Marie Benoît

Marie Benoît
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29)
Eupen, Belgium
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 401,332
Singles
Career record451–296
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 188 (24 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 208 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2021)
French OpenQ2 (2021)
WimbledonQ1 (2021, 2023)
US OpenQ1 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record202–137
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 208 (18 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 468 (11 November 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Marie Benoît (French pronunciation: [maʁi bənwa]; born 16 March 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player.[1] On 24 July 2023, she achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 188. On 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 208 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Benoît has won 15 singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for the Belgium Fed Cup team, Benoît has a win–loss record of 1–2 (as of November 2024).[2]

Career

2019: WTA Tour debut

Benoît's singles debut on the WTA Tour came at the 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she was defeated in the first round by Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk. In doubles, she made her debut at the 2019 Bucharest Open, when she lost with her partner Ysaline Bonaventure in the first round.

2020-2022: First WTA 125 doubles final

In 2020, she reached the final of a WTA 125 Challenger event, partnering with Jessika Ponchet. The following year was marked by participating in all four Grand Slam qualifying tournaments, twice reaching the second round. In 2021, she reached semifinals in a $25k tournament in Grenoble, France, losing to Viktorija Golubic. In a tournament in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, she lost the final against Arantxa Rus. In August 2022, she won a $25k event in Koksijde, Belgium, one week after reaching the final in the $25k tournament organised in her hometown of Eupen.

2023-2024: First WTA 125 singles quarterfinal

Benoît qualified for main draw at the 2023 Țiriac Foundation Trophy in Bucharest and defeated Chloé Paquet in three sets to reach the second round,[3] where she lost to fifth seed Anna Bondár.[4] She also made it through qualification for the 2024 Hamburg Open, but lost in the first round to top seed Mayar Sherif.[5]

At the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, Benoît reached her first WTA 125 singles quarterfinal defeating Leonie Küng[6] and Valentina Ryser,[7] before losing to Ekaterine Gorgodze[8]


WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2020 Newport Beach Challenger,
United States
Hard France Jessika Ponchet United States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani
1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 28 (15 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (9–8)
W10/15 tournaments (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (12–12)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay Romania Laura Ioana Andrei 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 2013 ITF Iași, Romania W10 Clay Romania Raluca Elena Platon 6–3, 7–6(0)
Win 3–0 Oct 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay Moldova Anastasia Vdovenco 6–1, 6–1
Win 4–0 Feb 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard China Gai Ao 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–1 Sep 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay Italy Martina Trevisan 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–2 Feb 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia W10 Hard Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova 2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win 5–2 Feb 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia W10 Hard Spain Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–2 Sep 2015 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands W25 Clay Croatia Tena Lukas 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Jul 2017 ITF Tampere, Finland W15 Clay Czech Republic Monika Kilnarová 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 4–6
Loss 6–4 Aug 2017 ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Romania Oana Gavrilă 7–6(3), 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6–5 Oct 2017 ITF Seville, Spain W25 Clay Chile Daniela Seguel 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 6–6 Nov 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Italy Gaia Sanesi 3–6, 0–6
Win 7–6 Oct 2018 ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain W25 Clay Spain Aliona Bolsova 6–0, 7–6(2)
Loss 7–7 Oct 2019 ITF Riba-Roja de Turia W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García 6–7(4), 5–7
Win 8–7 Jan 2020 ITF Daytona Beach, United States W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García 6–4, 6–0
Loss 8–8 May 2022 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–9 May 2022 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–10 Aug 2022 ITF Eupen, Belgium W25 Clay Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová 5–7, 4–6
Win 9–10 Aug 2022 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay Argentina Julia Riera 7–5, 6–3
Win 10–10 Jan 2023 ITF Vero Beach, United States W60 Clay United States Emma Navarro 6–2, 7–5
Win 11–10 Feb 2023 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK W25 Hard (i) United Kingdom Heather Watson 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 12–10 Jul 2023 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay Czech Republic Julie Štruplová 6–3, 6–3
Win 13–10 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay Switzerland Leonie Küng 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 13–11 Feb 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 2–6, 5–7
Loss 13–12 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Slovakia Nina Vargová 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 14–12 May 2024 ITF Annenheim, Austria W35 Clay Czech Republic Tereza Valentová 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Win 15–12 May 2024 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria W35 Clay Belgium Sofia Costoulas 6–1, 6–3
Loss 15–13 Oct 2024 ITF Seville, Spain W35 Clay Austria Sinja Kraus 6–2, 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner–ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (10–7)
W10/15 tournaments (2–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (11–12)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2011 ITF Rebecq, Belgium W10 Hard Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann Netherlands Kim Kilsdonk
Netherlands Nicolette van Uitert
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2013 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann Belgium Magali Kempen
Belgium Nicky van Dyck
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 0–3 Oct 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann Netherlands Quirine Lemoine
Netherlands Gabriela van de Graaf
3–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Loss 0–4 Apr 2014 ITF Heraklion, Greece W10 Hard Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann Russia Polina Leykina
Greece Despina Papamichail
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–5 Sep 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann Italy Alice Balducci
Italy Georgia Brescia
6–3, 0–6, [5–10]
Loss 0–6 Sep 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann Italy Verena Hofer
Italy Martina Pratesi
4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–7 Oct 2014 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W10 Clay Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann Germany Anna Klasen
Germany Charlotte Klasen
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 1–7 Nov 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W25 Hard Netherlands Demi Schuurs Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Russia Polina Monova
6–4, 7–5
Win 2–7 Apr 2016 Wiesbaden Open, Germany W25 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus Belgium Steffi Distelmans
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–8 Apr 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure Finland Emma Laine
Japan Yuuki Tanaka
6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 2–9 Jul 2017 Tampere Open, Finland W15 Clay France Estelle Cascino Russia Anna Iakovleva
Ukraine Gyulnara Nazarova
w/o
Loss 2–10 Aug 2017 ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay Belgium Magali Kempen India Ankita Raina
Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 3–10 Dec 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Bulgaria Julia Terziyska Italy Anna-Giulia Remondina
Serbia Milana Špremo
6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–11 Apr 2018 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay China Xu Shilin Australia Naiktha Bains
United States Chiara Scholl
4–6, 5–7
Win 4–11 May 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Italy Angelica Moratelli Russia Ulyana Ayzatulina
Germany Julyette Steur
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–11 Sep 2018 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria W25 Clay France Manon Arcangioli Russia Amina Anshba
Russia Polina Monova
6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 5–12 Feb 2019 AK Ladies Open, Germany W25 Carpet (i) Poland Katarzyna Piter Spain Cristina Bucșa
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek
7–5, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 5–13 Oct 2019 ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain W25 Clay Romania Ioana Loredana Roșca Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Italy Sara Errani
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 6–13 Oct 2019 ITF Seville, Spain W25 Clay Germany Julia Wachaczyk Spain Eva Guerrero Álvarez
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
6–0, 6–7(3), [10–4]
Win 7–13 Sep 2020 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W25 Clay Romania Alexandra Cadanțu Hungary Anna Bondár
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
6–1, 6–3
Win 8–13 Jun 2021 ITF The Hague, Netherlands W25 Clay Romania Ioana Loredana Roșca Mexico María Portillo Ramírez
Hungary Panna Udvardy
6–7(5), 7–5, [10–7]
Win 9–13 Sep 2021 ITF Santarém, Portugal W25 Hard United Kingdom Eden Silva United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
7–5, 6–1
Win 10–13 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay Russia Amina Anshba Romania Andreea Roșca
Romania Ioana Loredana Roșca
7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 10–14 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay Romania Nicoleta Dascălu Japan Funa Kozaki
Japan Naho Sato
2–6, 4–6
Loss 10–15 Apr 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Dea Herdzelas Italy Alessandra Teodosescu
Italy Federica Urgesi
4–6, 3–6
Win 11–15 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay Switzerland Leonie Küng Japan Mayuka Aikawa
Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
6–7(6), 6–2, [10–8]
Win 12–15 Jun 2024 ITF Ystad, Sweden W50 Clay Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Alevtina Ibragimova
Anna Zyryanova
6–3, 6–1
Win 13–15 Oct 2024 ITF Heraklion, Greece W35 Clay Ekaterina Makarova Brazil Luiza Fullana
Greece Michaela Laki
7–6(4), 6–1

References

  1. ^ "Marie Benoit's WTA Profile".
  2. ^ "Marie Benoit at the Fed Cup".
  3. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Bondar moves into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Hamburg European Open: Top seed Sherif moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit makes last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit makes quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Gorgodze reaches semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.