Aravane Rezaï born 14 March 1987 is a professional Iranian–French tennis player. She has defeated many top players on the WTA circuit, such as Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone, Caroline Wozniacki, Marion Bartoli, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Janković and Ai Sugiyama. Her career high rank was No. 15, achieved on 11 October 2010.Rezaï announced her return to professional tennis after more than 1 years absence, by taking a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the 2015 French Open, losing to compatriot Julie Coin in the first round.