Virginie Razzano (born May 12, 1983 in Dijon) is a French tennis player. On February 11, 2008 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 24. She has won one doubles title, and two singles title. As of October 8, 2007, she had won more than $1,219,211 in prize money, and was ranked #27 in the world. On August 31, 2006, Razzano upset the number eight seed Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–4 in the second round of the U.S. Open. On January 2, 2007, she upset former world number 5 Daniela Hantuchova 6–1, 7–5 in the second round at the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.
On August 25, 2007, she lost in her second WTA Tour Final to Gisela Dulko at Forest Hills. On 30 September, 2007, Razzano won her first career singles title in Guangzhou, China. Razzano, the number 2 seed, defeated first-time finalist, 34-year-old Israeli Tzipora Obziler 6–0, 6–3 to claim the title and become the 2007 Guangzhou International Women's Open Champion. The defending champion was Anna Chakvetadze, now ranked number 5 in the world. A week later, Virginie Razzano claimed her second career title, also in Asia, shocking Venus Williams, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4 at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
Singles (8) Grand Slam Title (0)
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