Simone Schilder

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Simone Schilder
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Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1967-04-07) 7 April 1967 (age 57)
Netherlands
Prize money$56,529
Singles
Career record78–86
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 164 (4 July 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)
French Open Q1 (1987, 1988)
French Open  Junior1R (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (1984)
US Open  Junior3R (1985)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (1984)
Doubles
Career record105–65
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 71 (14 August 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1988, 1990)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–3

Simone Schilder (born 7 April 1967) is a former Dutch tennis player. She won a total of two singles and eight doubles ITF titles in her career. On 4 July 1988, she reached a singles ranking high of world No. 164. On 14 August 1989, she peaked at No. 71 in the doubles rankings.

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At the age of 17, Schilder became the 1984 French Open girls' doubles champion and represented the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1988 Brasil Open Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Jul 1989 Belgian Open Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
1–6, 2–6

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.21 July 1986ITF Amersfoort, NetherlandsClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michelle Beltgens6–2, 6–4
Win2.17 November 1986ITF Croydon, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Karine Quentrec 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (8–9)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.9 June 1986ITF Lyon, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Muns-Jagerman Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Krajčovičová
Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Szikszay
7–5, 6–4
Win2.21 July 1986ITF Amersfoort, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kaye Hand
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Lake
6–1, 4–6, 6–0
Loss3.17 November 1986ITF Croydon, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Digna Ketelaar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kaye Hand
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Lake
6–7, 6–2, 5–7
Loss4.27 April 1987ITF Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clare Wood Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
3–6, 2–6
Loss5.21 March 1988ITF Bayonne, FranceHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis
Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win6.3 October 1988ITF Eastbourne, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Lake
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Simpkin
6–4, 6–4
Win7.10 October 1988ITF Telford, United KingdomHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belinda Borneo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Sullivan
7–6(4), 6–0
Win8.31 October 1988ITF Guarujá, BrazilClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudia Chabalgoity
Flag of Brazil.svg Luciana Della Casa
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win9.13 November 1989ITF Telford, United KingdomHard Flag of Finland.svg Anne Aallonen Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Linda Barnard
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
6–3, 7–6
Win10.4 December 1989ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of Finland.svg Anne Aallonen Flag of Brazil.svg Luciana Tella
Flag of Brazil.svg Andrea Vieira
7–5, 6–4
Loss11.14 May 1990ITF Cascais, PortugalClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss12.2 July 1990ITF Brindisi, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud
1–6, 6–1, 0–6
Loss13.16 July 1990ITF Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Tiezzi Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Agnese Blumberga
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Eugenia Maniokova
4–6, 4–6
Loss14.1 October 1990ITF York,[ clarification needed ] United StatesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis Flag of the United States.svg Louise Allen
Flag of France.svg Sophie Amiach
6–7, 4–6
Loss15.22 April 1991ITF Ramat HaSharon, IsraelHard Flag of Finland.svg Anne Aallonen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Salmon
Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger
4–6, 4–6
Loss16.24 June 1991ITF Ronneby, SwedenClay Flag of Sweden.svg Jonna Jonerup Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Emmons
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Lindström
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win17.30 March 1992ITF Moulins, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kučová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová
6–4, 7–5

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