Caroline Maes (born 9 November 1982) is a former Belgian tennis player.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Zele, Belgium |
Born | Dendermonde, Belgium | 9 November 1982
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | 1997 |
Retired | 2009 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $159,915 |
Singles | |
Career record | 251–193 |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 151 (28 May 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | Q2 (2008) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2007) |
US Open | Q1 (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 125–124 |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 135 (11 February 2008) |
Maes has been active in singles since 1997 and doubles since 1999. The highest place she ever achieved in the WTA rankings in singles is 151st on 28 May 2007. In doubles, she got to No. 135, on 11 February 2008. She could not win a WTA tournament, but won eight tournaments in singles and nine in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her last and most important ITF title was at the $100k tournament in Rome, on 19 May 2007, defeating Yuliya Beygelzimer and Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro on her way to the final, where she beat former top-50 player Marta Marrero from Spain. She performed three top-100 wins: against Yuliana Fedak (world No. 66, Hasselt 2006), Jelena Kostanić (No. 46, Dubai 2006), Akiko Morigami (No. 51, Strasbourg 2007). In 2006, she also made it to the round of the last 16 in doubles at the Miami Open, together with Kim Clijsters.
Fed Cup
editMaes was a member of the Belgium Fed Cup team in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. She had three appearances in singles and four in doubles. However, she did not win any singles match and won only one doubles match, partnering Els Callens against the Slovakia Fed Cup team.
She is very close friends with Kim Clijsters. She made herself unavailable for selection in Fed Cup tie against China in 2007, because she wished to attend the wedding of Clijsters and American basketball player Brian Lynch that week-end (14 July 2007) instead.
ITF Circuit finals
edit$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (8–3)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 13 August 2000 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | 1–6, 7–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 2. | 12 November 2000 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (I) | 4–0, 4–1, 4–5, 4–1 | |
Win | 3. | 11 November 2001 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (I) | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | |
Win | 4. | 2 December 2001 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 | |
Win | 5. | 21 August 2005 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 | |
Loss | 1. | 30 April 2006 | ITF Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 6. | 7 May 2006 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Win | 7. | 13 August 2006 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Loss | 2. | 2 October 2006 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 | |
Win | 8. | 13 May 2007 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Loss | 3. | 20 March 2008 | ITF Tessenderlo, Belgium | Clay (i) | 5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 19 (9–10)
editOutcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 10 July 2000 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 1. | 21 August 2000 | Westende, Belgium | Clay | 1–6, 0–6 | ||
Winner | 2. | 6 November 2000 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | 4–1, 1–4, 4–2, 4–0 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 11 November 2001 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 24 March 2002 | Cholet, France | Clay | 4–1 ret. | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 12 October 2003 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 9 November 2003 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | 6–3, 7–6(6) | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 2 March 2004 | Buchen, Germany | Hard (i) | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | 21 March 2004 | Amiens, France | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 12 July 2005 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 6. | 24 July 2005 | Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 30 April 2006 | Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | w/o | ||
Winner | 7. | 22 July 2006 | Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 29 July 2006 | Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 26 August 2006 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | 2–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 7 May 2007 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1–0 ret. | ||
Winner | 8. | 24 September 2007 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(4) | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 7 October 2007 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] | ||
Winner | 9. | 2 December 2007 | Sintra, Portugal | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 |
External links
edit- Caroline Maes at the Women's Tennis Association
- Caroline Maes at the International Tennis Federation
- Caroline Maes at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Caroline Maes at ESPN.com
- Official fansite