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Belgian tennis player
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Work field
Gender
Female
Star sign
Place of birth
Wilrijk, Belgium
Age
53 years
Residence
Antwerp, Belgium
Stats
Height:
178 cm
Weight:
60 kg
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Els Callens (born 20 August 1970) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.
Callens was born in Antwerp, and became professional in January 1990.
Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.
She retired on 26 October 2005, after she lost her second-round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt. After her come back, Callens finally retired from professional tennis in 2011.
Nowadays, she is a sports commentator for the Belgian public broadcast Eén.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
| WTA Championships (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | Premier Mandatory (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) | Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–1) | Premier (0–0) |
| Tier IV & V (0–0) | International (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 October 1996 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | Lisa Raymond | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 22 (10–12)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
| WTA Championships (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | Premier Mandatory (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) | Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–0) | Premier (0–0) |
| Tier IV & V (0–0) | International (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 6 January 1996 | Auckland, New Zealand | Clay | Julie Halard-Decugis | Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 May 1996 | Cardiff, Wales | Clay | Laurence Courtois | Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 14 June 1998 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Julie Halard-Decugis | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 November 1998 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis | Rika Hiraki Aleksandra Olsza | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 13 August 2000 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Dominique Van Roost | Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 November 2000 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | Kimberly Po | Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 13 May 2001 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Meghann Shaughnessy | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 19 May 2001 | Antwerp, Belgium | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 September 2001 | Waikoloa, USA | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 28 October 2001 | Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | Chanda Rubin | Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 3 February 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | Roberta Vinci | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 7 April 2002 | Sarasota, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez | Jelena Dokić Elena Likhovtseva | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 16 June 2002 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Shinobu Asagoe | Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 15 June 2003 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Meilen Tu | Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 10 August 2003 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Elena Bovina | Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 2 November 2003 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) | Meilen Tu | Ting Li Sun Tiantian | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 16 January 2004 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Barbara Schett | Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 22 February 2004 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | Cara Black | Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 11 April 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 15 August 2004 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 7 November 2004 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard (i) | Samantha Stosur | Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 10. | 20 February 2005 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | Cara Black | Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
ITF finals
Singles: 14 (11–3)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 19 February 1990 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Sandra Begijn | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 May 1990 | Cascais, Portugal | Clay | Claire Wegink | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 21 January 1991 | Bergen, Norway | Carpet (i) | Magdalena Feistel | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 1. | 11 February 1991 | Danderyd, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Catarina Lindqvist | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 18 February 1991 | Croydon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Sara Gomer | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 21 October 1991 | Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Cecilia Dahlman | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 19 October 1992 | Moulins, France | Hard (i) | Petra Holubová | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 31 October 1993 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Lea Ghirardi | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 21 March 1994 | Brest, France | Hard (i) | Dally Randriantefy | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 14 December 1997 | Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Dechy | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 22 August 1999 | Bronx, United States | Hard | Erika deLone | 1–6, ret. |
| Winner | 9. | 24 October 1999 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Patricia Wartusch | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 30 October 2001 | Bolton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Bahia Mouhtassine | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 11. | 26 November 2002 | Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Stanislava Hrozenská | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 17 (10–7)
| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 26 February 1990 | Wigan, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Caroline Wuillot | Jenny Thielmann Claire Wegink | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 June 1990 | Cascais, Portugal | Clay | Caroline Wuillot | Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 6 August 1990 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Caroline Wuillot | Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 1. | 10 September 1990 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Hard | Tanja Hauschildt | Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 11 November 1991 | Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Michèle Strebel | Ilana Berger Tessa Price | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 12 April 1992 | Limoges, France | Carpet (i) | Michèle Strebel | Lubomira Bacheva Sylvia Štefková | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 14 September 1992 | Madeira, Portugal | Hard | Julia Jehs | Karin Ptaszek Marianne Vallin | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 22 November 1992 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Elena Pampoulova | Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 31 October 1993 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Nancy Feber | Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 27 March 1994 | Brest, France | Hard (i) | Karin Ptaszek | Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 29 March 1997 | Woodlands, United States | Hard | Liezel Horn | Nathalie Dechy Lea Ghirardi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 21 September 1998 | Seattle, United States | Hard | Liezel Horn | Lilia Osterloh Mashona Washington | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 18 October 1998 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Laurence Courtois | Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 13 August 2001 | Bronx, United States | Hard | Kristie Boogert | Clarisa Fernández Rika Fujiwara | 6–2, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 26 November 2002 | Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Shinobu Asagoe | Rika Hiraki Nana Smith | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 9 November 2004 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard (i) | Samantha Stosur | Teryn Ashley Laura Granville | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 4 July 2011 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Nancy Feber | Marcella Koek Eva Wacanno | 5–7, 6–3, [5–10] |
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