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

Claudine Schaul

Country (sports)	Luxembourg
Residence	Garnich
Born	(1983-08-20) 20 August 1983 (age 39) 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 (50.9%)
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 (42.4%)
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 (49.4%)
Medal record yes Representing  Luxembourg Women's Tennis Games of the Small States of Europe 2003 Malta Singles 2003 Malta Doubles 2007 Monaco Singles 2009 Cyprus Singles 2009 Cyprus Doubles 2011 Liechtenstein Singles 2011 Liechtenstein Mixed Doubles 2015 Iceland Doubles 2015 Iceland Mixed Doubles

Her career-high singles ranking as of January 2016 was world No. 41, 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 career finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments Premier M & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) 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	22 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 (0–0) 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	17 January 2004	Canberra International, Australia	Hard	Jelena Kostanić	Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea	6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss	19 June 2004	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Jelena Kostanić	Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	6–7(3), 3–6
Loss	18 July 2004	Stanford Classic, United States	Hard	Iveta Benešová	Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt	2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$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	ITF 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	ITF Glasgow, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Sandra Klemenschits	Nicolette van Uitert Viktoria Yemialyanava	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

References

External links

• Claudine Schaul at the Women's Tennis Association
• Claudine Schaul at the International Tennis Federation
• Claudine Schaul at the Billie Jean King Cup

На других языках

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[de] Claudine Schaul

Claudine Schaul (* 20. August 1983 in Luxemburg) ist eine ehemalige luxemburgische Tennisspielerin.

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- [en] Claudine Schaul

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[ru] Шоль, Клодин

Клодин Шоль (люксемб. Claudine Schaul; род. 20 августа 1983, Люксембург) — люксембургская профессиональная теннисистка. Спортсменка года в Люксембурге (2003), знаменосец сборной Люксембурга на Олимпиаде в Афинах.

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