Neyssa Etienne (born 31 October, 1983) is a retired Haitian professional tennis player who represented Haiti in international competitions, including the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She competed on the ITF WomenâÂÂs Circuit, played collegiate tennis in the United States, and is noted as one of HaitiâÂÂs leading female tennis players.
Etienne was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and began playing tennis at a young age. She developed as a promising junior player, achieving a career-high ITF junior ranking of world No. 25 in singles and No. 5 in doubles in 2001, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2001 US Open juniors. Over the course of her junior career, she won five ITF junior singles titles and 14 ITF junior doubles titles, and compiled a career winâÂÂloss record of 186âÂÂ87.
Etienne attended the University of South Florida, where she competed for the USF Bulls womenâÂÂs tennis team from 2003 to 2006. After navigating eligibility issues with the NCAA, she emerged as the teamâÂÂs No. 1 singles player and was a key contributor in both singles and doubles play during her collegiate career.
Etienne turned professional in 1999. On the ITF WomenâÂÂs Circuit, she won one singles title and two doubles titles, and reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 397 on September 15, 2003, and a top doubles ranking of No. 492 on October 7, 2002.
She represented Haiti in the womenâÂÂs singles tennis event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she lost in the first round. Etienne also competed for Haiti in the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) and is credited with an 8âÂÂ5 winâÂÂloss record for her country (Haiti Billie Jean King Cup team).