Claire Wegink (born 29 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Claire Wegink
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1967-09-29) 29 September 1967 (age 57)
Prize money$107,504
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 118 (12 July 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1994)
US Open2R (1993)
Doubles
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 196 (19 November 1990)

Biography

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Wegink, who comes from Tiel, began competing on the professional tour in the late 1980s.

She reached her career-high ranking of 118 in the world in 1993, after making the round of 16 at WTA Tour tournaments that year in Barcelona, Birmingham and Rome.

At Grand Slam level, her best performances were second-round appearances at the 1993 US Open and 1994 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–7)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 27 November 1988 ITF Pforzheim, West Germany Carpet (i)   Andrea Vopat 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 4 December 1988 ITF Budapest, Hungary Carpet   Renata Šmekálová 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 7 May 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay   Els Callens 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 19 January 1992 ITF Woodlands, United States Hard   Stella Sampras 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 27 January 1992 ITF Midland, United States Hard (i)   Helen Kelesi 6–7(2), 6–7(8)
Runner-up 6. 17 February 1992 ITF Barcelona, Spain Clay   Eva Bes 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 26 July 1992 ITF Bilbao, Spain Clay   Virginia Ruano Pascual 5–7, 2–6

Doubles (9–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 26 February 1990 ITF Wigan, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Jenny Thielmann   Els Callens
  Caroline Wuillot
5–7, 0–6
Winner 1. 20 August 1990 Chiang Mai, Thailand Hard   Esmir Hoogendoorn   Paulette Moreno
  Orawan Thampensri
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 27 August 1990 Korat, Thailand Hard   Esmir Hoogendoorn   Choi Jin
  Choi Jeom-sang
7–6(2), 6–2
Winner 3. 10 September 1990 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Esmir Hoogendoorn   Sabine Lohmann
  Ulrike Przysucha
6–0, 6–1
Winner 4. 15 October 1990 Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Sabine Lohmann   Natalie Tschan
  Michèle Strebel
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. 22 October 1990 Lyss, Switzerland Clay (i)   Sabine Lohmann   Ilana Berger
  Rona Mayer
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 18 February 1991 Croydon, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Dorien Wamelink   Sara Gomer
  Valda Lake
3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner 6. 21 July 1991 Subiaco, Italy Clay   Nathalie Ballet   Sofia Hiort
  Marja-Liisa Kuurne
6–2, 6–3
Winner 7. 3 November 1991 Kingston, Jamaica Hard   Jillian Alexander   Jean Lozano
  Emilie Viqueira
6–3, 6–1
Winner 8. 10 November 1991 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Clay   Christina Zachariadou   Aafje Evers
  Yvonne Klompenhouver
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 19 January 1992 Mission, United States Hard   Jillian Alexander   Susan Gilchrist
  Vickie Paynter
4–6, 2–6
Winner 9. 21 September 1992 ITF Acireale, Italy Hard   Kirrily Sharpe   Ana Segura
  Janet Souto
4–6, 6–1, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "Muns-Jagerman en Schulz naar derde ronde". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Krantenbank Zeeland. 2 September 1993. p. 9. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Schultz moet zich hevig inspannen tegen taaie Mesjki". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 21 June 1994. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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