Quick Facts
LeoBiography
Claudine Schaul (born 20 August 1983 in Luxembourg City) is a former tennis player from Luxembourg.
Her career-high singles ranking as of January 2016 was world No. 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and No. 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.
Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Fed Cup team in 1998, and where she has a W/L record of 39–39.
Career
Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old.
2003
A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the US Open after upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 in round 1 as well as beating Samantha Reeves 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 in round 2, before losing her match versus Dinara Safina 4–6, 5–7.
2004
In January 2004, Schaul was able to win her first Doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Shortly after, Schaul made it to the third round of the Australian Open before losing to Alicia Molik.
Later that year in May, Schaul managed to win her first WTA title at Strasbourg, defeating Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 in the final.
Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens. At the Olympics, she lost her first-round game 1–6, 1–6 against Daniela Hantuchová.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–0) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–0) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournamnent | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 22 May 2004 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Lindsay Davenport | 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–1) |
| International (1–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–1) |
| International (1–1) |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 17 January 2004 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | Jelena Kostanić | Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 June 2004 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Jelena Kostanić | Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 July 2004 | Stanford, United States | Hard | Iveta Benešová | Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt | 2–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (4–6)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 August 2000 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Caroline Maes | 6–1, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 12 November 2000 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (I) | Caroline Maes | 0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 Feb 2001 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Eva Dyrberg | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 Mar 2002 | La Canada, United States | Hard | Laura Granville | 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 7 July 2002 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Stephanie Gehrlein | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 September 2002 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Clay | Nathalie Viérin | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 June 2003 | Marseille, France | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 February 2006 | St. Paul, United States | Hard (i) | Milagros Sequera | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 August 2008 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Daniëlle Harmsen | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 25 January 2009 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Constance Sibille | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles (3–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 3 March 2002 | Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Sofia Arvidsson | Anna Bastrikova Claudia Kardys | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 September 2002 | Denain, France | Clay | Yuliya Beygelzimer | Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 February 2003 | Urtijëi, Italy | Carpet (i) | Vanessa Henke | Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 July 2006 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Lina Stančiūtė | Erica Krauth Frederica Piedade | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 July 2007 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Martina Müller | Anastasiya Yakimova Carla Suárez Navarro | 7–6, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 August 2008 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Anna Floris | Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková | 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Winner | 3. | 17 January 2009 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Sandra Klemenschits | Nicolette van Uitert Viktoria Yemialyanava | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |