Roland Garros is rapidly approaching, with qualification for the main draw in Paris beginning this week.
A handful of high-profile names will compete in Roland Garros qualifying, including former top 10 players Bianca Andreescu, Karolina Pliskova and Sloane Stephens.
Paula Badosa is another well-known WTA figure who must compete to make the main draw of the French Open, where Amelie Mauresmo is the tournament director.
She is set to play a key role at Roland Garros over the coming weeks, but so will her compatriot Marion Bartoli, albeit in a very different capacity.
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Marion Bartoli to coach Jeline Vandromme in Roland Garros qualifying
As per the Belgian Tennis Federation, one-time Grand Slam champion Bartoli will coach Jeline Vandromme during Roland Garros qualifying.
Belgian teenager Vandromme is currently ranked 179th on the WTA Tour, which is a career-high for the 18-year-old.
She has a career record of 84 wins and 32 losses, and is ranked 87th in the Roland Garros qualifying entry list.
A total of 16 players will reach the French Open main draw via qualifying, while eight wildcards will help complete the 128-strong field.
Vandromme is certainly not the only player involved in a high-profile coaching move concerning Belgian tennis.
Following his recent split with Iga Swiatek, Wim Fissette will start a trial period with Canadian youngster Victoria Mboko.
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What did Marion Bartoli achieve on the WTA Tour?
Of course, Bartoli needs no introduction to tennis fans and specifically French tennis fans thanks to her amazing career.
She didn’t manage to win Roland Garros, with her semifinal run in 2011 representing her best finish on home soil.
But the French icon did emerge victorious at Wimbledon once upon a time, defeating Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in the 2013 final.
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Bartoli had previously lost the 2007 Wimbledon final to Venus Williams by the same scoreline, while she also reached the Australian Open and US Open quarterfinals.
The former WTA superstar finished her career with eight titles won and 490 match wins, having climbed as high as number seven in the world rankings.
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