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Greet Minnen
Belgian tennis player
Greet Minnen (born 14 August 1997) is a Belgian tennis player. Minnen has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 59 in singles, achieved on 16 October 2023, and No. 45 in doubles, attained on 8 January 2024.
Minnen at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
|---|---|
| Born | (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 26) Turnhout, Belgium |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 2,180,380 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 329–181 (64.5%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (16 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 79 (18 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | 1R (2020, 2021, 2022) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| US Open | 3R (2021, 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 102–82 (55.4%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 45 (8 January 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 64 (18 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2022, 2023) |
| French Open | QF (2022, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2023) |
| US Open | 3R (2021) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 4–3 |
| Last updated on: 19 March 2024. | |
She reached in her last year as a junior the girls' doubles final of the 2015 Australian Open, losing in two sets.
2018-2022: WTA and Grand Slam debuts
Minnen made her WTA main draw debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Open in the doubles draw, partnering Alison Van Uytvanck. They won the title, defeating Vera Lapko and Mandy Minella in the final, in two sets. In May 2021, again partnering Van Uytvanck, they lost in a second WTA Tour doubles final to Aleksandra Krunić and Nina Stojanović in Belgrade.
In September 2021, she reached the third round at the 2021 US Open as a lucky loser defeating Nadia Podoroska and Liudmila Samsonova.[1] Next, she won the 2021 Luxembourg Open, her second WTA Tour doubles title, also partnering Van Uytvanck.
At the 2022 French Open, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles partnering with Anna Bondár. In the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she beat former Wimbledon champion and former world No. 1, Garbiñe Muguruza, 6–4, 6–0, and scored the first top-10 win of her career.[1]
2023: US Open second third round, top 60
At the 2023 French Open, she reached consecutive quarterfinals in doubles partnering again with Anna Bondár. She reached the third round for the second time at the US Open, as a qualifier,[2] defeating wildcard Venus Williams en-route, 6–1, 6–1 in 73 minutes,[1][3] and Sachia Vickery,[4] climbing 29 spots to world No. 69 on 11 September 2023[5] and to a new career-high in singles of No. 59 a month later, on 16 October 2023.
2024: WTA 1000 first wins and third round
At the WTA 1000 Qatar Open, she recorded her first win at this level. At the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she replaced 18th seed Barbora Krejčíková as a lucky loser directly into the second round and defeated Lesia Tsurenko to reach the third round for the first time at this level in her career.
Minnen was in a relationship with Belgian tennis player Alison Van Uytvanck.[6]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]
Singles
Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| French Open | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% |
| National representation | |||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | A | RR[lower-alpha 2] | A | QR | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||
| Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Dubai[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | NH | Q2 | 1R | A | 3R | 0 / 2 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Canadian Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| China Open | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
| Tournaments | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 5 | Career total: 44 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 6–6 | 2–8 | 13–14 | 2–12 | 7–5 | 0 / 44 | 30–45 | 40% | |
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 4] | 123 | 110 | 75 | 202 | 62 | $2,019,753 | |||
Doubles
Current after the 2022 Championnats de Granby.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 0 / 14 | 16–14 | 53% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Career total: 30 | |||
| Titles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 2 | |||
| Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 3 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 4–0 | 5–4 | 5–6 | 12–7 | 6–9 | 2 / 30 | 32–26 | 55% | |
| Year-end ranking | 221 | 171 | 108 | 91 | 65 | 59 | |||
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2018 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | International[lower-alpha 5] | Hard (i) | Alison Van Uytvanck |
 Vera Lapko  Mandy Minella |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2021 | Serbia Open, Serbia | WTA 250 | Clay | Alison Van Uytvanck |
 Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2021 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg (2) | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Alison Van Uytvanck |
 Erin Routliffe Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2024 | Brisbane International, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard |  Heather Watson |
 Lyudmyla Kichenok  Jeļena Ostapenko |
5–7, 2–6 |
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2023 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | Clay |  Sloane Stephens |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2023 | Kozerki Open, Poland | Hard | Dayana Yastremska |
6–2, 1–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | Open Angers, France | Hard (i) |  Tereza Mihalíková |
 Monica Niculescu  Vera Zvonareva |
4–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2023 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | Clay |  Bibiane Schoofs |
 Ulrikke Eikeri  Eri Hozumi |
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3) |
Singles: 22 (11 titles, 11 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (0–2) |
| $60,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| $40,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $10/15,000 tournaments (7–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | ITF Maaseik, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay |  Manon Arcangioli |
2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF Nieuwpoort, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Sofie Oyen |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Michaela Hončová |
6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Daiana Negreanu |
6–3, 3–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Anna Bondár |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Zhao Xiaoxi |
6–7(6), 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | July 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ioana Pietroiu |
7–6(2), 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2016 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard |  Peangtarn Plipuech |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Mar 2018 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 15,000 | Carpet | Quinn Gleason |
2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–5 | May 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Julia Stamatova |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Jul 2018 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay |  Marina Yudanov |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Aug 2018 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay | Arianne Hartono |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–6 | Sep 2018 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Sep 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet |  Giulia Gatto-Monticone |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Mar 2019 | Yokohama Challenger, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Aug 2021 | Landisville Challenge, U.S. | 100,000 | Hard |  Nuria Párrizas Díaz |
6–7(6), 6–4, 6–7(7) |
| Win | 9–8 | Feb 2022 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 60,000 | Carpet (i) | Daria Snigur |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Feb 2022 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Anzhelika Isaeva |
4–6, 0–0 ret. |
| Win | 10–9 | Jan 2023 | GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Mona Barthel |
6–2, 1–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 11–9 | Feb 2023 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | 40,000 | Hard (i) |  Tara Würth |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Feb 2023 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 60,000 | Carpet (i) |  Clara Tauson |
6–7(5), 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | May 2023 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 100,000 | Clay | Yanina Wickmayer |
0–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)
| Legend |
|---|
| $60,000 tournaments (3–0) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard |  Petra Januskova |
Ana Bianca Mihăilă Zhao Xiaoxi |
6–2, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2023 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 60,000 | Carpet (i) | Yanina Wickmayer |
Freya Christie Ali Collins |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2023 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Yanina Wickmayer |
 Sapfo Sakellaridi Radka Zelníčková |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2023 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Yanina Wickmayer |
Jodie Burrage  Berfu Cengiz |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | Katharina Hobgarski |
 Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová |
5–7, 4–6 |
Top 10 wins
| Season | 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | GMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||||||
| 1. | Garbiñe Muguruza |
No. 10 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | 1R | 6–4, 6–0 | No. 88 |
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- "Greet Minnen hands Venus Williams most lopsided US Open defeat in 24 appearances". Tennis.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- "Rankings Watch: Sabalenka, Gauff-Pegula duo headline historic shakeup". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- Fitzgerald, Madeline (2019-07-05). "Lesbian Couple Makes History Playing Together at Wimbledon". Time. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- "Greet Minnen [BEL] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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