Hanne Vandewinkel

Hanne Vandewinkel
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceZutendaal, Limburg, Belgium
Born (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)
Bree, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$74,384
Singles
Career record138–61
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 214 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 224 (16 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record39–21
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 444 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 787 (16 December 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–4
Last updated on: 16 December 2024.

Hanne Vandewinkel (born 21 May 2004) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 214 in singles, achieved on 21 October 2024, and No. 444 in doubles, achieved on 26 February 2024.

Early life

Vandewinkel grew up in Zutendaal, Limburg.[1][2] She trained at the Wilson Luxilon Tenkie Academy in Hasselt.[3][4]

Junior career

In October 2020, she won the J3 Lousada Junior Cup II, defeating Clervie Ngounoue in the final.[5]

In April 2021, she won the J2 Haskovo Cup, defeating Lisa Pigato in the final.[6] The following month, she made her Junior Grand Slam debut at the French Open, where she lost in the second round to Océane Babel.[7][8]

Professional career

In November 2022, she won three-back to back $15k titles in Monastir.[9][10][11]

In March 2023, she won the $15k event in Manacor.[9] In August 2023, she reached the final of the $25k Flanders Ladies Trophy in Koksijde, but lost to Dejana Radanović.[12] In doubles, she and compatriot Amélie Van Impe reached the semifinals.[13] That November, she won the $25k Kaeline WTT Pro Series in Limassol, defeating compatriot Sofia Costoulas in the final.[14][15][16]

In March 2024, she reached the final of the $40k Wiphold International in Pretoria, but lost to top seed Laura Pigossi.[17] That August, she won the $40k SIERS ITF event in Oldenzaal, defeating Polina Kudermetova in the final.[18]

National representation

In April 2024, she made her Billie Jean King Cup debut representing Belgium in the qualifiers against the United States,[19][20] but lost to both Emma Navarro and Jessica Pegula.[21]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (1–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–3)
W15 tournaments (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (2–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2022 ITF Duffel, Belgium W15 Clay Belgium Vicky Van de Peer 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Greece Eleni Kordolaimi 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Win 2–1 Nov 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Anastasiia Gureva 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–1 Nov 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi 6–2, 7–5
Win 4–1 Feb 2023 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Hard Switzerland Bojana Klincov 6–1, 6–0
Loss 4–2 Aug 2023 ITF Køge, Denmark W25 Clay Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–3 Aug 2023 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay Serbia Dejana Radanović 6–4, 6–7(4), 2–6
Win 5–3 Nov 2023 ITF Limassol, Cyprus W25 Hard Belgium Sofia Costoulas 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Feb 2024 Wiphold International, South Africa W50 Hard Brazil Laura Pigossi 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 5–5 Mar 2024 ITF Terrassa, Spain W35 Clay France Loïs Boisson 0–6, 6–7(8)
Win 6–5 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Japan Ikumi Yamazaki 6–1, 6–1
Win 7–5 Aug 2024 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands W50 Clay Polina Kudermetova 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(3)
Win 8–5 Nov 2024 ITF Lousada, Portugal W35 Hard Switzerland Susan Bandecchi 6–4, 6–2
Loss 8–6 Dec 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W35 Hard Chinese Taipei Joanna Garland 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–3)
W15 tournaments (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard United States Clervie Ngounoue Germany Mara Guth
Germany Mia Mack 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay Belgium Amélie Van Impe Belgium Magali Kempen
Belgium Lara Salden 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2022 ITF Duffel, Belgium W15 Clay Belgium Amélie Van Impe Italy Giulia Crescenzi
Anastasia Sukhotina 		4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 1–3 Oct 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Slovakia Radka Zelníčková Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsin
Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi 		2–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Feb 2023 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Hard Germany Joëlle Steur Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Spain Marta González Encinas 		7–6(4), 6–2
Loss 2–4 Aug 2023 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W25 Clay Belgium Amélie Van Impe Germany Tea Lukic
Germany Joëlle Steur 		4–6, 5–7
Win 3–4 Nov 2023 ITF Limassol, Cyprus W25 Hard Czech Republic Julie Štruplová Germany Katharina Hobgarski
Spain Guiomar Maristany 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Feb 2024 Wiphold International, South Africa W50 Hard Belgium Sofia Costoulas Israel Lina Glushko
Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 		6–7(5), 6–7(4)
Loss 3–6 Nov 2024 ITF Lousada, Portugal W35 Hard Polina Iatcenko Yuliya Hatouka
Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva 		3–6, 6–1, [4–10]

References

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