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Luxembourgian tennis player
Claudine Schaul (born 20 August 1983 in Luxembourg City ) is a former tennis player from Luxembourg .
Her career-high singles ranking as of January 2016 was world No. 41, 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 won-loss record of 39–39.
Career
Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old.[ 1]
2003
A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the US Open , upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 in the first round.
2004
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, Schaul won her first WTA title at Strasbourg , defeating Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 in the final.[ 2]
Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–1)
International (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (4–6)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score
Runner-up
1.
13 August 2000
Rebecq, Belgium
Clay
Caroline Maes
6–1, 6–7(8–6) , 3–6
Runner-up
2.
12 November 2000
Villenave-d'Ornon, France
Clay (I)
Caroline Maes
0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4
Runner-up
3.
11 Feb 2001
Redbridge, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Eva Dyrberg
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up
4.
19 Mar 2002
La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States
Hard
Laura Granville
6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner
1.
7 July 2002
Vaihingen, Germany
Clay
Stephanie Gehrlein
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner
2.
22 September 2002
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Clay
Nathalie Viérin
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up
5.
15 June 2003
Marseille, France
Clay
Arantxa Parra Santonja
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up
6.
26 February 2006
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Hard (i)
Milagros Sequera
1–6, 2–6
Winner
3.
17 August 2008
Koksijde, Belgium
Clay
Daniëlle Harmsen
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(9–7)
Winner
4.
25 January 2009
Wrexham, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Constance Sibille
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Doubles (3–4)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
3 March 2002
Buchen, Germany
Carpet (i)
Sofia Arvidsson
Anna Bastrikova Claudia Kardys
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up
1.
8 September 2002
Denain, France
Clay
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová
3–6, 0–6
Winner
2.
2 February 2003
Urtijëi, Italy
Carpet (i)
Vanessa Henke
Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
2.
29 July 2006
Pétange, Luxembourg
Clay
Lina Stančiūtė
Erica Krauth Frederica Piedade
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
3.
28 July 2007
Pétange, Luxembourg
Clay
Martina Müller
Anastasiya Yakimova Carla Suárez Navarro
7–6(7–4) , 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up
4.
3 August 2008
Bad Saulgau, Germany
Clay
Anna Floris
Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner
3.
17 January 2009
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Sandra Klemenschits
Nicolette van Uitert Viktoria Yemialyanava
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
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