Els Callens
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Els Callens (born 20 August 1970) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.
Callens became professional in January 1990. Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.
She retired on 26 October 2005, after losing her second-round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt. She started a comeback, and finally retired from professional tennis in 2011.
Nowadays, she works as sports commentator for the Belgian public broadcast Eén.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–1) |
| Tier IV & V (0–0) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Oct 1996 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | United States Lisa Raymond | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I (1–0) |
| Tier II (3–3) |
| Tier III (3–3) |
| Tier IV & V (3–6) |
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 14 (11–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 19 February 1990 | ITF Manchester, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Netherlands Sandra Begijn | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 7 May 1990 | ITF Cascais, Portugal | Clay | Netherlands Claire Wegink | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 21 January 1991 | ITF Bergen, Norway | Carpet (i) | Poland Magdalena Feistel | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 11 February 1991 | ITF Danderyd, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Sweden Catarina Lindqvist | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 18 February 1991 | ITF Croydon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | United Kingdom Sara Gomer | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 5. | 21 October 1991 | ITF Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Sweden Cecilia Dahlman | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 19 October 1992 | ITF Moulins, France | Hard (i) | Czechoslovakia Petra Holubová | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | 31 October 1993 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | France Lea Ghirardi | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 21 March 1994 | ITF Brest, France | Hard (i) | Madagascar Dally Randriantefy | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 14 December 1997 | ITF Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | France Nathalie Dechy | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 22 August 1999 | Bronx Open, United States | Hard | United States Erika deLone | 1–6, ret. |
| Win | 9. | 24 October 1999 | ITF Southampton, UK | Carpet (i) | Austria Patricia Wartusch | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 10. | 30 October 2001 | ITF Bolton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 11. | 26 November 2002 | ITF Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Slovakia Stanislava Hrozenská | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 17 (10–7)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 26 February 1990 | ITF Wigan, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Belgium Caroline Wuillot | Sweden Jenny Thielmann Netherlands Claire Wegink | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 11 June 1990 | ITF Cascais, Portugal | Clay | Belgium Caroline Wuillot | Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis Australia Louise Pleming | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(6) |
| Win | 3. | 6 August 1990 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Belgium Caroline Wuillot | Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Romania Irina Spîrlea | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 10 September 1990 | ITF Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Hard | West Germany Tanja Hauschildt | Sweden Maria Lindström United States Heather Ludloff | 6–7(6), 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 11 November 1991 | ITF Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Switzerland Michèle Strebel | Israel Ilana Berger South Africa Tessa Price | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4. | 12 April 1992 | ITF Limoges, France | Carpet (i) | Switzerland Michèle Strebel | Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva Czechoslovakia Sylvia Štefková | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 14 September 1992 | ITF Madeira, Portugal | Hard | Germany Julia Jehs | Denmark Karin Ptaszek Sweden Marianne Vallin | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5. | 22 November 1992 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova | Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Romania Irina Spîrlea | 7–6(3), 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 31 October 1993 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Belgium Nancy Feber | Ukraine Olga Lugina Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | 27 March 1994 | ITF Brest, France | Hard (i) | Denmark Karin Ptaszek | Italy Susanna Attili Italy Elena Savoldi | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 29 March 1997 | ITF Woodlands, United States | Hard | South Africa Liezel Horn | France Nathalie Dechy France Lea Ghirardi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 21 September 1998 | ITF Seattle, United States | Hard | South Africa Liezel Horn | United States Lilia Osterloh United States Mashona Washington | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | 18 October 1998 | ITF Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Belgium Laurence Courtois | France Amélie Cocheteux France Émilie Loit | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 13 August 2001 | Bronx Open, United States | Hard | Netherlands Kristie Boogert | Argentina Clarisa Fernández Japan Rika Fujiwara | 6–2, 6–7(3), 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | 26 November 2002 | ITF Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Japan Shinobu Asagoe | Japan Rika Hiraki Japan Nana Smith | 7–6(3), 7–6(3) |
| Loss | 6. | 9 November 2004 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | Hard (i) | Australia Samantha Stosur | United States Teryn Ashley United States Laura Granville | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 4 July 2011 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Belgium Nancy Feber | Netherlands Marcella Koek Netherlands Eva Wacanno | 5–7, 6–3, [5–10] |
External links
- at the Women's Tennis Association
- at the International Tennis Federation
- at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)