Els Callens

Els Callens
Els Callens at the 2003 Rogers Cup
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceAntwerp, Belgium
Born (1970-08-20) 20 August 1970 (age 54)
Antwerp
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,666,023
Singles
Career record358–309
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 43 (17 February 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2000)
French Open2R (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record315–224
Career titles10 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 12 (14 May 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000)
French OpenQF (1999)
WimbledonQF (1997, 1998)
US OpenSF (2000)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (2001)
Record 26–13
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Doubles

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

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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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. 27 October 1996 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) United States Lisa Raymond 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I (1–0)
Tier II (3–3)
Tier III (3–3)
Tier IV & V (3–6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 6 January 1996 Auckland Open, New Zealand Clay France Julie Halard-Decugis Canada Jill Hetherington
Australia Kristine Kunce
6–1, 6–0
Loss 1. 19 May 1996 Welsh Open, Wales Clay Belgium Laurence Courtois United States Katrina Adams
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
0–6, 4–6
Win 2. 14 June 1998 Birmingham Classic, England Grass France Julie Halard-Decugis United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 22 November 1998 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard France Julie Halard-Decugis Japan Rika Hiraki
Poland Aleksandra Olsza
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 4. 13 August 2000 Los Angeles Championships, U.S. Hard Belgium Dominique Van Roost United States Kimberly Po
France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2. 5 November 2000 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) United States Kimberly Po Australia Nicole Pratt
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
3–6, 4–6
Win 5. 13 May 2001 German Open Clay United States Meghann Shaughnessy Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Win 6. 19 May 2001 Belgian Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Netherlands Kristie Boogert
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 3. 16 September 2001 Waikoloa Championships, U.S. Hard Australia Nicole Pratt Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
2–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 28 October 2001 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) United States Chanda Rubin Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova
1–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 3 February 2002 Toyota Princess Cup, Japan Carpet (i) Italy Roberta Vinci United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
1–6, 1–6
Loss 6. 7 April 2002 Sarasota Clay Court Classic, U.S. Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6
Win 7. 16 June 2002 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Japan Shinobu Asagoe United States Kimberly Po
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3
Win 8. 15 June 2003 Birmingham Classic, England Grass United States Meilen Tu Australia Alicia Molik
United States Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–4
Loss 7. 10 August 2003 Los Angeles Classic, U.S. Hard Russia Elena Bovina France Mary Pierce
Australia Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 2 November 2003 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) United States Meilen Tu China Ting Li
China Sun Tiantian
3–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 16 January 2004 Hobart International, Australia Hard Austria Barbara Schett Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Japan Seiko Okamoto
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 9. 22 February 2004 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Switzerland Myriam Casanova
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
6–2, 6–2
Loss 10. 11 April 2004 Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik France Marion Bartoli
France Émilie Loit
4–6, 2–6
Loss 11. 15 August 2004 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld United States Bethanie Mattek
United States Abigail Spears
3–6, 3–6
Loss 12. 7 November 2004 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Hard (i) Australia Samantha Stosur United States Carly Gullickson
Argentina María Emilia Salerni
5–7, 5–7
Win 10. 20 February 2005 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Zimbabwe Cara Black Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Russia Dinara Safina
3–6, 6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 14 (11–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 19 February 1990 ITF Manchester, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Netherlands Sandra Begijn 6–1, 6–0
Winner 2. 7 May 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay Netherlands Claire Wegink 6–1, 6–1
Winner 3. 21 January 1991 ITF Bergen, Norway Carpet (i) Poland Magdalena Feistel 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 11 February 1991 ITF Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i) Sweden Catarina Lindqvist 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 4. 18 February 1991 ITF Croydon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) United Kingdom Sara Gomer 6–1, 6–0
Winner 5. 21 October 1991 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Sweden Cecilia Dahlman 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 6. 19 October 1992 ITF Moulins, France Hard (i) Czechoslovakia Petra Holubová 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Winner 7. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) France Lea Ghirardi 6–0, 6–1
Winner 8. 21 March 1994 ITF Brest, France Hard (i) Madagascar Dally Randriantefy 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 14 December 1997 ITF Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i) France Nathalie Dechy 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 22 August 1999 Bronx Open, United States Hard United States Erika deLone 1–6, ret.
Winner 9. 24 October 1999 ITF Southampton, UK Carpet (i) Austria Patricia Wartusch 6–3, 6–3
Winner 10. 30 October 2001 ITF Bolton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 11. 26 November 2002 ITF Minneapolis, United States Hard (i) Slovakia Stanislava Hrozenská 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (10–7)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 26 February 1990 ITF Wigan, United Kingdom Hard (i) Belgium Caroline Wuillot Sweden Jenny Thielmann
Netherlands Claire Wegink
7–5, 6–0
Winner 2. 11 June 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay Belgium Caroline Wuillot Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
Australia Louise Pleming
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Winner 3. 6 August 1990 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay Belgium Caroline Wuillot Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Romania Irina Spîrlea
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 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
Runner-up 2. 11 November 1991 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Switzerland Michèle Strebel Israel Ilana Berger
South Africa Tessa Price
2–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 12 April 1992 ITF Limoges, France Carpet (i) Switzerland Michèle Strebel Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Czechoslovakia Sylvia Štefková
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 14 September 1992 ITF Madeira, Portugal Hard Germany Julia Jehs Denmark Karin Ptaszek
Sweden Marianne Vallin
1–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 22 November 1992 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Romania Irina Spîrlea
7–6(3), 6–4
Runner-up 4. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Belgium Nancy Feber Ukraine Olga Lugina
Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 6. 27 March 1994 ITF Brest, France Hard (i) Denmark Karin Ptaszek Italy Susanna Attili
Italy Elena Savoldi
6–4, 6–1
Winner 7. 29 March 1997 ITF Woodlands, United States Hard South Africa Liezel Horn France Nathalie Dechy
France Lea Ghirardi
6–4, 6–2
Winner 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
Winner 9. 18 October 1998 ITF Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Belgium Laurence Courtois France Amélie Cocheteux
France Émilie Loit
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 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
Winner 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)
Runner-up 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
Runner-up 7. 4 July 2011 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Belgium Nancy Feber Netherlands Marcella Koek
Netherlands Eva Wacanno
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
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