Tennis player, born in Liège, Belgium. She won her first WTA Tour event as a professional at Antwerp in 1999. In 2001 she reached the semi-final of the French Open and the final at Wimbledon, and by the end of the year was ranked number seven in the world. In 2003 she won her first two Grand Slam events: the French Open and the US Open. At the beginning of 2004 she was ranked world number 1, and won the Australian Open. In 2005 she won her fourth Grand Slam event with the French Open, retaining the title in 2006. She began 2006 ranked number 6, and reached the Wimbledon singles final, losing to Amelie Mauresmo.
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (5)
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Year
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Championship
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Opponent in Final
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Score in Final
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2003
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French Open
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Kim Clijsters
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6-0, 6-4
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2003
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U.S. Open
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Kim Clijsters
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7-5, 6-1
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2004
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Australian Open
|
Kim Clijsters
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6-3, 4-6, 6-3
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2005
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French Open (2)
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Mary Pierce
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6-1, 6-1
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2006
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French Open (3)
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Svetlana Kuznetsova
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6-4, 6-4
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Runner-ups (4)
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Year
|
Championship
|
Opponent in Final
|
Score in Final
|
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2001
|
Wimbledon
|
Venus Williams
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6-1, 3-6, 6-0
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2006
|
Australian Open
|
Amélie Mauresmo
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6-1, 2-0 retired
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2006
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Wimbledon
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Amélie Mauresmo
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2-6, 6-3, 6-4
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2006
|
U.S. Open
|
Maria Sharapova
|
6-4, 6-4
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Titles (31)
Singles (29)
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Legend
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Grand Slam (5)
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WTA Championships (1)
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Olympic Gold (1)
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Tier I Event (8)
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WTA Tour (12)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (15)
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Clay (10)
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Grass (2)
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Carpet (2)
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No.
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Date
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Opponent in the final
|
Score
|
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1.
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10 May 1999
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Antwerp, Belgium
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Clay
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Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor (France)
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6-1, 6-2
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2.
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1 January 2001
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
Hard
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Silvia Farina Elia (Italy)
|
7-6(5), 6-4
|
|
3.
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8 January 2001
|
Canberra, Australia
|
Hard
|
Sandrine Testud (France)
|
6-2, 6-2
|
|
4.
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18 June 2001
|
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
|
Grass
|
Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
|
6-4, 3-6, 6-3
|
|
5.
|
28 July 2003
|
San Diego, California, USA
|
Hard
|
Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
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3-6, 6-2, 6-3
|
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12.
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12 January 2004
|
Sydney, Australia
|
Hard
|
Amélie Mauresmo (France)
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6-4, 6-4
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16.
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1 May 2005
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
Clay
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
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3-6, 6-2, 7-5
|
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22.
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13 January 2006
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Sydney, Australia
|
Hard
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Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
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4-6, 7-5, 7-5
|
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25.
|
12 November 2006
|
WTA Championships, Spain
|
Hard
|
Amélie Mauresmo (France)
|
6-4, 6-3
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Singles finalist (15)
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2001: Wimbledon (lost to Venus Williams) 2001: Hawaii (lost to Sandrine Testud) 2001: Filderstadt (lost to Lindsay Davenport) 2002: Gold Coast (lost to Venus Williams) 2002: Antwerp
(lost to Venus Williams) 2002: Amelia Island (lost to Venus Williams) 2002: Rome (lost to Serena Williams) 2003: 's-Hertogenbosch (retired/lost to Kim Clijsters)
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2003: Leipzig (lost to Anastasia Myskina) 2003: Filderstadt (lost to Kim Clijsters) 2005: Toronto (lost to Kim Clijsters) 2006: Australian Open (retired/lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
2006: Berlin (lost to Nadia Petrova) 2006: Wimbledon (lost to Amélie Mauresmo) 2006: U.S. Open (lost to Maria Sharapova)
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Doubles (2)
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No.
|
Date
|
Partner
|
Tournament
|
Surface
|
Opponent in the final
|
Score
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1. This table is current through the 2006 WTA Tour Championships, which ended on November 12, 2006.
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Tournament
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1999
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2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
Career SR
|
Career Win-Loss
|
|
Australian Open
|
A
|
2R
|
4R
|
QF
|
SF
|
W
|
A
|
F
|
1 / 6
|
26-5
|
|
French Open
|
2R
|
A
|
SF
|
1R
|
W
|
2R
|
W
|
W
|
3 / 7
|
28-4
|
|
Wimbledon
|
A
|
1R
|
F
|
SF
|
SF
|
A
|
1R
|
F
|
0 / 6
|
22-6
|
|
U.S. Open
|
1R
|
4R
|
4R
|
4R
|
W
|
4R
|
4R
|
F
|
1 / 8
|
28-7
|
|
Grand Slam SR
|
0 / 2
|
0 / 3
|
0 / 4
|
0 / 4
|
2 / 4
|
1 / 3
|
1 / 3
|
1 / 4
|
5 / 27
|
N/A
|
|
Grand Slam Win-Loss
|
1-2
|
4-3
|
17-4
|
12-4
|
24-2
|
11-2
|
10-2
|
25-3
|
N/A
|
104-22
|
|
WTA Tour Championships
|
A
|
A
|
QF
|
QF
|
SF
|
A
|
A
|
W
|
1 / 4
|
8-5
|
|
Tokyo
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 0
|
0-0
|
|
Indian Wells
|
A
|
A
|
3R
|
4R
|
A
|
W
|
A
|
SF
|
1 / 4
|
13-3
|
|
Miami
|
A
|
A
|
3R
|
2R
|
QF
|
A
|
QF
|
2R
|
0 / 5
|
7-5
|
|
Charleston
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
W
|
A
|
W
|
SF
|
2 / 3
|
14-1
|
|
Berlin
|
A
|
A
|
SF
|
W
|
W
|
A
|
W
|
F
|
3 / 5
|
24-2
|
|
Rome
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
F
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 1
|
4-1
|
|
San Diego1
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
W
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1 / 1
|
5-0
|
|
Montreal/Toronto
|
A
|
2R
|
QF
|
QF
|
W
|
A
|
F
|
A
|
1 / 5
|
16-4
|
|
Moscow
|
A
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 1
|
0-1
|
|
Zurich
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
SF
|
W
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1 / 2
|
6-1
|
|
Tournaments played
|
7
|
13
|
21
|
23
|
18
|
9
|
9
|
13
|
N/A
|
113
|
|
Finals reached
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
N/A
|
44
|
|
Tournaments Won
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
N/A
|
29
|
|
Hardcourt Win-Loss
|
2-2
|
22-7
|
31-11
|
16-10
|
40-6
|
31-2
|
10-4
|
30-5
|
N/A
|
182-47
|
|
Clay Win-Loss
|
9-2
|
3-2
|
14-4
|
14-4
|
19-1
|
4-2
|
24-0
|
14-2
|
N/A
|
101-17
|
|
Grass Win-Loss
|
0-0
|
1-2
|
10-1
|
7-2
|
8-2
|
0-0
|
0-1
|
10-1
|
N/A
|
36-9
|
|
Carpet Win-Loss
|
3-2
|
2-2
|
1-2
|
13-5
|
5-2
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
4-0
|
N/A
|
28-13
|
|
Overall Win-Loss
|
14-6
|
28-13
|
56-18
|
50-21
|
72-11
|
35-4
|
34-5
|
58-8
|
N/A
|
347-862
|
|
Year End Ranking
|
69
|
45
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
A = did not participate in the tournament.
WTA Tour career earnings
|
Year
|
Majors
|
WTA wins
|
Total wins
|
Earnings ($)
|
Money list rank
|
|
2001
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
998,704
|
8
|
|
2002
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1,213,093
|
6
|
|
2003
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
3,667,430
|
2
|
|
2004
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
1,570,656
|
8
|
|
2005
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1,705,173
|
6
|
|
2006*
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
$4,204,810
|
1
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Career
|
5
|
23
|
28
|
$13,573,319
|
10
|
*As of August 28, 2006.
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