Els Callens

Belgian tennis player

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

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

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

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### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend

Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV & V (0–0)
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Loss  | 1\.  | Oct 1996  | Tournoi de Québec, Canada  | Carpet (i)  |  Lisa Raymond | 4–6, 4–6

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

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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

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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

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$100,000 tournaments

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

### Singles: 14 (11–3)

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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)

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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

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* 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)