Laurence Courtois

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

Laurence Courtois
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1976-01-18) 18 January 1976
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record220–177
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 37 (18 November 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1996)
French Open2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 1996)
US Open2R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record183–131
Career titles4 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (10 April 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open3R (1999, 2001)
Wimbledon3R (1999)
US Open3R (1995, 1998, 2000, 2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (2001)

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

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1996 Cardiff, Wales Clay Belgium Dominique Van Roost 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 1999 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Israel Anna Smashnova 3–6, 3–6

Doubles 9 (4–5)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II1
Tier III1
Tier IV & V2
Titles by surface
Hard3
Clay1
Grass0
Carpet0
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1994 Paris, France Carpet (i) Belgium Sabine Appelmans France Mary Pierce
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jan 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Belgium Nancy Feber Germany Claudia Porwik
Romania Irina Spîrlea
2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Belgium Nancy Feber Japan Rika Hiraki
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
6–7, 5–7
Loss 1–3 May 1996 Cardiff, Wales Clay Belgium Els Callens United States Katrina Adams
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
0–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 1997 Luxembourg Carpet (i) Germany Meike Babel Latvia Larisa Neiland
Czech Republic Helena Suková
2–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Aug 1998 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Germany Meike Babel Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Argentina Florencia Labat
6–0, 6–2
Win 3–4 Apr 1999 Cairo, Egypt Clay Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Romania Irina Spîrlea
Netherlands Caroline Vis
5–7, 6–1, 7–6
Win 4–4 Oct 1999 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Belgium Kim Clijsters Belarus Olga Barabanschikova
United States Lilia Osterloh
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 4–5 Nov 2000 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Belgium Kim Clijsters Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
France 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 Ukraine Olga Lugina 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2. 5 April 1993 Limoges, France Carpet Italy Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 3–6
Win 3. 13 September 1993 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva 6–1, 6–1
Win 4. 27 September 1993 Kirchheim, Austria Clay Austria Barbara Paulus 6–1, 6–3
Loss 5. 22 October 2000 Cardiff, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Serbia and Montenegro 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 Belgium Nancy Feber Israel Nelly Barkan
Ukraine Olga Lugina
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Winner 2. 27 October 1991 Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Belgium Nancy Feber Czech Republic Alena Havrlíková
Czech Republic Ivana Havrlíková
6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. 10 November 1991 Ljusdal, Sweden Carpet (i) Belgium Nancy Feber Germany Cora Linneman
Sweden Eva Lena Olsson
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 4. 1 February 1992 Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i) Belgium Nancy Feber Belgium Katrien de Craemer
Ukraine Olga Lugina
7–6(7–0), 6–3
Win 5. 19 April 1993 Bari, Italy Clay Czech Republic Eva Martincová Israel Yael Segal
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 6. 17 August 1997 Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová Bulgaria Pavlina Nola
Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
6–1, 6–0
Winner 7. 5 July 1998 Vaihingen, Germany Clay Croatia Maja Murić Germany Julia Abe
Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
6–1, 6–4
Win 8. 13 July 1998 Darmstadt, Germany Clay France Noëlle van Lottum Hungary Virág Csurgó
Hungary Nóra Köves
7–5, 6–2
Winner 9. 18 October 1998 Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Belgium Els Callens France Amélie Cocheteux
France Émilie Loit
6–2, 6–2
Winner 10. 25 October 1998 Welwyn, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Slovenia Tina Križan Australia Louise Pleming
United Kingdom Samantha Smith
7–6, 6–4
Winner 11. 7 March 1999 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Sweden Åsa Carlsson Italy Laura Golarsa
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Loss 12. 22 October 2000 Cardiff, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Italy Giulia Casoni United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
6–0, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 13. 4 March 2001 Minneapolis, United States Hard (i) Australia Alicia Molik Netherlands Yvette Basting
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
5–7, 6–7(0–7)
Winner 14. 2 April 2001 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Netherlands Seda Noorlander France Caroline Dhenin
Hungary Katalin Marosi
6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 15. 8 July 2001 Orbetello, Italy Clay Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva Argentina María Emilia Salerni
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–6
Winner 16. 14 October 2001 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Netherlands Kristie Boogert Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
6–1, 7–5
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