Sabine Appelmanslisten (help·info) (born 22 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. She was Belgium's Fed Cupcaptain from 2007 until 2011.
Appelmans started playing at the neighbour's court at the age of seven. Her first trainer, Fred Debruyn, saw immediately that she was very talented. Although right-handed, she played left-handed; at a children's tennis training session she claimed to be left-handed so she could stay with her friend in the left-handed group.
Appelmans turned pro in 1988, and won her first title against Chanda Rubin in Scottsdale in 1991. She made her first Fed Cup appearance in 1988, with a 1–2 loss against Austria. In 1997, she married Serge Haubourdin. Throughout her career, she won seven singles and four doubles titles.
She participated three times in the Olympics (in 1992, 1996 and 2000) - at the 1992 Games in Barcelona she reached the quarterfinals in singles. Her best result in the Grand Slam tournaments is reaching the quarterfinals at the 1997 Australian Open after defeating then world No. 3, Conchita Martínez. Her highest spot on the WTA rankings is the 16th place, which she reached in November 1997. In the doubles she reached, together with Miriam Oremans, the semi-finals of 1997 Wimbledon.
In February 2007, she was appointed captain of Belgium's Fed Cup squad in replacement of Carl Maes, leading the team to a semifinal in 2011.[1] That year, she was replaced herself in October 2011 by Ann Devries.
Awards
Appelmans was elected as the Belgian Sportswoman of the year 1990 & 1991. She was nominated for the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in 1994 & 1995.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sabine Appelmans listen help info born 22 April 1972 is a former professional tennis player from Belgium She was Belgium s Fed Cup captain from 2007 until 2011 Sabine AppelmansCountry sports BelgiumResidenceAsse BelgiumBorn 1972 04 22 22 April 1972 age 50 Aalst BelgiumHeight1 68 m 5 ft 6 in Turned pro1988Retired2001PlaysLeft handed two handed backhand Prize moneyUS 2 041 247SinglesCareer record346 237 59 3 Career titles7 WTA 1 ITFHighest rankingNo 16 24 November 1997 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenQF 1997 French Open4R 1991 Wimbledon4R 1997 2000 US Open4R 1992 1999 Other tournamentsOlympic GamesQF 1992 DoublesCareer record147 162 47 6 Career titles4 WTA 1 ITFHighest rankingNo 21 25 August 1997 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenQF 1991 French Open3R 1992 WimbledonSF 1997 US Open3R 1991 Other doubles tournamentsOlympic Games2R 1996 Team competitionsFed Cup32 22 59 3 Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 WTA career finals 3 1 Singles 12 7 titles 5 runner ups 3 2 Doubles 14 4 titles 10 runner ups 4 ITF finals 4 1 Singles 4 1 3 4 2 Doubles 2 1 1 5 Singles performance timeline 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditAppelmans started playing at the neighbour s court at the age of seven Her first trainer Fred Debruyn saw immediately that she was very talented Although right handed she played left handed at a children s tennis training session she claimed to be left handed so she could stay with her friend in the left handed group Appelmans turned pro in 1988 and won her first title against Chanda Rubin in Scottsdale in 1991 She made her first Fed Cup appearance in 1988 with a 1 2 loss against Austria In 1997 she married Serge Haubourdin Throughout her career she won seven singles and four doubles titles She participated three times in the Olympics in 1992 1996 and 2000 at the 1992 Games in Barcelona she reached the quarterfinals in singles Her best result in the Grand Slam tournaments is reaching the quarterfinals at the 1997 Australian Open after defeating then world No 3 Conchita Martinez Her highest spot on the WTA rankings is the 16th place which she reached in November 1997 In the doubles she reached together with Miriam Oremans the semi finals of 1997 Wimbledon In February 2007 she was appointed captain of Belgium s Fed Cup squad in replacement of Carl Maes leading the team to a semifinal in 2011 1 That year she was replaced herself in October 2011 by Ann Devries Awards EditAppelmans was elected as the Belgian Sportswoman of the year 1990 amp 1991 She was nominated for the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in 1994 amp 1995 WTA career finals EditSingles 12 7 titles 5 runner ups Edit Result W L Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 0 1 Jan 1990 Auckland New Zealand Hard Leila Meskhi 1 6 0 6Loss 0 2 Apr 1991 Japan Open Hard Lori McNeil 6 2 2 6 1 6Win 1 2 Nov 1991 Scottsdale US Hard Chanda Rubin 7 5 6 1Win 2 2 Nov 1991 VS of Nashville US Hard i Katrina Adams 6 2 6 4Loss 2 3 Apr 1992 Japan Open Hard Kimiko Date 5 7 6 3 3 6Win 3 3 Apr 1992 Pattaya Thailand Hard Andrea Strnadova 7 5 3 6 7 5Loss 3 4 Oct 1993 Budapest Hungary Carpet i Zina Garrison 5 7 2 6Win 4 4 Feb 1994 Linz Austria Carpet i Meike Babel 6 1 4 6 7 6 7 3 Win 5 4 Apr 1994 Pattaya Thailand Hard Patty Fendick 6 7 5 7 7 6 7 5 6 2Win 6 4 Apr 1995 Bol Croatia Clay Silke Meier 6 4 6 3Win 7 4 Mar 1996 Linz Austria Carpet i Julie Halard Decugis 6 2 6 4Loss 7 5 Apr 1997 Budapest Hungary Clay Amanda Coetzer 1 6 3 6Doubles 14 4 titles 10 runner ups Edit Result W L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1 Feb 1991 Oslo Open Norway Carpet i Raffaella Reggi Claudia Kohde Kilsch Silke Meier 6 3 3 6 4 6Loss 2 Sep 1991 Milan Indoor Italy Carpet i Raffaella Reggi Sandy Collins Lori McNeil 6 7 0 7 3 6Loss 3 Oct 1991 Puerto Rico Open Hard Camille Benjamin Rika Hiraki Florencia Labat 3 6 3 6Loss 4 Feb 1992 Faber Grand Prix Germany Carpet i Claudia Porwik Katerina Maleeva Barbara Rittner 5 7 3 6Loss 5 Feb 1992 Cesena Championship Italy Carpet i Raffaella Reggi Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier w oWin 1 Feb 1994 Paris Indoor France Carpet i Laurence Courtois Mary Pierce Andrea Temesvari 6 4 6 4Loss 6 May 1995 Internationaux de Strasbourg France Hard i Miriam Oremans Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernandez 2 6 3 6Loss 7 May 1996 Madrid Open Spain Clay Miriam Oremans Jana Novotna Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6 7 2 6Loss 8 Oct 1996 Sparkassen Cup Germany Carpet i Miriam Oremans Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat 4 6 4 6Loss 9 Mar 1997 Key Biscayne Open United States Hard Miriam Oremans Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva 2 6 3 6Win 2 Feb 1998 Paris Indoor France Carpet i Miriam Oremans Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland 1 6 6 3 7 6Win 3 Jun 1998 Rosmalen Championships Netherlands Grass Miriam Oremans Cătălina Cristea Eva Melicharova 6 7 7 6 7 6Loss 10 Jan 2000 Australian Hardcourts Hard Rita Grande Julie Halard Decugis Anna Kournikova 3 6 0 6Win 4 May 2000 Belgian Open Clay Kim Clijsters Jennifer Hopkins Petra Rampre 6 1 6 1ITF finals Edit 50 000 tournaments 25 000 tournaments 10 000 tournamentsSingles 4 1 3 Edit Result No Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1 10 April 1988 ITF Bari Italy Clay Petra Schwarz 3 6 4 6Loss 2 24 July 1989 ITF Kitzbuhel Austria Clay Federica Bonsignori 3 6 6 4 6 7 2 Loss 3 12 June 1989 ITF Porto Portugal Clay Emanuela Zardo 5 7 3 6Win 4 26 April 1993 ITF Porto Portugal Clay Barbara Mulej 2 6 7 6 1 7 5Doubles 2 1 1 Edit Result No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1 16 August 1987 ITF Koksijde Belgium Clay Caroline van Renterghem Kathleen Schuurmans Joy Tacon 6 7 2 6 2 7 6 3 Loss 2 7 December 1992 ITF Val d Oise France Hard i Julie Halard Decugis Isabelle Demongeot Catherine Suire 5 7 4 6Singles performance timeline EditKey W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH W winner F finalist SF semifinalist QF quarterfinalist R rounds 4 3 2 1 RR round robin stage Q qualification round DNQ did not qualify A absent NH not held SR strike rate events won competed W L win loss record Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001Australian Open A A 3R 4R 1R 1R 3R 3R 4R QF 1R 3R 3R 2RFrench Open 2R A 1R 4R 2R 2R 2R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R AWimbledon A A A 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 4R 4R 3R 2R 4R AUS Open A A 3R 1R 4R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R A 4R 1R AWTA Championships A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A AReferences Edit Belgium Czech Republic Fed Cup semifinal results in 2011 External links EditSabine Appelmans at the Women s Tennis Association Sabine Appelmans at the International Tennis Federation Sabine Appelmans at the Billie Jean King Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sabine Appelmans amp oldid 1128791800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
