Country (sports) | Belgium |
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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 (56.5%) |
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 (50.2%) |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 135 (11 February 2008) |
Caroline Maes (born 9 November 1982) is a former Belgian tennis player.
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.
Maes 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.
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 13 August 2000 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Claudine Schaul | 1–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 12 November 2000 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (I) | Claudine Schaul | 4–0, 4–1, 4–5, 4–1 |
Win | 3. | 11 November 2001 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (I) | Stéphanie Rizzi | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 2 December 2001 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Adriana Basarić | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 5. | 21 August 2005 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Nadege Vergos | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | 30 April 2006 | ITF Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | Irina Buryachok | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6. | 7 May 2006 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | 13 August 2006 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Sylvia Montero | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 2 October 2006 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) | Iryna Kuryanovich | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 8. | 13 May 2007 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | Marta Marrero | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 3. | 20 March 2008 | ITF Tessenderlo, Belgium | Clay (i) | Kirsten Flipkens | 5–7, 1–6 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 10 July 2000 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Ekaterina Kozhokina | Kaori Aoyama Kumiko Iijima | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 21 August 2000 | Westende, Belgium | Clay | Elke Clijsters | Natasha Galouza Anouk Sterk | 1–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 6 November 2000 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | Shelley Stephens | Diana Brunel Edith Nunes-Bersot | 4–1, 1–4, 4–2, 4–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 11 November 2001 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | Leslie Butkiewicz | Daniela Olivera Natacha Randriantefy | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 24 March 2002 | Cholet, France | Clay | Gabriela Navrátilová | Leslie Butkiewicz Patty Van Acker | 4–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 3. | 12 October 2003 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | Leslie Butkiewicz | Līga Dekmeijere Bianka Lamade | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 9 November 2003 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | Aurélie Védy | Iryna Kuryanovich Yevgenia Savransky | 6–3, 7–6(6) |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 March 2004 | Buchen, Germany | Hard (i) | Elke Clijsters | Lucie Hradecká Eva Hrdinová | 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 21 March 2004 | Amiens, France | Clay | Virginie Pichet | Florence Haring Natacha Randriantefy | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 12 July 2005 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Leslie Butkiewicz | Iveta Gerlová Carmen Klaschka | 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 24 July 2005 | Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Leslie Butkiewicz | Petra Cetkovská Gabriela Velasco Andreu | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 30 April 2006 | Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | Christina Horiatopoulos | Tina Obrež Anja Prislan | w/o |
Winner | 7. | 22 July 2006 | Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Leslie Butkiewicz | Olga Brózda Natalia Kołat | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 29 July 2006 | Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | Hard | Christina Horiatopoulos | Catarina Ferreira Laura Siegemund | 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 26 August 2006 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Leslie Butkiewicz | Andreja Klepač Danica Krstajić | 2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 7 May 2007 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Maret Ani | Marta Domachowska Emma Laine | 1–0 ret. |
Winner | 8. | 24 September 2007 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Emma Laine | Anna Fitzpatrick Ana Veselinović | 3–6, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 10. | 7 October 2007 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) | Melanie South | Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
Winner | 9. | 2 December 2007 | Sintra, Portugal | Clay | Teodora Mirčić | Neuza Silva Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–4, 6–1 |
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