Els Callens
Els Callens is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.
Callens was born in Antwerp, and became professional in January 1990.
Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.
She retired on 26 October 2005, after she lost her second-round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt. After her come back, Callens finally retired from professional tennis in 2011.
Nowadays, she is a sports commentator for the Belgian public broadcast Eén.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 27 October 1996 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet | Lisa Raymond | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 22 (10–12)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 6 January 1996 | Auckland, New Zealand | Clay | Julie Halard-Decugis | Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1. | 19 May 1996 | Cardiff, Wales | Clay | Laurence Courtois | Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt | 0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 14 June 1998 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Julie Halard-Decugis | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 22 November 1998 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis | Rika Hiraki Aleksandra Olsza | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 13 August 2000 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Dominique Van Roost | Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2. | 5 November 2000 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet | Kimberly Po | Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 13 May 2001 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Meghann Shaughnessy | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 19 May 2001 | Antwerp, Belgium | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 16 September 2001 | Waikoloa, USA | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 October 2001 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Chanda Rubin | Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 3 February 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet | Roberta Vinci | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 April 2002 | Sarasota, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez | Jelena Dokić Elena Likhovtseva | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 16 June 2002 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Shinobu Asagoe | Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 15 June 2003 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Meilen Tu | Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 10 August 2003 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Elena Bovina | Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 2 November 2003 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet | Meilen Tu | Ting Li Sun Tiantian | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 16 January 2004 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Barbara Schett | Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 22 February 2004 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard | Cara Black | Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 10. | 11 April 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 15 August 2004 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 7 November 2004 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard | Samantha Stosur | Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni | 5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 10. | 20 February 2005 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard | Cara Black | Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
ITF finals
Singles: 14 (11–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 19 February 1990 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Carpet | Sandra Begijn | 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 2. | 7 May 1990 | Cascais, Portugal | Clay | Claire Wegink | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 21 January 1991 | Bergen, Norway | Carpet | Magdalena Feistel | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 11 February 1991 | Danderyd, Sweden | Carpet | Catarina Lindqvist | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 18 February 1991 | Croydon, United Kingdom | Carpet | Sara Gomer | 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 5. | 21 October 1991 | Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet | Cecilia Dahlman | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 19 October 1992 | Moulins, France | Hard | Petra Holubová | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 31 October 1993 | Poitiers, France | Hard | Lea Ghirardi | 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 21 March 1994 | Brest, France | Hard | Dally Randriantefy | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 December 1997 | Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet | Nathalie Dechy | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 22 August 1999 | Bronx, United States | Hard | Erika deLone | 1–6, ret. |
Winner | 9. | 24 October 1999 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet | Patricia Wartusch | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 30 October 2001 | Bolton, United Kingdom | Hard | Bahia Mouhtassine | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 26 November 2002 | Minneapolis, United States | Hard | Stanislava Hrozenská | 7–5, 6–3 |