Els Callens

Els Callens
Country (sports)	Belgium
Residence	Antwerp, Belgium
Born	20 August 1970; Antwerp, Belgium
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2011
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,666,023
Singles
Career record	358–309
Career titles	0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 43 (17 February 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	3R (2002)
US Open	3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	315–224
Career titles	10 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 12 (14 May 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2000)
French Open	QF (1999)
Wimbledon	QF (1997, 1998)
US Open	SF (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (2001)
Olympic Games

Els Callens (born 20 August 1970) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

Callens was born in Antwerp, and became professional in January 1990.

Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.

She retired on Wednesday 26 October 2005 after she lost her second round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt.

Nowadays, Callens is a sports commentator for the Belgian public broadcast Eén.

Els Callens retired from tennis 2011.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)	Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)	Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)	Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–0)	International (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 October 1996	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet	Lisa Raymond	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 22 (10–12)

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)	Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)	Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)	Premier (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–0)	International (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	6 January 1996	Auckland, New Zealand	Clay	Julie Halard-Decugis	Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce	6–1, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	19 May 1996	Cardiff, Wales	Clay	Laurence Courtois	Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt	0–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	14 June 1998	Birmingham, England	Grass	Julie Halard-Decugis	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	22 November 1998	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	Rika Hiraki Aleksandra Olsza	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	4.	13 August 2000	Los Angeles, California, USA	Hard	Dominique Van Roost	Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	5 November 2000	Quebec City, Canada	Hard	Kimberly Po	Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy	3–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	13 May 2001	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Meghann Shaughnessy	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–3
Winner	6.	19 May 2001	Antwerp, Belgium	Clay	Virginia Ruano Pascual	Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	16 September 2001	Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Nicole Pratt	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	28 October 2001	Linz, Austria	Hard	Chanda Rubin	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	3 February 2002	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet	Roberta Vinci	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	7 April 2002	Sarasota, Florida, USA	Clay	Conchita Martínez	Jelena Dokić Elena Likhovtseva	7–6^(7–5), 3–6, 3–6
Winner	7.	16 June 2002	Birmingham, England	Grass	Shinobu Asagoe	Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–3
Winner	8.	15 June 2003	Birmingham, England	Grass	Meilen Tu	Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	7.	10 August 2003	Los Angeles, California, USA	Hard	Elena Bovina	Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	8.	2 November 2003	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet	Meilen Tu	Ting Li Sun Tiantian	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	9.	16 January 2004	Hobart, Australia	Hard	Barbara Schett	Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	22 February 2004	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard	Cara Black	Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	10.	11 April 2004	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Katarina Srebotnik	Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	11.	15 August 2004	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	12.	7 November 2004	Quebec City, Canada	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni	5–7, 5–7
Winner	10.	20 February 2005	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard	Cara Black	Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

ITF Finals

Singles Finals: 14 (11-3)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	19 February 1990	Manchester, United Kingdom	Carpet	Sandra Begijn	6-1, 6-0
Winner	2.	7 May 1990	Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Claire Wegink	6-1, 6-1
Winner	3.	21 January 1991	Bergen, Norway	Carpet	Magdalena Feistel	6-4, 6-3
Runner–up	4.	11 February 1991	Danderyd, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Catarina Lindqvist	4-6, 6-4, 2-6
Winner	5.	18 February 1991	Croydon, United Kingdom	Carpet	Sara Gomer	6-1, 6-0
Winner	6.	21 October 1991	Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet	Cecilia Dahlman	3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Winner	7.	19 October 1992	Moulins, France	Hard	Petra Holubová	5-7, 6-2, 6-3
Winner	8.	31 October 1993	Poitiers, France	Hard	Lea Ghirardi	6-0, 6-1
Winner	9.	21 March 1994	Brest, France	Hard	Dally Randriantefy	6–4, 6–3
Runner–up	10.	14 December 1997	Bad Gögging, Germany	Carpet (i)	Nathalie Dechy	4-6, 1-6
Runner–up	11.	22 August 1999	Bronx, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	1-6, ret.
Winner	12.	24 October 1999	Southampton, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Patricia Wartusch	6-3, 6-3
Winner	13.	30 October 2001	Bolton, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Bahia Mouhtassine	4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Winner	14.	26 November 2002	Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Stanislava Hrozenská	7–5, 6–3

Doubles Finals: 17 (10-7)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	26 February 1990	Wigan, United Kingdom	Hard	Caroline Wuillot	Jenny Thielmann Claire Wegink	7-5, 6-0
Winner	2.	11 June 1990	Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Caroline Wuillot	Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming	2-6, 6-4, 7-6(6)
Winner	3.	6 August 1990	Rebecq, Belgium	Clay	Caroline Wuillot	Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea	6-4, 6-2
Runner–up	4.	10 September 1990	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Hard	Tanja Hauschildt	Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff	6-7^(6-8), 1-6
Runner–up	5.	11 November 1991	Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet	Michele Strebel	Ilana Berger Tessa Price	2-6, 5-7
Winner	6.	12 April 1992	Limoges, France	Carpet (i)	Michele Strebel	Lubomira Bacheva Sylvia Števková	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner–up	7.	14 September 1992	Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Julia Jehs	Karin Ptaszek Marianne Vallin	1-6, 3-6
Winner	8.	22 November 1992	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Elena Pampoulova	Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea	7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Runner-up	9.	31 October 1993	Poitiers, France	Hard	Nancy Feber	Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova	4-6, 6-3, 3-6
Winner	10.	27 March 1994	Brest, France	Hard	Karin Ptaszek	Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi	6-4, 6-1
Winner	11.	29 March 1997	Woodlands, United States	Hard	Liezel Huber	Nathalie Dechy Lea Ghirardi	6-4, 6-2
Winner	12.	21 September 1998	Seattle, United States	Hard	Liezel Huber	Lilia Osterloh Mashona Washington	6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Winner	13.	18 October 1998	Southampton, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit	6-2, 6-2
Runner-up	14.	13 August 2001	Bronx, United States	Hard	Kristie Boogert	Clarisa Fernández Rika Fujiwara	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), 4–6
Winner	15.	26 November 2002	Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Shinobu Asagoe	Rika Hiraki Nana Smith	7-6^(7-3), 7-6^(7-3)
Runner-up	16.	9 November 2004	Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Teryn Ashley Laura Granville	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	17.	4 July 2011	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Nancy Feber	Marcella Koek Eva Wacanno	5-7 6-3 [5-10]

External links

Els Callens at the Women's Tennis Association
Els Callens at the International Tennis Federation
Els Callens at the Fed Cup

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