MORCH Emmanuelle

France
Wheelchair Tennis
4 Jul 1990
31
Female
WT
LES ULIS
 
France
GIF-SUR-YVETTE
 
France

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WTE Wheelchair Tennis Women's Singles 9
Women's Doubles
FRA
Fairbank / Morch
 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Second Round
FRA
MORCH EMORCH Emmanuelle
 Sport Class: WT
3
0
NED
van KOOT Avan KOOT Aniek
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
Finished
2nd on Court 3 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 3
Women's Singles First Round
FRA
MORCH EMORCH Emmanuelle
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
RPC
BUBNOVA LBUBNOVA Liudmila
 Sport Class: WT
2
1
Finished
3rd on Court 8 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 8
Women's Doubles First Round
FRA
Fairbank / Morch
6
5
2
RPC
Bubnova / Lvova
2
7
6
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
R16Doubles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
R32Singles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Roland Garros
SFDoubles2021Paris, FRA
QFSingles2021Paris, FRA

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, 3RD - 3rd place, 4TH - 4th place, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128
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Manue (Athlete, 27 Jun 2016)
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Wheelchair skiing, horse riding. (fft.fr, 04 Jun 2021)
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Athlete
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Engineering - Ecole Centrale Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, FRA
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English, French
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Tennis Club Antony [France]
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Right (Instagram profile, 22 Jul 2021)
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She suffered a shoulder injury in 2014, and a wrist injury in 2016. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2016)
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She began the sport in 2011 at age 21 in Antony, France. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2016)
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Originally involved in horse riding and gymnastics, she became interested in wheelchair tennis after her accident when Jean-Pierre Limborg invited her to play a match. After initially taking up the sport she had doubts about her ability. "I had a lot of doubt during this journey. I was not sure about succeeding. I had a lot of tough moments with injuries, exhaustion, and many questions like, 'Why am I doing this?', 'Do I really love playing tennis?' and 'Why is it so painful to lose a match?' I wanted to keep moving on and the more things I was busy with the better I felt. That's why I continued my studies and played a new sport during this time." (beboldpeople.com, 13 Dec 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 25 Mar 2021)
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Each week she spends 15 hours on the tennis court, and five hours on physical training. (fft.fr, 04 Jun 2021)
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Competing at her first Roland Garros tournament in 2021. (fft.fr, 04 Jun 2021)
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French sailor Maud Fontenoy. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2016)
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"Becoming professional at a sport is an amazing experience, but it is really difficult. You will have to overcome many obstacles. I think that you need to be passionate about what you are doing, know why you are doing it and be surrounded by people who support you." (beboldpeople.com, 13 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
Open (ITF, 17 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (Athlete, 27 Jun 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 27 Jun 2016)

Impairment Details
In 2008 she was involved in a snowboarding accident. (beboldpeople.com, 13 Dec 2016)

General
TURNING PRO
In 2019 she decided to focus fully on wheelchair tennis and turned professional after she had previously worked for a cosmetics company as a marketing project manager in France. She felt she needed to focus on the sport full-time to help her game improve. "I still do conferences for my sponsors, which allows me to make a living from tennis. Among women, in the top 50, very few work alongside because the level rises so much that it is necessary to train a lot every day, to follow the circuit around the world, which is not very compatible with another job." (fft.fr, 04 Jun 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Legend
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Bronze Medal Event
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