Patty Van Acker

Patty Van Acker (born 21 October 1976) is a former tennis player from Belgium.

Patty Van Acker
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1976-10-21) 21 October 1976
Bruges, Belgium
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money$102,675
Singles
Career record221–177
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 146 (10 May 1999)
Doubles
Career record92–91
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 195 (29 July 2002)

Biography

A right-handed player from Bruges, Van Acker turned professional at the age of 18.

Van Acker made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut at the 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, as a lucky loser from the qualifiers.[1] At the 2000 Antwerp Open, she featured as a wild card in the main draw.[2] In her career, she won eight singles titles and five doubles titles ITF Women's Circuit. She reached a highest singles ranking of 146 in the world.

She now works as a tennis trainer at the Challenger Tennis Academy in Aartrijke.[3]

ITF finals

Singles: 14 (8–6)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 May 1995 Le Touquet, France Clay Amélie Cocheteux 2–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 24 July 1995 Heerhugowaard, Netherlands Clay Zuzana Lešenarová 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. 7 August 1995 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Caroline Wuillot 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Winner 3. 7 April 1996 Moulins, France Hard Isabelle Taesch 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 12 May 1996 Le Touquet, France Clay Germana Di Natale 3–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 23 June 1996 Klosters, Switzerland Clay Kerstin Taube 6–2, 6–2
Winner 5. 26 January 1997 Båstad, Sweden Hard Anna-Karin Svensson 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 10 May 1998 Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy Hard Meike Fröhlich 4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 6. 31 May 1998 San Severino, Italy Clay Maja Matevžič 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 14 June 1998 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Magdalena Zděnovcová 6–1, 6–7, 4–6
Winner 7. 9 August 1998 Paderborn, Germany Clay Maria Wolfbrandt 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 30 August 1998 Middelkerke, Belgium Clay Luciana Masante 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 20 August 2000 London, England Hard Mareze Joubert 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 24 March 2002 Cholet, France Clay Sandra Klösel 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 13 (5–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 12 June 1995 Bossonnens, Switzerland Clay Debby Haak Stephanie Gomperts
Henriëtte van Aalderen		 6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 11 May 1996 Le Touquet, France Clay Anna Linkova Nathalie Herreman
Karine Quentrec		 1–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 23 June 1996 Klosters, Switzerland Clay Debby Haak Silke Frankl
Ursula Svetlik		 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 2. 6 October 1996 Lerida, Spain Clay Amanda Hopmans Kirstin Freye
Barbara Schwartz		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 25 January 1997 Bastad, Sweden Hard (i) Anna-Karin Svensson Annica Lindstedt
Dragana Zarić		 7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Winner 3. 19 July 1997 Getxo, Spain Clay Amanda Hopmans Alicia Ortuño
Hila Rosen		 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 9 April 2000 Dinan, France Clay (i) Stéphanie Foretz Vanessa Henke
Syna Schmidle		 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 17 February 2001 Sutton, England Hard (i) Amanda Hopmans Eleni Daniilidou
Lydia Steinbach		 0–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 23 September 2001 Glasgow, Scotland Hard (i) Leslie Butkiewicz Helena Ejeson
Eva Erbová		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 23 March 2002 Cholet, France Clay Leslie Butkiewicz Caroline Maes
Gabriela Navrátilová		 1–4 ret.
Runner-up 7. 13 April 2002 Dinan, France Clay (i) Yuliya Beygelzimer Caroline Dhenin
Émilie Loit		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 22 June 2002 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Leslie Butkiewicz Nicole Sewell
Samantha Stosur		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 30 June 2002 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Leslie Butkiewicz Susanne Trik
Kristen van Elden		 7–5, 6–3
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References
  1. "Tennis". The Morning Call. 15 July 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "Benelux Open Antwerp". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 17, 2000. p. 39. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. "Trainers - Challenge" (in Dutch). challengetennis.be. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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