Yanina Wickmayer
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Wickmayer at the 2015 Carlsbad Classic
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| Country (sports) |
 Belgium |
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| Residence | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Born |
20 October 1989 Lier, Belgium |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Michel Bouhoulle |
| Prize money | $ 4,130,491 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 367–231 |
| Career titles | 5 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (19 April 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 58 (5 December 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2010, 2015) |
| French Open | 3R (2010, 2011, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2011) |
| US Open | SF (2009) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 79–73 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 71 (15 February 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 137 (5 December 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| French Open | 1R (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2009, 2013) |
| US Open | 1R (2009) |
| Last updated on: 25 July 2016. | |
Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached her career-high WTA ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010. She is also known for reaching the semifinals at the 2009 US Open. She won the award for "WTA Most Improved Player" in 2009. In June 2011, Time Magazine named her one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future".
Wickmayer obtained her first successes: three singles ITF titles and two ITF doubles.
Wickmayer continued her success on the ITF circuit by winning several tournaments in Asia during the fall season (see external links). It was around this time that Wickmayer surpassed Caroline Maes as the no. 2 Belgian female tennis player. At the start of the year, Wickmayer was no. 534 in the world, but by November 2007, was around no. 170. Wickmayer had won eight singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF circuit. She was also selected by team captain Sabine Appelmans to represent the Belgium Fed Cup team at the 2007 Fed Cup. She lost to Venus Williams, 1–6, 2–6, in her World Group match, before winning one rubber and losing the other against Chinese opposition.
In the 2008 Fed Cup tie versus Ukraine, Wickmayer sprang a surprise victory over reigning Australian Open women's doubles champion Kateryna Bondarenko. Wickmayer qualified in singles for the French Open, but lost 2–6, 5–7 in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan. She reached the final of the DFS Classic, but lost, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine.
At Wimbledon, Wickmayer lost in the first round to Japan's Ai Sugiyama, 4–6, 2–6.
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