| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 May 1982 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $62,804 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 162–99 (62.1%) |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 341 (10 June 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 135–77 (63.7%) |
| Career titles | 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 224 (17 February 2003) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 0–2 |
Leslie Butkiewicz (born 26 May 1982) is a former tennis player from Belgium.
Butkiewicz, a right-handed player, won nine singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
She also featured in the main draw of the doubles at several WTA Tour events, including five appearances at her home tournament in Antwerp.
Both of the Fed Cup ties she played in for Belgium came against the United States. In 2005, she lost a dead rubber singles match to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals of the World Group. [1] The following year, she partnered Caroline Maes in the doubles of the World Group semifinal against the United States, which was also a dead rubber. She was a member of the Belgian squad that lost the 2006 World Group final to Italy, but was unused. [2]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 17 June 2001 | ITF Raalte, Netherlands | Clay |  Anouk Sterk | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 19 August 2002 | ITF Westende, Belgium | Hard |  Virginie Pichet | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 1 September 2002 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay |  Dimana Krastevitch | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 14 July 2003 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Debbrich Feys | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 19 July 2004 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay |  Ekaterina Kirianova | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | 16 August 2004 | ITF Westende, Belgium | Hard |  Emma Laine | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 7. | 3 October 2004 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) |  Rita Kuti-Kis | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 16 July 2005 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Claire de Gubernatis | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 13 November 2005 | ITF Le Havre, France | Clay (i) | Émilie Bacquet | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | 15 July 2007 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Nathalie Mohn | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 14 August 2000 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay |  Lenka Snajdrova | Marion Bartoli  Carmen Cajo | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 23 September 2001 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Patty Van Acker |  Helena Ejeson Eva Erbová | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 11 November 2001 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | Caroline Maes |  Daniela Olivera  Natacha Randriantefy | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 24 March 2002 | ITF Cholet, France | Clay | Patty Van Acker | Caroline Maes Gabriela Navrátilová | 1–4 ret. |
| Loss | 5. | 17 June 2002 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Patty Van Acker |  Nicole Sewell Samantha Stosur | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | 30 June 2002 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Patty Van Acker | Susanne Trik Kristen van Elden | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7. | 5 August 2002 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Tessy van de Ven | Elke Clijsters Jaslyn Hewitt | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | 18 August 2002 | ITF Westende, Belgium | Clay | Nicole Kriz |  Valeria Bondarenko  Edita Liachovičiūtė | 6–1, 7–6(4–7) |
| Loss | 9. | 20 January 2003 | Open de l'Isère, France | Hard (i) | Kim Kilsdonk | Séverine Beltrame Amandine Dulon | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 10. | 18 February 2003 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Kim Kilsdonk |  Magda Mihalache  Syna Schmidle | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11. | 15 June 2003 | ITF Canet-en-Roussillon, France | Clay | Eveline Vanhyfte | Sophie Erre Aurélie Védy | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12. | 23 June 2003 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | Kim Kilsdonk | Marielle Hoogland Jolanda Mens | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | 14 July 2003 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Lenka Snajdrova | Debbrich Feys Jessie de Vries | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14. | 21 July 2003 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay | Kim Kilsdonk | Maria Kondratieva  Shelley Stephens | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 4 August 2003 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Kim Kilsdonk | Anne-Laure Heitz Amandine Singla | 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 16. | 24 August 2003 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | Clay | Kim Kilsdonk |  İpek Şenoğlu Eveline Vanhyfte | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 17. | 12 October 2003 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | Caroline Maes |  Līga Dekmeijere Bianka Lamade | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18. | 16 November 2003 | ITF Le Havre, France | Clay (i) | Eveline Vanhyfte |  Martina Babáková  Monika Schneider | 6–2, 2–2 ret. |
| Loss | 19. | 18 July 2004 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Eveline Vanhyfte | Zuzana Černá Eva Hrdinová | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 20. | 25 July 2004 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Shelley Stephens | Zuzana Černá  Aneta Soukup | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 21. | 9 August 2004 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Shelley Stephens | Jessie de Vries Debbrich Feys | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 22. | 29 August 2004 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Eveline Vanhyfte |  Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23. | 12 July 2005 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Caroline Maes | Iveta Gerlová Carmen Klaschka | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 24. | 24 July 2005 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Caroline Maes | Petra Cetkovská Gabriela Velasco Andreu | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 25. | 14 August 2005 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Jessie de Vries | Kim Kilsdonk  Neda Kozić | w/o |
| Win | 26. | 28 August 2005 | ITF Westende, Belgium | Hard | Eveline Vanhyfte | Claire de Gubernatis Anna Font Estrada | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 27. | 22 July 2006 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Caroline Maes | Olga Brózda Natalia Kołat | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 28. | 27 August 2006 | ITF Westende, Belgium | Hard | Émilie Bacquet | Celine Cattaneo Claire de Gubernatis | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 29. | 26 August 2006 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Caroline Maes |  Andreja Klepač  Danica Krstajić | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 30. | 24 August 2007 | ITF Westende, Belgium | Hard |  Katharina Brown | Claire de Gubernatis Samantha Schoeffel | 6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
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