Noëlle van Lottum

Noëlle van Lottum
Country (sports) Netherlands
 France
Born (1972-06-12) 12 June 1972 (age 52)
Hoogland, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$559,094
Singles
Career record195–196
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 57 (11 January 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1992, 1997)
French Open2R (1988, 1991, 1992, 1994)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1992, 1993, 1997)
US Open3R (1992)
Doubles
Career record139–148
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (21 September 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1992, 1998, 1999)
French Open3R (1992)
Wimbledon2R (1992)
US Open2R (1994)

Noëlle van Lottum (born 12 July 1972, Hoogland) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who in the 1990s played for France.

Van Lottum was national youth champion both in the Netherlands and France. She played on the WTA Tour from 1987 until 1999, winning one singles and one doubles title. Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 57 (reached in January 1993) and her career-high doubles ranking was World No. 59 (reached in September 1992). With Virginie Buisson, she holds the record for the longest female match in the French Open; in the first round of the 1995 edition she lost to Buisson after 4 hours and 7 minutes.

Van Lottum currently is the owner and director of a tennis school in the Netherlands.

She is the older sister of tennis player John van Lottum.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1 (1–0)

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0) Premier Mandatory (0/0)
Tier II (0/0) Premier 5 (0/0)
Tier III (0/0) Premier (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0) International (0/0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard United States Donna Faber 6–4, 6–0

Doubles 4 (1–3)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1992 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Eva Švíglerová Austria Karin Kschwendt
Austria Petra Schwarz
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Sep 1992 Paris, France Clay Australia Rachel McQuillan Italy Sandra Cecchini
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
5–7, 1–6
Win 1–2 Apr 1994 Taranto, Italy Clay Romania Irina Spîrlea Italy Sandra Cecchini
France Isabelle Demongeot
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Oct 1996 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard Slovenia Tina Križan France Alexandra Fusai
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 20 February 1989 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Florencia Labat 7–5, 6–4
Win 2. 17 September 1995 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Adriana Gerši 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3. 16 July 1996 Budapest, Hungary Clay Belgium Stephanie Devillé 2–6, 2–6
Win 4. 3 November 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i) France Amélie Cocheteux 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 5. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay Hungary Virág Csurgó 6–0, 6–2

Doubles (7–8)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard Netherlands Mara Eijkenboom France Catherine Tanvier
France Sandrine Testud
4–6, 3–6
Win 2. 13 November 1989 Santiago, Chile Clay Denmark Sofie Albinus Brazil Luciana Della Casa
Italy Giulia Toschi
6–2, 6–2
Win 3. 12 November 1990 Mount Gambier, South Australia Hard Australia Jo-Anne Faull Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Justine Hodder
7–5, 6–4
Loss 4. 11 February 1996 Mar del Plata, Argentina Hard Austria Marion Maruska Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
3–6, 1–6
Loss 5. 11 February 1996 Murcia, Spain Clay Netherlands Kim de Weille Germany Silke Meier
Austria Petra Schwarz
3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 28 October 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Netherlands Anique Snijders Belarus Olga Barabanschikova
India Nirupama Sanjeev
2–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 10 November 1996 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard Netherlands Anique Snijders Germany Kirstin Freye
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
2–6, 5–7
Loss 8. 8 December 1996 Cergy, France Hard (i) Germany Kirstin Freye United States Angela Lettiere
United States Meilen Tu
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 9. 9 March 1997 Rockford, United States Hard Ukraine Elena Brioukhovets United States Janet Lee
Sweden Maria Strandlund
6–7, 3–6
Win 10. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay Germany Kirstin Freye Argentina María Fernanda Landa
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
6–1, 6–2
Loss 11. 1 March 1998 Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Germany Kirstin Freye Australia Trudi Musgrave
United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–7, 6–4, 2–6
Win 12. 15 March 1998 Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Germany Kirstin Freye Belgium Nancy Feber
Slovenia Tina Križan
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 13. 26 April 1998 Espinho, Portugal Carpet (i) Netherlands Kim de Weille Germany Kirstin Freye
Germany Silke Meier
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 14. 13 July 1998 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Belgium Laurence Courtois Hungary Virág Csurgó
Hungary Nóra Köves
7–5, 6–2
Win 15. 20 June 1999 Grado, Italy Clay France Lea Ghirardi Italy Flavia Pennetta
United States Tracy Almeda-Singian
1–6, 6–4, 6–4