former captain of the French football team. About a week after Tauziat reached the Wimbledon final on 4 July 1998, Deschamps led France to win the World Cup on 12 July 1998.Career
Tauziat turned professional in 1984. She won her first singles title in 1990. She reached her only Grand Slam singles final at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, beating Haruka Inoue, Iva Majoli, Julie Halard-Decugis, Samantha Smith, Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva before losing to Jana Novotná. Her appearance in this final was the first by a Frenchwoman since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925.Tauziat was runner-up with partner Kimberly Po in the 2001 US Open women's doubles final, losing to the team of Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs. She and partner Alexandra Fusai were doubles runners-up at the 1997 and 1998 Chase Championships. She was also part of the 1997 French Fed Cup team, which won its first title in the history of the competition.
Tauziat reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 at the age of 32 years and 6 months in the spring of 2000, making her the oldest woman to debut in the top three and the fourth oldest to be ranked in the top three. She retired from the WTA Tour after the 2003 French Open, after having played only doubles in 2002 and 2003. Tauziat won 8 singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the WTA Tour in her career.
She wrote a book with the title "Les Dessous du tennis féminin" in which she gave her insights about life on the women's professional tennis circuit. In 2004 Tauziat received a state honour – le chevalier de la Légion d'honneur – from French President Jacques Chirac for her contributions to international tennis. She was an official WTA Tour mentor to French tennis player Marion Bartoli, beginning in 2003.
Personal
Tauziat married Ramuncho Palaurena on 16 July 2005. The couple have three daughters, one born in 2005 and twin girls in June 2009.Major finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Women's doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Year-end championships
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
WTA career finals
Singles: 22 (8–14)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 July 1988 | Nice | Clay |  Sandra Cecchini | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 August 1988 | Mahwah | Hard |  Steffi Graf | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 February 1990 | Wichita | Hard |  Dinky Van Rensburg | 6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 30 September 1990 | Bayonne | Carpet |  Anke Huber | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 October 1991 | Zürich | Carpet | Steffi Graf | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 March 1992 | San Antonio | Hard |  Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 4 October 1992 | Bayonne | Carpet |  Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | 7–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 November 1993 | Québec City | Carpet |  Katerina Maleeva | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 25 June 1995 | Eastbourne | Grass | Chanda Rubin | 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 16 June 1996 | Birmingham | Grass | Meredith McGrath | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 16 June 1997 | Birmingham | Grass |  Yayuk Basuki | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 19 October 1997 | Zürich | Carpet | Lindsay Davenport | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 9 November 1997 | Chicago | Carpet | Lindsay Davenport | 0–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 5 July 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Jana Novotná | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 8 November 1998 | Leipzig | Carpet | Steffi Graf | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 13 June 1999 | Birmingham | Grass |  Julie Halard-Decugis | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 19 June 1999 | Eastbourne | Grass |  Natasha Zvereva | 6–0, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 24 October 1999 | Moscow | Carpet |  Barbara Schett | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | 7 November 1999 | Leipzig | Carpet | Květa Hrdličková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 February 2000 | Paris | Carpet | Serena Williams | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 24 February 2001 | Dubai | Hard | Martina Hingis | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 17 June 2001 | Birmingham | Grass |  Miriam Oremans | 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 57 (25–32)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 4 Octtber 1987 | Paris | Clay | Isabelle Demongeot | Sandra Cecchini  Sabrina Goleš | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 15 May 1988 | Berlin | Clay | Isabelle Demongeot | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch  Helena Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 July 1988 | Nice | Clay | Isabelle Demongeot | Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 October 1988 | Zürich | Carpet | Isabelle Demongeot | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 30 October 1988 | Brighton | Carpet | Isabelle Demongeot | Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen | 6–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 7 May 1989 | Hamburg | Clay | Isabelle Demongeot | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | w/o |
| Runner-up | 3. | 22 October 1989 | Zürich | Carpet | Judith Wiesner | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 February 1990 | Chicago | Carpet |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Martina Navratilova Anne Smith | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 28 October 1990 | Brighton | Carpet | Helena Suková |  Jo Durie  Natasha Zvereva | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 April 1991 | Barcelona | Clay | Judith Wiesner | Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 4 August 1991 | San Diego | Hard | Gigi Fernández |  Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 28 September 1991 | Bayonne | Carpet |  Patricia Tarabini |  Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier | 6–3, ret. |
| Runner-up | 7. | 26 April 1992 | Barcelona | Clay | Judith Wiesner | Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 16 January 1993 | :fr:Tournoi de Melbourne|Melbourne | Hard | Nicole Provis | Cammy MacGregor Shaun Stafford | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 7 November 1993 | Québec City | Carpet | Katerina Maleeva | Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 24 April 1994 | Barcelona | Clay | Julie Halard |  Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 14 August 1994 | Los Angeles | Hard | Julie Halard | Jana Novotná Lisa Raymond | 6–1, 0–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 9. | 6 November 1994 | Québec City | Carpet |  Elna Reinach | Chanda Rubin Linda Wild | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 26 February 1995 | Linz | Carpet | Meredith McGrath |  Iva Majoli Petra Schwarz | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 18 February 1996 | Paris | Clay | Julie Halard-Decugis | Kristie Boogert Jana Novotná | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 16 March 1996 | Indian Wells | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis | Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 16 June 1996 | Birmingham | Grass | Lori McNeil | Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 6 October 1996 | Leipzig | Carpet | Kristie Boogert |  Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 12. | 27 October 1996 | Luxembourg | Carpet | Kristie Boogert | Barbara Rittner Dominique Van Roost | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 10 November 1996 | Oakland | Carpet |  Irina Spîrlea | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 16 February 1997 | Linz | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Eva Melicharová :fr:Helena Vildová|Helena Vildová | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 15 March 1997 | Indian Wells | Hard | Lisa Raymond | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 24 August 1997 | Atlanta | Hard | Alexandra Fusai | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 26 October 1997 | Québec City | Hard | Alexandra Fusai | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Winner | 14. | 9 November 1997 | Chicago | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 23 November 1997 | Chase Championships | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 28 February 1998 | Linz | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai |  Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 15 March 1998 | Indian Wells | Hard | Alexandra Fusai | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 17 May 1998 | Berlin | Clay | Alexandra Fusai | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 24 May 1998 | Strasbourg | Clay | Alexandra Fusai | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 9 August 1998 | San Diego | Hard | Alexandra Fusai | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 30 August 1998 | New Haven | Hard | Alexandra Fusai | Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 22 November 1998 | Chase Championships | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 7–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 18. | 14 February 1999 | Prostějov | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Květa Hrdličková :fr:Helena Vildová|Helena Vildová | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 21 February 1999 | Hanover | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 9 May 1999 | Rome | Clay | Alexandra Fusai | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 19. | 16 May 1999 | Berlin | Clay | Alexandra Fusai | Jana Novotná Patricia Tarabini | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 24. | 22 May 1999 | Strasbourg | Clay | Alexandra Fusai | Elena Likhovtseva  Ai Sugiyama | 6–2, 6–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 17 October 1999 | Zürich | Hard | Natasha Zvereva | Lindsay Davenport Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 26. | 6 February 2000 | Tokyo | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Martina Hingis Mary Pierce | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 24 June 2000 | Eastbourne | Grass | Ai Sugiyama | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 20 August 2000 | Montreal | Hard | Martina Hingis | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 22. | 30 September 2000 | Luxembourg | Carpet | Alexandra Fusai | Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 22 October 2000 | Linz | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | Amélie Mauresmo Chanda Rubin] | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 28. | 11 February 2001 | Paris | Carpet | Kimberly Po | Iva Majoli Virginie Razzano | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 29. | 18 February 2001 | Nice | Carpet | Kimberly Po | Émilie Loit Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–1, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 23. | 31 March 2001 | Key Biscayne | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 30. | 17 June 2001 | Birmingham | Grass | Kimberly Po-Messerli |  Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 24. | 12 August 2001 | Los Angeles | Hard | Kimberly Po-Messerli | Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 31. | 9 September 2001 | US Open | Hard | Kimberly Po-Messerli | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Winner | 25. | 30 September 2001 | Leipzig | Carpet | Elena Likhovtseva | Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 32. | 16 June 2002 | Birmingham | Grass | Kimberly Po-Messerli | Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens | 4–6, 3–6 |