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Claudine Schaul

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Claudine Schaul
Country (sports) Luxembourg
ResidenceGarnich
Born (1983-08-20) 20 August 1983 (age 41)
Luxembourg City
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 542,184
Singles
Career record304–293
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 41 (24 May 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2004)
French Open1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon1R (2004, 2005)
US Open3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record81–110
Career titles1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 71 (8 November 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2005)
French Open1R (2004, 2005)
US Open2R (2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup42–43
Medal record
Representing  Luxembourg
Women's Tennis
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2003 Malta Singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Malta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Monaco Singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Cyprus Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Cyprus Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Liechtenstein Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Liechtenstein Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Iceland Mixed doubles

Claudine Schaul (born 20 August 1983) is a former tennis player from Luxembourg.

Her career-high rankings are world No. 41 in singles, 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, where she has a win–loss record of 42–43.

Career

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Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old.[1]

A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the 2003 US Open, upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova, 7–6(5), 6–2 in the first round.

In January 2004, Schaul won her first doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Schaul then made it to the third round of the Australian Open.

In May 2004, she won her first WTA Tour title at Strasbourg, defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final, in three sets.[2]

Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win May 2004 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France Clay United States Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Jan 2004 Canberra International,
Australia
Hard Croatia Jelena Kostanić France Caroline Dhenin
Australia Lisa McShea
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss Jun 2004 Rosmalen Open,
Netherlands
Grass Croatia Jelena Kostanić Australia Lisa McShea
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss Jul 2004 Stanford Classic,
United States
Hard Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Australia Nicole Pratt
2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 13 August 2000 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay Belgium Caroline Maes 6–1, 6–7(6), 3–6
Runner-up 2. 12 November 2000 ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France Clay (i) Belgium Caroline Maes 0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4
Runner-up 3. 11 Feb 2001 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) Denmark Eva Dyrberg 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 19 Mar 2002 ITF Cañada Flintridge, United States Hard United States Laura Granville 6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 7 July 2002 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Germany Stephanie Gehrlein 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 22 September 2002 ITF Luxembourg Clay Italy Nathalie Viérin 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 15 June 2003 Open de Marseille, France Clay Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 26 February 2006 ITF Saint Paul, United States Hard (i) Venezuela Milagros Sequera 1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 17 August 2008 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Netherlands Daniëlle Harmsen 7–6(2), 7–6(7)
Winner 4. 25 January 2009 ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard (i) France Constance Sibille 6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles (3–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 3 March 2002 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) Sweden Sofia Arvidsson Russia Anna Bastrikova
Germany Claudia Kardys
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 8 September 2002 ITF Denain, France Clay Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
3–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 2 February 2003 ITF Urtijëi, Italy Carpet (i) Germany Vanessa Henke Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 29 July 2006 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Lithuania Lina Stančiūtė Argentina Erica Krauth
Portugal Frederica Piedade
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 28 July 2007 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Germany Martina Müller Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
7–6(4), 1–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up 4. 3 August 2008 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Italy Anna Floris Czech Republic Simona Dobrá
Czech Republic Tereza Hladíková
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 3. 17 January 2009 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK Hard (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Netherlands Nicolette van Uitert
Belarus Viktoria Yemialyanava
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

References

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  1. ^ "Claudine Schaul". Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Schaul downs Davenport". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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