Claudine Schaul

Claudine Schaul
Country (sports)  Luxembourg
Residence Garnich
Born (1983-08-20) 20 August 1983
Luxembourg City
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 2002
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 542,184
Singles
Career record 304–293
Career titles 1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 41 (24 May 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (2004)
French Open 1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon 1R (2004, 2005)
US Open 3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record 81–110
Career titles 1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking No. 71 (8 November 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2005)
French Open 1R (2004, 2005)
US Open 2R (2004)

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, and where she has a W/L 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 after upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 in round 1 as well as beating Samantha Reeves 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 in round 2, before losing her match versus Dinara Safina 4–6, 5–7.

2004

In January 2004, Schaul was able to win her first Doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Shortly after, Schaul made it to the third round of the Australian Open before losing to Alicia Molik.

Later that year in May, Schaul managed to win 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. At the Olympics, she lost her first-round game 1–6, 1–6 against Daniela Hantuchová.

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)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 22 May 2004 Strasbourg, France Clay United States Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–0, 6–3

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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 January 2004 Canberra, Australia Hard Croatia Jelena Kostanić France Caroline Dhenin
Australia Lisa McShea
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 2. 19 June 2004 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Croatia Jelena Kostanić Australia Lisa McShea
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Runner-up 3. 18 July 2004 Stanford, United States Hard Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Australia Nicole Pratt
2–6, 4–6

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 Belgium Caroline Maes 6–1, 6–7(8–6), 3–6
Runner-up 2. 12 November 2000 Villenave-d'Ornon, France Clay (I) Belgium Caroline Maes 0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4
Runner-up 3. 11 Feb 2001 Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) Denmark Eva Dyrberg 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 19 Mar 2002 La Canada, United States Hard United States Laura Granville 6-1, 2–6, 3-6
Winner 1. 7 July 2002 Vaihingen, Germany Clay Germany Stephanie Gehrlein 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 22 September 2002 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Clay Italy Nathalie Viérin 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 15 June 2003 Marseille, France Clay Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 26 February 2006 St. Paul, United States Hard (i) Venezuela Milagros Sequera 1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 17 August 2008 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Netherlands Daniëlle Harmsen 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
Winner 4. 25 January 2009 Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard (i) France 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) Sweden Sofia Arvidsson Russia Anna Bastrikova
Germany Claudia Kardys
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 8 September 2002 Denain, France Clay Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
3–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 2 February 2003 Urtijëi, Italy Carpet (i) Germany Vanessa Henke Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 29 July 2006 Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Lithuania Lina Stančiūtė Argentina Erica Krauth
Portugal Frederica Piedade
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 28 July 2007 Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Germany Martina Müller Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up 4. 3 August 2008 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Italy Anna Floris Czech Republic Simona Dobrá
Czech Republic Tereza Hladíková
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 3. 17 January 2009 Glasgow, United Kingdom Hard (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Netherlands Nicolette van Uitert
Belarus Viktoria Yemialyanava
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

References

  1. "Claudine Schaul". Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. "Schaul downs Davenport". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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