Stefan Wauters

Stefan Wauters (born 12 March 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium.

Stefan Wauters
Full nameStefan Wauters
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1982-03-12) 12 March 1982
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$127,269
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 212 (3 April 2006)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 205 (12 June 2006)

Biography

Wauters, a right-hander from Sint-Niklaas, was ranked as high as nine in the world as a junior.[1]

As a professional he competed on the Challenger and Futures circuits. He won two Challenger titles, both in doubles. His best singles performance was a runner-up finish at the Saransk Challenger in 2004 and he had a win over Kristof Vliegen, ranked 32 at the time, at the Mons Challenger in 2006. He competed in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments, without ever being able to progress to the main draw. In 2006 he featured in a Davis Cup tie for Belgium, against Ukraine in Kiev. With Belgium having secured the Group I tie, Wauters was given a run in the fifth rubber, in which he held two match points but lost to Sergei Bubka in a final set tiebreak.[2]

He announced his retirement from professional tennis in 2009.[3]

A former hitting partner for good friend Kim Clijsters, Wauters was also briefly the coach of Yanina Wickmayer, for the second half of 2013.[4][5]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 2005 Montauban, France Clay Steve Darcis Gabriel Trujillo Soler
Lovro Zovko		 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
2. 2006 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay Joseph Sirianni Ivan Dodig
Aleksandar Marić		 6–4, 3–6, 10–4

See also

References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Wauters Stefan (BEL)". ITF. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "Plus qu'un barrage à franchir!". La Dernière Heure (in Dutch). 10 April 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. "Stefan Wauters quitte le circuit international". 7sur7 (in French). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. "Tennis: 10 Most Intimidating Faces in the Players' Box". Bleacher Report. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. "Yanina Wickmayer breekt met coach". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 6 February 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.