Personal

Father's name is Marino; mother's name is Carry; began playing tennis at age 4 after seeing her parents play for fun at a local club
Personal strengths are her slice and being creative on court; favorite surface is grass; favorite tournament is Wimbledon; best tennis memory so far is reaching the semifinals at 2013 Wimbledon
Tennis idols growing up were Marcelo Rios and Steffi Graf
Speaks English, Dutch, French and German
Nickname is Flipper
Has three cats, Billie, Tiger and Babette, and a dog named Belle
Favorite book is The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson; favorite movie is Pearl Harbor
Enjoys road and mountain biking, watching Netflix and hanging out with family and friends
In one word, would describe herself as loyal

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2012 - Québec City.
Finalist (3): 2018 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2016 - Monterrey; 2013 - 's-Hertogenbosch.

DOUBLES
Winner (5): 2019 - Mallorca (w/Larsson); 2018 - Lugano (w/Mertens), Linz (w/Larsson); 2017 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Cibulkova); 2016- Seoul (w/Larsson).
Finalist (8): 2019 - Hobart (w/Larsson), Eastbourne, Moscow (both w/Mattek-Sands); 2018 - Budapest, Nürnberg (both w/Larsson), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Bertens); 2017 - Nürnberg (w/Larsson), Luxembourg (w/Bouchard).

ADDITIONAL
WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2019 - Houston.
Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2003-13, 2015-20; Belgian Olympic Team, 2016.

Career in Review

2019 - Eighth consecutive Top 100 season (finishing No,95); QF five times at Hobart (l. to Kenin), Monterrey (l. to Kerber), 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Rybakina), Seoul (l. to Linette) and Moscow (l. to Bencic); reached 2r five times (incl. Wimbledo nand US Open); fell 1r 12 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title.

2018 - Third Top 50 season (finishing No,48); runner-up at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Krunic); SF at Nürnberg (l. to Riske); QF at Lugano (l. to Lapko); reached 2r 12 times (incl. at all four majors); fell 1r five times and in qualifying on four occasions; won two WTA doubles titles.

2017 - Ended the year at No.76, her eighth Top 100 finish in her last nine seasons, and sixth consecutive year of doing so. She reached QF stage twice, Acapulco (l. Mladenovic) and New Haven (l. Gavrilova). 2017 was her most successful doubles campaign to date, she won the title in 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Cibulkova), her second career doubles title, third overall. That result helped her reach a career-best No. 38 in doubles on September 11, leading to her first ever Top 50 finish in doubles (No.44).

2016 - Seventh Top 100 season in last eight years (finishing No.62); runner-up at Monterrey (l. to Watson in final); SF at Mallorca (l. to Garcia); QF four times at Auckland, Katowice, New Haven and Tashkent; reached 3r at Olympics and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying two times; won one WTA doubles title.

2015 - Sixth Top 100 season in last seven years (finishing No.93); SF twice at Istanbul (l. to Tsurenko) and Linz (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); QF twice at Katowice and Baku; reached 2r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors and 's-Hertogenbosch - l. to Nara 16 76(4) 64; held 4mp at 61 53) and in qualifying three times.

2014 - Another Top 50 season (finishing No.46); SF at Auckland (l. to Ivanovic); QF four times at Hobart, Paris [Indoors], Birmingham and New Haven; reached 4r once, 3r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open and Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. US Open); withdrew from Katowice and Stuttgart w/left ankle injury.

2013 - Breakthrough first Top 20 season (finishing No.20); runner-up at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Halep in final); SF twice at Hobart (l. to Barthel) and Wimbledon (first Grand Slam SF; l. to Bartoli); QF three times at Auckland, Memphis and Linz; reached 4r once (Australian Open), 3r three times and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros and Brussels - l. to Hampton 64 36 75; held mp at 5-4 third set); fell 1r eight times (incl. US Open); started year at No.54 then made Top 50 debut on January 14 (after Hobart; rose from No.51 to No.43) and Top 20 debut on June 10 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.21 to No.20), setting career-high No.13 on August 5 (dipped to No.20 by year-end rankings); withdrew from Stanford and Carlsbad w/right knee injury.

2012 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.54); won one WTA title at Québec City (d. Hradecka in final); SF twice at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Petrova) and Linz (l. to Goerges); reached 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell in qualifying once (Australian Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - SF at Fès (l. to Halep); reached 2r twice; fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times (incl. US Open).

2010 - Another Top 100 season (finishing No.77); SF at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Petkovic); QF three times at Hobart, Seoul and Luxembourg; reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times.

2009 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.81); QF at Luxembourg; reached 2r four times (incl. all four majors); fell 1r five times and in qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Fell 1r twice (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying three times.

2006 - Reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open); fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on September 11 (after US Open; rose from No.121 to No.98).

2005 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - SF at Forest Hills (l. to Benesova); fell 1r once and in qualifying once (Wimbledon); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first two WTA main draws (both as WC), falling 1r at Antwerp and Luxembourg; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first WTA qualifying at Antwerp and Brussels; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.