Greet Minnen

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Greet Minnen
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Minnen at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27)
Turnhout, Belgium
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,528,181
Singles
Career record342–196
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 80 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2020)
French Open 1R (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Wimbledon 2R (2022, 2024)
US Open 3R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record106–87
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 45 (8 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 128 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2022, 2023)
French Open QF (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon 3R (2023)
US Open 3R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 4–3
Last updated on: 16 July 2024.

Greet Minnen (born 14 August 1997) is a Belgian tennis player. Minnen has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 59 in singles, achieved on 16 October 2023, and No. 45 in doubles, attained on 8 January 2024.

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Juniors

In her last year as a junior, Minnen reached the girls' doubles final of the 2015 Australian Open, losing in two sets.

Professional career

2018-2022: WTA Tour and major debuts

Minnen made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Open in doubles, partnering Alison Van Uytvanck. They won the title, defeating Vera Lapko and Mandy Minella in the final, in two sets. In May 2021, again partnering Van Uytvanck, they lost in a second WTA Tour doubles final to Aleksandra Krunić and Nina Stojanović in Belgrade.

In September 2021, she reached the third round at the 2021 US Open as a lucky loser defeating Nadia Podoroska and Liudmila Samsonova. [1] Next, she won the 2021 Luxembourg Open, her second tour doubles title, also partnering Van Uytvanck.

At the 2022 French Open, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles partnering with Anna Bondár. In the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she beat former Wimbledon champion and former world No. 1, Garbiñe Muguruza, 6–4, 6–0, and scored the first top-10 win of her career. [1]

2023: US Open second third round, top 60

At the 2023 French Open, she reached consecutive quarterfinals in doubles, partnering again with Anna Bondár. She reached the third round for the second time at the US Open, as a qualifier, [2] defeating wildcard Venus Williams en-route, 6–1, 6–1 in 73 minutes, [1] [3] and Sachia Vickery, [4] climbing 29 spots to world No. 69 on 11 September 2023 [5] and to a new career-high in singles of No. 59 a month later, on 16 October 2023.

2024: WTA 1000 first wins and third round

At the WTA 1000 Qatar Open, she recorded her first win at this level. At the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she replaced 18th seed Barbora Krejčíková as a lucky loser directly into the second round and defeated Lesia Tsurenko to reach the third round for the first time at this level in her career.

Personal life

Minnen was in a relationship with Belgian tennis player Alison Van Uytvanck. [6]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [7]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 1R 1R Q1 1R 0 / 41–420%
French Open Q3 1R 1R 1R Q3 1R 0 / 40–40%
Wimbledon Q3 NH 1R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 42–433%
US Open Q1 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R 0 / 55–550%
Win–loss0–01–32–41–42–22–40 / 178–1732%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup [lower-alpha 1] A RR [lower-alpha 2] A QR 0 / 12–167%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open [lower-alpha 3] A Q2 AAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Dubai [lower-alpha 3] AAAAA Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Indian Wells Open ANHA Q1 A 1R 0 / 10–10%
Miami Open ANH Q2 1R A 3R 0 / 22–250%
Madrid Open ANHA 1R A 1R 0 / 20–20%
Italian Open AAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open ANHAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati Open A Q1 AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Wuhan Open ANH0 / 00–0 – 
China Open ANHA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–20–04–60 / 84–838%
Career statistics
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–LWin%
Tournaments6813125Career total: 44
Titles00000Career total: 0
Finals00000Career total: 0
Overall win–loss6–62–813–142–127–50 / 4430–4540%
Year-end ranking [lower-alpha 4] 1231107520262$2,019,753

Doubles

Current through the 2022 Championnats de Granby.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 1R A 2R 2R 0 / 32–340%
French Open AA 2R 1R QF QF 0 / 46–460%
Wimbledon A 2R NH 2R 1R 3R 0 / 44–450%
US Open AAA 3R 2R 2R 0 / 34–360%
Win–loss0–01–11–23–34–47–40 / 1416–1453%
WTA 1000
Miami Open AANHA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Career statistics
Tournaments156810Career total: 30
Titles10010Career total: 2
Finals10020Career total: 3
Overall win–loss4–05–45–612–76–92 / 3032–2655%
Year-end ranking221171108916559

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Oct 2018 Luxembourg Open, LuxembourgInternational [lower-alpha 5] Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck Flag of Belarus.svg Vera Lapko
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 		7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss1–1 May 2021 Serbia Open, SerbiaWTA 250Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić
Flag of Serbia.svg Nina Stojanović 		0–6, 2–6
Win2–1 Sep 2021 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg (2)WTA 250Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann 		6–3, 6–3
Loss2–2 Jan 2024 Brisbane International, AustraliaWTA 500Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 		5–7, 2–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2023 Open de Saint-Malo, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2 Aug 2023 Kozerki Open, PolandHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Dayana Yastremska 6–2, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Dec 2021 Open Angers, FranceHard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva 		4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win2–0 May 2023 Open de Saint-Malo, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi 		7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 22 (11 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–5)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2013ITF Maaseik, Belgium10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Manon Arcangioli 2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss0–2Jul 2015ITF Nieuwpoort, Belgium10,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofie Oyen 2–6, 1–6
Win1–2Sep 2015ITF Pétange, Luxembourg10,000Hard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Michaela Hončová 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Win2–2Oct 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Daiana Negreanu6–3, 3–0 ret.
Loss2–3Oct 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Bondár 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss2–4Jun 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xiaoxi6–7(6), 2–6
Win3–4July 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Pietroiu7–6(2), 6–2
Loss3–5Aug 2016ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Peangtarn Plipuech 4–6, 0–6
Win4–5Mar 2018ITF Solarino, Italy15,000Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win5–5May 2018ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Julia Stamatova6–0, 6–1
Loss5–6Jul 2018ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands15,000Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Marina Yudanov0–6, 2–6
Win6–6Aug 2018ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands15,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono 6–2, 6–2
Win7–6Sep 2018ITF Santarém, Portugal15,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray 7–5, 6–3
Loss7–7Sep 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gatto-Monticone 5–7, 4–6
Win8–7Mar 2019 Yokohama Challenger, Japan25,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6–4, 6–1
Loss8–8 Aug 2021 Landisville Challenge, United States100,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Párrizas Díaz 6–7(6), 6–4, 6–7(7)
Win9–8 Feb 2022 AK Ladies Open, Germany60,000Carpet (i) Flag of Ukraine.svg Daria Snigur 6–4, 6–3
Loss9–9 Feb 2022 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan60,000Hard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Anzhelika Isaeva 4–6, 0–0 ret.
Win10–9Jan 2023 GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK60,000Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel 6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Win11–9 Feb 2023 Porto Indoor, Portugal40,000Hard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Tara Würth 6–2, 6–2
Loss11–10Feb 2023AK Ladies Open, Germany60,000Carpet (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Tauson 6–7(5), 6–4, 2–6
Loss11–11May 2023 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia100,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (3–0)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Petra Januskova Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bianca Mihăilă
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xiaoxi		6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win1–1Feb 2023 AK Ladies Open, Germany60,000Carpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ali Collins 		6–1, 6–3
Win2–1Mar 2023 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia60,000Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer Flag of Greece.svg Sapfo Sakellaridi
Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zelníčková 		6–4, 6–4
Win3–1Apr 2023 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France60,000Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jodie Burrage
Flag of Turkey.svg Berfu Cengiz 		6–4, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2015 Australian Open Hard Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hobgarski Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 		5–7, 4–6

Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins

Season2022Total
Wins11
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreGMR
2022
1. Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza No. 10 Wimbledon, UKGrass1R6–4, 6–0No. 88

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ↑ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. 1 2 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ↑ 2013: WTA ranking–932, 2014: WTA ranking–n/a, 2015: WTA ranking–457, 2016: WTA ranking–323, 2017: WTA ranking–828, 2018: WTA ranking–316.
  5. ↑ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Who is Greet Minnen, the Belgian qualifier who beat Venus Williams?". 29 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers".
  3. ↑ "Greet Minnen hands Venus Williams most lopsided US Open defeat in 24 appearances". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-31/minnen_follows_venus_win_with_vickery_victory_at_the_2023_us_open.html
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  6. ↑ Fitzgerald, Madeline (5 July 2019). "Lesbian Couple Makes History Playing Together at Wimbledon". Time. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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