Elise Mertens has been one of the most consistent players on the tour since tennis resumed after the COVID-19 suspension. In doubles, Garcia and Mladenovic, the No. Playing for France in the Fed Cup semifinal, Garcia lost her first match against Kiki Bertens in straight sets, but managed to beat Arantxa Rus. Click here for a full player profile. Garcia reached a career-high ranking of No. The upcoming match at Roland Garros will, however, be their first ever meeting on clay. She was then defeated by Andrea Petkovic. 4 in the world. Elina Svitolina raced into the last eight at the French Open with a straight sets win over Caroline Garcia. Elise Mertens faces home favorite Caroline Garcia in the third round of the 2020 French Open on Friday. She passed the first round before losing to her doubles rival, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, in the second round. After her campaign, Garcia joined France's Fed Cup team for their tie against Italy. However, in the semifinals, they were once again defeated by their rivals, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova. It was the biggest singles title won by any French female player since Marion Bartoli won Wimbledon in 2013. Garcia's breakthrough in doubles stemmed from her partnership with Mladenovic in 2016. https://www.coretennis.net/tennis-player/caroline-garcia/14338/profile.html In the BNP Paribas Open singles, Garcia received a bye into the second round, as she was seeded No. Tennis ranking history and graphs of Caroline Garcia, a tennis player from France. She qualified for Wimbledon. At the US Open, Garcia was seeded No. Although she looked a bit shaky in her second round match against Kaia Kanepi, the 24-year-old broke at the right time to seal the match without requiring a decider. She is capable of hitting clean winners off either wing, and also finishing points efficiently at the net. At the Fed Cup, however, Garcia rebounded and helped France in their tie against Italy, earning singles wins over Sara Errani and Camila Giorgi. To get there, Svitolina will first have to defeat home-favorite Caroline Garcia, who played her best match in recent memory on Friday against Elise … Garcia and Mladenovic missed the chance to become the WTA year-end doubles world number-ones. 45 Caroline Garcia upsets Elise Mertens with a hard-fought 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 win. In her next tournament, the Dubai Tennis Championships, she lost her singles semifinal match, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Carla Suárez Navarro and Andrea Petkovic en route. Elina Svitolina raced into the last eight at the French Open with a straight sets win over Caroline Garcia. In the doubles event, Garcia paired up with Kristina Mladenovic, the French duo being the top seeds of the tournament. 1, Jelena Janković, winning in straight sets. 2 in the doubles rankings, tied with fellow Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic. She then lost in the third round to Barbora Strýcová. At the China Open, Garcia progressed to the quarterfinals after defeating Elise Mertens and Cornet. The French player won both the previous meetings in straight sets, with the recent one coming in last year's Fed Cup tie between France and Belgium. Garcia won her first match against Stosur, but lost her second match against Konta, the top-seed, and thus did not reach the semifinals. FRENCH OPEN - Paris, FranceSeptember 27, 2020 to October 11, 2020. But Garcia's determination to do well again at her home tournament could see her pull off an upset over the in-form Mertens. 11th seed Johanna Konta in the third round[11] before losing to eventual finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. She served the ninth most aces in 2016, with 218. 36 in the rankings. Matches do not include current week match results. She also had an early exit at her next event, falling in the second round of the Italian Open to Daria Gavrilova, having beaten Donna Vekić in the first round. The Frenchwoman had beaten the seeded Anett Kontaveit in the previous round, avenging her Rome defeat at the hands of the Estonian. 3 seed's best chance to capture her maiden major title? Her ranking has taken a huge hit, dropping over 40 places from the one-time high of No. She also has a strong first and second serve, known for its accuracy. Local favourite Garcia battles into French Open last 16, Jennifer Brady's unlikely US Open run continues, Top-seeded Halep falls in straight sets in France, Osaka wins in three sets to advance at US Open, Garcia stuns top-seeded Pliskova in straight sets, Top-seeded Pliskova falls to Garcia at US Open. 12 seed Angelique Kerber in the first round, registered her first victory of 2017 over a player ranked in the top 10 of the WTA singles rankings by beating the No.