Alright folks, let’s break down how I dug into this French tennis player, Daphnee Mpetshi Perricard. Honestly, her name popped up while I was randomly watching old Roland-Garros junior highlights last week – saw her brother’s (Giovanni, that giant server!) name first actually. Curiosity kicked in hard – who is Daphnee?
Starting Point: Pure Scratch
Couldn’t remember much beyond seeing her surname before. Barely had any details ready to go. Step one? Hit the most obvious spot: Wikipedia. Searched her full name. Got basically nothing useful – felt like hitting a brick wall. Typical! Just a super short stub mentioning she was a player.
Took me three tries to even spell her first name right – kept mixing up the ‘e’s at the end! Frustrating! Needed a better way in. So I started digging around Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s profile instead, figuring family connection might give clues. Bingo! Found mentions of her playing too. That was my toehold.
The Actual Hunt
Switched gears. Went straight to the official ITF website – the place for low-level pro tennis stats. Searched her name there. Finally! Loaded up her match history. Scrolled through seasons:
- 2021: Mostly futures events in France, Tunisia, Portugal. Saw she picked up her first ITF doubles title in Tunisia that summer with a partner. Small, but a start.
- 2022: More grind. Singles finals in a couple futures events – Monastir and Cairo. Noticed she was traveling quite a bit around North Africa for tournaments.
- 2023: Started seeing some consistency, especially in doubles. More finals. Won another ITF doubles title in Portugal. Singles results started showing more wins too.
- 2024 (so far): Seemed like injuries maybe? A big chunk missing early in the year. Came back strong later though – reached her highest singles ranking this summer, breaking into the Top 500 for the first time. Solid climb!
Also peeked at her WTA profile – confirmed the singles career-high ranking and showed a few wins against higher-ranked players scattered throughout. Nothing flashy, lots of gutsy tennis on the lower circuits.
Beyond Just Numbers
Stats feel lifeless though. Wanted context. Hopped onto YouTube. Searched “Daphnee Mpetshi Perricard match”. Found mostly clips featuring her brother… seriously, his serves are crazy! But buried in one of those, found about 30 seconds of her actually playing doubles – good hands at the net, sharp reactions. Looked quick on her feet, definitely works the angles.
Tried social media too (Twitter/X mostly). Not super active herself, honestly. Found a few French tennis news accounts mentioning her wins or final appearances at those ITFs over the years. Plus some supportive posts from her tennis academy back in France celebrating her milestones. Good to see the home team rooting for her.
That French connection? Yeah, checked her nationality profiles everywhere – consistently listed as French. Born in Lyon, I think it was? Seems the whole tennis thing runs deep in that family.
Wrapping it Up
Spent maybe two hours total piecing this together? It’s tricky when they aren’t headliners. Learned she’s all about the grind:
- Quietly building her career mostly in ITF Futures events
- Finding success in doubles early on
- Breaking that Top 500 barrier this year – that’s huge progress!
- Clearly puts in the hard yards traveling the lower-level circuit
Feels good to piece together a picture of someone working hard under the radar. That ranking climb tells a story of persistence. Tough sport! Might track her results next time she’s playing near Lyon. Anyone else seen her play live?
