Kirsten Flipkens

Kirsten Flipkens
Nickname(s)	Flipper
Country	Belgium
Residence	Mol, Belgium
Date of birth	10 January 1986 (1986-01-10) (age 23)
Place of birth	Geel, Belgium
Height	1.65 m (5' 5")
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	Active
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$294,200
Singles
Career record:	195–132
Career titles:	9 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 86 (9 March 2009)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2R (2009)
French Open	2R (2006, 2009)
Wimbledon	3R (2009)
US Open	2R (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	21–27
Career titles:	(1 ITF)
Highest ranking:	No. 300 (29 September 2003)
Infobox last updated on: 25 May 2009.

Kirsten Flipkens (born 10 January 1986 in Geel, Belgium) is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 86 (9 March 2009). She won 9 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title.

In 2003, Flipkens won the Wimbledon and US Open Girls' Singles events. At the end of the year, she was named ITF Junior World Champion.

At the 2006 French Open, Flipkens was playing her first ever Grand Slam tournament. She reached the second round. She also reached the second round in the 2006 US Open after qualifying, falling to eventual Semi-Finalist Jelena Janković.

For Wimbledon 2006 she partnered then British No.2 Andy Murray in the mixed doubles.

That same year she lost 2 singles matches and the decisive doubles match in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

In 2009, Flipkens reached the second round of the Australian Open and the French Open. She defeated #30 Agnes Szavay to reach the second round at Wimbledon, where she faced Elena Baltacha. Flipkens beat the British wildcard in straight sets to set up an encounter with top seed Dinara Safina and a place in a Grand Slam 3rd round for the first time in her career. She lost to the Russian, after having a setpoint in the first set (5-7, 1-6).

Performance timeline

External links

• Official website
• Kirsten Flipkens profile on the WTA Tour's official website