Sabine Appelmans
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| Country |  Belgium |
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| Residence | Asse, Belgium | |
| Date of birth | April 22, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
| Weight | 58 kg (127 lb) | |
| Turned Pro | 1988 | |
| Retired | 2001 | |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Career Prize Money | $2,054,352 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 346-237 | |
| Career titles: | 7 (1 ITF title) | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 16 (November 24, 1997) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | QF (1997) | |
| French Open | 4th Round (1991) | |
| Wimbledon | 4th Round ('97, '00) | |
| U.S. Open | 4th Round ('92, '99) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 147-162 | |
| Career titles: | 4 (1 ITF title) | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 21 (August 25, 1997) | |
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Sabine Appelmans listen (born April 22, 1972) is a former tennis player from Belgium.
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[edit] Career
Sabine started playing at the neighbour's court at the age of seven. Her first trainer, Fred Debruyn saw immediately that she was very talented. Although right handed, she played left handed. At a children's tennis training session she claimed to be left handed so she could stay with her friend in the left-handed group. Appelmans turned pro in 1988, and won her first title against Chanda Rubin in the Arizona Classic in 1991. She made her first Fed Cup appearance in 1988, with a 2-1 loss against Austria. In 1997, she married Serge Haubourdin. Throughout her career, she won seven singles titles and 4 doubles titles.
[edit] Trivia
- Her hobbies include watching movies, listening to music, reading and swimming.
- She owns an Opel Vectra.
- She used to be coached by Steven Martens, and trained at the VTV Center in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Was chosen as most ideal woman by the readers of the Belgian magazine Panorama. She finished ahead of Claudia Schiffer, Sharon Stone, Michelle Pfeiffer and Pamela Anderson
- Was nominated for the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in 1994 & 1995.
- Sabine was elected as the Belgian Sportswoman of the year 1990 & 1991
- Sabine was elected most beautiful female player in the WTA Tour in 1997. The top three were Appelmans, Kandarr and Graf. This election was held by 70 journalists.[citation needed]
[edit] Titles (11)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
| WTA Championships |
| Olympic Gold |
| Tier I Event |
| WTA Tour |
[edit] Singles (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1991-11-03 | Arizona Classic | Hard | Chanda Rubin (USA) | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2. | 1991-11-10 | Vs of Nashville | Hard (Indoor) | Katarina Adams (USA) | 6-2 6-4 |
| 3. | 1992-04-19 | Volvo Womens Open | Hard | Andrea Strnadova (Czech Republic) | 7-5 3-6 7-5 |
| 4. | 1994-02-13 | Linz | Carpet (Indoor) | Meike Babel (Germany) | 6-1 4-6 77-63 |
| 5. | 1994-04-17 | Pattaya City | Hard | Patty Fendick (USA) | 65-77 77-65 6-2 |
| 6. | 1995-04-30 | Zagreb | Clay | Silke Meier (Germany) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 7. | 1996-03-03 | Linz | Carpet (Indoor) | Helena Sukova (Czech Republic) | 6-4 7-5 |
[edit] Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 |
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| Australian Open | 2r | 3r | 3r | 1r | QF | 4r | 3r | 3r | 1r | 1r | 4r | 3r | - | - |
| French Open | - | 1r | 1r | 1r | 1r | 3r | 3r | 2r | 2r | 2r | 4r | 1r | - | 2r |
| Wimbledon | - | 4r | 2r | 3r | 4r | 4r | 1r | 1r | 3r | 2r | 1r | - | - | - |
| U.S. Open | - | 1r | 4r | - | 1r | 1r | 3r | 1r | 2r | 4r | 1r | 3r | - | - |
| WTA Tour Championships | - | - | - | - | 4r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yellow backgrounds for top-8 (quarter finals up to finalist).
[edit] Doubles (4)
| No. | Date | Doubles Partner | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1994-02-20 | Laurence Courtois | Paris | Carpet (Indoor) | Mary Pierce & Andrea Temesvari | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2. | 1998-02-15 | Miriam Oremans | Paris | Carpet (Indoor) | Anna Kournikova & Larisa Neiland | 1-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 3. | 1998-06-21 | Miriam Oremans | Rosmalen | Grass (Outdoor) | Catalina Cristea & Eva Melicharova | 6-7 7-6 7-6 |
| 4. | 2000-05-21 | Kim Clijsters | Antwerp | Clay (Outdoor) | Jennifer Hopkins & Petra Rampre | 6-1 6-1 |
| Preceded by Ingrid Berghmans |
Belgian Sportswoman of the Year 1990–1991 |
Succeeded by Annelies Bredael |
