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Kim de Weille (born April 1976) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.

Kim de Weille

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	April 1976
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$91,227
Singles
Career record	169–116
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 116 (13 February 1995)
Doubles
Career record	64–53
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 139 (15 April 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1996)

Biography

Tennis career

A right-handed player, de Weille had a best singles ranking of 116 in the world and won six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. This included an $25k event in Prostějov in 1994 where she beat an up and coming Martina Hingis in the semifinals.

Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1995 Amway Classic in Auckland, making it through to the quarterfinals, with wins over Bettina Fulco-Villella and top 50 player Linda Harvey-Wild.[1]

She featured in the singles qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments during her career and reached the final round of qualifying at the 1995 US Open. As a doubles player she played in the main draw of the 1996 Australian Open, with Seda Noorlander.

Personal life

De Weille has two children with husband Menco and lives in Leimuiden.[2]

ITF finals

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

Singles (6–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	11 October 1993	Burgdorf, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Lenka Cenková	6–2, 6–1
Winner	2.	13 March 1994	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Hard	Federica Fortuni	6–2, 7–6(4)
Runner-up	3.	17 October 1994	Flensburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Yvette Basting	6–4, 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up	4.	24 October 1994	Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Yvette Basting	1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner	5.	14 November 1994	Eastbourne, England	Carpet (i)	Yvette Basting	6–1, 6–4
Winner	6.	25 May 1997	Zaragoza, Spain	Clay	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6–4, 6–3
Winner	7.	5 October 1997	Lerida, Spain	Clay	Conchita Martínez Granados	7–6, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	7 February 1999	Sheffield, England	Hard (i)	Kim Clijsters	3–6, 1–6
Winner	9.	2 April 2000	Amiens, France	Clay (i)	Magda Mihalache	6–2, 6–3

Doubles (4–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	22 February 1993	Lisbon, Portugal	Hard	Lara Bitter	Maaike Koutstaal Linda Niemantsverdriet	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	29 October 1995	Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Nathalie Thijssen	Seda Noorlander Kirstin Freye	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	25 February 1996	Redbridge, England	Hard	Yvette Basting	Laura Golarsa Julie Steven	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	21 April 1996	Murcia, Spain	Clay	Noëlle van Lottum	Silke Meier Petra Schwarz	3–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	24 May 1997	Zaragoza, Spain	Clay	Nóra Köves	Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino	7–6(4), 6–4
Winner	6.	31 May 1997	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Amanda Hopmans	Katalin Marosi Veronica Stele	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	7.	31 August 1997	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Henriëtte van Aalderen	Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková Silke Meier	3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner	8.	26 April 1998	Espinho, Portugal	Clay	Noëlle van Lottum	Kirstin Freye Silke Meier	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	9.	6 February 1999	Sheffield, England	Hard (i)	Surina De Beer	Lizzie Jelfs Lorna Woodroffe	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	10.	13 February 1999	Birmingham, England	Hard (i)	Surina De Beer	Angelika Bachmann Magda Mihalache	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	11.	30 July 2000	Les Contamines, France	Hard	Carine Bornu	Caroline Dhenin Bianka Lamade	7–6(4), 4–6, 4–6

References

External links

• Kim de Weille at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kim de Weille at the International Tennis Federation

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