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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.27 October 1996Quebec City, CanadaCarpet Lisa Raymond4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 22 (10–12)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.6 January 1996Auckland, New ZealandClay Julie Halard-Decugis Jill Hetherington
Kristine Kunce
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up1.19 May 1996Cardiff, WalesClay Laurence Courtois Katrina Adams
Mariaan de Swardt
0–6, 4–6
Winner2.14 June 1998Birmingham, EnglandGrass Julie Halard-Decugis Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner3.22 November 1998Pattaya, ThailandHard Julie Halard-Decugis Rika Hiraki
Aleksandra Olsza
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner4.13 August 2000Los Angeles, USAHard Dominique Van Roost Kimberly Po
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up2.5 November 2000Quebec City, CanadaCarpet Kimberly Po Nicole Pratt
Meghann Shaughnessy
3–6, 4–6
Winner5.13 May 2001Berlin, GermanyClay Meghann Shaughnessy Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Winner6.19 May 2001Antwerp, BelgiumClay Virginia Ruano Pascual Kristie Boogert
Miriam Oremans
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up3.16 September 2001Waikoloa, USAHard Nicole Pratt Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up4.28 October 2001Linz, AustriaHard Chanda Rubin Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.3 February 2002Tokyo, JapanCarpet Roberta Vinci Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.7 April 2002Sarasota, USAClay Conchita Martínez Jelena Dokić
Elena Likhovtseva
7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Winner7.16 June 2002Birmingham, EnglandGrass Shinobu Asagoe Kimberly Po
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3
Winner8.15 June 2003Birmingham, EnglandGrass Meilen Tu Alicia Molik
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up7.10 August 2003Los Angeles, USAHard Elena Bovina Mary Pierce
Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.2 November 2003Quebec City, CanadaCarpet Meilen Tu Ting Li
Sun Tiantian
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up9.16 January 2004Hobart, AustraliaHard Barbara Schett Shinobu Asagoe
Seiko Okamoto
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner9.22 February 2004Antwerp, BelgiumHard Cara Black Myriam Casanova
Eleni Daniilidou
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up10.11 April 2004Casablanca, MoroccoClay Katarina Srebotnik Marion Bartoli
Émilie Loit
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up11.15 August 2004Vancouver, CanadaHard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Bethanie Mattek
Abigail Spears
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up12.7 November 2004Quebec City, CanadaHard Samantha Stosur Carly Gullickson
María Emilia Salerni
5–7, 5–7
Winner10.20 February 2005Antwerp, BelgiumHard Cara Black Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina
3–6, 6–4, 6–4

ITF finals

Singles: 14 (11–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.19 February 1990Manchester, United KingdomCarpet Sandra Begijn6–1, 6–0
Winner2.7 May 1990Cascais, PortugalClay Claire Wegink6–1, 6–1
Winner3.21 January 1991Bergen, NorwayCarpet Magdalena Feistel6–4, 6–3
Runner-up1.11 February 1991Danderyd, SwedenCarpet Catarina Lindqvist4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner4.18 February 1991Croydon, United KingdomCarpet Sara Gomer6–1, 6–0
Winner5.21 October 1991Swindon, United KingdomCarpet Cecilia Dahlman3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner6.19 October 1992Moulins, FranceHard Petra Holubová5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Winner7.31 October 1993Poitiers, FranceHard Lea Ghirardi6–0, 6–1
Winner8.21 March 1994Brest, FranceHard Dally Randriantefy6–4, 6–3
Runner-up2.14 December 1997Bad Gögging, GermanyCarpet Nathalie Dechy4–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.22 August 1999Bronx, United StatesHard Erika deLone1–6, ret.
Winner9.24 October 1999Southampton, United KingdomCarpet Patricia Wartusch6–3, 6–3
Winner10.30 October 2001Bolton, United KingdomHard Bahia Mouhtassine4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner11.26 November 2002Minneapolis, United StatesHard Stanislava Hrozenská7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (10–7)