Chloé Paquet


Chloé Paquet is a French professional tennis player. She has achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 96 in singles on 5 August 2024, and 247 in doubles on 12 June 2017.

Career

2010–2013: Early career

Paquet made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in March 2010 at the $10k tournament held in Gonesse, France; she only played the tournament's singles event, losing in the second qualifying round. She played five tournaments on the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit.
She made her WTA Tour singles debut at the WTA Premier 2011 Open GdF Suez; as a wildcard, she lost in the first qualifying round to Michaela Pochabová.

2014: Grand Slam doubles debut

Paquet made her Grand Slam debut at the [2014 2017 French Open – Women's singles|French Open – Women's doubles|2014 French Open] in women's doubles; she and her partner Alix Collombon had received a wildcard for the main draw and they lost in the first round to the third-seeded Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.

2015: Grand Slam qualifying debut

Her Grand Slam singles debut in qualifying came at the 2015 French Open, after receiving a singles qualifying wildcard; in the qualifying event, she defeated fellow French player Lou Brouleau in the first round, before losing to Paula Kania in the second.

2016: WTA Tour singles debut

Paquet participated in another Grand Slam qualifying competition, after receiving again a wildcard at the 2016 French Open. She made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, after winning two qualifying matches; she lost in the first round of the main draw to Anne Schäfer.

2017: Grand Slam debut at the French Open and first win

At the Mexican Open, Paquet played just her second career WTA Tour singles main-draw match; after winning two qualifying matches, but she lost in the first round of the main draw to No. 7 seed Lesia Tsurenko.
Paquet made her Grand Slam singles main-draw debut at the French Open after receiving a singles main-draw wildcard. Coming into that tournament ranked only 260th in the world in the WTA singles rankings, she upset 44th-ranked Kristýna Plíšková in the first round before losing to No. 28 seed, Caroline Garcia, in the second. Paquet's win over Plíšková was the first WTA Tour singles main-draw win of her career.

2019–2022: First WTA semifinal

Paquet reached her first career semifinal on the WTA Tour in Strasbourg, losing to fourth seed Caroline Garcia in the semifinal.
At the 2021 Australian Open, Paquet qualified for the first time at the event.
She received her fifth consecutive wildcard for a direct main-draw entry into the 2021 French Open. At the same major, in doubles, she reached the third round as a wildcard pair, partnering compatriot Clara Burel.
She reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 122, on 8 November 2021.
In 2022, Paquet made her Wimbledon debut, losing to Irina Bara in the first round.

2023: First WTA 125 final

Paquet reached her first WTA 125-level final at the Open Angers Arena Loire, losing to compatriot Clara Burel in the final.

2024–2025: French Open third round, second semifinal, top 100

In May, Paquet reached her second WTA 125-level final at the L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, losing it to fellow French Loïs Boisson. Having received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 French Open, Paquet reached the third round for the first time at a major with wins over Diana Shnaider and 32nd seed Kateřina Siniaková, before losing to fifth seed Markéta Vondroušová in the third round.
In July, Paquet reached her first WTA Tour semifinal in five years and second of her career at the 2024 Iași Open. As a result, she entered the top 100 for the first time at age 30, on 29 July 2024. She lost her semifinal match to fifth seed Elina Avanesyan.
Paquet received the FFT reciprocal wildcard for the singles main draw of the 2025 Australian Open.

Performance timelines

''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 French Open.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2014ITF Minsk, BelarusW10Clay

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Dec 2012ITF Djibouti City, DjiboutiW10Hard

Personal life

Chloe Paquet was born in Versaille, France, on July 1, 1994. She is the cousin of professional tennis players Valentin Vacherot, Arthur Rinderknech, and Benjamin Balleret, and the niece of Virginie Paquet.