Claudine Schaul
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Luxembourgish tennis player
| Country (sports) | Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Garnich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983年08月20日) 20 August 1983 (age 41) Luxembourg City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 542,184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 304–293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (24 May 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | 3R (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 81–110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 3 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 71 (8 November 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | 1R (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 42–43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Claudine Schaul (born 20 August 1983) is a former tennis player from Luxembourg.
Her career-high rankings are world No. 41 in singles, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and No. 71 for doubles, achieved on 8 November 2004.
Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Fed Cup team in 1998, where she has a win–loss record of 42–43.
Career
[edit ]Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old.[1]
A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the 2003 US Open, upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova, 7–6(5), 6–2 in the first round.
In January 2004, Schaul won her first doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Schaul then made it to the third round of the Australian Open.
In May 2004, she won her first WTA Tour title at Strasbourg, defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final, in three sets.[2]
Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens.
WTA Tour finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (title)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | May 2004 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | United States Lindsay Davenport | 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | Jan 2004 | Canberra International, Australia |
Hard | Croatia Jelena Kostanić | France Caroline Dhenin Australia Lisa McShea |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | Jun 2004 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands |
Grass | Croatia Jelena Kostanić | Australia Lisa McShea Venezuela Milagros Sequera |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | Jul 2004 | Stanford Classic, United States |
Hard | Czech Republic Iveta Benešová | Greece Eleni Daniilidou Australia Nicole Pratt |
2–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit ]| Legend |
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| 75,000ドル tournaments |
| 50,000ドル tournaments |
| 25,000ドル tournaments |
| 10,000ドル tournaments |
Singles (4–6)
[edit ]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 13 August 2000 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Belgium Caroline Maes | 6–1, 6–7(6), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 12 November 2000 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | Belgium Caroline Maes | 0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 Feb 2001 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Denmark Eva Dyrberg | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 Mar 2002 | ITF Cañada Flintridge, United States | Hard | United States Laura Granville | 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 7 July 2002 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Germany Stephanie Gehrlein | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 September 2002 | ITF Luxembourg | Clay | Italy Nathalie Viérin | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 June 2003 | Open de Marseille, France | Clay | Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 February 2006 | ITF Saint Paul, United States | Hard (i) | Venezuela Milagros Sequera | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 August 2008 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Netherlands Daniëlle Harmsen | 7–6(2), 7–6(7) |
| Winner | 4. | 25 January 2009 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | France Constance Sibille | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles (3–4)
[edit ]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 3 March 2002 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Sweden Sofia Arvidsson | Russia Anna Bastrikova Germany Claudia Kardys |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 September 2002 | ITF Denain, France | Clay | Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer | Czech Republic Olga Blahotová Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 February 2003 | ITF Urtijëi, Italy | Carpet (i) | Germany Vanessa Henke | Czech Republic Olga Blahotová Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 July 2006 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Lithuania Lina Stančiūtė | Argentina Erica Krauth Portugal Frederica Piedade |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 July 2007 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Germany Martina Müller | Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova Spain Carla Suárez Navarro |
7–6(4), 1–6, 6–7(1) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 August 2008 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Italy Anna Floris | Czech Republic Simona Dobrá Czech Republic Tereza Hladíková |
1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Winner | 3. | 17 January 2009 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | Austria Sandra Klemenschits | Netherlands Nicolette van Uitert Belarus Viktoria Yemialyanava |
6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Claudine Schaul" . Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ "Schaul downs Davenport". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
External links
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- Claudine Schaul at the Women's Tennis Association Edit this at Wikidata
- Claudine Schaul at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
- Claudine Schaul at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
- Claudine Schaul at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
- Claudine Schaul at Olympics.com