Hanne Vandewinkel

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Hanne Vandewinkel
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Residence Zutendaal, Limburg, Belgium
Born (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)
Bree, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 59,002
Singles
Career record119–55
Highest rankingNo. 227 (5 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 248 (26 August 2024)
Doubles
Career record37–19
Highest rankingNo. 444 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 539 (26 August 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 0–2
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Hanne Vandewinkel (born 21 May 2004) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 227 in singles, achieved on 5 August 2024, and No. 444 in doubles, achieved on 26 February 2024.

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Early life

Vandewinkel grew up in Zutendaal, Limburg. [1] [2] She trained at the Wilson Luxilon Tenkie Academy in Hasselt. [3] [4]

Junior career

In October 2020, she won the J3 Lousada Junior Cup II, defeating Clervie Ngounoue in the final. [5]

In April 2021, she won the J2 Haskovo Cup, defeating Lisa Pigato in the final. [6] The following month, she made her Junior Grand Slam debut at the French Open, where she lost in the second round to Océane Babel. [7] [8]

Professional career

In November 2022, she won three-back to back $15k titles in Monastir. [9] [10] [11]

In March 2023, she won the $15k event in Manacor. [9] In August 2023, she reached the final of the $25k Flanders Ladies Trophy in Koksijde, but lost to Dejana Radanović. [12] In doubles, she and compatriot Amélie Van Impe reached the semifinals. [13] That November, she won the $25k Kaeline WTT Pro Series in Limassol, defeating compatriot Sofia Costoulas in the final. [14] [15] [16]

In March 2024, she reached the final of the $40k Wiphold International in Pretoria, but lost to top seed Laura Pigossi. [17] That August, she won the $40k SIERS ITF event in Oldenzaal, defeating Polina Kudermetova in the final. [18]

National representation

In April 2024, she made her Billie Jean King Cup debut representing Belgium in the qualifiers against the United States, [19] [20] but lost to both Emma Navarro and Jessica Pegula. [21]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (1–1)
W25/35 tournaments (2–3)
W15 tournaments (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (2–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2022ITF Duffel, BelgiumW15Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vicky Van de Peer 0–6, 3–6
Win1–1Oct 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Kordolaimi 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Win2–1Nov 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15HardFlag placeholder.svg Anastasiia Gureva 6–2, 6–1
Win3–1Nov 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsao Chia-yi 6–2, 7–5
Win4–1Feb 2023ITF Manacor, SpainW15Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bojana Klincov 6–1, 6–0
Loss4–2Aug 2023ITF Køge, DenmarkW25Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 3–6, 5–7
Loss4–3Aug 2023ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Dejana Radanović 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6
Win5–3Nov 2023ITF Limassol, CyprusW25Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofia Costoulas 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss5–4Feb 2024 Wiphold International, South AfricaW50Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss5–5Mar 2024ITF Terrassa, SpainW35Clay Flag of France.svg Loïs Boisson 0–6, 6–7(8)
Win6–5Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW35Clay Flag of Japan.svg Ikumi Yamazaki 6–1, 6–1
Win7–5Aug 2024ITF Oldenzaal, NetherlandsW50ClayFlag placeholder.svg Polina Kudermetova 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(3)

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1–0Feb 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Clervie Ngounoue Flag of Germany.svg Mara Guth
Flag of Germany.svg Mia Mack
6–1, 6–2
Loss1–1Aug 2022ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amélie Van Impe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden
2–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Aug 2022ITF Duffel, BelgiumW15Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amélie Van Impe Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Crescenzi
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Sukhotina
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss1–3Oct 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zelníčková Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsao Chia-yi
2–6, 4–6
Win2–3Feb 2023ITF Manacor, SpainW15Hard Flag of Germany.svg Joëlle Steur Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Flag of Spain.svg Marta González Encinas
7–6(4), 6–2
Loss2–4Aug 2023ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW25Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amélie Van Impe Flag of Germany.svg Tea Lukic
Flag of Germany.svg Joëlle Steur
4–6, 5–7
Win3–5Nov 2023ITF Limassol, CyprusW25Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Julie Štruplová Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hobgarski
Flag of Spain.svg Guiomar Maristany
6–4, 6–4
Loss3–5Feb 2024 Wiphold International, South AfricaW50Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofia Costoulas Flag of Israel.svg Lina Glushko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Knutson
6–7(5), 6–7(4)

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