Caroline-Ann Basu

Caroline-Ann Basu
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1983-07-11) 11 July 1983 (age 41)
Wolfsburg, Germany
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,888
Singles
Career record91–91
Highest rankingNo. 396 (15 September 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior1R (1999)
Wimbledon Junior1R (1999)
Doubles
Career record71–75
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 270 (14 April 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior1R (1999)
Last updated on: 9 March 2024.

Caroline-Ann Basu (born 11 July 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.[1]

Basu has a career high WTA singles ranking of 396 achieved on 15 September 2003. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 270 achieved on 14 April 2003.[2]

Partnering Kildine Chevalier, Basu won her first $40k tournament in March 2003 at the ITF Monterrey in Mexico.[3]

Basu played college tennis in the USA. She played for the Georgia Bulldogs of University of Georgia.Basu was born in Wolfsburg Her mother and father are doctors. She has two brothers and can speak five languages.[4]

In 1999 she won the Junior tournament Copa del Cafe in San José, Costa Rica.[5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runner-up)

Legend
W40 tournaments
W10 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2003 ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal W10 Hard Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2003 ITF Nuevo Laredo, Mexico W40 Hard Romania Liana Ungur 6–7(4), 2–6

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-up)

Legend
W40 tournaments
W10 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2000 ITF Lerida, Spain W10 Clay Serbia Ana Timotić Spain Patricia Aznar
Spain Bárbara Navarro
1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2002 ITF Saltillo, Mexico W40 Hard Uruguay Daniela Olivera Argentina Melisa Arévalo
Brazil Vanessa Menga
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 Mar 2002 ITF Rome, Italy W10 Clay Estonia Margit Rüütel Italy Claudia Ivone
Italy Flavia Pennetta
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 May 2002 ITF Campobasso, Italy W10 Clay Uruguay Daniela Olivera Argentina Melisa Arévalo
Argentina Natalia Gussoni
6–4, 7–5
Win 2–3 Aug 2002 ITF Vigo, Spain W10 Hard France Kildine Chevalier Spain Laura Figuerola
Spain María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto
6–2, 6–1
Win 3–3 Sep 2002 ITF Mollerussa, Spain W10 Hard France Kildine Chevalier Spain Núria Roig
Spain Laura Vallverdu-Zaira
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(5)
Loss 3–4 Sep 2002 ITF Lleida, Spain W10 Clay Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri Portugal Frederica Piedade
Portugal Neuza Silva
7–6(5), 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Mar 2003 ITF Nuevo Laredo, Mexico W40 Hard France Kildine Chevalier United Kingdom Helen Crook
Greece Christina Zachariadou
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Mar 2003 ITF Matamoros, Mexico W40 Hard France Kildine Chevalier United Kingdom Helen Crook
Greece Christina Zachariadou
2–6, 0–6
Win 4–6 Mar 2003 ITF Monterrey, Mexico W40 Hard France Kildine Chevalier Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Carla Tiene
6–4, 3–6, 7–5

References

  1. ^ "Caroline-Ann Basu". www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. ^ "Caroline-Ann Basu | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "$40,000 Mexico Circuit Main Draws 2003". www.itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "Caroline Basu's Profile". www.collegetennisonline.com.
  5. ^ "Past Winners / Finalists". www.copacafe.cr.