Noëlle van Lottum (born 12 July 1972, Hoogland) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who in the 1990s played for France.

Noëlle van Lottum
Country (sports) Netherlands
 France
Born (1972-06-12) 12 June 1972 (age 51)
Hoogland, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$559,094
Singles
Career record195–196
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 57 (11 January 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1992, 1997)
French Open2R (1988, 1991, 1992, 1994)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1992, 1993, 1997)
US Open3R (1992)
Doubles
Career record139–148
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (21 September 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1992, 1998, 1999)
French Open3R (1992)
Wimbledon2R (1992)
US Open2R (1994)

Van Lottum was national youth champion both in the Netherlands and France. She played on the WTA Tour from 1987 until 1999, winning one singles and one doubles title. Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 57 (reached in January 1993) and her career-high doubles ranking was World No. 59 (reached in September 1992). With Virginie Buisson, she holds the record for the longest female match in the French Open; in the first round of the 1995 edition she lost to Buisson after 4 hours and 7 minutes.

Van Lottum currently is the owner and director of a tennis school in the Netherlands.

She is the older sister of tennis player John van Lottum.

WTA Tour finals edit

Singles 1 (1–0) edit

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0) Premier Mandatory (0/0)
Tier II (0/0) Premier 5 (0/0)
Tier III (0/0) Premier (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0) International (0/0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard   Donna Faber 6–4, 6–0

Doubles 4 (1–3) edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 1992 Prague, Czech Republic Clay   Eva Švíglerová   Karin Kschwendt
  Petra Schwarz
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 2. Sep 1992 Paris, France Clay   Rachel McQuillan   Sandra Cecchini
  Patricia Tarabini
5–7, 1–6
Win 1. Apr 1994 Taranto, Italy Clay   Irina Spîrlea   Sandra Cecchini
  Isabelle Demongeot
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 3. Oct 1996 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard   Tina Križan   Alexandra Fusai
  Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–1) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 20 February 1989 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Florencia Labat 7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. 17 September 1995 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay   Adriana Gerši 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 16 July 1996 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Stephanie Devillé 2–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 3 November 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i)   Amélie Cocheteux 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay   Virág Csurgó 6–0, 6–2

Doubles (7–8) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard   Mara Eijkenboom   Catherine Tanvier
  Sandrine Testud
4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 13 November 1989 Santiago, Chile Clay   Sofie Albinus   Luciana Della Casa
  Giulia Toschi
6–2, 6–2
Winner 3. 12 November 1990 Mount Gambier, South Australia Hard   Jo-Anne Faull   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Justine Hodder
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 11 February 1996 Mar del Plata, Argentina Hard   Marion Maruska   Laura Montalvo
  Paola Suárez
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 11 February 1996 Murcia, Spain Clay   Kim de Weille   Silke Meier
  Petra Schwarz
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 28 October 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i)   Anique Snijders   Olga Barabanschikova
  Nirupama Sanjeev
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 10 November 1996 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard   Anique Snijders   Kirstin Freye
  Seda Noorlander
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 8 December 1996 Cergy, France Hard (i)   Kirstin Freye   Angela Lettiere
  Meilen Tu
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 9 March 1997 Rockford, United States Hard   Elena Brioukhovets   Janet Lee
  Maria Strandlund
6–7, 3–6
Winner 10. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay   Kirstin Freye   María Fernanda Landa
  Seda Noorlander
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 1 March 1998 Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Kirstin Freye   Trudi Musgrave
  Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–7, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 12. 15 March 1998 Biel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Kirstin Freye   Nancy Feber
  Tina Križan
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 13. 26 April 1998 Espinho, Portugal Carpet (i)   Kim de Weille   Kirstin Freye
  Silke Meier
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 14. 13 July 1998 Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Laurence Courtois   Virág Csurgó
  Nóra Köves
7–5, 6–2
Winner 15. 20 June 1999 Grado, Italy Clay   Lea Ghirardi   Flavia Pennetta
  Tracy Almeda-Singian
1–6, 6–4, 6–4

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