Marie Benoît
Belgian tennis player (born 1995)
Marie Benoît Country (sports) Belgium Born (1995-03-16 ) 16 March 1995 (age 29) Eupen , BelgiumPlays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 401,332 Career record 451–296 Career titles 15 ITF Highest ranking No. 188 (24 July 2023) Current ranking No. 208 (11 November 2024) Australian Open Q2 (2021 ) French Open Q2 (2021 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2021 , 2023 ) US Open Q1 (2021 , 2023 ) Career record 202–137 Career titles 13 ITF Highest ranking No. 208 (18 October 2021) Current ranking No. 468 (11 November 2024) Fed Cup 1–2 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)
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
Laura Ioana Andrei
6–3, 6–2
Win
2–0
Jul 2013
ITF Iași, Romania
W10
Clay
Raluca Elena Platon
6–3, 7–6(0)
Win
3–0
Oct 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Clay
Anastasia Vdovenco
6–1, 6–1
Win
4–0
Feb 2014
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
W10
Hard
Gai Ao
6–3, 6–4
Loss
4–1
Sep 2014
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W10
Clay
Martina Trevisan
4–6, 3–6
Loss
4–2
Feb 2015
ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia
W10
Hard
Isabella Shinikova
2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win
5–2
Feb 2015
ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia
W10
Hard
Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar
6–7(6) , 6–3, 6–3
Win
6–2
Sep 2015
ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands
W25
Clay
Tena Lukas
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
6–3
Jul 2017
ITF Tampere, Finland
W15
Clay
Monika Kilnarová
6–7(5) , 7–6(5) , 4–6
Loss
6–4
Aug 2017
ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
W15
Clay
Oana Gavrilă
7–6(3) , 4–6, 5–7
Loss
6–5
Oct 2017
ITF Seville, Spain
W25
Clay
Daniela Seguel
6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss
6–6
Nov 2017
ITF Hammamet, Tunisia
W15
Clay
Gaia Sanesi
3–6, 0–6
Win
7–6
Oct 2018
ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain
W25
Clay
Aliona Bolsova
6–0, 7–6(2)
Loss
7–7
Oct 2019
ITF Riba-Roja de Turia
W25
Clay
Andrea Lázaro García
6–7(4) , 5–7
Win
8–7
Jan 2020
ITF Daytona Beach, United States
W25
Clay
Andrea Lázaro García
6–4, 6–0
Loss
8–8
May 2022
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W25
Clay
Arantxa Rus
4–6, 4–6
Loss
8–9
May 2022
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W25
Clay
Arantxa Rus
4–6, 4–6
Loss
8–10
Aug 2022
ITF Eupen, Belgium
W25
Clay
Aneta Kučmová
5–7, 4–6
Win
9–10
Aug 2022
ITF Koksijde, Belgium
W25
Clay
Julia Riera
7–5, 6–3
Win
10–10
Jan 2023
ITF Vero Beach, United States
W60
Clay
Emma Navarro
6–2, 7–5
Win
11–10
Feb 2023
GB Pro-Series Glasgow , UK
W25
Hard (i)
Heather Watson
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win
12–10
Jul 2023
ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany
W25
Clay
Julie Štruplová
6–3, 6–3
Win
13–10
Jan 2024
ITF Naples, United States
W35
Clay
Leonie Küng
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss
13–11
Feb 2024
ITF Hammamet, Tunisia
W35
Clay
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
2–6, 5–7
Loss
13–12
Apr 2024
ITF Hammamet, Tunisia
W35
Clay
Nina Vargová
3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win
14–12
May 2024
ITF Annenheim, Austria
W35
Clay
Tereza Valentová
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Win
15–12
May 2024
ITF Klagenfurt, Austria
W35
Clay
Sofia Costoulas
6–1, 6–3
Loss
15–13
Oct 2024
ITF Seville, Spain
W35
Clay
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
Kimberley Zimmermann
Kim Kilsdonk Nicolette van Uitert
2–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Aug 2013
ITF Koksijde, Belgium
W25
Clay
Kimberley Zimmermann
Magali Kempen Nicky van Dyck
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss
0–3
Oct 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Clay
Kimberley Zimmermann
Quirine Lemoine Gabriela van de Graaf
3–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Loss
0–4
Apr 2014
ITF Heraklion, Greece
W10
Hard
Kimberley Zimmermann
Polina Leykina Despina Papamichail
2–6, 2–6
Loss
0–5
Sep 2014
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W10
Clay
Kimberley Zimmermann
Alice Balducci Georgia Brescia
6–3, 0–6, [5–10]
Loss
0–6
Sep 2014
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W10
Clay
Kimberley Zimmermann
Verena Hofer Martina Pratesi
4–6, 5–7
Loss
0–7
Oct 2014
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W10
Clay
Kimberley Zimmermann
Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen
3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win
1–7
Nov 2014
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
W25
Hard
Demi Schuurs
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Polina Monova
6–4, 7–5
Win
2–7
Apr 2016
Wiesbaden Open , Germany
W25
Clay
Arantxa Rus
Steffi Distelmans Demi Schuurs
6–2, 6–2
Loss
2–8
Apr 2017
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W15
Clay
Ysaline Bonaventure
Emma Laine Yuuki Tanaka
6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss
2–9
Jul 2017
Tampere Open , Finland
W15
Clay
Estelle Cascino
Anna Iakovleva Gyulnara Nazarova
w/o
Loss
2–10
Aug 2017
ITF Koksijde, Belgium
W25
Clay
Magali Kempen
Ankita Raina Bibiane Schoofs
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win
3–10
Dec 2017
ITF Hammamet, Tunisia
W15
Clay
Julia Terziyska
Anna-Giulia Remondina Milana Špremo
6–2, 6–3
Loss
3–11
Apr 2018
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W25
Clay
Xu Shilin
Naiktha Bains Chiara Scholl
4–6, 5–7
Win
4–11
May 2018
ITF Hammamet, Tunisia
W15
Clay
Angelica Moratelli
Ulyana Ayzatulina Julyette Steur
6–3, 6–4
Win
5–11
Sep 2018
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
W25
Clay
Manon Arcangioli
Amina Anshba Polina Monova
6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss
5–12
Feb 2019
AK Ladies Open , Germany
W25
Carpet (i)
Katarzyna Piter
Cristina Bucșa Rosalie van der Hoek
7–5, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss
5–13
Oct 2019
ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain
W25
Clay
Ioana Loredana Roșca
Lara Arruabarrena Sara Errani
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
6–13
Oct 2019
ITF Seville, Spain
W25
Clay
Julia Wachaczyk
Eva Guerrero Álvarez Arantxa Rus
6–0, 6–7(3) , [10–4]
Win
7–13
Sep 2020
ITF Tarvisio, Italy
W25
Clay
Alexandra Cadanțu
Anna Bondár Paula Ormaechea
6–1, 6–3
Win
8–13
Jun 2021
ITF The Hague, Netherlands
W25
Clay
Ioana Loredana Roșca
María Portillo Ramírez Panna Udvardy
6–7(5) , 7–5, [10–7]
Win
9–13
Sep 2021
ITF Santarém, Portugal
W25
Hard
Eden Silva
Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls
7–5, 6–1
Win
10–13
Feb 2022
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W25
Clay
Amina Anshba
Andreea Roșca Ioana Loredana Roșca
7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss
10–14
Mar 2022
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W25
Clay
Nicoleta Dascălu
Funa Kozaki Naho Sato
2–6, 4–6
Loss
10–15
Apr 2023
ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
W25
Clay
Dea Herdzelas
Alessandra Teodosescu Federica Urgesi
4–6, 3–6
Win
11–15
Jan 2024
ITF Naples, United States
W35
Clay
Leonie Küng
Mayuka Aikawa Hsu Chieh-yu
6–7(6) , 6–2, [10–8]
Win
12–15
Jun 2024
ITF Ystad, Sweden
W50
Clay
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Alevtina Ibragimova Anna Zyryanova
6–3, 6–1
Win
13–15
Oct 2024
ITF Heraklion, Greece
W35
Clay
Ekaterina Makarova
Luiza Fullana Michaela Laki
7–6(4) , 6–1
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