_(52191130673).jpg) Wickmayer at the2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Born | (1989-10-20)20 October 1989 (age 35) Lier, Belgium |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Germain Gigounon |
| Prize money | $5,952,975 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 532–364 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (19 April 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 758 (28 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2010,2015) |
| French Open | 3R (2010,2011,2016) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2011) |
| US Open | SF (2009) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 194–133 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 61 (11 September 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 446 (28 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| French Open | 2R (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2009,2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 28–14 |
| Last updated on: 28 October 2024. | |
Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professionaltennis player. She reached the semifinals at the2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieved a career-high of world No. 61, on 11 September 2023. She was awarded "Most Improved Player" by theWTA in 2009.Time magazine named her one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" in June 2011.[1]
Wickmayer was born on 20 October 1989, to Marc Wickmayer and Daniella Dannevoye. She was introduced to tennis at the age of nine by friends at local courts.[2] Her mother died at an early age shortly thereafter.[3] She is named afterDiego Maradona's youngest daughter Gianinna. The surname 'Wickmayer' traces back toAustria through her father Marc. Wickmayer, who fluently speaks Dutch, English, and French, most admires former Belgian tennis playerKim Clijsters. In 2017, she announced that Clijsters would be working with her during the2017 Wimbledon Championships.[4]On 16 July 2017, Wickmayer married long-time boyfriend and former professional football playerJérôme van der Zijl.[5] In April 2021, she gave birth to a daughter.[6]
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Wickmayer realized her first wins: three singles titles and two doubles titles on theITF Women's Circuit.
She continued her success on the ITF Circuit by winning several tournaments in Asia during the fall season (see external links). It was around this time that Wickmayer surpassedCaroline Maes as the No. 2 female Belgian player. At the start of the year, she was No. 534 in the world, but by November 2007, was around No. 170. Wickmayer had won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the circuit. She was also selected by team captainSabine Appelmans to represent theBelgium inFed Cup. She lost toVenus Williams, 1–6, 2–6, in her World Group match, before winning one rubber and losing the other against Chinese opposition.
In the2008 Fed Cup tie versusUkraine, Wickmayer sprang a surprise victory over reigning Australian Open women's doubles championKateryna Bondarenko.[7] Wickmayer qualified in singles for theFrench Open, but lost in the first round toAkgul Amanmuradova. She reached the final of theBirmingham Classic, but lost to Kateryna Bondarenko in a close three-setter.
AtWimbledon, Wickmayer lost in the first round toAi Sugiyama, in straight sets.
She started the new year with first-round losses in bothBrisbane and theAustralian Open. She won her firstWTA Tour match of the year atIndian Wells, defeatingMagdaléna Rybáriková in straight sets, before she lost toDaniela Hantuchová in the second round, despite holding two match points. She then lost her first-round matches inMiami andCharleston.
Wickmayer won her first WTA Tour singles title inEstoril. She beat third seedSorana Cîrstea in three sets en route to the final, where she defeatedEkaterina Makarova. At theFrench Open, she was beaten bySamantha Stosur in the second round.
Wickmayer lost to a newly returnedMaria Sharapova in the quarterfinals at theBirmingham Classic. At theRosmalen Open, Wickmayer reached both the singles final and the doubles final, losing toTamarine Tanasugarn in the singles final. The doubles final was a close contest, in which she lost in three sets to an Italian pairing. AtWimbledon, she lost in the first round toElena Vesnina.
During the summer hardcourt season, Wickmayer reached the third round inLos Angeles, losing toVera Zvonareva. She was defeated in the early rounds of her three other summer tournaments. At theUS Open, she reached semifinals,[8] losing toCaroline Wozniacki, in straight sets.
Wickmayer fell in the first round inBeijing toAlisa Kleybanova but qualified for theTournament of Champions. Her next tournament was inLinz. She won through to the semifinals, where she upset top seedFlavia Pennetta for her biggest career win. She beatPetra Kvitová in the final, and as a result made it into the top 20 for the first time. One week later at theLuxembourg Open, she reached the semifinals where she was edged byTimea Bacsinszky, in three sets.
At her last tournament of the year inBali, she was drawn into Group C. Wickmayer defeatedKimiko Date-Krumm in her first match in straight sets. As she was supposed to faceAnabel Medina Garrigues next, she was disqualified from the tournament due to doping allegations.
On 1 October 2009, it was announced that Wickmayer and fellow Belgian tennis professionalXavier Malisse were to defend themselves before the Flemish anti-doping tribunal for failing to properly fill out their whereabouts. Wickmayer replied in a press release that the failure to follow procedure was due to her not being able to log on to the relevant website, not being able to contact the right people when needed, and not being in the country when written admonitions arrived by mail from the Flemish anti-doping authorities.[9] At the tribunal on 22 October 2009, the prosecution did not ask for a ban, but rather for a "principal restraint" of the facts that they were being accused of,[10] and as such it was expected that this would not cause any problems for either athlete. However, on 5 November 2009, the decision of the tribunal was announced: an effective one-year ban for both players.[11] Wickmayer, as well as Malisse, appealed this decision (in Brussels), which was initially overturned on 16 December 2009, after the appeal was granted.[12]
Wickmayer accepted a wildcard into the first tournament of the year, theAuckland Open. Seeded third, she reached the final defeatingJulia Görges,Raluca Olaru, wildcard Kimiko Date-Krumm, andShahar Pe'er. In the final, Wickmayer easily defeated top seed Flavia Pennetta.[13] Wickmayer won the tournament without dropping a set. This title was her first title of the year and third of her career. Due to Wickmayer's suspensions being lifted after the deadline for theAustralian Open, she was forced to enter the qualifying draw. After a nervous first-round qualifying, she easily won through to the main draw.[14] Being a dangerous floater, she drewAlexandra Dulgheru in the first round. In a match that included numerous rain delays, she prevailed in the third set tiebreaker.[15] In the second round, she defeated 12th seed Flavia Pennetta.[16] In the third round, she beatSara Errani in three sets.[17] In the fourth round, Wickmayer lost in three sets to compatriot and former world No. 1,Justine Henin.[18] Despite the loss she moved up to a career-high of No. 15.
Wickmayer was selected to represent Belgium at the World Group IIFed Cup tie against Poland. She won both her rubbers againstMarta Domachowska andAgnieszka Radwańska, thus allowingKirsten Flipkens to secure the tie for Belgium with a win against Domachowska, to advance to the World Group playoff.[19] In her next two tournaments, theOpen GdF Suez tournament in Paris and theDubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, Wickmayer lost in first-round matches, in Paris toPetra Martić;[20] and in Dubai to Shahar Pe'er.[21] She fared better at theIndian Wells Open, when she won two matches, before losing in the round of 16 toMaría José Martínez Sánchez.[22] She then traveled to Key Biscayne for theMiami Open. Seeded 12th, Wickmayer reached the quarterfinals after wins over qualifierElena Baltacha, wildcard Petra Martić, and Timea Bacsinszky. She was defeated in the quarterfinals by 13th seedMarion Bartoli.[23] Despite her loss to Bartoli, her strong performance brought her to a new career-high ranking of world No. 13, moving to 12 without playing the next week.
Wickmayer was again selected to represent Belgium at the Fed Cup World Group playoff tie against Estonia. When Clijsters and Wickmayer won their singles rubbers on Saturday, Belgium was in a comfortable lead.[24] However, Clijsters had injured her foot and had to be replaced by Justine Henin, who herself had been injured earlier that week. Henin lost her rubber, so it fell on Wickmayer to bring home the tie during the fourth, which she did. At thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix held in Stuttgart, Wickmayer moved to the second round, before falling for the second consecutive time to fellow Belgian Justine Henin, 3–6, 5–7.[25] Her next tournament was theItalian Open in Rome, where she was the 11th seed. She defeatedKarolina Šprem andAravane Rezaï in the first two rounds, before losing to seventh seed and eventual finalist Jelena Janković in the third round, 2–6, 0–6.[26] Wickmayer pulled out of theMadrid Open citing a right elbow injury, and underwent surgery.[27] Though theFrench Open was only two weeks later, she managed to be fit in time and played there as 16th seed. She defeatedSandra Záhlavová in the first round 6–1, 6–1.[28] In the second round, she beatSybille Bammer in three sets.[29] Wickmayer fell in the third round to 23rd seed Daniela Hantuchová.[30] Despite her recent injury, this was her best French Open performance to date.
Wickmayer started her grass-court season at theBirmingham Classic. As the third seed, she reached the quarterfinals defeating qualifierLaura Robson and 14th seedTamarine Tanasugarn. She was stunned in the quarterfinals by qualifier Alison Riske in three sets.[31] The next week, she had 200 ranking points to defend from her reaching theRosmalen Open final last year. However, Wickmayer decided to play at theEastbourne International. She was not seeded due to the strong players field. In the first round, Wickmayer lost easily to fifth seed Clijsters, 1–6, 1–6.[32] Wickmayer finished off her grass-court season by competing at theWimbledon Championships. Seeded 15th in the main draw, Wickmayer beat wild card Alison Riske in the first round. This win marked her first main-draw win at Wimbledon. In the second round, she beat her doubles partner Kirsten Flipkens.[33] In the third round, Wickmayer was defeated by 21st seed and eventual finalist Vera Zvonareva, 6–4, 6–2.[34] The day before their second round match, Flipkens and Wickmayer played doubles together, which they lost in the first round to 13th seedVera Dushevina/Ekaterina Makarova. Wickmayer also played mixed doubles with her compatriotDick Norman. They lost in the first round to British wildcardsJonathan Marray/Anna Smith. After Wimbledon, she rose to world No. 16 once again, the third Belgian after Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.
After Wimbledon, Wickmayer moved on to theUS Open Series by playing at theStanford Classic. As the seventh seed, Wickmayer made it to the quarterfinals beatingChan Yung-jan andDominika Cibulková. In the quarterfinals, she lost in a close match to top seed Sam Stosur.[35] Wickmayer was seeded eighth at theSan Diego Open, but fell in the first round toSvetlana Kuznetsova.[36] Seeded 12th at theCincinnati Open, Wickmayer reached the quarterfinals defeating qualifierGréta Arn,Gisela Dulko, and eighth seedLi Na. In the quarterfinals, she was defeated byAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[37] Seeded 13th at theRogers Cup, Wickmayer lost in the second round toÁgnes Szávay.[38] Seeded fifth atNew Haven, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Timea Bacsinszky, 6–3, 6–1.[39] Wickmayer was seeded 15th at theUS Open, with semifinal ranking points to defend. BeatingAlla Kudryavtseva, Julia Görges, andPatty Schnyder, she reached the fourth round where she lost to 31st seedKaia Kanepi.[40] As a result, Wickmayer failed to defend her semifinalist points from last year.
Turning to the Asian events, Wickmayer competed at thePan Pacific Open. She lost in the first round to 11th seed Marion Bartoli.[41]
Wickmayer returned to Auckland to defend her 2010 championship. Seeded second, she reached the final once again defeatingDinara Safina, qualifierSabine Lisicki,Simona Halep, andPeng Shuai. In the final, Wickmayer lost toGréta Arn.[42] At theSydney International, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Samantha Stosur.[43] Seeded 21st at theAustralian Open, Wickmayer lost in the second round to LatvianAnastasija Sevastova, 4–6, 2–6.[44]
After the Australian Open, Wickmayer played in theFed Cup tie versus the United States. Wickmayer won both of her rubbers beatingBethanie Mattek-Sands, andMelanie Oudin. Belgium beat the United States 4–1.[45] Next, Belgium will face the Czech Republic in the semifinals. Seeded seventh at theOpen GdF Suez, Wickmayer made it to the quarterfinals by beating Elena Vesnina andKlára Zakopalová. Her quarterfinal match she lost to fourth seed and eventual champion Petra Kvitová, 7–5, 3–6, 6–7.[46] Wickmayer had a 5–3 lead in the third set, but Kvitová rallied to get the win. At theDubai Tennis Championships, Wickmayer beat wildcardBojana Jovanovski in the first round, in three sets.[47] In the second round, she stunned fifth seed Li Na.[48] In the match, Li Na wasted four match points; she led 6–2 in the second-set tiebreaker before Wickmayer reeled off the next six points to level the match and ultimately, win the match. In the third round, Wickmayer lost to ninth seed Shahar Pe'er.[49] Wickmayer's next event was theIndian Wells Open. As the 23rd seed, she reached semifinals after beating Melanie Oudin, 14th seed Kaia Kanepi, 25th seed Dominika Cibulková, and tenth seed Shahar Pe'er. In the semifinal, she lost to 15th seed Marion Bartoli, 1–6, 3–6.[50] This was her first semifinal ever inIndian Wells. At theMiami Open, Wickmayer was the 23rd seed. After a first-round bye, she was defeated in the second round by Elena Vesnina.
Wickmayer began her clay-court season at theFamily Circle Cup. As the sixth seed, she reached the quarterfinals beatingZheng Jie and qualifierAnna Tatishvili. In the quarterfinals, she was defeated by top seed and eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[51] After playing in Charleston, Wickmayer returned home to play in theFed Cup semifinal tie versus the Czech Republic. Wickmayer won her first rubber overBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. In her final rubber, she lost to Petra Kvitová.[52] In the end, the Czech moved on to the Fed Cup final after beating Belgium 3–2.[53] At theMadrid Open, Wickmayer lost in the first round to world No. 39, Ekaterina Makarova. Ranked 24 at theItalian Open, she reached the third round after wins over Angelique Kerber and 13th seedAna Ivanovic. In the third round, she was defeated by top seed Caroline Wozniacki, 6–1, 7–6.[54] Wickmayer played her final tournament before the French Open at theBrussels Open. As the sixth seed, she reached the quarterfinals defeating qualifier Kaia Kanepi and qualifierAlison Van Uytvanck. In the quarterfinals, she was up against top seed Caroline Wozniacki. Wozniacki led 2–0 in the first set when Wickmayer retired due to a back injury.[55] As the 21st seed at theFrench Open, Wickmayer had a good run to the third round beatingMonica Niculescu, 6–0, 6–3, andAyumi Morita, 6–4, 7–5. In the third round, she lost to 12th seed Agnieszka Radwańska, 4–6, 4–6.[56]
Wickmayer played only one grass-court tournament in preparation for Wimbledon. Seeded third at theRosmalen Open, she made it to the quarterfinals where she lost to seventh seed and eventual champion,Roberta Vinci.[57] AtWimbledon, Wickmayer was the 19th seed. She made it to the fourth round beatingVarvara Lepchenko,Anna Tatishvili, and 12th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. In the fourth round, Wickmayer was defeated by eighth seed and eventual champion Petra Kvitová, 6–0, 6–2.[58]
During the summer, Wickmayer took part in theRogers Cup, where she lost in the first round again to Roberta Vinci.[59] She then playedCincinnati Open as the 17th seed. Wickmayer lost in the second round to qualifier Petra Martić.[60] Seeded fourth at theTexas Tennis Open, she retired in the first round againstSofia Arvidsson with a back injury.[61]Seeded 20th at theUS Open, she won her first match against Sorana Cîrstea.[62] Wickmayer then withdrew in the second round againstAlla Kudryavtseva due to the same back injury.[63] She then sat out the fall Asian tour.
Wickmayer ended the year ranked 26.
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Wickmayer began her 2012 season by competing at theAuckland Open. Seeded seventh, she lost in the second round to Sara Errani.[64] As the top seed at theHobart International, Wickmayer reached the final beating Marina Erakovic, Australian wildcard Casey Dellacqua, Simona Halep, and sixth seed Shahar Pe'er. In the final, she was defeated by qualifier Mona Barthel.[65] Seeded 28th at theAustralian Open, the first major of the season, Wickmayer lost in the first round toGalina Voskoboeva.[66]
Representing Belgium in theFed Cup tie versus Serbia, Wickmayer won both of her rubbers over Bojana Jovanovski andAleksandra Krunić. Despite both of her victories, Serbia beat Belgium 3–2.[67] Her next tournament was at theParis indoor event. In the first round, she faced lucky loserJill Craybas. Wickmayer won the first set 6–1, after which the American withdrew with a back injury, and was forced to retire.[68] In the second round, she faced another American,Christina McHale, and she won 6–2, 7–5.[69] In the quarterfinals, Wickmayer got past Mona Barthel to reach the semifinals.[70] In the semifinals, she lost to ninth seed and eventual championAngelique Kerber in three sets.[71] Wickmayer then went on to play in Doha at theQatar Open where she reached the quarterfinals defeatingAyumi Morita, seventh seedFrancesca Schiavone, and Ksenia Pervak. She then lost in the quarterfinals to world No. 1 and eventual champion,Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets.[72] She then went toIndian Wells with a lot of points to defend, after reaching semifinals the year before. As the 22nd seed, she lost in the second round toJarmila Gajdošová in three sets.[73] She plummeted from No. 24 to No. 33 the week after. AtMiami, she reached the round of 16 after defeating Marina Erakovic in the second round andKim Clijsters in the third round.[74] Wickmayer lost in the fourth round to fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki.[75]
Wickmayer began her clay-court season at theFamily Circle Cup. As the 12th seed, she was defeated in the second round by qualifierYaroslava Shvedova.[76] As the fourth seed at theRabat Grand Prix, Wickmayer lost in the first round toPatricia Mayr-Achleitner.[77] At theMadrid Open, Wickmayer fell in the second round to Roberta Vinci 1–6, 2–6.[78] Competing at theItalian Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round byIveta Benešová in a narrow three-setter.[79] In her final tournament before the French Open, theBrussels Open, she lost in the second round to fourth seedDominika Cibulková.[80] At theFrench Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round byTsvetana Pironkova.[81]
After the French Open, Wickmayer played at theGastein Ladies, a clay-court event. As the second seed, she reached the final beatingMariana Duque-Mariño, Patricia Mayr-Achleitner,Yvonne Meusburger, andMandy Minella. In the final, Wickmayer lost to seventh seedAlizé Cornet.[82] This was her second WTA final of 2012.
Wickmayer played only one grass-court tournament before Wimbledon. At theRosmalen Open, Wickmayer lost in the first round to qualifierDaria Gavrilova, 1–6, 2–6.[83] At theWimbledon Championships, Wickmayer defeated 32nd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round, in straight sets.[84] In the second round, she won a tight match against Galina Voskoboeva.[85] In the third round, she lost toTamira Paszek, in three sets.[86]
Wickmayer started her US Open Series at theStanford Classic. Seeded fifth, she won her first-round match overChang Kai-chen.[87] Wickmayer then beatHeather Watson in her second-round match,[88] and in the quarterfinals upset second seed and last year finalist Marion Bartoli.[89] In the semifinals, Wickmayer lost to American lucky loser and eventual finalist,CoCo Vandeweghe.[90] Seeded seventh at theSan Diego Open, Wickmayer faced qualifier Chan Yung-jan in the first round. Chan won the first set 7–6. The match did not continue any further because Wickmayer retired due to a lower back injury.[91] RepresentingBelgium at the2012 Summer Olympics, Wickmayer defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round. In the second, she lost to eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki.[92] At theRogers Cup, Wickmayer lost in the first round to Roberta Vinci.[93] Wickmayer had a 5–2 lead in the third set before Vinci made a comeback to win the match. At theWestern & Southern Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Sorana Cîrstea, in three sets.[94] As the fourth seed at theTexas Tennis Open, she made it to the second round where she lost to qualifierCasey Dellacqua, 4–6, 3–6.[95] Seeded 25th at theUS Open, she beat qualifierJulia Glushko in the first round.[96] In the second round, Wickmayer was defeated by world No. 90,Pauline Parmentier.[97]
Competing at theChallenge Bell as the second seed, Wickmayer reached the second round losing to qualifierLauren Davis, 1–6, 1–6.[98] Playing at thePan Pacific Open in Tokyo, she was defeated in the first round by world No. 24, Jelena Janković. Her final tournament of the year was at theChina Open. In the first round, she lost to Peng Shuai.[99]
Wickmayer ended the year ranked 23.
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Wickmayer played her first tournament of the season atAuckland where she was seeded third and, reached the final but lost to top seed Agnieszka Radwańska.[100] InSydney, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Galina Voskoboeva.[101] Seeded 20th at theAustralian Open, she made it to the third round where she lost to 14th seed Maria Kirilenko.[102]
Competing at theOpen GdF Suez, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round by French wildcardKristina Mladenovic.[103] Playing in theFed Cup tie versus Switzerland, she beat Stefanie Vögele in her first rubber. In her final rubber, she lost to Romina Oprandi. Switzerland won the Fed Cup tie over Belgium 4–1.[104] At theQatar Open, she retired due to a low back injury during her first-round match versus 15th seed Roberta Vinci.[105] Seeded 30th at theIndian Wells Open, she reached the third round where she was defeated by fourth seed Angelique Kerber.[106] Seeded 31st at theMiami Open, she lost in the second round to Ayumi Morita.[107] Seeded sixth at theMonterrey Open, she was defeated in the second round by Monica Niculescu.[108]
Wickmayer began her clay-court season at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix. She lost in the first round to qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands.[109] Competing inPortugal, she was defeated in the second round by fourth seed and eventual finalist, Carla Suárez Navarro.[110] At theMadrid Open, she lost in the first round to eighth seed Petra Kvitová.[111] InRome, she was defeated in the second round by lucky loserLourdes Domínguez Lino.[112] Playing in her final tournament before the French Open at theBrussels Open, she lost in the first round to Jamie Hampton.[113] At theFrench Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifierAnna Karolína Schmiedlová.
Wickmayer began her grass-court campaign at theBirmingham Classic. As the ninth seed, she lost in the second round to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.[114] Wickmayer played her final tournament before Wimbledon at theEastbourne International. She upset fourth seed Petra Kvitová in the second round[115] and sixth seed Maria Kirilenko in the quarterfinals.[116] She lost in her semifinal match to Elena Vesnina.[117] AtWimbledon, she was defeated in the first round byVesna Dolonc.
Wickmayer started her US Open Series at theStanford Classic where she lost in the first round to Daniela Hantuchová.[118] InWashington D.C., she was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Alizé Cornet.[119] Playing at theRogers Cup, she lost in the second round to third seed Agnieszka Radwańska.[120] At theCincinnati Open, she lost in the first round to lucky loser Monica Niculescu.[121] Playing her final tournament before the US Open at theNew Haven Open, she was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Alison Riske.[122] At theUS Open, she lost in the first round to 14th seed Maria Kirilenko.[123]
In October, Wickmayer competed at theLinz Open where she lost in the first round to third seed and eventual finalist, Ana Ivanovic.[124] At theLuxembourg Open, she was defeated in the second round by qualifierKatarzyna Piter.[125] However, in doubles, she andStephanie Vogt won the title beatingKristina Barrois/Laura Thorpe in the final.[126] This was Wickmayer's first WTA doubles title. Wickmayer had great results at the last two tournaments she played in 2013. Seeded second at theNanjing Open, she reached the semifinals defeating Yaroslava Shvedova, wildcardWang Yafan, and Anna-Lena Friedsam. She ended losing her semifinal match to third seedZhang Shuai.[127] Wickmayer's final tournament of the year was theTaipei Open. As the second seed, she reached the final after beating qualifier Chan Chin-wei, Olga Govortsova,Zheng Saisai, and Luksika Kumkhum. In the final, Wickmayer was defeated by compatriot Alison Van Uytvanck.[128] Nevertheless, this was Wickmayer's best result of the year.
Wickmayer ended the year ranked 59.
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Wickmayer began the 2014 season at theAuckland Open. Although she had reached the previous year's final, she lost in the first round to qualifierKristýna Plíšková.[129] Next, she played at theHobart International. In the first round, she facedLaura Robson, who retired due to a left wrist injury.[130] In the second round, she played qualifierGarbiñe Muguruza. Muguruza was leading 4–1 in the first set when Wickmayer retired due to illness. Ranked 63 at theAustralian Open, Wickmayer beatDinah Pfizenmaier in the first round.[131] In the second round, she lost to Alison Riske.[132]
At theQatar Ladies Open, Wickmayer reached the quarterfinals, beating Andrea Petkovic, eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki, and Jana Čepelová. She lost in her quarterfinal match to second seed Agnieszka Radwańska.[133] Competing at theAbierto Mexicano, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round by top seed and eventual champion Dominika Cibulková.[134] At theIndian Wells Open, Wickmayer lost in the second round to 26th seed Lucie Šafářová.[135] Playing at theSony Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Varvara Lepchenko.[136] In Poland at theKatowice Open, Wickmayer lost in the first round toAlexandra Cadanţu.[137]
Starting her clay-court season at thePortugal Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round by fourth seed Roberta Vinci.[138] Seeded No. 1 at theOpen de Cagnes-sur-Mer, she was stunned in the first round by qualifierRichèl Hogenkamp.[139] Seeded fourth at theSparta Prague Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by qualifierMadison Brengle.[140] Ranked 64 at theFrench Open, Wickmayer upset 13th seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round.[141][142] In the second round, she lost toSílvia Soler Espinosa.[143]
Wickmayer began grass-court season at theBirmingham Classic and upset tenth seed Bojana Jovanovski in the first round.[144] In the second round, she lost to CoCo Vandeweghe.[145] In the Netherlands at theRosmalen Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Andrea Petkovic.[146] Ranked 69 atWimbledons, Wickmayer upset 17th seed Sam Stosur,[147] before she lost to qualifierAna Konjuh in round two.[148]
Wickmayer started her preparation for the US Open at theStanford Classic. In the first round, she faced qualifierCarol Zhao. Zhao won the first set 6–4; she was leading 1–0 in the second set when Wickmayer retired due to viral illness.[149] Wickmayer qualified for the main draw at theRogers Cup beatingVerónica Cepede Royg and Kristina Mladenovic. In the first round, she was defeated by lucky loser Karolína Plíšková.[150] Wickmayer qualified for theSan Diego Open defeating Alison Van Uytvanck and Julia Görges. In the first round, she lost to fourteenth seed Sara Errani.[151] At theConnecticut Open, she lost in the second round of qualifying to Timea Bacsinszky. Ranked 64 at theUS Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round byBelinda Bencic.[152]
Wickmayer competed at the first edition of theHong Kong Open. As the sixth seed, she defeated qualifierElizaveta Kulichkova in the first round.[153] In the second round, Wickmayer lost to Zheng Saisai.[154] In theKorea Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round by fourth seed Magdaléna Rybáriková.[155]
Late into the season, Wickmayer was diagnosed withlyme disease, having been experiencing symptoms for around five months. She had previously thought that she had an allergic infection. Plans to participate in more tournaments in Asia were cancelled. She ended the season recuperating and taking medication.[156][157]
Wickmayer ended the year ranked 67.
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Wickmayer started the year atAuckland where she lost in the first round to wildcardTaylor Townsend.[158] Playing in Sydney at theSydney International, Wickmayer lost in the first round of qualifying to Tímea Babos. In Melbourne at theAustralian Open, Wickmayer upset 23rd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round[159] and beatLara Arruabarrena in the second. In round three, she upset 14th seed Sara Errani to reach the fourth round for the first time since 2010.[160] In the fourth round, she lost to third seed Simona Halep.[161]
As a wildcard at theDiamond Games, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová.[162] In Mexico at theMonterrey Open, Wickmayer lost in the first round to fourth seed and eventual champion, Timea Bacsinszky.[163] At theIndian Wells Open, Wickmayer lost in the second round to second seed Maria Sharapova.[164] AtMiami, she was defeated in the first round by Sloane Stephens.[165] Competing in Poland at theKatowice Open, she lost in the first round to top seed and home crowd favorite Agnieszka Radwańska.[166]
Wickmayer began clay-court season at thePrague Open with wins over eighth seed Camila Giorgi, Aleksandra Krunić, and qualifierDanka Kovinić. Wickmayer then fell in her semifinal match to top seed Karolína Plíšková.[167] Seeded sixth at theEmpire Slovak Open, she was defeated in the second round byJeļena Ostapenko. In Germany at theNürnberger Versicherungscup, Wickmayer lost in the first round toEvgeniya Rodina.[168] At theFrench Open, she lost in the first round to 19th seed Elina Svitolina.[169]
Wickmayer began grass-court season by competing at the first edition of theNottingham Open. In the first round, she beat fourth seed Karin Knapp.[170] In the second round, she defeated Bojana Jovanovski.[171] In the quarterfinals, Wickmayer faced fifth seed Alison Riske. Riske led 6–2, 2–0 before Wickmayer had to retire due to illness.[172] Wickmayer lost in the final round of qualifying atBirmingham to Kateryna Bondarenko. InEastbourne, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by 15th seed Christina McHale. InWimbledon, she lost her first-round match to Elizaveta Kulichkova.[173]
After Wimbledon, Wickmayer competed at theİstanbul Cup where she was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Alizé Cornet.[174]
Wickmayer started her US Open Series at theRogers Cup where she advanced to the main draw with wins over Donna Vekić and eighth seed Julia Görges. In the first round, she was defeated by fellow qualifier Lesia Tsurenko.[175] Seeded fourth at theVancouver Open, Wickmayer reached the semifinals with wins over Canadian wildcard Gabriela Dabrowski, qualifier Julia Glushko, and Nao Hibino. In her semifinal match, she lost to seventh seed and eventual champion Johanna Konta.[176] Ranked 92 at theUS Open, Wickmayer beat 2010 French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone, in the first round. In the second round, she lost to 20th seed Victoria Azarenka.[177]
Wickmayer competed at theJapan Women's Open and reached the final, after defeating Kateřina Siniaková, fifth seed Johanna Larsson, Kateryna Bondarenko, and seventh seed Ajla Tomljanović. In the final, Wickmayer beatMagda Linette.[178] This was her first WTA singles title win since 2010. Wickmayer continued her good form at theGuangzhou International Open. She advanced to the semifinals beating Magda Linette, Monica Puig, and sixth seed and defending champion Monica Niculescu. Wickmayer was defeated in the semifinals by fourth seed Jelena Janković.[179] Wickmayer lost in the first round of qualifying at theLadies Linz to Jana Čepelová. In theLuxembourg Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Barbora Strýcová. Her final tournament of the year was theCarlsbad Classic, which was a new tournament added to theWTA 125 series. As the top seed, Wickmayer reached the final defeatingJulia Boserup,Kristie Ahn,CiCi Bellis, andMaria Sakkari. In the final, she beat fifth seed Nicole Gibbs to win her first WTA Challenger title.[180]
Wickmayer ended the year ranked 49.
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Wickmayer began the year atBrisbane International. In the first round, she lost to Dominika Cibulková.[181] Playing at theSydney International, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Lauren Davis. Ranked 41 at theAustralian Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Magdaléna Rybáriková.[182]
In February, Wickmayer competed at theSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy and beat Jeļena Ostapenko in the first round.[183] She fell in the next round to second seed and eventual champion, Roberta Vinci.[184] Seeded eighth at theAbierto Mexicano, Wickmayer reached the semifinals where she lost to second seed Sloane Stephens.[185] At theMonterrey Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round by fourth seed Johanna Konta.[186] Competing at theIndian Wells Open, Wickmayer lost in the second round to 26th seed Sam Stosur.[187] After Indian Wells, Wickmayer played at theSan Antonio Open, one of theWTA 125 tournaments. Seeded fourth, she lost in the first round to Lauren Davis.[188] InMiami, Wickmayer won her first-round match over Karin Knapp. In the second round, she upset 11th seed Lucie Šafářová.[189] In the third round, she was defeated by wildcard Heather Watson.[190]
Wickmayer began her clay-court season at theİstanbul Cup. Seeded second, she lost in the first round toAndreea Mitu.[191] Seeded eighth at thePrague Open, Wickmayer lost in the first round to Camila Giorgi.[192] At theMadrid Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by 12th seed Elina Svitolina.[193] In her final stop before Roland Garros at theItalian Open, she was defeated in the first round by 11th seed Timea Bacsinszky.[194] Wickmayer had a great run at theFrench Open. In the first round, she beatAlexandra Dulgheru and upset 27th seed Ekaterina Makarova in the second.[195] In round three, she lost to fourth seed and eventual champion, Garbiñe Muguruza.[196]
Wickmayer began her grass-court season at theNottingham Open. Seeded fifth, she was defeated in the first round by lucky loser Andrea Hlaváčková.[197] Wickmayer played at theBirmingham Classic where she defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the first round.[198] In the second, she upset ninth seed Johanna Konta.[199] In the quarterfinals, she lost to CoCo Vandeweghe.[200] At theEastbourne International, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Kristina Mladenovic.[201] Ranked 46 inWimbledon, she lost in the first round to 15th seed Karolína Plíšková.[202]
Wickmayer started on the US Open Series at theWashington Open. As the seventh seed, she reached the final after wins over Madison Brengle, Zhang Shuai, fourth seed Kristina Mladenovic, and sixth seed Yulia Putintseva, and she won the tournament defeating Lauren Davis in straight sets.[203] This was Wickmayer's fifth career singles title. In doubles, partnering with Monica Niculescu, she and Niculescu both won the 2016 Washington Open doubles title defeatingShuko Aoyama/Risa Ozaki in the final.[204] Ranked 36 at theRogers Cup, Wickmayer lost in the first round to qualifierKristína Kučová.[205] RepresentingBelgium at theRio Olympics, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Barbora Strýcová.[206] In doubles, she teamed with Flipkens. They reached the second round losing to fourth seeds Muguruza/Suárez Navarro.[207] Ranked 38 at theUS Open, Wickmayer lost in the first round to Julia Görges.[208]
In the Asian swing, she first played at theJapan Women's Open, where she was the second seed and the defending champion. Wickmayer lost her first-round match toViktorija Golubic.[209] As a result, she failed to defend her title. Her ranking fell from 39 to 51. In Tokyo at thePan Pacific Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifierAliaksandra Sasnovich.[210] After Tokyo, Wickmayer competed at theWuhan Open. She lost in the second round to seventh seed Suárez Navarro.[211] In Beijing at theChina Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round by fourth seed Simona Halep.[212] Wickmayer's final tournament of the year was theLuxembourg Open where she lost in the first round to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.
Wickmayer ended the year ranked 51.
Wickmayer began the year atAuckland where she beat Johanna Larsson in the first round.[213] In the second round, she lost to eighth seed and eventual finalist Ana Konjuh.[214] At theAustralian Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Lucie Šafářová.[215] Šafářová saved a total of nine match points to defeat Wickmayer.[216]
In February, she played for Belgium in theFed Cup tie versus Romania. Wickmayer only played one rubber, and she won, beating Sorana Cîrstea.[217] In the end, Belgium defeated Romania 3–1.[218] Seeded fifth at theHungarian Ladies Open, Wickmayer reached the quarterfinals where she lost to third seed Julia Görges.[219] The week after the tournament in Budapest, Wickmayer played at theAbierto Mexicano Telcel, where she was defeated in the first round by wildcard Daniela Hantuchová.[220] In March, Wickmayer played atIndian Wells where she won her first-round match overLaura Siegemund.[221] She lost in the second round to 24th seed Daria Gavrilova.[222] Wickmayer was defeated in the first round at theMiami Open by Lucie Šafářová.[223]
Competing at theRabat Grand Prix, her first clay-court season tournament of the year, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by Ekaterina Makarova.[224] Seeded second atCagnes-sur-Mer, she lost in the first round to qualifierKatarina Zavatska.[225] As the top seed at theEmpire Slovak Open, Wickmayer made it to the quarterfinals where she was defeated by sixth seed and eventual champion,Markéta Vondroušová. Wickmayer played her final tournament before the French Open at theNürnberger Versicherungscup. There, she lost in the second round to second seed Yulia Putintseva.[226] Ranked 69 at theFrench Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by 26th seed Daria Kasatkina.[227]
Wickmayer began her grass-court season at theNottingham Open. In the first round, she beat qualifier Elizaveta Kulichkova.[228] In the second round, she lost to top seed and eventual finalist Johanna Konta.[229] At theMallorca Open, Wickmayer lost in the final round of qualifying toOns Jabeur. Ranked 96 atWimbledon, she beat Kateryna Bondarenko in the first round.[230] In the second round, she lost to 14th seed and eventual champion Garbiñe Muguruza.[231]
At theVancouver Open, Wickmayer lost in the second round to Canadian wildcard Carol Zhao despite bageling her in the first set.[232] Ranked No. 129 at theUS Open, she was defeated in the second round by qualifier Kaia Kanepi.[233]
Wickmayer had her best tournament result of the season at theGuangzhou International Open. She made it all the way to the semifinals beating qualifierLesley Kerkhove, top seed Peng Shuai, and sixth seed Alizé Cornet. She was stopped in her semifinal match by Aleksandra Krunić.[234] At theUpper Austria Ladies Linz, Wickmayer lost in the second round of qualifying toSofya Zhuk. Wickmayer qualified for theLuxembourg Open defeatingEléonora Molinaro, Alexandra Cadanțu, andAntonia Lottner. In the first round, she lost to Heather Watson.[235] In Poitiers at theInternationaux Féminins de la Vienne, Wickmayer was defeated in the quarterfinals by Belinda Bencic. Seeded fifth at theHua Hin Championships, she won her first-round match over Vera Zvonareva.[236] She lost in the second round toLuksika Kumkhum.[237] Seeded fifth at theTaipei Challenger, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by qualifierVitalia Diatchenko. Wickmayer's final tournament of the year was at theMumbai Open. Seeded third, she lost in the quarterfinals toSabina Sharipova.[238]
Wickmayer ended the year ranked 112.
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Wickmayer began at theAustralian Open where she lost in the second round of qualifying to Australian wildcardPriscilla Hon.[239]
After the Australian Open, Wickmayer competed at the first edition of theNewport Beach Challenger in California where she was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Ajla Tomljanović. Seeded second at the $25k tournament in Surprise, Wickmayer won the title defeatingAnn Li,Ashley Kratzer, eighth seed Julia Boserup, seventh seedMarie Bouzková, andAna Sofía Sánchez.[240] Seeded fifth at the $25k tournament in Rancho Santa Fe, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round byDanielle Lao. At theIndian Wells Challenger, she beat sixth seed Francesca Schiavone andSofia Kenin to advance to the quarterfinals. She lost her quarterfinal match to the fourth seed and eventual finalist Kateryna Bondarenko.[241] Wickmayer qualified for theIndian Wells Open defeating 24th seed Viktorija Golubic and Jil Teichmann. She won her first WTA Tour match of the season by beating American wildcardKayla Day in the first round.[242] She lost in the second round to 26th seed Daria Gavrilova.[243] Wickmayer was defeated in the final round of qualifying at theMiami Open by Monica Niculescu.[244]
Seeded sixth at theZhengzhou Open, Wickmayer reached the semifinals after wins over Vera Zvonareva, wildcardWang Xiyu, and qualifier Mai Minokoshi. She lost in her semifinal match to fourth seedWang Yafan.[245] Seeded fourth at theIndustrial Bank Cup, Wickmayer advanced to the quarterfinals where she was defeated by fifth seedNaomi Broady. Seeded third at theKunming Open, she won her first two rounds over qualifierNatalija Kostić and Sabina Sharipova. She lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Irina Khromacheva.[246] Seeded seventh at theEmpire Slovak Open, she was defeated in the first round byFrançoise Abanda. Ranked 105 at theFrench Open, Wickmayer lost in the first round to Sam Stosur.[247]
Seeded fourth at theSurbiton Trophy, her first grass-court tournament of the year, Wickmayer beat both Bojana Jovanovski Petrović and qualifier Victoria Duval to reach the quarterfinals whereHarriet Dart defeated her.[248] At theNottingham Open, Wickmayer suffered a first-round loss at the hands of British wildcardKatie Boulter.[249] Ranked 101 at theWimbledon Championships, Wickmayer had two comfortable victories over Germans Mona Barthel and Andrea Petkovic. However, she lost her third-round match to Donna Vekić.[250]
In Montreal at theRogers Cup, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round of qualifying by AmericanCaroline Dolehide. Seeded second at theVancouver Open, Wickmayer lost in the second round toRebecca Marino.[251] At theUS Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Petra Kvitová.[252]
Wickmayer ended her 2018 season before the start of the Asian swing due to injuries.[253] She ended the season ranked 113.
Wickmayer began her season at theBrisbane International. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Australian wildcardZoe Hives. At theAustralian Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round of qualifying byKaja Juvan.[254]
Seeded 11th at theNewport Beach Challenger, she suffered a second-round loss at the hands ofAllie Kiick.[255] Seeded sixth at theDow Tennis Classic, Wickmayer beat bothLu Jiajing and qualifier Ann Li to reach the quarterfinals. She was defeated in her quarterfinal match by qualifierRobin Anderson.[256]
As the top seed at theGB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, Wickmayer reached the final after wins over Lesley Kerkhove, qualifierJessika Ponchet, British wildcard and defending championMaia Lumsden, andHarmony Tan. She lost in the final to second seed Vitalia Diatchenko. At theIndian Wells Challenger, Wickmayer lost in the second round to second seed Alison Riske.[257] Wickmayer was defeated in the final round of qualifying at theIndian Wells Open to Misaki Doi.[258] Playing at the first edition of theAbierto Zapopan, she was defeated in the second round by seventh seed Kristýna Plíšková.[259]
InMiami, Wickmayer qualified for the main draw beatingVeronika Kudermetova and Kristýna Plíšková. She won her first-round match overSachia Vickery.[260] In the second round, Wickmayer pushed top seed Naomi Osaka to three sets, but she ended losing the match.[261]
Wickmayer kicked off her 2020 season at theAuckland Open where she lost in the first round of qualifying to Nao Hibino. At theAustralian Open, Wickmayer was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Ann Li.[262]
Seeded 12th at theNewport Beach Challenger, she retired during her third-round match against fifth seed Madison Brengle due to a lower back injury.[263] Seeded fifth at theMidland Classic, Wickmayer reached the quarterfinal round where she lost to American wildcardIrina Falconi.[264] Competing at the first edition of theKentucky Open in Nicholasville, she fell in the quarterfinal round to third seed Madison Brengle. As the top seed at the Shoebacca Women's Open in Rancho Santa Fe, California, she made it to the semifinals where she was defeated by fifth seedRebecca Šramková.[265][266] Playing at theIndian Wells Challenger, Wickmayer lost in the quarterfinal round to 13th seed and eventual finalistMisaki Doi.
At theUS Open, she lost in the first round to second seedSofia Kenin. She ended her season early after the postponed2020 French Open.
She qualified for the2022 Wimbledon Championships after an absence of two years in a major main draw (since the US Open 2020) to make her 13th appearance at this major.[267][268] She made the second round defeatingZhu Lin.
She won the doubles title partnering withKristina Mladenovic at theKorea Open defeating top seedsAsia Muhammad andSabrina Santamaria from the United States. It was her first title since 2016.[269]
In 2023, she qualified forWimbledon with a win over Laura Siegemund in the last round of qualifying to make her 14th main-draw appearance.[270]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 | 50% |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | NH | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 14 | 13–14 | 48% |
| US Open | 1R | SF | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 13–13 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 6–4 | 10–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 48 | 44–48 | 48% |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ... | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2–8 | |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1–8 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 4–6 | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–6 | |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 7–28 |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | WTA Most Improved Player 2009 | Succeeded by |
