Kirsten Flipkens

Kirsten Flipkens

At the 2009 US Open
Country	Belgium
Residence	Mol, Belgium
Born	10 January 1986 (1986-01-10) Geel, Belgium
Height	1.65 m (5' 5")
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$762,236
Singles
Career record	255–185
Career titles	0 WTA (10 ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 59 (21 June 2010)
Current ranking	No. 156 (10 October 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2R (2009)
French Open	2R (2006, 2009, 2010)
Wimbledon	3R (2009)
US Open	3R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	27–43
Career titles	0 WTA (1 ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 221 (5 April 2010)
Last updated on: 14 October 2011.

Kirsten Flipkens (born 10 January 1986 in Geel, Belgium) is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 59 (21 June 2010). She won 10 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title.

In 2003, Flipkens won the Wimbledon and US Open Girls' Singles events. At the end of the year, she was named ITF Junior World Champion.

At the 2006 French Open, Flipkens was playing her first ever Grand Slam tournament. She reached the second round. She also reached the second round in the 2006 US Open after qualifying, falling to eventual Semi-Finalist Jelena Janković.

For Wimbledon 2006 she partnered then British No.2 Andy Murray in the mixed doubles.

That same year she lost 2 singles matches and the decisive doubles match in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

In 2009, Flipkens reached the second round of the Australian Open and the French Open. She defeated No.30 Ágnes Szávay to reach the second round at Wimbledon, where she faced Elena Baltacha. Flipkens beat the British wildcard in straight sets to set up an encounter with top seed Dinara Safina and a place in a Grand Slam 3rd round for the first time in her career. She lost to the Russian, after having a setpoint in the first set (5–7, 1–6).

At the 2009 US Open she reached the 3rd round, after victories in straight sets over Dokic and Medina Garrigues. She suffered a defeat in that 3rd round, she lost to compatriot and eventual champion Kim Clijsters (0–6, 2–6). At her next Grand Slam, the 2010 Australian Open she lost in the first round to another unseeded countrywoman making a comeback, Justine Henin (4–6, 3–6).

At the 2010 French Open, Flipkens beat Japan's Ayumi Morita in the 1st round (6–1, 6–4). Maria Sharapova beat her in straight sets in the second round. In the week before Wimbledon, she reached the Semi-Finals of the Unicef Open, a WTA Tournament on grass at Rosmalen where she lost to Andrea Petkovic.

At Wimbledon 2010 she lost in the second round to Yanina Wickmayer. She had been troubled by a recurring wrist injury and underwent surgery at the end of the 2010 season.

Flipkens started 2011 with a first round loss at the Australian Open and did not win one Grand Slam match that year. She reached the Semi-Finals at the 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Fes, Morocco, during the clay court season. At Rosmalen, she teamed up with Vandeweghe to reach the Semi-Finals in Doubles.

Performance timeline

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Career
Australian Open						1R		2R	1R	1R	1–4
French Open				Q1	2R		Q2	2R	2R	1R	6–7
Wimbledon			Q2	Q3	1R		Q2	3R	2R	1R	10–7
US Open				Q1	2R		Q2	3R	1R	Q1	7–6
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–3	10–4	0–1	3–3	6–4	2–4	0–4	24–24
Overall Win–Loss	0–2	0–3	4–5	6–8	14–8						251–177
Hard Win–Loss	0–0	0–2	2–2	2–4	6–2
Clay Win–Loss	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–3	4–4
Year End Ranking [Best]	560	363	169	201	105	363	104	80			[80]

External links

• Official website
• Kirsten Flipkens at the Women's Tennis Association

Preceded by Barbora Strýcová

ITF Junior World Champion 2003

Succeeded by Michaëlla Krajicek