Hanneke Ketelaars

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Hanneke Ketelaars
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1974-04-17) 17 April 1974 (age 50)
Mariaheide, Netherlands
Prize money$30,131
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 186 (6 March 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1995)
Doubles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 182 (7 November 1994)

Hanneke Ketelaars (born 17 April 1974) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. [1]

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Ketelaars grew up in Mariaheide and would practise at a local tennis park run by her parents. [2]

Competing professionally in the 1990s, Ketelaars reached a best singles ranking of 186 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1995 Australian Open. Her only WTA Tour main draw appearance came as a doubles player at the 1993 Virginia Slims of Florida and she won two $25,000 ITF doubles titles during her career. [3]

Following her retirement from the tour in 1996 she continued to play in amateur competitions, winning two Indoor and two Outdoor national championships. [4]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.3 June 1991 Viana do Castelo, PortugalClay Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Narbe 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss2.6 June 1994 Elvas, PortugalHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe 2–6, 6–1, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.29 July 1991 A Coruña, SpainClay Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou Flag of Israel.svg Nelly Barkan
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win1.27 February 1994 Rocafort, SpainHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García
Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto
6–4, 6–4
Loss2.20 June 1994 Valladolid, SpainClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Mochizuki
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka
0–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win2.18 July 1994 Bilbao, SpainClay Flag of Romania.svg Cătălina Cristea Flag of Spain.svg Yolanda Clemot
Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero
6–2, 6–1

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References

  1. "Ketelaars bekroont ongeslagen status". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 31 July 2000.
  2. Springer, Dick (20 December 1999). "'Amateur' Ketelaars grijpt tegen prof Hopmans Masters-titel". krant.telegraaf.nl (in Dutch).
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Delray Beach - 01 March - 07 March 1993". itftennis.com.
  4. "Hanneke Ketelaars sluit het jaar af". KliknieuwsUden (in Dutch). 1 January 2011.