Pascale Paradis
Pascale Paradis-Mangon is a former professional tennis player from France.
Paradis was the World Junior Champion in women's singles in 1983. Although she failed to reach the heights predicted for her at that time, she did reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1988, defeating Manuela Maleeva, Nathalie Herreman, Robin White and Anne Minter before falling to Steffi Graf. She finished 1988 ranked number 20 on the WTA rankings. She won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. She retired in 1993 with a 137–158 win-loss record in singles.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 30 January 1984 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Carpet | Andrea Leand | 6–0, 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 5 February 1984 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Hard | JoAnne Russell | 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 16 February 1992 | Linz, Austria | Carpet | Natalia Medvedeva | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 March 1985 | Dallas, United States | Carpet | Marcella Mesker | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 August 1985 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | Marcella Mesker | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 2 March 1986 | Oklahoma City, United States | Carpet | Marcella Mesker | Lori McNeil Catherine Suire | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 1 November 1987 | Zurich, Switzerland | Carpet | Nathalie Herreman | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 April 1990 | Singapore | Hard | Catherine Suire | Jo Durie Jill Hetherington | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 19 April 1992 | Pattaya, Indonesia | Hard | Sandrine Testud | Isabelle Demongeot Natalia Medvedeva | 1–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (2–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 24 October 1982 | Newcastle, Australia | Grass | Annette Gulley | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 18 July 1983 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Petra Huber | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 26 March 1990 | Limoges, France | Carpet | Karina Habšudová | 6–4, 6–4 |