Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Born	4 March 1970 (age 54); Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,086,821
Singles
Career record	125–131
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 111 (9 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1994, 1995)
French Open	1R (1994)
Wimbledon	1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record	335–290
Career titles	9 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 9 (3 August 1998)

Last updated February 02, 2025

Caroline Vis (born 4 March 1970) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands.

Vis turned professional in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles on the WTA Tour during her career. She reached the mixed-doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with compatriot Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 9 in the world, which she reached in August 1998. Vis retired from tennis in 2006.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents	Score
1991	French Open	Paul Haarhuis	Helena Suková Cyril Suk	6–3, 4–6, 1–6

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 26 (9 titles, 17 runner-ups)

Legend (titles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tier I (1)
Tier II (4)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV-V (2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Nov 1990	Nashville, United States	Hard (i)	Brenda Schultz	Kathy Jordan Larisa Neiland	1–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Nov 1991	Nashville, United States	Hard(i)	Yayuk Basuki	Sandy Collins Elna Reinach	7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Win	1.	May 1992	Waregem, Belgium	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Elena Bryukhovets Petra Langrová	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3.	Jul 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Hard	Laura Golarsa	Inés Gorrochategui Patricia Tarabini	2–6, 1–6
Win	2.	Oct 1993	Budapest, Hungary	Carpet (i)	Inés Gorrochategui	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	6–1, 6–3
Loss	4.	May 1994	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Patricia Tarabini	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	5.	Sep 1994	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Laura Golarsa	Elena Makarova Eugenia Maniokova	6–7, 4–6
Loss	6.	Feb 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Laura Golarsa	Jill Hetherington Elna Reinach	6–7, 2–6
Loss	7.	Oct 1995	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Brenda Schultz	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	4–6, 4–6
Loss	8.	Oct 1995	Zürich, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Chanda Rubin	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	4–6, 6–7^(4–7), 4–6
Win	3.	Aug 1997	Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
Win	4.	Aug 1997	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	9.	Nov 1997	Moscow, Russia	Carpet(i)	Yayuk Basuki	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva	3–5 default
Loss	10.	Feb 1998	Hanover, Germany	Carpet	Elena Likhovtseva	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
Loss	11.	May 1998	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Yayuk Basuki	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	4–6, 3–6
Loss	12.	Aug 1998	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	Feb 1999	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Irina Spîrlea	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	13.	Apr 1999	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Irina Spîrlea	Laurence Courtois Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 1–6, 6–7^(7–9)
Win	6.	Sep 1999	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Carpet (i)	Irina Spîrlea	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–1, 6–2
Win	7.	Oct 1999	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Irina Spîrlea	Tina Križan Larisa Neiland	6–4, 6–3
Win	8.	Nov 2000	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–3, 6–3
Win	9.	Feb 2001	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Åsa Carlsson Karina Habšudová	6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	14.	Jul 2001	Stanford, United States	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	15.	Aug 2001	Manhattan Beach, United States	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat	3–6, 5–7
Loss	16.	Feb 2002	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Janette Husárová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 3–6
Loss	17.	Apr 2002	Charleston, United States	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 6–3, 6–7⁽⁴⁾

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	15 May 1989	London, United Kingdom	Clay	Kimiko Date	3–6, 0–6

Doubles (5–5)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	20 July 1987	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Gaby Coorengel	Yvonne der Kinderen Inge Dolman	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win	2.	18 July 1988	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Gaby Coorengel	Pascale Druyts Yvonne Schreurs	6–3, 6–2
Win	3.	27 February 1989	Jaffa, Israel	Hard	Marianne van der Torre	Caroline Billingham Sylvia Czopek	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	4.	6 March 1989	Ashkelon, Israel	Hard	Marianne van der Torre	Sofie Albinus Lone Vandborg	6–1, 6–1
Win	5.	20 March 1989	Ramat HaSharon, Israel	Hard	Marianne van der Torre	Malin Nilsson Eva Lena Olsson	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1.	24 April 1989	Sutton, United Kingdom	Clay	Aurelia Gheorghe	Kimiko Date Shiho Okada	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	6 November 1989	Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Julie Salmon	Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	14 May 1990	Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Simone Schilder	Eva Bes Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	4.	1 October 1990	York, United States	Hard (i)	Simone Schilder	Louise Allen Sophie Amiach	6–7, 4–6
Loss	5.	27 January 1992	Midland, United States	Clay	Helen Kelesi	Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath	3–6, 1–6

External links

Caroline Vis at the Women's Tennis Association
Caroline Vis at the International Tennis Federation
Caroline Vis at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)

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