Bibiane Schoofs

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Bibiane Schoofs
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Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence Ede, Netherlands
Born (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 35)
Rhenen, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 589,084
Singles
Career record386–261 (59.7%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 142 (11 June 2012)
Current rankingNo. 978 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2018)
French Open Q2 (2018)
Wimbledon Q3 (2012)
US Open Q2 (2019)
Doubles
Career record224–129 (63.5%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 77 (6 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 83 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
French Open 1R (2020)
Wimbledon 1R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 5–10 (33.3%)
Last updated on: 25 January 2024.

Bibiane Schoofs (born 13 May 1988), previously known as Bibiane Weijers, is a Dutch professional tennis player.

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On 11 June 2012, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of 142, whilst her best doubles ranking was world No. 77 on 6 November 2023. She married on 7 July 2014, and took her husband's surname, however, in late 2016, reverted to her maiden name, Schoofs. In December 2016, she became national singles champion under that name. [1] [2]

In her career, she has won eight singles tournaments on the ITF Women's Circuit, three of them in 2011. In doubles, she has won 23 ITF titles, three of them in 2017. At age 29, she won the doubles title at the 2017 Mumbai Open, [3] [4] a tournament on the Challenger-level. In January 2018, she won her first doubles title on WTA Tour, at the tournament of Auckland, and her second in Lyon in 2023. [5]

Playing for Netherlands Fed Cup team, Schoofs has a win–loss record of 5–10 as of July 2023.

Career highlights

2011

Her best season so far has been in 2011 when she climbed more than 250 places in the rankings and won two $25k tournaments, in Montpellier and Middelburg. She also reached the finals in Prague and Zwevegem.

At the end of the season, Schoofs qualified for the Luxembourg Open, thus making her debut in a WTA Tour event. She played Angelique Kerber in the first round and recorded the biggest win of her career, defeating the world No. 29 in three sets after being down 6–2, 2–0. She then caused another upset against world No. 62, Canadian Rebecca Marino, defeating her in the second round in three sets. Her run was ended by British qualifier Anne Keothavong in the quarterfinals where she was beaten 6–3, 6–2.

2012

Schoofs began her year as a qualifier at the Auckland Open, but lost to Monica Puig, leading 6–2, 5–4 and 6–2, 6–7, 3–0.

She then qualified for the Australian Open. In a 2.5 hour match, she outlasted Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova 11–9 in the final set. In the second round she lost to Russian teenager Irina Khromacheva.

In Fed Cup competitions, Schoofs played four matches, winning two. She then was out for two months after a thigh injury.

She started playing again at a $25k event in Civitavecchia, Italy. She won against Anna Floris, but lost to eventual winner María Teresa Torró Flor in two sets. In the following week, she reached the semifinals at $25k event in Tunis defeating Çağla Büyükakçay, Pemra Özgen and Ana Savić, all in straight sets. She was beaten in three sets by Sandra Zaniewska. She played at the $50k Saint-Gaudens tournament and beat Melanie Oudin and Edina Gallovits-Hall in the first two rounds, before losing to former world No. 15, Aravane Rezaï, in the quarterfinals.

Schoofs tried to qualify for the main draw of the French Open. However, she was beaten in three close sets by Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan, in the first round. Schoofs also tried to qualify for the main draw of the WTA tournament in Birmingham, played on grass. She was beaten in the first round by Melanie Oudin, 6–4, 7–6. This was her first match on grass in seven years. She again played qualifying at the Wimbledon Championships where she beat Dia Evtimova, 6–2, 6–2, and Zheng Saisai, 6–3, 6–3, to reach the final qualifying round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. She held three setpoints in the first set against Mirjana Lučić before succumbing 5–7, 4–6.

Schoofs suffered a shock loss at the $25k tournament in Ystad where she was the top seed. The transition from grass to clay was too difficult to handle for her; she lost to Austrian Nicole Rottmann in three sets. Schoofs played a $50k clay-court tournament in Versmold, Germany the week after that. She beat French qualifier Anaïs Laurendon in the first round. She defeated Leticia Costas in the second round, and Kristina Mladenovic in the quarterfinals (all in straight sets), and faced former world No. 36, Anastasija Sevastova, in the semifinals.

2018: Maiden doubles title and top 100 debut

Schoofs won the doubles title of the Auckland Open together with her partner, five-time Grand Slam winner Sara Errani. With this victory, Schoofs entered the top 100 of the WTA rankings in women's doubles.

At the Australian Open qualifying, Schoofs defeated world No. 119, Naomi Broady, in the second round, but lost in the third and final round against Ivana Jorović, with a score of 3–6, 3–6.

2020–2023: Grand Slam debut in doubles, 2nd WTA doubles title

She made her major debut in doubles at the 2020 French Open, partnering compatriot Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.

At the 2023 WTA Lyon Open, she won her second doubles title with Cristina Bucsa, three years after she reached the final at the same tournament with a different partner, Lesley Kerkhove. As a result, she reached a doubles ranking of No. 164, on 6 February 2023.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2012 2013 2014 ... 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
Australian Open Q2 AA Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 A0–0
French Open Q1 AA Q2 Q1 Q1 AA0–0
Wimbledon Q3 AA Q1 Q1 NHAA0–0
US Open Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q2 A Q1 A0–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 [lower-alpha 1] (2–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jan 2018 Auckland Classic, New ZealandInternationalHard Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi
Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato
7–5, 6–1
Loss1–1 Jun 2019 Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsInternationalGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić
5–7, 3–6
Loss1–2 Mar 2020 Lyon Open, FranceInternationalHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Paar
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Wachaczyk
5–7, 4–6
Win2–2 Feb 2023 Lyon Open, FranceWTA 250Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Bucșa Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss2–3 Mar 2024 ATX Open, United StatesWTA 250Hard Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
2–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Nov 2017 WTA 125 Mumbai, IndiaHard Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodríguez Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss1–1 Nov 2018 WTA 125 Mumbai, IndiaHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Štefková Flag of Russia.svg Natela Dzalamidze
Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win2–1 May 2023 WTA 125 Saint-Malo, FranceClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (6–6)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2008ITF Cairo, Egypt10,000Clay Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 1–6, 3–6
Loss0–2May 2008ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Koek 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win1–2Aug 2010ITF Enschede, Netherlands10,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Geuer 6–1, 6–2
Win2–2Mar 2011ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniëlle Harmsen 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Win3–2Jun 2011 ITF Montpellier, France25,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Leticia Costas 6–4, 6–4
Win4–2Jul 2011ITF Middelburg, Netherlands25,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss4–3Jul 2011ITF Zwevegem, Belgium25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss4–4Aug 2011ITF Prague, Czech Republic25,000Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss4–5Aug 2012ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck 1–6, 1–6
Loss4–6Mar 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 4–6, 3–6
Win5–6Apr 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Honigová6–0, 6–3
Win6–6Jul 2015ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands10,000Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Karen Barbat 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win7–6Jul 2016ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Loss7–7Feb 2017 ITF Glasgow, United Kingdom15,000Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Krejsová 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Win8–7Feb 2017 ITF Altenkirchen, Germany25,000Carpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quirine Lemoine 7–5, 7–5
Loss8–8Aug 2017ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isabelle Wallace 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss8–9Oct 2017ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of Belarus.svg Vera Lapko 4–6, 4–6
Loss8–10 Oct 2017 ITF Saguenay, Canada60,000Hard (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Gréta Arn 1–6, 2–6
Loss8–11Mar 2020ITF Altenkirchen, Germany25,000Carpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Eva Lys 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 41 (23 titles, 18 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$80,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (13–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–7)
Clay (11–11)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 2005ITF Las Palmas, Spain10,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Laura Vallverdu-Zaira Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of Spain.svg Katia Sabate
7–6(5), 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2May 2005ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonie Mekel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Llewellyn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
0–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win1–2Oct 2005ITF Tucumán, Argentina10,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Lepore Flag of Argentina.svg Lucía Jara Lozano
Flag of Argentina.svg Denise Kirbijikian
6–1, 7–5
Win2–2May 2006ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marrit Boonstra Flag of Russia.svg Maya Gaverova
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Poltoratskaya
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Win3–2Sep 2007 ITF Limoges, France10,000Hard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Stella Menna Flag of France.svg Adeline Goncalves
Flag of France.svg Gracia Radovanovic
6–4, 6–1
Loss3–3Nov 2007ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay (i) Flag of Russia.svg Anna Savitskaya Flag of France.svg Elodie Caillat
Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel
2–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win4–3Dec 2007ITF Havana, Cuba10,000Hard Flag of Poland.svg Monika Krauze Flag of Cuba.svg Yamile Fors Guerra
Flag of Cuba.svg Yanet Núñez Mojarena
6–4, 6–4
Loss4–4Mar 2008ITF Cairo, Egypt10,000Clay Flag of Russia.svg Anna Savitskaya Flag of Russia.svg Galina Fokina
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
6–7(4), 4–6
Win5–4Aug 2008 ITF Versmold, Germany10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Geuer
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Haberkorn
4–6, 7–6(5), [10–5]
Loss5–5Sep 2008ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France10,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina
Flag of Italy.svg Vivienne Vierin
3–6, 2–6
Loss5–6Oct 2008ITF Barcelona, Spain10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel Flag of the United States.svg Kristi Miller
Flag of Spain.svg Lucía Sainz
7–6(5), 6–7(6), [7–10]
Win6–6Nov 2008ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay (i) Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Bezjak
Flag of Serbia.svg Neda Kozić
6–3, 6–1
Loss6–7Mar 2009ITF Giza, Egypt10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marlot Meddens Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima El Allami
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
4–6, 2–6
Loss6–8Mar 2009ITF Giza, Egypt10,000Clay Flag of Poland.svg Sandra Zaniewska Flag of Russia.svg Galina Fokina
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alyona Sotnikova
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss6–9Jun 2009ITF Apeldoorn, Netherlands10,000Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Neda Kozić Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicolette van Uitert
3–6, 7–6(9), [8–10]
Win7–9Sep 2010 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands25,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniëlle Harmsen Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina
Flag of France.svg Irena Pavlovic
6–3, 6–2
Win8–9Mar 2011ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniëlle Harmsen Flag of Russia.svg Eugeniya Pashkova
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Zharkova
6–3, 7–5
Win9–9Sep 2012ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jade Windley
6–3, 6–0
Loss9–10Feb 2017ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Yashina Flag of Belarus.svg Vera Lapko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dayana Yastremska
5–7, 3–6
Loss9–11Apr 2017ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Poland.svg Sandra Zaniewska Flag of Italy.svg Alice Matteucci
Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Rosatello
1–6, 3–6
Win10–11Jul 2017ITF Middelburg, Netherlands25,000Clay Flag of Greece.svg Valentini Grammatikopoulou Flag of Australia (converted).svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of the United States.svg Dasha Ivanova
6–7(8), 7–5, [10–5]
Win11–11Jul 2017ITF Horb, Germany25,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Bukta
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Isabella Shinikova
7–5, 6–3
Loss11–12Aug 2017ITF El Espinar, Spain25,000Hard Flag of Turkey.svg Ayla Aksu Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
3–6, 2–6
Win12–12Aug 2017ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000Clay Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoît
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win13–12 Jan 2018 ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France60,000Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Rosatello
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win14–12Feb 2018 ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom25,000Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Conny Perrin
6–7(5), 6–1, [10–6]
Win15–12Apr 2018ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Chantal Škamlová Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jelena Simić
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss15–13 Jul 2018 ITF Prague, Czech Republic80,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann Flag of Sweden.svg Cornelia Lister
Flag of Serbia.svg Nina Stojanović
2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win16–13Oct 2018 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jesika Malečková
5–7, 6–2, [10–3]
Win17–13Mar 2019ITF Mâcon, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine
Flag of Italy.svg Angelica Moratelli
6–2, 6–4
Loss17–14 Jul 2019 ITF Versmold, Germany60,000Clay Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina Flag of Russia.svg Amina Anshba
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anastasia Dețiuc
6–0, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss17–15 Oct 2019 ITF Saguenay, Canada60,000Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélodie Collard
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leylah Fernandez
6–7(3), 2–6
Win18–15Feb 2020ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina Flag of Thailand.svg Supapitch Kuearum
Flag of Thailand.svg Mananchaya Sawangkaew
6–4, 6–2
Win19–15Feb 2020ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand25,000Hard Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina Flag of Japan.svg Miyabi Inoue
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kang Jiaqi
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win20–15Feb 2021ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa25,000Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eden Silva
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss20–16Oct 2021ITF Lima, Peru25,000Clay Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodríguez Flag of Brazil.svg Carolina Alves
Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gámiz
3–6, 6–7(2)
Win21–16Oct 2021ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasmijn Gimbrère Flag of Poland.svg Maja Chwalińska
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miriam Kolodziejová
6–2, 6–4
Loss21–17Nov 2022ITF Pétange, Luxembourg25,000Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rosalie van der Hoek Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll
0–6, 4–6
Loss21–18Jan 2023ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom25,000Hard (i) Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Morvayová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Sisková
3–6, 7–6(3), [6–10]
Win22–18Sep 2023ITF Tokyo, Japan100,000Hard Flag of France.svg Jessika Ponchet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win23–18 Oct 2023 ITF Poitiers, France80,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Jessika PonchetFlag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Maklakova
Flag placeholder.svg Elena Pridankina
7–5, 6–4

Notes

  1. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ankita Raina</span> Indian tennis player

Ankita Ravinderkrishan Raina is an Indian professional tennis player. Since 2018, she has regularly been the Indian number one in both singles and doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivana Jorović</span> Serbian tennis player

Ivana Jorović is an inactive Serbian tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zhu Lin (tennis)</span> Chinese tennis player (born 1994)

Zhu Lin is a Chinese professional tennis player. On 18 September 2023, Zhu reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 31. She attained her best WTA doubles ranking of No. 80 on 2 October 2023. Zhu has won the 2023 Thailand Open in singles and the 2019 Jiangxi Open in doubles. She has also won one singles and one doubles title in WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 15 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nao Hibino</span> Japanese tennis player

Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Hibino has won three singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Along with that, she has won eight singles and ten doubles tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erin Routliffe</span> Canadian-New Zealand tennis player

Erin Hope Routliffe is a New Zealand professional tennis player who previously represented Canada. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6 on 29 January 2024. Routliffe is a two-time NCAA doubles champion with Maya Jansen for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Partnered with Gabriela Dabrowski, Routliffe won her first Grand Slam doubles title at the 2023 US Open, her best result at a major event. She became the first New Zealand woman to win the tournament and only the second one to win a major title in the Open Era, after Judy Connor won the women's doubles title at the 1979 Australian Open.

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