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Yanina Wickmayer

Bel
Residence: Deurne, Belgium
DOB: October 20, 1989
Birthplace: Lier, Belgium
Height: 6' (1.82 m)
Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2004)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to LL Coin 76 third set); fell in Hobart qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Brianti).

FEBRUARY - Went 0-2 in Belgium's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group II loss to Slovakia; won ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA singles title.

MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.30 seed Hantuchova 57 63 76(4); held 2mp at 6-5 third set); fell 1r at Miami (l. to Martinez Sanchez).

APRIL - Won ITF/Torhout-BEL doubles title (w/Krajicek); fell 1r at Charleston (l. to Ditty).

MAY - Won first Tour singles title at Estoril (d. No.5 seed Kvitova and No.3 seed Cirstea en route to final, then d. No.6 seed Makarova); fell 1r at Strasbourg (l. to top seed Medina Garrigues in 3s); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.30 seed Stosur in 3s).

JUNE - Reached QF at Birmingham (d. No.14 seed Vinci en route; l. to Sharapova in 3s); runner-up at 's-Hertogenbosch (as WC, d. No.4 seed Cirstea en route to final; l. to Tanasugarn); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Vesnina).

JULY - Did not play.

AUGUST - Reached 3r at Los Angeles (l. to No.2 seed Zvonareva in 3s); reached 2r at Cincinnati (as qualifier, l. to No.4 seed Dementieva); fell 1r at Toronto (as qualifier, l. to qualifier K.Bondarenko); reached 2r at New Haven (as qualifier, l. to top seed Kuznetsova 76 third set); reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open (having never been beyond 2r at a Grand Slam before and unseeded, d. No.16 seed Razzano en route, falling to No.9 seed Wozniaki; win over world No.18 Razzano was first Top 20 win); surged from No.50 to No.22 afterwards on September 14 (simultaneous Top 40 and Top 30 debuts, near-Top 20 debut).

SEPTEMBER - Withdrew from Seoul w/left hamstring injury; fell 1r at Beijing (as WC, l. to Kleybanova in 3s).

OCTOBER - Won second Tour singles title at Linz (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Pennetta in SF then Kvitova in final; win over world No.11 Pennetta was second Top 20 win); made career Top 20 debut afterwards on October 19 (rose from No.24 to No.20); reached SF at Luxembourg (as No.5 seed, l. to eventual champion Bacsinszky 75 third set).
2004 - Played first Tour qualifying at Hasselt (as WC); also played two events on ITF Circuit in Belgium.

2005 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit in Belgium.

2006 - Fell in Tour qualifying once; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Fell in Tour qualifying three times; won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 100 season, highlighted by first Tour singles final of career at Birmingham (d. No.11 seed Dellacqua and No.8 seed Krajicek en route; l. to No.12 seed K.Bondarenko 76 third set); QF at Seoul (d. No.8 seed Chan en route; l. to No.3 seed Kanepi); reached 2r three other times; fell 1r nine times, incl. in Grand Slam main draw debuts at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to Amanmuradova), Wimbledon (l. to Sugiyama) and US Open (l. to No.28 seed Srebotnik in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying twice (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on May 12 (rose from No.120 to No.99); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit; member of Belgian Fed Cup team that l. 3-2 to Ukraine in World Group II (went 2-1; d. A.Bondarenko and K.Bondarenko in singles rubbers); withdrew from 's-Hertogenbosch w/right knee injury, Bali w/ankle injury and Québec City w/left ankle injury.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2009 - Estoril, Linz, ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA; 2008 - ITF/Indian Harbour Beach, FL-USA; 2007 - ITF/Les Contamines-FRA, ITF/Hamanako-JPN, ITF/Taizou-CHN, ITF/Kunming-CHN; 2006 - ITF/Koksijde-BEL, ITF/Florianopolis-BRA, ITF/Cordoba 3-ARG.
Finalist (2): 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2008 - Birmingham.
Semifinalist (2): 2009 - US Open, Luxembourg.
Quarterfinalist (2): 2009 - Birmingham; 2008 - Seoul.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Krajicek); 2008 - ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2007 - ITF/Trivandrum-IND (w/Albanese), ITF/Stuttgart-Vaihingen 2-GER (w/Dzehalevich), ITF/Les Contamines-FRA (w/Pavlyuchenkova), ITF/Kunming-CHN (w/U.Radwanska); 2006 - ITF/Itajai-BRA, ITF/Cordoba 3-ARG (both w/Pereira).
Finalist (1): 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Krajicek).

ADDITIONAL
Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2007-09.
Coached by father, Marc Wickmayer; does off-court training with Marc Frey ... Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts ... Speaks Dutch, English, French ... Favorite actor is Brad Pitt; favorite singer is Rihanna; favorite types of music are R&B, rap, techno ... Favorite food is French Fries; also enjoys shopping, going to movies, seeing friends ... Favorite cities to visit are New York, Paris; favorite tournaments are Antwerp, Luxembourg ... Other sports interests include soccer ... Person most admired is Kim Clijsters.