Caroline-Ann Basu

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Caroline-Ann Basu
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1983-07-11) 11 July 1983 (age 41)
Wolfsburg, Germany
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,888
Singles
Career record91–91
Highest rankingNo. 396 (15 September 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open  Junior1R (1999)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (1999)
Doubles
Career record71–75
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 270 (14 April 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open  Junior1R (1999)
Last updated on: 9 March 2024.

Caroline-Ann Basu (born 11 July 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. [1]

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Basu has a career high WTA singles ranking of 396 achieved on 15 September 2003. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 270 achieved on 14 April 2003. [2]

Partnering Kildine Chevalier, Basu won her first $40k tournament in March 2003 at the ITF Monterrey in Mexico. [3]

Basu played college tennis in the USA. She played for the Georgia Bulldogs of University of Georgia.Basu was born in Wolfsburg Her mother and father are doctors. She has two brothers and can speak five languages. [4]

In 1999 she won the Junior tournament Copa del Cafe in San José, Costa Rica. [5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runner-up)

Legend
W40 tournaments
W10 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2003ITF Vale do Lobo, PortugalW10Hard Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Mar 2003ITF Nuevo Laredo, MexicoW40Hard Flag of Romania.svg Liana Ungur 6–7(4), 2–6

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-up)

Legend
W40 tournaments
W10 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2000ITF Lerida, SpainW10Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Timotić Flag of Spain.svg Patricia Aznar
Flag of Spain.svg Bárbara Navarro 		1–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Jan 2002ITF Saltillo, MexicoW40Hard Flag of Uruguay.svg Daniela Olivera Flag of Argentina.svg Melisa Arévalo
Flag of Brazil.svg Vanessa Menga 		6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss0–3Mar 2002ITF Rome, ItalyW10Clay Flag of Estonia.svg Margit Rüütel Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Ivone
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 		3–6, 4–6
Win1–3May 2002ITF Campobasso, ItalyW10Clay Flag of Uruguay.svg Daniela Olivera Flag of Argentina.svg Melisa Arévalo
Flag of Argentina.svg Natalia Gussoni 		6–4, 7–5
Win2–3Aug 2002ITF Vigo, SpainW10Hard Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier Flag of Spain.svg Laura Figuerola
Flag of Spain.svg María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto 		6–2, 6–1
Win3–3Sep 2002ITF Mollerussa, SpainW10Hard Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier Flag of Spain.svg Núria Roig
Flag of Spain.svg Laura Vallverdu-Zaira		6–3, 3–6, 7–6(5)
Loss3–4Sep 2002ITF Lleida, SpainW10Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Aliénor Tricerri Flag of Portugal.svg Frederica Piedade
Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva 		7–6(5), 2–6, 4–6
Loss3–5Mar 2003ITF Nuevo Laredo, MexicoW40Hard Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Helen Crook
Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou 		3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss3–6Mar 2003ITF Matamoros, MexicoW40Hard Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Helen Crook
Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou 		2–6, 0–6
Win4–6Mar 2003ITF Monterrey, MexicoW40Hard Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez
Flag of Brazil.svg Carla Tiene 		6–4, 3–6, 7–5

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References

  1. ↑ "Caroline-Ann Basu". www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. ↑ "Caroline-Ann Basu | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ↑ "$40,000 Mexico Circuit Main Draws 2003". www.itftennis.com.
  4. ↑ "Caroline Basu's Profile". www.collegetennisonline.com.
  5. ↑ "Past Winners / Finalists". www.copacafe.cr.
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