Sabine Appelmans

Sabine Appelmans

Country (sports)	Belgium
Residence	Asse, Belgium
Born	(1972-04-22) 22 April 1972 Aalst, Belgium
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	2001
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,041,247
Singles
Career record	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	7 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 16 (24 November 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1997)
French Open	4R (1991)
Wimbledon	4R (1996, 1997, 2000)
US Open	4R (1992, 1999)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1992)
Doubles
Career record	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	4 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 21 (25 August 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1991)
French Open	3R (1992)
Wimbledon	SF (1997)
US Open	3R (1991)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	Tɛmplet:Tennis record

Sabine Appelmans listen  (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli April bɛɣu pishi ni ayi dali, yuuni 1972) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ paɣa ŋun nyɛ purufɛshinal tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kurɔ ŋun yina Belgium tingbanni . O nyɛla ŋun daa nyɛ Belgium's Fed Cup captain bin din gbaai yuuni 2007 hali ni yuuni 2011 ni.

WTA career finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 1990	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Leila Meskhi	1–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 1991	Japan Open	Hard	Lori McNeil	6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Nov 1991	Scottsdale, US	Hard	Chanda Rubin	7–5, 6–1
Win	2–2	Nov 1991	Nashville, US	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	6–2, 6–4
Loss	2–3	Apr 1992	Japan Open	Hard	Kimiko Date	5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win	3–3	Apr 1992	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Andrea Strnadová	7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	3–4	Oct 1993	Budapest, Hungary	Carpet (i)	Zina Garrison	5–7, 2–6
Win	4–4	Feb 1994	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Meike Babel	6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win	5–4	Apr 1994	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Patty Fendick	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win	6–4	Apr 1995	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Silke Meier	6–4, 6–3
Win	7–4	Mar 1996	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–2, 6–4
Loss	7–5	Apr 1997	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Amanda Coetzer	1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Feb 1991	Oslo Open, Norway	Carpet (i)	Raffaella Reggi	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Silke Meier	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	Sep 1991	Milan Indoor, Italy	Carpet (i)	Raffaella Reggi	Sandy Collins Lori McNeil	6–7(0–7), 3–6
Loss	3.	Oct 1991	Puerto Rico Open	Hard	Camille Benjamin	Rika Hiraki Florencia Labat	3–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	Feb 1992	Faber Grand Prix, Germany	Carpet (i)	Claudia Porwik	Katerina Maleeva Barbara Rittner	5–7, 3–6
Loss	5.	Feb 1992	Cesena Championship, Italy	Carpet (i)	Raffaella Reggi	Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier	w/o
Win	1.	Feb 1994	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Mary Pierce Andrea Temesvári	6–4, 6–4
Loss	6.	May 1995	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Hard (i)	Miriam Oremans	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernandez	2–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	May 1996	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	Miriam Oremans	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–7, 2–6
Loss	8.	Oct 1996	Sparkassen Cup, Germany	Carpet (i)	Miriam Oremans	Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat	4–6, 4–6
Loss	9.	Mar 1997	Key Biscayne Open, United States	Hard	Miriam Oremans	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Tɛmplet:Country data BLR Natasha Zvereva	2–6, 3–6
Win	2.	Feb 1998	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet (i)	Miriam Oremans	Anna Kournikova Tɛmplet:Country data LAT Larisa Neiland	1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	3.	Jun 1998	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	Grass	Miriam Oremans	Cătălina Cristea Eva Melicharová	6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
Loss	10.	Jan 2000	Australian Hardcourts	Hard	Rita Grande	Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova	3–6, 0–6
Win	4.	May 2000	Belgian Open	Clay	Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Hopkins Petra Rampre	6–1, 6–1

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	10 April 1988	ITF Bari, Italy	Clay	Petra Schwarz	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	24 July 1989	ITF Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Federica Bonsignori	3–6, 6–4, 6–7(2)
Loss	3.	12 June 1989	ITF Porto, Portugal	Clay	Tɛmplet:Country data SWI Emanuela Zardo	5–7, 3–6
Win	4.	26 April 1993	ITF Porto, Portugal	Clay	Barbara Mulej	2–6, 7–6(1), 7–5

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	16 August 1987	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Caroline van Renterghem	Kathleen Schuurmans Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Joy Tacon	6–7(2), 6–2, 7–6(3)
Loss	2.	7 December 1992	ITF Val-d'Oise, France	Hard (i)	Julie Halard-Decugis	Isabelle Demongeot Catherine Suire	5–7, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Australian Open	A	A	3R	4R	1R	1R	3R	3R	4R	QF	1R	3R	3R	2R
French Open	2R	A	1R	4R	2R	2R	2R	3R	3R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	4R	4R	3R	2R	4R	A
US Open	A	A	3R	1R	4R	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	A	4R	1R	A
WTA Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A

External links

• Tɛmplet:Fed Cup player
• Sabine Appelmans at Olympics.com