Country (sports) | Luxembourg |
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Residence | Garnich |
Born | Luxembourg City | 20 August 1983
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$542,184 |
Singles | |
Career record | 304–293 (50.9%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (24 May 2004) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2004) |
French Open | 1R (2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2005) |
US Open | 3R (2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 81–110 (42.4%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (8 November 2004) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2005) |
French Open | 1R (2004, 2005) |
US Open | 2R (2004) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 42–43 (49.4%) |
Claudine Schaul (born 20 August 1983) is a former tennis player from Luxembourg.
Her career-high rankings are world No. 41 in singles, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and No. 71 for doubles, achieved on 8 November 2004.
Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Fed Cup team in 1998, where she has a win–loss record of 42–43.
Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old. [1]
A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the 2003 US Open, upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova, 7–6(5), 6–2 in the first round.
In January 2004, Schaul won her first doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Schaul then made it to the third round of the Australian Open.
In May 2004, she won her first WTA Tour title at Strasbourg, defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final, in three sets. [2]
Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens.
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Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 22 May 2004 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Lindsay Davenport | 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
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Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 17 January 2004 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | Jelena Kostanić | Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea | 6–4, 7–6(3) |
Loss | 19 June 2004 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | Jelena Kostanić | Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera | 6–7(3), 3–6 |
Loss | 18 July 2004 | Stanford Classic, United States | Hard | Iveta Benešová | Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt | 2–6, 4–6 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 13 August 2000 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Caroline Maes | 6–1, 6–7(6), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 November 2000 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | Caroline Maes | 0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 Feb 2001 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Eva Dyrberg | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 19 Mar 2002 | ITF Cañada Flintridge, United States | Hard | Laura Granville | 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 7 July 2002 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Stephanie Gehrlein | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 22 September 2002 | ITF Luxembourg | Clay | Nathalie Viérin | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 15 June 2003 | Open de Marseille, France | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 26 February 2006 | ITF Saint Paul, United States | Hard (i) | Milagros Sequera | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 17 August 2008 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Daniëlle Harmsen | 7–6(2), 7–6(7) |
Winner | 4. | 25 January 2009 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Constance Sibille | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 3 March 2002 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Sofia Arvidsson | Anna Bastrikova Claudia Kardys | 6–0, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 8 September 2002 | ITF Denain, France | Clay | Yuliya Beygelzimer | Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová | 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 2 February 2003 | ITF Urtijëi, Italy | Carpet (i) | Vanessa Henke | Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 29 July 2006 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Lina Stančiūtė | Erica Krauth Frederica Piedade | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 28 July 2007 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Martina Müller | Anastasiya Yakimova Carla Suárez Navarro | 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–7(1) |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 August 2008 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Anna Floris | Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková | 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Winner | 3. | 17 January 2009 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Sandra Klemenschits | Nicolette van Uitert Viktoria Yemialyanava | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
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