Kathleen Schuurmans

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Kathleen Schuurmans
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (1966-07-03) 3 July 1966 (age 56)
Prize money$10,905
Singles
Career record29–45
Highest rankingNo. 326 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (1985, 1986)
Doubles
Career record13–26
Highest rankingNo. 213 (18 July 1988)

Kathleen Gonzalez-Schuurmans (born 3 July 1966) is a Belgian former professional tennis player.

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Active on the professional tour in the 1980s, Schuurmans had a career high singles ranking of 326 in the world and featured in qualifying draws at the French Open. She represented the Belgium Federation Cup team in 1984 and 1985, appearing in a total of six ties. In 1984, she put Belgium into the second round of the World Group when she teamed up with Nicole Mabille to win the deciding doubles tie against Colombia. [1]

Schuurmans married Mexican Davis Cup player Alfonso González and lives in Mechelen, where she works as a pharmacists's assistant. [2] She is also heavily involved in Belgian basketball, serving as team manager of women's division one team BC Castors Braine. [3] Previously she was team manager for the men's and women's national teams. [4]

ITF finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.22 February 1987 Denain, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Erika Smith Flag of France.svg Virginie Paquet
Flag of France.svg Karine Quentrec
6–3, 6–2
Loss1.16 August 1987 Koksijde, BelgiumClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Tacon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Caroline van Renterghem
7–6(2), 2–6, 6–7(3)
Loss2.27 August 1989 Koksijde, BelgiumClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Caroline van Renterghem Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pascale Druyts
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heleen Van Den Berg
2–6, 4–6

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References

  1. "Fed Cup: België-Colombia in Bergen op 26 en 27 april". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 22 February 2008.
  2. "Ex-kampioene Kathleen Schuurmans is apothekersassistente en basketmanager". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 31 July 2008.
  3. "Kathleen Schuurmans chez les Castors ?". L'Avenir (in French). 7 March 2016.
  4. "Mechelse Kathleen Schuurmans staat haar mannetje bij Belgian Lions: 'Schitterende ervaring'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 29 August 2014.