Laurence Courtois

Laurence Courtois
Country (sports)	Belgium
Born	18 January 1976; Kortrijk, Belgium
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	220–177
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 37 (18 November 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1996)
French Open	2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1995, 1996)
US Open	2R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	183–131
Career titles	4 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 32 (10 April 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2001)
French Open	3R (1999, 2001)
Wimbledon	3R (1999)
US Open	3R (1995, 1998, 2000, 2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (2001)

Laurence Courtois (born 18 January 1976) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

Courtois, who was born in Kortrijk, won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 1996	Cardiff, Wales	Clay	Dominique Van Roost	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 1999	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Anna Smashnova	3–6, 3–6

Doubles 9 (4–5)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	1
Tier III	1
Tier IV & V	2

Titles by surface
Hard	3
Clay	1
Grass	0
Carpet	0

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1994	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Sabine Appelmans	Mary Pierce Andrea Temesvári	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Jan 1995	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Nancy Feber	Claudia Porwik Irina Spîrlea	2–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Apr 1996	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Nancy Feber	Rika Hiraki Naoko Kijimuta	6–7, 5–7
Loss	1–3	May 1996	Cardiff, Wales	Clay	Els Callens	Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt	0–6, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Oct 1997	Luxembourg	Carpet (i)	Meike Babel	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–4	Aug 1998	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Meike Babel	Åsa Carlsson Florencia Labat	6–0, 6–2
Win	3–4	Apr 1999	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis	5–7, 6–1, 7–6
Win	4–4	Oct 1999	Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Kim Clijsters	Olga Barabanschikova Lilia Osterloh	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	4–5	Nov 2000	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Kim Clijsters	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	7–6^(8–6), 5–7, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

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

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	17 August 1992	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Olga Lugina	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2.	5 April 1993	Limoges, France	Carpet	Silvia Farina Elia	3–6, 3–6
Win	3.	13 September 1993	Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Svetlana Krivencheva	6–1, 6–1
Win	4.	27 September 1993	Kirchheim, Austria	Clay	Barbara Paulus	6–1, 6–3
Loss	5.	22 October 2000	Cardiff, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Dragana Zarić	5–7, 7–5, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (13-3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	25 August 1991	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Nancy Feber	Nelly Barkan Olga Lugina	4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Winner	2.	27 October 1991	Flensburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Nancy Feber	Alena Havrlíková Ivana Havrlíková	6–2, 6–3
Winner	3.	10 November 1991	Ljusdal, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Nancy Feber	Cora Linneman Eva Lena Olsson	6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
Winner	4.	1 February 1992	Danderyd, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Nancy Feber	Katrien de Craemer Olga Lugina	7–6^(7–0), 6–3
Win	5.	19 April 1993	Bari, Italy	Clay	Eva Martincová	Yael Segal Kirrily Sharpe	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	6.	17 August 1997	Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay	Henrieta Nagyová	Pavlina Nola Svetlana Krivencheva	6–1, 6–0
Winner	7.	5 July 1998	Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Maja Murić	Julia Abe Lubomira Bacheva	6–1, 6–4
Win	8.	13 July 1998	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Noëlle van Lottum	Virág Csurgó Nóra Köves	7–5, 6–2
Winner	9.	18 October 1998	Southampton, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Els Callens	Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit	6–2, 6–2
Winner	10.	25 October 1998	Welwyn, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Tina Križan	Louise Pleming Samantha Smith	7–6, 6–4
Winner	11.	7 March 1999	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Åsa Carlsson	Laura Golarsa Irina Selyutina	6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Loss	12.	22 October 2000	Cardiff, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Giulia Casoni	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6–0, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	13.	4 March 2001	Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Alicia Molik	Yvette Basting Elena Tatarkova	5–7, 6–7^(0–7)
Winner	14.	2 April 2001	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Seda Noorlander	Caroline Dhenin Katalin Marosi	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	15.	8 July 2001	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Lubomira Bacheva	María Emilia Salerni Patricia Tarabini	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 1–6
Winner	16.	14 October 2001	Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Kristie Boogert	Lubomira Bacheva Amanda Hopmans	6–1, 7–5

External links

Laurence Courtois at the Women's Tennis Association
Laurence Courtois at the International Tennis Federation
Laurence Courtois at the Billie Jean King Cup
Laurence Courtois at Olympedia
Laurence Courtois at Olympics.com

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