Klaartje Liebens

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Klaartje Liebens
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 29)
Brussels
Retired2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$49,984
Singles
Career record151–116
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 295 (16 February 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior2R (2013)
French Open  JuniorQ1 (2013)
Wimbledon  JuniorQ1 (2012)
US Open  JuniorQ2 (2012)
Doubles
Career record4–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 743 (20 May 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2013)
US Open  Junior1R (2012)

Klaartje Liebens (born 11 January 1995) is a Belgian retired tennis player.

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Liebens won five singles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 16 February 2015, she attained her best singles ranking of world No. 295. On 20 May 2013, she peaked at No. 743 in the doubles rankings.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Diamond Games, defeating Barbora Krejčíková, Gioia Barbieri and Ysaline Bonaventure in the qualifying tournament. [1]

Liebens announced her retirement from the professional tour in July 2017. [2]

ITF finals

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–7)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.5 May 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Montenegro.svg Ana Veselinović 2–6, 3–6
Win1.14 September 2013ITF Mytilene, GreeceHard Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 6–2, 6–1
Loss2.20 October 2013ITF Sharm El SheikhHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Loss3.27 October 2013ITF Sharm El SheikhHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens7–6(0), 1–6, 3–6
Loss4.10 November 2013ITF Loughborough,
Great Britain
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Smith 3–6, 5–7
Win2.17 November 2013ITF Manchester, UKHard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Natália Vajdová7–5, 6–1
Loss5.15 December 2013ITF Sharm El SheikhHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katy Dunne 3–6, 0–6
Loss6.12 April 2014ITF Gloucester, UKHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera 3–6, 1–6
Win3.6 July 2014ITF Brussels, BelgiumClay Flag of Italy.svg Alice Matteucci 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–1
Win4.12 July 2014ITF Balıkesir, TurkeyHard Flag of France.svg Lou Brouleau6–2, 6–2
Win5.14 December 2014ITF Sharm El SheikhHard Flag of Serbia.svg Vojislava Lukić 6–7(3), 6–2, 6–4
Loss7.20 February 2016ITF Wirral, UKHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Silvia Njirić 6–3, 6–7(2), 3–6
Loss8.26 November 2016ITF Solarino, ItalyCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Alice Matteucci3–6, 6–7(1)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.4 May 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lise Brulmans Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina
Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova
3–6, 2–6

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References

  1. "BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. "Klaartje Liebens zet internationale carrière stop: "Profcircuit is een speciale wereld"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 July 2017.