Eveline Vanhyfte (born 19 March 1984) is a Belgian former professional tennis player.

Eveline Vanhyfte
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1984-03-19) 19 March 1984 (age 40)
Prize money$22,328
Singles
Career record77–67 (53.5%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 362 (5 July 2004)
Doubles
Career record41–33 (55.4%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 282 (15 November 2004)

Biography edit

Vanhyfte began competing professionally in 2001 and won her only ITF singles title in 2003, at Heerhugowaard.[1]

As a doubles player, she won four titles on the ITF Circuit, all partnering Leslie Butkiewicz. She formed a wildcard pairing with Butkiewicz in the doubles event at the Hasselt Cup in 2004, which was her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance.[2]

In both 2004 and 2005, Vanhyfte featured in the Belgium Fed Cup squad. Not used in 2004, her opportunity came when an understrength Belgium faced the United States in the 2005 World Group quarter-final, held in Delray Beach. Ranked 392 in the world at the time, she was beaten in the singles by the world No. 1, Lindsay Davenport, in a one-sided 39 minute match.[3] She also played in the doubles rubber with Kirsten Flipkens.[4]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 2 (1–1) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 6 July 2003 ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands Clay   Christiane Hoppmann 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 24 August 2003 ITF Westende, Belgium Clay   İpek Şenoğlu 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (4–2) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 15 June 2003 ITF Canet-en-Roussillon, France Clay   Leslie Butkiewicz   Sophie Erre
  Aurélie Védy
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 24 August 2003 ITF Westende, Belgium Clay   İpek Şenoğlu   Leslie Butkiewicz
  Kim Kilsdonk
4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 16 November 2003 ITF Le Havre, France Clay (i)   Leslie Butkiewicz   Martina Babáková
  Monika Schneider
6–2, 2–2 ret.
Runner-up 2. 18 July 2004 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay   Leslie Butkiewicz   Zuzana Černá
  Eva Hrdinová
6–7(3), 6–7(5)
Winner 3. 29 August 2004 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay   Leslie Butkiewicz   Daniela Klemenschits
  Sandra Klemenschits
7–5, 6–3
Winner 4. 28 August 2005 ITF Westende, Belgium Hard   Leslie Butkiewicz   Claire de Gubernatis
  Anna Font
6–4, 6–2

References edit

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $10,000 Heerhugowaard - 30 June - 06 July 2003". International Tennis Federation.
  2. ^ "Vandaag eerste ronde WTA-tornooi in Hasselt". De Standaard (in Dutch). 27 September 2004.
  3. ^ "V. Williams, Davenport Work Quickly At Fed Cup". The Washington Post. 24 April 2005.
  4. ^ "U.S. team ousts Belgium to reach Fed Cup semis". TribLIVE.com. 25 April 2005.

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