{"id":103239,"date":"2015-06-08T17:44:03","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T21:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/?post_type=athletes&#038;p=103239"},"modified":"2015-06-09T08:43:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T12:43:38","slug":"francoise-abanda","status":"publish","type":"athletes","link":"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/team-canada\/francoise-abanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran\u00e7oise Abanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fran\u00e7oise Aba<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-103240 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/francoise-abanda.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=371\" alt=\"Francoise Abanda\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/francoise-abanda.jpg 1553w, https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/francoise-abanda.jpg?resize=158,158 158w, https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/francoise-abanda.jpg?resize=371,371 371w, https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/francoise-abanda.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/francoise-abanda.jpg?resize=754,754 754w, https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/francoise-abanda.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>nda s\u2019est r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9e une vedette en herbe sur la sc\u00e8ne canadienne du tennis depuis 2009, ann\u00e9e o\u00f9 elle a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 s\u2019entra\u00eener au Centre d\u2019entra\u00eenement national, \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. En 2012, lorsqu\u2019elle avait 15\u00a0ans, Fran\u00e7oise a atteint la demi-finale du tournoi junior de Wimbledon et est venue \u00e0 une manche d\u2019affronter Eugenie Bouchard dans ce qui aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 une finale exclusivement canadienne. Fran\u00e7oise s\u2019est class\u00e9e au quatri\u00e8me rang du circuit junior en avril 2013, un sommet en carri\u00e8re. Mais, pendant cette saison-l\u00e0, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 ennuy\u00e9e par une blessure \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9paule. En janvier 2014, \u00e0 Port St. Lucie, elle a remport\u00e9 son premier championnat professionnel \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du tournoi ITF, dont la bourse \u00e9tait de 25\u00a0000\u00a0$. Aux Internationaux de France qui se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9s en juin de la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e, elle s\u2019est rendue pour la deuxi\u00e8me fois en demi-finale d\u2019un tournoi du Grand Chelem; toutefois, elle a subi la d\u00e9faite contre la t\u00eate de s\u00e9rie. Elle a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 son premier tournoi du Grand Chelem apr\u00e8s s\u2019\u00eatre qualifi\u00e9e pour une s\u00e9lection au tableau principal des Internationaux des \u00c9tats-Unis de 2014. Elle a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada pour la premi\u00e8re fois \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la Coupe Fed en 2015. En avril, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion des \u00e9liminatoires du groupe du monde contre la Roumanie, Fran\u00e7oise a remport\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re victoire contre une adversaire du Top\u00a050 lorsqu\u2019elle a vaincu Irina-Camelia Begu, alors class\u00e9e au 33<sup>e<\/sup> rang du circuit. En octobre 2014, Fran\u00e7oise s\u2019est class\u00e9e au 175<sup>e<\/sup> rang de la WTA en simple pour ainsi atteindre un jalon personnel.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u00c0 PROPOS DE L\u2019ATHL\u00c8TE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Famille\u00a0:<\/strong> Ses parents, Blaise Abanda et Cicle Assono Ahibena, sont originaires du Cameroun. Sa s\u0153ur a\u00een\u00e9e \u00c9lisabeth joue au tennis dans la NCAA \u00e0 la Barry University. <strong>D\u00e9buts\u00a0: <\/strong>Elle s\u2019est initi\u00e9e au tennis \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 7\u00a0ans pour ainsi embo\u00eeter le pas \u00e0 sa s\u0153ur a\u00een\u00e9e. Le patinage de vitesse est le premier sport qu\u2019elle a pratiqu\u00e9. <strong>De tout et de rien\u00a0:<\/strong> L\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale de soccer du Cameroun, Les Lions Indomptables, est son \u00e9quipe de sport favorite. 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