Virginie Pichet (French pronunciation: [viʁʒini piʃɛ]; born 28 January 1983) is a French former tennis player.

Virginie Pichet
Pichet at the 2009 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer
Country (sports) France
Born (1983-01-28) 28 January 1983 (age 41)
France
Turned pro2000
Retired2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$233,925
Singles
Career record248–183
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 120 (21 June 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2004)
French Open1R (2003, 2004, 2006)
WimbledonQ2 (2006)
US OpenQ3 (2003)
Doubles
Career record69–62
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 239 (22 June 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

In her career, she won seven singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 21 June 2004, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 120. On 22 June 2009, she peaked at No. 239 in the doubles rankings.

Pichet, who started playing tennis at the age of seven, competed in the main draw of the French Open in singles 2003, 2004, 2006, and in doubles every year from 2003 to 2008, always losing her first round.

Virginie Pichet retired from professional tennis 2014.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 22 (7–15)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (1–6)
Carpet (1–2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 7 August 2000 Périgueux, France Clay France  Céline Beigbeder 1–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 19 November 2001 Deauville, France Clay (i) France  Sophie Erre 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 21 January 2002 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Austria  Sybille Bammer 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 14 July 2002 Getxo, Spain Clay Spain  María José Sánchez Alayeto 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 22 July 2002 Pamplona, Spain Hard (i) United Kingdom  Elena Baltacha 2–6, 1–6
Loss 6. 5 August 2002 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Belgium  Gaelle Taton 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 19 August 2002 Westende, Belgium Hard Belgium  Leslie Butkiewicz 4–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 10 November 2002 Le Havre, France Clay (i) Belgium  Gaelle Taton 5–7, 1–6
Loss 9. 17 November 2002 Deauville, France Clay (i) Ukraine  Julia Vakulenko 2–6, 1–6
Win 1. 20 July 2003 Les Contamines-Montjoie, France Hard Italy  Nathalie Viérin 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 10. 30 November 2003 Prague, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Sweden  Sofia Arvidsson 1–6, 2–6
Loss 11. 17 February 2004 Redbridge, UK Hard (i) Russia  Anna Chakvetadze 2–6, 2–6
Win 2. 28 March 2004 Athens, Greece Hard Czech Republic  Kateřina Böhmová 6–1, 6–2
Win 3. 20 June 2005 Périgueux, France Clay Belarus  Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6–3, 7–6 (10–8)
Win 4. 22 January 2006 Tipton, UK Hard (i) France  Irena Pavlovic 6–4, 6–1
Win 5. 29 January 2006 Grenoble, France Hard (i) France  Gaëlle Desperrier 6–3, 6–1
Loss 12. 19 February 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Russia  Elise Tamaëla 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 6. 4 February 2007 Belfort, France Carpet (i) Switzerland  Stefanie Vögele 2–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 13. 13 February 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Croatia  Nika Ožegović 2–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 7 October 2007 Nantes, France Hard (i) Poland  Anna Korzeniak 4–6, 0–6
Win 7. 27 October 2007 Saint-Denis, France Hard Serbia  Teodora Mirčić 6–1, 6–3
Loss 15. 28 January 2008 Belfort, France Carpet (i) France  Julie Coin 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 15 November 1999 Deauville, France Clay (i) France  Chloé Carlotti Netherlands  Maaike Koutstaal
Czech Republic  Magdalena Zděnovcová
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1. 7 August 2000 Périgueux, France Clay France  Chloé Carlotti France  Diana Brunel
France  Edith Nunes
3–6, 4–6
Win 2. 21 March 2004 Amiens, France Clay (i) Belgium  Caroline Maes France  Florence Haring
Madagascar  Natacha Randriantefy
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 3. 1 November 2004 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium Hard (i) Tunisia  Selima Sfar Slovakia  Eva Fislová
Slovakia  Stanislava Hrozenská
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2. 4 July 2005 Le Touquet, France Clay France  Karla Mraz France  Julie Coin
France  Alice Hall
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 3. 29 January 2006 Grenoble, France Hard (i) France  Florence Haring Romania  Simona Matei
Turkey  Pemra Özgen
3–6, 5–7
Loss 4. 1 May 2006 Catania, Italy Clay France  Diana Brunel Italy  Francesca Lubiani
Italy  Valentina Sassi
w/o
Loss 5. 28 October 2007 Saint-Denis, France Hard France  Florence Haring Mauritius  Marinne Giraud
Serbia  Teodora Mirčić
2–6, 5–7
Win 4. 26 January 2009 Grenoble, France Hard (i) France  Youlia Fedossova Russia  Maria Kondratieva
France  Sophie Lefèvre
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. 2 February 2009 Belfort, France Hard (i) France  Youlia Fedossova Latvia  Irina Kuzmina
Ukraine  Oxana Lyubtsova
3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 7. 23 March 2009 Jersey, United Kingdom Carpet (i) France  Youlia Fedossova Italy  Maria Elena Camerin
France  Stéphanie Foretz
4–6, 2–6
Win 5. 13 April 2009 Tessenderlo, Belgium Clay (i) France  Youlia Fedossova Switzerland  Stefania Boffa
Croatia  Darija Jurak
7–5, 6–3
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