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Kirsten Flipkens

Bel
Residence: Mol, Belgium
DOB: January 10, 1986
Birthplace: Geel, Belgium
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Weight: 121 lbs. (55 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2003)
JANUARY - Reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to top seed Jankovic).

FEBRUARY - Went 1-1 in Belgium's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group II loss to Slovakia; fell 1r at Memphis (l. to Bremond).

MARCH - Played on ITF Circuit.

APRIL - Fell 1r at Barcelona (l. to Martinez Sanchez).

MAY - Fell 1r at Estoril (l. to No.4 seed Lisicki); fell 1r at Strasbourg (l. to Foretz in 3s); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.20 seed Cibulkova).

JUNE - Fell 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch (as qualifier, l. to K.Bondarenko in 3s); reached 3r at Wimbledon (d. No.30 seed Szavay en route; l. to top seed Safina).

JULY - Won ITF/Zwevegem-BEL singles title.

AUGUST - Fell in New Haven qualifying; reached 3r at US Open (d. No.20 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to WC and eventual champion Clijsters).

SEPTEMBER - Played on ITF Circuit.

OCTOBER - Fell in Linz qualifying; reached QF at Luxembourg (as qualifier, d. No.3 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to No.5 seed Wickmayer in 3s).
2001 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first Tour qualifying at Antwerp and Brussels; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first two Tour main draws (both as WC), falling 1r at Antwerp and Luxembourg; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - SF at Forest Hills (l. to Benesova); fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying once (Wimbledon); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying four times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on September 11 (after US Open; rose from No.121 to No.98); member of Belgian Fed Cup team that l. to Italy 3-2 in final (went 0-3).

2007 - Fell 1r twice (incl. Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying three times.

2008 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Zwevegem-BEL; 2008 - ITF/Buchen-GER, ITF/Tessenderlo-BEL, ITF/Marseille-FRA; 2006 - ITF/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1-ESP; 2005 - ITF/Hechingen-GER; 2004 - ITF/Napoli-ITA, ITF/Innsbruck-AUT; 2002 - ITF/Petange-LUX, ITF/Koksijde-BEL.
Semifinalist (1): 2004 - Forest Hills.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2009 - Luxembourg.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2003 - ITF/Koksijde-BEL (w/E.Clijsters).

ADDITIONAL
Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2003-09.
Coached by Ann Devries ... Father is Marino; mother is Carly ... Began playing tennis at age 4 ... Speaks English, Dutch, French, German ... Enjoys movies, internet and hanging out with friends.