Laurence Courtois

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Laurence Courtois
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (1976-01-18) 18 January 1976 (age 48)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record220–177
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 37 (18 November 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1996)
French Open 2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon 2R (1995, 1996)
US Open 2R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record183–131
Career titles4 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (10 April 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2001)
French Open 3R (1999, 2001)
Wimbledon 3R (1999)
US Open 3R (1995, 1998, 2000, 2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed Cup W (2001)

Laurence Courtois (born 18 January 1976) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

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Courtois, who was born in Kortrijk, won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 1996 Cardiff, WalesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2 Jun 1999 Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 3–6, 3–6

Doubles 9 (4–5)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II1
Tier III1
Tier IV & V2
Titles by surface
Hard3
Clay1
Grass0
Carpet0
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Feb 1994 Paris, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Temesvári
6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1 Jan 1995 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Porwik
Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea
2–6, 3–6
Loss1–2 Apr 1996 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta
6–7, 5–7
Loss1–3 May 1996 Cardiff, WalesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
0–6, 4–6
Loss1–4 Oct 1997 Luxembourg Carpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Meike Babel Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
2–6, 4–6
Win2–4 Aug 1998 Istanbul, TurkeyHard Flag of Germany.svg Meike Babel Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
6–0, 6–2
Win3–4 Apr 1999 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis
5–7, 6–1, 7–6
Win4–4 Oct 1999 Bratislava, SlovakiaHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Barabanschikova
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Loss4–5 Nov 2000 Leipzig, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
7–6(8–6), 5–7, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.17 August 1992 Koksijde, BelgiumClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss2.5 April 1993 Limoges, FranceCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 3–6
Win3.13 September 1993 Sofia, BulgariaClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva 6–1, 6–1
Win4.27 September 1993 Kirchheim, AustriaClay Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Paulus 6–1, 6–3
Loss5.22 October 2000 Cardiff, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Dragana Zarić 5–7, 7–5, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (13-3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.25 August 1991 Koksijde, BelgiumClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber Flag of Israel.svg Nelly Barkan
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Winner2.27 October 1991 Flensburg, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Havrlíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Havrlíková
6–2, 6–3
Winner3.10 November 1991 Ljusdal, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber Flag of Germany.svg Cora Linneman
Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Lena Olsson
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Winner4.1 February 1992 Danderyd, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Katrien de Craemer
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina
7–6(7–0), 6–3
Win5.19 April 1993 Bari, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová Flag of Israel.svg Yael Segal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner6.17 August 1997 Bratislava, SlovakiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Nola
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva
6–1, 6–0
Winner7.5 July 1998 Vaihingen, GermanyClay Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Murić Flag of Germany.svg Julia Abe
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva
6–1, 6–4
Win8.13 July 1998 Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó
Flag of Hungary.svg Nóra Köves
7–5, 6–2
Winner9.18 October 1998 Southampton, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens Flag of France.svg Amélie Cocheteux
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
6–2, 6–2
Winner10.25 October 1998 Welwyn, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Pleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith
7–6, 6–4
Winner11.7 March 1999 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Loss12.22 October 2000 Cardiff, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
6–0, 1–6, 3–6
Loss13.4 March 2001 Minneapolis, United StatesHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yvette Basting
Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova
5–7, 6–7(0–7)
Winner14.2 April 2001 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
6–3, 6–0
Runner-up15.8 July 2001 Orbetello, ItalyClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–6
Winner16.14 October 2001 Poitiers, FranceHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amanda Hopmans
6–1, 7–5

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