Claudine Schaul

Claudine Schaul
Country (sports)	Luxembourg
Residence	Garnich
Born	20 August 1983 (age 41); Luxembourg City
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 542,184
Singles
Career record	304–293
Career titles	1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 41 (24 May 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2004)
French Open	1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2004, 2005)
US Open	3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record	81–110
Career titles	1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 71 (8 November 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2005)
French Open	1R (2004, 2005)
US Open	2R (2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	42–43
Medal record
Representing Luxembourg
Women's Tennis
Games of the Small States of Europe

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)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	May 2004	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Lindsay Davenport	2–6, 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)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	Jan 2004	Canberra International, Australia	Hard	Jelena Kostanić	Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	Jun 2004	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Jelena Kostanić	Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	6–7^(3–7), 3–6
Loss	Jul 2004	Stanford 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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	13 August 2000	ITF Rebecq, Belgium	Clay	Caroline Maes	6–1, 6–7⁽⁶⁾, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	12 November 2000	ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France	Clay (i)	Caroline Maes	0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4
Runner-up	3.	11 Feb 2001	ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Eva Dyrberg	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	19 Mar 2002	ITF Cañada Flintridge, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	7 July 2002	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Stephanie Gehrlein	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	2.	22 September 2002	ITF Luxembourg	Clay	Nathalie Viérin	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	15 June 2003	Open de Marseille, France	Clay	Arantxa Parra Santonja	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	26 February 2006	ITF Saint Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Milagros Sequera	1–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	17 August 2008	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Daniëlle Harmsen	7–6⁽²⁾, 7–6⁽⁷⁾
Winner	4.	25 January 2009	ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Constance Sibille	6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles (3–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	3 March 2002	ITF Buchen, Germany	Carpet (i)	Sofia Arvidsson	Anna Bastrikova Claudia Kardys	6–0, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	8 September 2002	ITF Denain, France	Clay	Yuliya Beygelzimer	Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová	3–6, 0–6
Winner	2.	2 February 2003	ITF Urtijëi, Italy	Carpet (i)	Vanessa Henke	Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	29 July 2006	ITF Pétange, Luxembourg	Clay	Lina Stančiūtė	Erica Krauth Frederica Piedade	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	28 July 2007	ITF Pétange, Luxembourg	Clay	Martina Müller	Anastasiya Yakimova Carla Suárez Navarro	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 1–6, 6–7⁽¹⁾
Runner-up	4.	3 August 2008	ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Anna Floris	Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková	1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner	3.	17 January 2009	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK	Hard (i)	Sandra Klemenschits	Nicolette van Uitert Viktoria Yemialyanava	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]