Kirsten Flipkens

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Kirsten Flipkens


country = BEL
residence = Mol, Belgium
datebirth = birth date and age|1986|1|10
placebirth = Geel, Belgium
height = 1.65 m (5' 5")
weight = 55 kg (121 lb)
turnedpro = 2003
plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $188617
singlesrecord = 128–90
singlestitles = 0
highestsinglesranking = No. 97 (October 2, 2006)
retired = "Active"
AustralianOpenresult = 1r (2007)
FrenchOpenresult = 2r (2006)
Wimbledonresult = 1r (2006)
USOpenresult = 2r (2006)
doublesrecord = 18–22
doublestitles = 0
highestdoublesranking = No. 300 (September 29, 2003)
updated = January 27, 2007

Kirsten Flipkens (born January 10, 1986 in Geel, Belgium) is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 97 (October 2, 2006). She won 6 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title.

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. She also reached the second round in the 2006 US Open after qualifying, falling to eventual Semi-Finalist Jelena Janković.

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

Performance timeline

External links

* [http://www.kirstenflipkens.be/ Official website]
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