Claire Wegink

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Claire Wegink
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1967-09-29) 29 September 1967 (age 57)
Prize money$107,504
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 118 (12 July 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 2R (1994)
US Open 2R (1993)
Doubles
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 196 (19 November 1990)

Claire Wegink (born 29 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

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Biography

Wegink, who comes from Tiel, began competing on the professional tour in the late 1980s.

She reached her career-high ranking of 118 in the world in 1993, after making the round of 16 at WTA Tour tournaments that year in Barcelona, Birmingham and Rome.

At Grand Slam level, her best performances were second-round appearances at the 1993 US Open and 1994 Wimbledon Championships. [1] [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–7)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.27 November 1988ITF Pforzheim, West GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Vopat 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up2.4 December 1988ITF Budapest, HungaryCarpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Šmekálová 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.7 May 1990ITF Cascais, PortugalClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up4.19 January 1992ITF Woodlands, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Stella Sampras 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.27 January 1992ITF Midland, United StatesHard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Kelesi 6–7(2), 6–7(8)
Runner-up6.17 February 1992ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up7.26 July 1992ITF Bilbao, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual 5–7, 2–6

Doubles (9–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.26 February 1990ITF Wigan, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Thielmann Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Caroline Wuillot
5–7, 0–6
Winner1.20 August 1990 Chiang Mai, ThailandHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esmir Hoogendoorn Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Paulette Moreno
Flag of Thailand.svg Orawan Thampensri
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Winner2.27 August 1990 Korat, ThailandHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esmir Hoogendoorn Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jeom-sang
7–6(2), 6–2
Winner3.10 September 1990 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esmir Hoogendoorn Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lohmann
Flag of Germany.svg Ulrike Przysucha
6–0, 6–1
Winner4.15 October 1990Burgdorf, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lohmann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natalie Tschan
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michèle Strebel
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner5.22 October 1990 Lyss, SwitzerlandClay (i) Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lohmann Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger
Flag of Israel.svg Rona Mayer
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up2.18 February 1991Croydon, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dorien Wamelink Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sara Gomer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Lake
3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner6.21 July 1991 Subiaco, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Ballet Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Hiort
Flag of Finland.svg Marja-Liisa Kuurne
6–2, 6–3
Winner7.3 November 1991 Kingston, JamaicaHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jillian Alexander Flag of the Philippines.svg Jean Lozano
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Emilie Viqueira
6–3, 6–1
Winner8.10 November 1991 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicClay Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aafje Evers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yvonne Klompenhouver
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up3.19 January 1992 Mission, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jillian Alexander Flag of the United States.svg Susan Gilchrist
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Paynter
4–6, 2–6
Winner9.21 September 1992ITF Acireale, ItalyHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe Flag of Spain.svg Ana Segura
Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto
4–6, 6–1, 6–1

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References

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