Els Callens

Els Callens
Els Callens at the 2003 Rogers Cup
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceAntwerp, Belgium
Born (1970-08-20) 20 August 1970 (age 54)
Antwerp
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,666,023
Singles
Career record358–309
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 43 (17 February 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2000)
French Open2R (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record315–224
Career titles10 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 12 (14 May 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000)
French OpenQF (1999)
WimbledonQF (1997, 1998)
US OpenSF (2000)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (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

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. 27 October 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. 6 January 1996 Auckland Open, New Zealand Clay Julie Halard-Decugis Jill Hetherington
Kristine Kunce 		6–1, 6–0
Loss 1. 19 May 1996 Welsh Open, Wales Clay Laurence Courtois Katrina Adams
Mariaan de Swardt 		0–6, 4–6
Win 2. 14 June 1998 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Julie Halard-Decugis Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 		2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 22 November 1998 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Rika Hiraki
Aleksandra Olsza 		3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 4. 13 August 2000 Los Angeles Championships, U.S. Hard Dominique Van Roost Kimberly Po
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 2. 5 November 2000 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Kimberly Po Nicole Pratt
Meghann Shaughnessy 		3–6, 4–6
Win 5. 13 May 2001 German Open Clay Meghann Shaughnessy Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva 		6–4, 6–3
Win 6. 19 May 2001 Belgian Open Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Kristie Boogert
Miriam Oremans 		6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 3. 16 September 2001 Waikoloa Championships, U.S. Hard Nicole Pratt Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 28 October 2001 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) Chanda Rubin Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova 		1–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 3 February 2002 Toyota Princess Cup, Japan Carpet (i) Roberta Vinci Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 6. 7 April 2002 Sarasota Clay Court Classic, U.S. Clay Conchita Martínez Jelena Dokić
Elena Likhovtseva 		7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6
Win 7. 16 June 2002 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Shinobu Asagoe Kimberly Po
Nathalie Tauziat 		6–4, 6–3
Win 8. 15 June 2003 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Meilen Tu Alicia Molik
Martina Navratilova 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 7. 10 August 2003 Los Angeles Classic, U.S. Hard Elena Bovina Mary Pierce
Rennae Stubbs 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 2 November 2003 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Meilen Tu Ting Li
Sun Tiantian 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 16 January 2004 Hobart International, Australia Hard Barbara Schett Shinobu Asagoe
Seiko Okamoto 		6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 9. 22 February 2004 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Cara Black Myriam Casanova
Eleni Daniilidou 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 10. 11 April 2004 Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco Clay Katarina Srebotnik Marion Bartoli
Émilie Loit 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 11. 15 August 2004 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Bethanie Mattek
Abigail Spears 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 12. 7 November 2004 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Carly Gullickson
María Emilia Salerni 		5–7, 5–7
Win 10. 20 February 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)

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

Doubles: 17 (10–7)

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