Kim de Weille

Kim de Weille (born April 1976) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.

Kim de Weille
Country (sports) Netherlands
BornApril 1976
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$91,227
Singles
Career record169–116
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 116 (13 February 1995)
Doubles
Career record64–53
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (15 April 1996)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1996)

Biography

Tennis career

A right-handed player, de Weille had a best singles ranking of 116 in the world and won six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. This included an $25k event in Prostějov in 1994 where she beat an up and coming Martina Hingis in the semifinals.

Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1995 Amway Classic in Auckland, making it through to the quarterfinals, with wins over Bettina Fulco-Villella and top 50 player Linda Harvey-Wild.[1]

She featured in the singles qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments during her career and reached the final round of qualifying at the 1995 US Open. As a doubles player she played in the main draw of the 1996 Australian Open, with Seda Noorlander.

Personal life

De Weille has two children with husband Menco and lives in Leimuiden.[2]

ITF finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 11 October 1993 Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Lenka Cenková 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2. 13 March 1994 Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard Federica Fortuni 6–2, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 3. 17 October 1994 Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Yvette Basting 6–4, 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 24 October 1994 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Yvette Basting 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 5. 14 November 1994 Eastbourne, England Carpet (i) Yvette Basting 6–1, 6–4
Winner 6. 25 May 1997 Zaragoza, Spain Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 5 October 1997 Lerida, Spain Clay Conchita Martínez 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 7 February 1999 Sheffield, England Hard (i) Kim Clijsters 3–6, 1–6
Winner 9. 2 April 2000 Amiens, France Clay (i) Magda Mihalache 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (4–7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 February 1993 Lisbon, Portugal Hard Lara Bitter Maaike Koutstaal
Linda Niemantsverdriet		 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 29 October 1995 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Nathalie Thijssen Seda Noorlander
Kirstin Freye		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 25 February 1996 Redbridge, England Hard Yvette Basting Laura Golarsa
Julie Steven		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 21 April 1996 Murcia, Spain Clay Noëlle van Lottum Silke Meier
Petra Schwarz		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 24 May 1997 Zaragoza, Spain Clay Nóra Köves Eva Bes
Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 7–6(4), 6–4
Winner 6. 31 May 1997 Barcelona, Spain Clay Amanda Hopmans Katalin Marosi
Veronica Stele		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 31 August 1997 Orbetello, Italy Clay Henriëtte van Aalderen Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková
Silke Meier		 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner 8. 26 April 1998 Espinho, Portugal Clay Noëlle van Lottum Kirstin Freye
Silke Meier		 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 9. 6 February 1999 Sheffield, England Hard (i) Surina De Beer Lizzie Jelfs
Lorna Woodroffe		 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 10. 13 February 1999 Birmingham, England Hard (i) Surina De Beer Angelika Bachmann
Magda Mihalache		 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 11. 30 July 2000 Les Contamines, France Hard Carine Bornu Caroline Dhenin
Bianka Lamade		 7–6(4), 4–6, 4–6
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References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Auckland - 30 January - 05 February 1995". itftennis.com.
  2. "'We zijn over dood van Sky heen en willen wat doen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 September 2017.
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