Claudine Schaul Explained

Claudine Schaul
Residence:Garnich
Birth Date:20 August 1983
Birth Place:Luxembourg City
Turnedpro:2002
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 542,184
Singlestitles:1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 41 (24 May 2004)
Australianopenresult:3R (2004)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2004, 2005)
Usopenresult:3R (2003)
Doublestitles:1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 71 (8 November 2004)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2005)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2004, 2005)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2004)
Team:yes

Claudine Schaul (born 20 August 1983) is a former tennis player from Luxembourg.

Her career-high rankings are world No. 41 in singles, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and No. 71 for doubles, achieved on 8 November 2004.

Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Fed Cup team in 1998, where she has a win–loss record of 42–43.

Career

Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old.[1]

A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the 2003 US Open, upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova, 7–6(5), 6–2 in the first round.

In January 2004, Schaul won her first doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Schaul then made it to the third round of the Australian Open.

In May 2004, she won her first WTA Tour title at Strasbourg, defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final, in three sets.[2]

Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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WinMay 2004Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceClay Lindsay Davenport2–6, 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinJan 2004Canberra International,
Australia
Hard Jelena Kostanić Caroline Dhenin
Lisa McShea
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
LossJun 2004Rosmalen Open,
Netherlands
Grass Jelena Kostanić Lisa McShea
Milagros Sequera
6–7(3–7), 3–6
LossJul 2004Stanford Classic,
United States
Hard Iveta Benešová Eleni Daniilidou
Nicole Pratt
2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.13 August 2000ITF Rebecq, BelgiumClay Caroline Maes6–1, 6–7(6), 3–6
Runner-up2.12 November 2000ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, FranceClay (i) Caroline Maes0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4
Runner-up3.11 Feb 2001ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i) Eva Dyrberg2–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.19 Mar 2002ITF Cañada Flintridge, United StatesHard Laura Granville6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner1.7 July 2002ITF Stuttgart, GermanyClay Stephanie Gehrlein6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner2.22 September 2002ITF LuxembourgClay Nathalie Viérin6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up5.15 June 2003Open de Marseille, FranceClay Arantxa Parra Santonja2–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.26 February 2006ITF Saint Paul, United StatesHard (i) Milagros Sequera1–6, 2–6
Winner3.17 August 2008ITF Koksijde, BelgiumClay Daniëlle Harmsen7–6(2), 7–6(7)
Winner4.25 January 2009ITF Wrexham, United KingdomHard (i) Constance Sibille6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles (3–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.3 March 2002ITF Buchen, GermanyCarpet (i) Sofia Arvidsson Anna Bastrikova
Claudia Kardys
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up1.8 September 2002ITF Denain, FranceClay Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová
3–6, 0–6
Winner2.2 February 2003ITF Urtijëi, ItalyCarpet (i) Vanessa Henke Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up2.29 July 2006ITF Pétange, LuxembourgClay Lina Stančiūtė Erica Krauth
Frederica Piedade
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.28 July 2007ITF Pétange, LuxembourgClay Martina Müller Anastasiya Yakimova
Carla Suárez Navarro
7–6(4), 1–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up4.3 August 2008ITF Bad Saulgau, GermanyClay Anna Floris Simona Dobrá
Tereza Hladíková
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner3.17 January 2009GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKHard (i) Sandra Klemenschits Nicolette van Uitert
Viktoria Yemialyanava
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claudine Schaul . 7 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Schaul downs Davenport . BBC News . 7 December 2011.