Kirsten Flipkens

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Kirsten Flipkens
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Residence Mol, Belgium
Date of birth January 10, 1986
Place of birth Geel, Belgium
Height 1.65 m (5' 5")
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Turned Pro 2003
Retired Active
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Career Prize Money $156,551
Singles
Career record: 118-72
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 98 (September 11, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open -
French Open 2r (2006)
Wimbledon 1r (2006)
U.S. Open 2r (2006)
Doubles
Career record: 17-19
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 300 (September 29, 2003)

Infobox last updated on: September 16, 2006.

Kirsten Flipkens (born January 10, 1986 in Geel, Belgium) is a professional female Belgian tennis player. She is ranked World No. 98, her career high singles ranking.

In 2003, Flipkens won the Wimbledon and US Open Girls' Singles events. At the end of the year, she was named ITF Junior World Champion.

At the 2006 French Open, Flipkens was playing her first ever Grand Slam tournament. She reached the second round.

For Wimbledon 2006 she partnered British No.2 Andy Murray in the mixed doubles.


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Tournament Career 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Australian Open 0-0 - - - - -
French Open 1-1 - - - - 2R
Wimbledon 0-1 - - - - 1R
US Open 1-1 - - - - 2R
Grand Slam Strike Rate 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3
Grand Slam Win-Loss 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3
Overall Win-Loss 24-25 0-2 0-3 4-5 6-8 14-8
Hard Win-Loss 10-10 0-0 0-2 2-2 2-4 6-2
Clay Win-Loss 7-10 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-3 4-4
Year End Ranking [Best] [112] 560 363 169 202
* Tournament in progress.

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Preceded by
Barbora Strycova
ITF Junior World Champion
2003
Succeeded by
Michaëlla Krajicek
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