Marie Benoît Explained

Marie Benoît
Birth Date:1995 3, df=y
Birth Place:Eupen, Belgium
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 389,528
Singlestitles:15 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 188 (24 July 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 243 (29 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2021)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2021)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2021, 2023)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2021, 2023)
Doublestitles:12 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 208 (18 October 2021)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 415 (29 July 2024)
Team:yes
Updated:30 July 2024

Marie Benoît (in French pronounced as /maʁi bənwa/; born 16 March 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player.[1]

Benoît has won 15 singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 July 2023, she achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 188. On 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 208 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for the Belgium Fed Cup team, Benoît has a win–loss record of 1–1 (as of July 2024).[2]

Career highlights

Benoît's singles debut on the WTA Tour came at the 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she was defeated in the first round by Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk. In doubles, she made her debut at the 2019 Bucharest Open, when she lost with her partner Ysaline Bonaventure in the first round.

In 2020, she reached the final of a WTA Challenger event, partnering with Jessika Ponchet. The following year was marked by participating in all four Grand Slam qualifying tournaments, twice reaching the second round.

In 2021, she reached semifinals in a $25k tournament in Grenoble, France, losing to Viktorija Golubic. In a tournament in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, she lost the final against Arantxa Rus.

In August 2022, she won a $25k event in Koksijde, Belgium, one week after reaching the final in the $25k tournament organised in her hometown of Eupen.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament202120222023W–L
Australian OpenQ2AA0–0
French OpenQ2AQ10–0
WimbledonQ1AQ10–0
US OpenQ1AQ10–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–0

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (9–7)
W10/15 tournaments (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (12–11)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 2012ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Laura-Ioana Andrei6–3, 6–2
Win2–0Jul 2013ITF Iași, RomaniaW10Clay Raluca Elena Platon6–3, 7–6(0)
Win3–0Oct 2013ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Anastasia Vdovenco6–1, 6–1
Win4–0Feb 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10Hard Gai Ao6–3, 6–4
Loss4–1Sep 2014ITF Pula, ItalyW10Clay Martina Trevisan4–6, 3–6
Loss4–2Feb 2015ITF El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10Hard Isabella Shinikova2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win5–2Feb 2015ITF El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10Hard Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar6–7(6), 6–3, 6–3
Win6–2Sep 2015ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, NetherlandsW25Clay Tena Lukas5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss6–3Jul 2017ITF Tampere, FinlandW15Clay Monika Kilnarová6–7(5), 7–6(5), 4–6
Loss6–4Aug 2017ITF Vrnjačka Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Oana Gavrilă7–6(3), 4–6, 5–7
Loss6–5Oct 2017ITF Seville, SpainW25Clay Daniela Seguel6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss6–6Nov 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Gaia Sanesi3–6, 0–6
Win7–6Oct 2018ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, SpainW25Clay Aliona Bolsova6–0, 7–6(2)
Loss7–7Oct 2019ITF Riba-Roja de TuriaW25Clay Andrea Lázaro García6–7(4), 5–7
Win8–7Jan 2020ITF Daytona Beach, United StatesW25Clay Andrea Lázaro García6–4, 6–0
Loss8–8May 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Arantxa Rus4–6, 4–6
Loss8–9May 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Arantxa Rus4–6, 4–6
Loss8–10Aug 2022ITF Eupen, BelgiumW25Clay Aneta Kučmová5–7, 4–6
Win9–10Aug 2022ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25Clay Julia Riera7–5, 6–3
Win10–10Jan 2023ITF Vero Beach, United States W60Clay Emma Navarro6–2, 7–5
Win11–10Feb 2023GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW25Hard (i) Heather Watson3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win12–10Jul 2023ITF Aschaffenburg, GermanyW25Clay Julie Štruplová6–3, 6–3
Win13–10Jan 2024ITF Naples, United StatesW35Clay Leonie Küng6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss13–11Feb 2024ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35Clay Lucija Ćirić Bagarić2–6, 5–7
Loss13–12Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35Clay Nina Vargová3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win14–12May 2024ITF Annenheim, AustriaW35Clay Tereza Valentová7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Win15–12May 2024ITF Klagenfurt, AustriaW35Clay Sofia Costoulas6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 27 (12 titles, 15 runner–ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (9–7)
W10/15 tournaments (2–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (10–12)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2011ITF Rebecq, BelgiumW10Hard Kimberley Zimmermann Kim Kilsdonk
Nicolette van Uitert
2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Aug 2013ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Magali Kempen
Nicky van Dyck
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss0–3Oct 2013ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Quirine Lemoine
Gabriela van de Graaf
3–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Loss0–4Apr 2014ITF Heraklion, GreeceW10Hard Kimberley Zimmermann Polina Leykina
Despina Papamichail
2–6, 2–6
Loss0–5Sep 2014ITF Pula, ItalyW10Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Alice Balducci
Georgia Brescia
6–3, 0–6, [5–10]
Loss0–6Sep 2014ITF Pula, ItalyW10Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Verena Hofer
Martina Pratesi
4–6, 5–7
Loss0–7Oct 2014ITF Pula, ItalyW10Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Anna Klasen
Charlotte Klasen
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win1–7Nov 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25Hard Demi Schuurs Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Polina Monova
6–4, 7–5
Win2–7Apr 2016Wiesbaden Open, GermanyW25Clay Arantxa Rus Steffi Distelmans
Demi Schuurs
6–2, 6–2
Loss2–8Apr 2017ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Ysaline Bonaventure Emma Laine
Yuuki Tanaka
6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss2–9Jul 2017Tampere Open, FinlandW15Clay Estelle Cascino Anna Iakovleva
Gyulnara Nazarova
w/o
Loss2–10Aug 2017ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25Clay Magali Kempen Ankita Raina
Bibiane Schoofs
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win3–10Dec 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Julia Terziyska Anna-Giulia Remondina
Milana Špremo
6–2, 6–3
Loss3–11Apr 2018ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Xu Shilin Naiktha Bains
Chiara Scholl
4–6, 5–7
Win4–11May 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Angelica Moratelli Ulyana Ayzatulina
Julyette Steur
6–3, 6–4
Win5–11Sep 2018ITF Sofia, BulgariaW25Clay Manon Arcangioli Amina Anshba
Polina Monova
6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss5–12Feb 2019AK Ladies Open, GermanyW25Carpet (i) Katarzyna Piter Cristina Bucșa
Rosalie van der Hoek
7–5, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss5–13Oct 2019ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, SpainW25Clay Ioana Loredana Roșca Lara Arruabarrena
Sara Errani
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win6–13Oct 2019ITF Seville, SpainW25Clay Julia Wachaczyk Eva Guerrero Álvarez
Arantxa Rus
6–0, 6–7(3), [10–4]
Win7–13Sep 2020ITF Tarvisio, ItalyW25Clay Alexandra Cadanțu Anna Bondár
Paula Ormaechea
6–1, 6–3
Win8–13Jun 2021ITF The Hague, NetherlandsW25Clay Ioana Loredana Roșca María Portillo Ramírez
Panna Udvardy
6–7(5), 7–5, [10–7]
Win9–13Sep 2021ITF Santarém, PortugalW25Hard Eden Silva Alicia Barnett
Olivia Nicholls
7–5, 6–1
Win10–13Feb 2022ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25Clay Amina Anshba Andreea Roșca
Ioana Loredana Roșca
7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss10–14Mar 2022ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25Clay Nicoleta Dascălu Funa Kozaki
Naho Sato
2–6, 4–6
Loss10–15Apr 2023ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Dea Herdzelas Alessandra Teodosescu
Federica Urgesi
4–6, 3–6
Win11–15Jan 2024ITF Naples, United StatesW35Clay Leonie Küng Mayuka Aikawa
Hsu Chieh-yu
6–7(6), 6–2, [10–8]
Win12–15Jun 2024ITF Ystad, SwedenW50Clay Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Alevtina Ibragimova
Anna Zyryanova
6–3, 6–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marie Benoit's WTA Profile.
  2. Web site: Marie Benoit at the Fed Cup.