Marie Benoît (French pronunciation: [maʁi bənwa]; born 16 March 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player.[1] On 24 July 2023, she achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 188. On 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 208 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Marie Benoît
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29)
Eupen, Belgium
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 401,332
Singles
Career record451–296
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 188 (24 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 208 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2021)
French OpenQ2 (2021)
WimbledonQ1 (2021, 2023)
US OpenQ1 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record202–137
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 208 (18 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 468 (11 November 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Benoît has won 15 singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for the Belgium Fed Cup team, Benoît has a win–loss record of 1–2 (as of November 2024).[2]

Career

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2019: WTA Tour debut

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Benoît's singles debut on the WTA Tour came at the 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she was defeated in the first round by Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk. In doubles, she made her debut at the 2019 Bucharest Open, when she lost with her partner Ysaline Bonaventure in the first round.

2020-2022: First WTA 125 doubles final

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In 2020, she reached the final of a WTA 125 Challenger event, partnering with Jessika Ponchet. The following year was marked by participating in all four Grand Slam qualifying tournaments, twice reaching the second round. In 2021, she reached semifinals in a $25k tournament in Grenoble, France, losing to Viktorija Golubic. In a tournament in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, she lost the final against Arantxa Rus. In August 2022, she won a $25k event in Koksijde, Belgium, one week after reaching the final in the $25k tournament organised in her hometown of Eupen.

2023-2024: First WTA 125 singles quarterfinal

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Benoît qualified for main draw at the 2023 Țiriac Foundation Trophy in Bucharest and defeated Chloé Paquet in three sets to reach the second round,[3] where she lost to fifth seed Anna Bondár.[4] She also made it through qualification for the 2024 Hamburg Open, but lost in the first round to top seed Mayar Sherif.[5]

At the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, Benoît reached her first WTA 125 singles quarterfinal defeating Leonie Küng[6] and Valentina Ryser,[7] before losing to Ekaterine Gorgodze[8]


WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2020 Newport Beach Challenger,
United States
Hard   Jessika Ponchet   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani
1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 28 (15 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (9–8)
W10/15 tournaments (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (12–12)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay   Laura Ioana Andrei 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 2013 ITF Iași, Romania W10 Clay   Raluca Elena Platon 6–3, 7–6(0)
Win 3–0 Oct 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay   Anastasia Vdovenco 6–1, 6–1
Win 4–0 Feb 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Gai Ao 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–1 Sep 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay   Martina Trevisan 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–2 Feb 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia W10 Hard   Isabella Shinikova 2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win 5–2 Feb 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia W10 Hard   Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–2 Sep 2015 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands W25 Clay   Tena Lukas 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Jul 2017 ITF Tampere, Finland W15 Clay   Monika Kilnarová 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 4–6
Loss 6–4 Aug 2017 ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia W15 Clay   Oana Gavrilă 7–6(3), 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6–5 Oct 2017 ITF Seville, Spain W25 Clay   Daniela Seguel 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 6–6 Nov 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Gaia Sanesi 3–6, 0–6
Win 7–6 Oct 2018 ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain W25 Clay   Aliona Bolsova 6–0, 7–6(2)
Loss 7–7 Oct 2019 ITF Riba-Roja de Turia W25 Clay   Andrea Lázaro García 6–7(4), 5–7
Win 8–7 Jan 2020 ITF Daytona Beach, United States W25 Clay   Andrea Lázaro García 6–4, 6–0
Loss 8–8 May 2022 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Arantxa Rus 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–9 May 2022 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Arantxa Rus 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–10 Aug 2022 ITF Eupen, Belgium W25 Clay   Aneta Kučmová 5–7, 4–6
Win 9–10 Aug 2022 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay   Julia Riera 7–5, 6–3
Win 10–10 Jan 2023 ITF Vero Beach, United States W60 Clay   Emma Navarro 6–2, 7–5
Win 11–10 Feb 2023 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK W25 Hard (i)   Heather Watson 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 12–10 Jul 2023 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay   Julie Štruplová 6–3, 6–3
Win 13–10 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay   Leonie Küng 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 13–11 Feb 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay   Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 2–6, 5–7
Loss 13–12 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay   Nina Vargová 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 14–12 May 2024 ITF Annenheim, Austria W35 Clay   Tereza Valentová 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Win 15–12 May 2024 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria W35 Clay   Sofia Costoulas 6–1, 6–3
Loss 15–13 Oct 2024 ITF Seville, Spain W35 Clay   Sinja Kraus 6–2, 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner–ups)

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Legend
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (10–7)
W10/15 tournaments (2–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (11–12)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2011 ITF Rebecq, Belgium W10 Hard   Kimberley Zimmermann   Kim Kilsdonk
  Nicolette van Uitert
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2013 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay   Kimberley Zimmermann   Magali Kempen
  Nicky van Dyck
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 0–3 Oct 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay   Kimberley Zimmermann   Quirine Lemoine
  Gabriela van de Graaf
3–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Loss 0–4 Apr 2014 ITF Heraklion, Greece W10 Hard   Kimberley Zimmermann   Polina Leykina
  Despina Papamichail
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–5 Sep 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay   Kimberley Zimmermann   Alice Balducci
  Georgia Brescia
6–3, 0–6, [5–10]
Loss 0–6 Sep 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay   Kimberley Zimmermann   Verena Hofer
  Martina Pratesi
4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–7 Oct 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay   Kimberley Zimmermann   Anna Klasen
  Charlotte Klasen
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 1–7 Nov 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W25 Hard   Demi Schuurs   Valentyna Ivakhnenko
  Polina Monova
6–4, 7–5
Win 2–7 Apr 2016 Wiesbaden Open, Germany W25 Clay   Arantxa Rus   Steffi Distelmans
  Demi Schuurs
6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–8 Apr 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Ysaline Bonaventure   Emma Laine
  Yuuki Tanaka
6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 2–9 Jul 2017 Tampere Open, Finland W15 Clay   Estelle Cascino   Anna Iakovleva
  Gyulnara Nazarova
w/o
Loss 2–10 Aug 2017 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay   Magali Kempen   Ankita Raina
  Bibiane Schoofs
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 3–10 Dec 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Julia Terziyska   Anna-Giulia Remondina
  Milana Špremo
6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–11 Apr 2018 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Xu Shilin   Naiktha Bains
  Chiara Scholl
4–6, 5–7
Win 4–11 May 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay   Angelica Moratelli   Ulyana Ayzatulina
  Julyette Steur
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–11 Sep 2018 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria W25 Clay   Manon Arcangioli   Amina Anshba
  Polina Monova
6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 5–12 Feb 2019 AK Ladies Open, Germany W25 Carpet (i)   Katarzyna Piter   Cristina Bucșa
  Rosalie van der Hoek
7–5, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 5–13 Oct 2019 ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain W25 Clay   Ioana Loredana Roșca   Lara Arruabarrena
  Sara Errani
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 6–13 Oct 2019 ITF Seville, Spain W25 Clay   Julia Wachaczyk   Eva Guerrero Álvarez
  Arantxa Rus
6–0, 6–7(3), [10–4]
Win 7–13 Sep 2020 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W25 Clay   Alexandra Cadanțu   Anna Bondár
  Paula Ormaechea
6–1, 6–3
Win 8–13 Jun 2021 ITF The Hague, Netherlands W25 Clay   Ioana Loredana Roșca   María Portillo Ramírez
  Panna Udvardy
6–7(5), 7–5, [10–7]
Win 9–13 Sep 2021 ITF Santarém, Portugal W25 Hard   Eden Silva   Alicia Barnett
  Olivia Nicholls
7–5, 6–1
Win 10–13 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay   Amina Anshba   Andreea Roșca
  Ioana Loredana Roșca
7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 10–14 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay   Nicoleta Dascălu   Funa Kozaki
  Naho Sato
2–6, 4–6
Loss 10–15 Apr 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Dea Herdzelas   Alessandra Teodosescu
  Federica Urgesi
4–6, 3–6
Win 11–15 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay   Leonie Küng   Mayuka Aikawa
  Hsu Chieh-yu
6–7(6), 6–2, [10–8]
Win 12–15 Jun 2024 ITF Ystad, Sweden W50 Clay   Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove   Alevtina Ibragimova
  Anna Zyryanova
6–3, 6–1
Win 13–15 Oct 2024 ITF Heraklion, Greece W35 Clay   Ekaterina Makarova   Luiza Fullana
  Michaela Laki
7–6(4), 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "Marie Benoit's WTA Profile".
  2. ^ "Marie Benoit at the Fed Cup".
  3. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Bondar moves into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Hamburg European Open: Top seed Sherif moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit makes last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit makes quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Gorgodze reaches semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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