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Virginie Razzano (born May 12, 1983 in Dijon) is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 2. She has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her carrer high ranking of World No. 17 on July 6, 2009. As of August 23, 2009, she is ranked World No. 17.
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 Hantuchová 6–1, 7–5 in the second round at the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. Later on, on June 27, 2007, she was upset by unseeded Yvonne Meusburger 4–6, 5–7 in the first round at Wimbledon. On August 25, 2007, she lost in her second WTA Tour Final to Gisela Dulko at Forest Hills.
On September 30 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, who was ranked No.5 in the world. A week later, she claimed her second career title, also in Asia, shocking former No.1 Venus Williams, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4 at the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.