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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 QF at Hobart (as qualifier, d. No.6 seed Wozniak en route; l. to Errani); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to WC Henin).

FEBRUARY - Went 1-1 in Belgium's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group II win over Poland; reached 2r at Dubai (as qualifier, l. to No.12 seed Zvonareva).
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.

2009 - First Top 100 season; QF once, at Luxembourg (as qualifier, d. No.3 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to No.5 seed Wickmayer in 3s); only got past 1r four times in nine other Tour main draws, all at Grand Slams, at Australian Open (l. to top seed Jankovic in 2r), Roland Garros (l. to No.20 seed Cibulkova in 2r), Wimbledon (d. No.30 seed Szavay en route to 3r; l. to top seed Safina) and US Open (d. No.20 seed Medina Garrigues en route to 3r; l. to WC and eventual champion Clijsters); fell 1r five times and in Tour qualifying twice; member of Belgian Fed Cup team that l. to Slovakia 4-1 in World Group II (went 1-1); won one singles title 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.

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

ADDITIONAL
Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2003-10.
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.

Official Website: www.kirstenflipkens.be