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Claudine Schaul

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Claudine Schaul
Country (sports)Luxembourg
ResidenceGarnich
Born(1983-08-20)20 August 1983(age 40)
Luxembourg City
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 542,184
Singles
Career record304–293
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 41 (24 May 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2004)
French Open1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon1R (2004, 2005)
US Open3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record81–110
Career titles1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 71 (8 November 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2005)
French Open1R (2004, 2005)
US Open2R (2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup42–43
Medal record
RepresentingLuxembourg
Women'sTennis
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2003 Malta Singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Malta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Monaco Singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Cyprus Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cyprus Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Liechtenstein Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Liechtenstein Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Iceland Mixed doubles

Claudine Schaul(born 20 August 1983) is a former tennis player from Luxembourg.

Her career-high rankings are world No. 41 in singles, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and No. 71 for doubles, achieved on 8 November 2004.

Schaul first played for theLuxembourg Fed Cup teamin 1998, where she has a win–loss record of 42–43.

Career

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Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old.[1]

A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the2003 US Open,upsetting former No. 15Anna Smashnova,7–6(5),6–2 in the first round.

In January 2004, Schaul won her first doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partneringJelena Kostanić Tošić.Schaul then made it to the third round of theAustralian Open.

In May 2004, she won her firstWTA Tourtitle atStrasbourg,defeatingLindsay Davenportin the final, in three sets.[2]

Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at theopening ceremonyof the Summer Olympics in Athens.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win May 2004 Internationaux de Strasbourg,France Clay United StatesLindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Jan 2004 Canberra International,
Australia
Hard CroatiaJelena Kostanić FranceCaroline Dhenin
AustraliaLisa McShea
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss Jun 2004 Rosmalen Open,
Netherlands
Grass CroatiaJelena Kostanić AustraliaLisa McShea
VenezuelaMilagros Sequera
6–7(3),3–6
Loss Jul 2004 Stanford Classic,
United States
Hard Czech RepublicIveta Benešová GreeceEleni Daniilidou
AustraliaNicole Pratt
2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (4–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 13 August 2000 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay BelgiumCaroline Maes 6–1, 6–7(6),3–6
Runner-up 2. 12 November 2000 ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France Clay (i) BelgiumCaroline Maes 0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4
Runner-up 3. 11 Feb 2001 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) DenmarkEva Dyrberg 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 19 Mar 2002 ITF Cañada Flintridge, United States Hard United StatesLaura Granville 6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 7 July 2002 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay GermanyStephanie Gehrlein 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 22 September 2002 ITF Luxembourg Clay ItalyNathalie Viérin 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 15 June 2003 Open de Marseille,France Clay SpainArantxa Parra Santonja 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 26 February 2006 ITF Saint Paul, United States Hard (i) VenezuelaMilagros Sequera 1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 17 August 2008 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay NetherlandsDaniëlle Harmsen 7–6(2),7–6(7)
Winner 4. 25 January 2009 ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard (i) FranceConstance Sibille 6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles (3–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 3 March 2002 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) SwedenSofia Arvidsson RussiaAnna Bastrikova
GermanyClaudia Kardys
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 8 September 2002 ITF Denain, France Clay UkraineYuliya Beygelzimer Czech RepublicOlga Blahotová
Czech RepublicGabriela Navrátilová
3–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 2 February 2003 ITF Urtijëi, Italy Carpet (i) GermanyVanessa Henke Czech RepublicOlga Blahotová
Czech RepublicGabriela Navrátilová
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 29 July 2006 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg Clay LithuaniaLina Stančiūtė ArgentinaErica Krauth
PortugalFrederica Piedade
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 28 July 2007 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg Clay GermanyMartina Müller BelarusAnastasiya Yakimova
SpainCarla Suárez Navarro
7–6(4),1–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up 4. 3 August 2008 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay ItalyAnna Floris Czech RepublicSimona Dobrá
Czech RepublicTereza Hladíková
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 3. 17 January 2009 GB Pro-Series Glasgow,UK Hard (i) AustriaSandra Klemenschits NetherlandsNicolette van Uitert
BelarusViktoria Yemialyanava
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

References

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  1. ^"Claudine Schaul".Retrieved7 December2011.
  2. ^"Schaul downs Davenport".BBC News.Retrieved7 December2011.
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