Els Callens

Els Callens (born 20 August 1970) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

Els Callens

Els Callens at the 2003 Rogers Cup
Country (sports)	Belgium
Residence	Antwerp, Belgium
Born	(1970-08-20) 20 August 1970 (age 54) Antwerp
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2011
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,666,023
Singles
Career record	358–309
Career titles	0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 43 (17 February 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	3R (2002)
US Open	3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	315–224
Career titles	10 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 12 (14 May 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2000)
French Open	QF (1999)
Wimbledon	QF (1997, 1998)
US Open	SF (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (2001) Record 26–13
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Doubles

Callens became professional in January 1990. Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.

She retired on 26 October 2005, after losing her second-round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt. She started a comeback, and finally retired from professional tennis in 2011.

Nowadays, she works as sports commentator for the Belgian public broadcast Eén.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV & V (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Oct 1996	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Lisa Raymond	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (1–0)
Tier II (3–3)
Tier III (3–3)
Tier IV & V (3–6)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Jan 1996	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Clay	Julie Halard-Decugis	Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce	6–1, 6–0
Loss	1.	May 1996	Welsh Open, Wales	Clay	Laurence Courtois	Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt	0–6, 4–6
Win	2.	Jun 1998	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Julie Halard-Decugis	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	3.	Nov 1998	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	Rika Hiraki Aleksandra Olsza	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	4.	Aug 2000	Los Angeles Championships, U.S.	Hard	Dominique Van Roost	Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6–2, 7–5
Loss	2.	Nov 2000	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Kimberly Po	Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy	3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	May 2001	German Open	Clay	Meghann Shaughnessy	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–3
Win	6.	May 2001	Belgian Open	Clay	Virginia Ruano Pascual	Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	3.	Sep 2001	Waikoloa Championships, U.S.	Hard	Nicole Pratt	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	2–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	Oct 2001	Linz Open, Austria	Hard (i)	Chanda Rubin	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova	1–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	Feb 2002	Toyota Princess Cup, Japan	Carpet (i)	Roberta Vinci	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 1–6
Loss	6.	Apr 2002	Sarasota Clay Court Classic, U.S.	Clay	Conchita Martínez	Jelena Dokić Elena Likhovtseva	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6
Win	7.	Jun 2002	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Shinobu Asagoe	Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–3
Win	8.	Jun 2003	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Meilen Tu	Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–4
Loss	7.	Aug 2003	Los Angeles Classic, U.S.	Hard	Elena Bovina	Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	Nov 2003	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Meilen Tu	Ting Li Sun Tiantian	3–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	Jan 2004	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Barbara Schett	Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win	9.	Feb 2004	Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou	6–2, 6–2
Loss	10.	Apr 2004	Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco	Clay	Katarina Srebotnik	Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit	4–6, 2–6
Loss	11.	Aug 2004	Vancouver Open, Canada	Hard	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears	3–6, 3–6
Loss	12.	Nov 2004	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Hard (i)	Samantha Stosur	Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni	5–7, 5–7
Win	10.	Feb 2005	Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	Cara Black	Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 14 (11–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	19 February 1990	ITF Manchester, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Sandra Begijn	6–1, 6–0
Win	2.	7 May 1990	ITF Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Claire Wegink	6–1, 6–1
Win	3.	21 January 1991	ITF Bergen, Norway	Carpet (i)	Magdalena Feistel	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1.	11 February 1991	ITF Danderyd, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Catarina Lindqvist	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	4.	18 February 1991	ITF Croydon, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Sara Gomer	6–1, 6–0
Win	5.	21 October 1991	ITF Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Cecilia Dahlman	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	6.	19 October 1992	ITF Moulins, France	Hard (i)	Petra Holubová	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win	7.	31 October 1993	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Lea Ghirardi	6–0, 6–1
Win	8.	21 March 1994	ITF Brest, France	Hard (i)	Dally Randriantefy	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2.	14 December 1997	ITF Bad Gögging, Germany	Carpet (i)	Nathalie Dechy	4–6, 1–6
Loss	3.	22 August 1999	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	1–6, ret.
Win	9.	24 October 1999	ITF Southampton, UK	Carpet (i)	Patricia Wartusch	6–3, 6–3
Win	10.	30 October 2001	ITF Bolton, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Bahia Mouhtassine	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win	11.	26 November 2002	ITF Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Stanislava Hrozenská	7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (10–7)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	26 February 1990	ITF Wigan, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Caroline Wuillot	Jenny Thielmann Claire Wegink	7–5, 6–0
Win	2.	11 June 1990	ITF Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Caroline Wuillot	Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming	2–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Win	3.	6 August 1990	ITF Rebecq, Belgium	Clay	Caroline Wuillot	Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1.	10 September 1990	ITF Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Hard	Tanja Hauschildt	Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff	6–7(6), 1–6
Loss	2.	11 November 1991	ITF Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Michèle Strebel	Ilana Berger Tessa Price	2–6, 5–7
Win	4.	12 April 1992	ITF Limoges, France	Carpet (i)	Michèle Strebel	Lubomira Bacheva Sylvia Štefková	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	3.	14 September 1992	ITF Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Julia Jehs	Karin Ptaszek Marianne Vallin	1–6, 3–6
Win	5.	22 November 1992	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Elena Pampoulova	Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea	7–6(3), 6–4
Loss	4.	31 October 1993	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Nancy Feber	Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	6.	27 March 1994	ITF Brest, France	Hard (i)	Karin Ptaszek	Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi	6–4, 6–1
Win	7.	29 March 1997	ITF Woodlands, United States	Hard	Liezel Horn	Nathalie Dechy Lea Ghirardi	6–4, 6–2
Win	8.	21 September 1998	ITF Seattle, United States	Hard	Liezel Horn	Lilia Osterloh Mashona Washington	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	9.	18 October 1998	ITF Southampton, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit	6–2, 6–2
Loss	5.	13 August 2001	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Kristie Boogert	Clarisa Fernández Rika Fujiwara	6–2, 6–7(3), 4–6
Win	10.	26 November 2002	ITF Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Shinobu Asagoe	Rika Hiraki Nana Smith	7–6(3), 7–6(3)
Loss	6.	9 November 2004	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard (i)	Samantha Stosur	Teryn Ashley Laura Granville	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	4 July 2011	ITF Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Nancy Feber	Marcella Koek Eva Wacanno	5–7, 6–3, [5–10]

External links

• Tennis portal

• Els Callens at the Women's Tennis Association
• Els Callens at the International Tennis Federation
• Els Callens at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)