Amélie Oudéa-Castéra

Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
Oudéa-Castéra in 2017
Minister of National Education, Youth, Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games
Assumed office
11 January 2024
Prime MinisterGabriel Attal
Preceded byGabriel Attal
Minister of Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games
In office
20 May 2022 – 11 January 2024
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Gabriel Attal
Preceded byRoxana Maracineanu
Succeeded byHerself
Personal details
Born (1978-04-09) 9 April 1978 (age 45)
Paris, France
Political partyRenaissance
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
Children3
Alma materSciences Po
ESSEC Business School
École nationale d'administration
Tennis career
Retired1996
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$35,797
Singles
Career record68–56
Highest rankingNo. 251 (8 May 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record8–23
Highest rankingNo. 296 (1 April 1996)

Amélie Oudéa-Castéra (born 9 April 1978) is a French businesswoman and former professional tennis player.

She has been serving as Minister of National Education, Youth, Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal since January 2024.

Biography

Tennis career

Born in Paris, Castéra was the 14 and under Junior Orange Bowl champion in 1992. She was a girls' singles semi-finalist at the 1993 US Open, 1994 French Open and 1994 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

As a professional player she reached a best singles ranking of 251 in the world. Castéra competed as a wildcard in the women's singles main draw at the 1994 French Open, where she lost in the first round to Sabine Appelmans. On the WTA Tour she qualified for two tournaments, the 1994 Internationaux de Strasbourg and 1995 Eastbourne International.

Business

Castéra is the Director General of the French Tennis Federation (FFT).[2] Castéra was the former head of e-commerce, data and digital at French retailer Carrefour and a former senior executive at insurance firm, where she used to work closely with David Whiteman AXA.[3] In 2006 she married banker Frédéric Oudéa, who is the former CEO of Société Générale and current CEO of Sanofi.[4]

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Legend
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2 May 1994 Balaguer, Spain Clay Spain Rosa María Pérez 4–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Castera, Amelie (FRA)". itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "The Federation - Amélie Oudéa-Castéra". French Tennis Federation.
  3. ^ "Carrefour appoints new digital head in turnround push". Financial Times. 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ Kaplan, Michael (4 October 2012). "How Frédéric Oudéa Came To Oversee One Of France's Largest Banks". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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