Belgian tennis player
Els Callens (born 20 August 1970) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.
Callens became professional in January 1990.
Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami .
She retired on 26 October 2005, after losing her second-round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt. She started a comeback, and finally retired from professional tennis in 2011.
Nowadays, she works as sports commentator for the Belgian public broadcast Eén .
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV & V (0–0)
Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)
Legend
Tier I (1–0)
Tier II (3–3)
Tier III (3–3)
Tier IV & V (3–6)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
6 January 1996
Auckland Open , New Zealand
Clay
Julie Halard-Decugis
Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce
6–1, 6–0
Loss
1.
19 May 1996
Welsh Open , Wales
Clay
Laurence Courtois
Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt
0–6, 4–6
Win
2.
14 June 1998
Birmingham Classic , England
Grass
Julie Halard-Decugis
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
3.
22 November 1998
Pattaya Open , Thailand
Hard
Julie Halard-Decugis
Rika Hiraki Aleksandra Olsza
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win
4.
13 August 2000
Los Angeles Championships , U.S.
Hard
Dominique Van Roost
Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–2, 7–5
Loss
2.
5 November 2000
Tournoi de Québec , Canada
Carpet (i)
Kimberly Po
Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy
3–6, 4–6
Win
5.
13 May 2001
German Open
Clay
Meghann Shaughnessy
Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Win
6.
19 May 2001
Belgian Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss
3.
16 September 2001
Waikoloa Championships , U.S.
Hard
Nicole Pratt
Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
2–6, 3–6
Loss
4.
28 October 2001
Linz Open , Austria
Hard (i)
Chanda Rubin
Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova
1–6, 4–6
Loss
5.
3 February 2002
Toyota Princess Cup , Japan
Carpet (i)
Roberta Vinci
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
1–6, 1–6
Loss
6.
7 April 2002
Sarasota Clay Court Classic , U.S.
Clay
Conchita Martínez
Jelena Dokić Elena Likhovtseva
7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 3–6
Win
7.
16 June 2002
Birmingham Classic, England
Grass
Shinobu Asagoe
Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3
Win
8.
15 June 2003
Birmingham Classic, England
Grass
Meilen Tu
Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–4
Loss
7.
10 August 2003
Los Angeles Classic , U.S.
Hard
Elena Bovina
Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 3–6
Loss
8.
2 November 2003
Tournoi de Québec, Canada
Carpet (i)
Meilen Tu
Ting Li Sun Tiantian
3–6, 3–6
Loss
9.
16 January 2004
Hobart International , Australia
Hard
Barbara Schett
Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win
9.
22 February 2004
Diamond Games Antwerp , Belgium
Hard (i)
Cara Black
Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou
6–2, 6–2
Loss
10.
11 April 2004
Casablanca Grand Prix , Morocco
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit
4–6, 2–6
Loss
11.
15 August 2004
Vancouver Open , Canada
Hard
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears
3–6, 3–6
Loss
12.
7 November 2004
Tournoi de Québec, Canada
Hard (i)
Samantha Stosur
Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni
5–7, 5–7
Win
10.
20 February 2005
Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium
Hard (i)
Cara Black
Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 14 (11–3)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
19 February 1990
ITF Manchester, United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Sandra Begijn
6–1, 6–0
Winner
2.
7 May 1990
ITF Cascais, Portugal
Clay
Claire Wegink
6–1, 6–1
Winner
3.
21 January 1991
ITF Bergen, Norway
Carpet (i)
Magdalena Feistel
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
1.
11 February 1991
ITF Danderyd, Sweden
Carpet (i)
Catarina Lindqvist
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner
4.
18 February 1991
ITF Croydon, United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Sara Gomer
6–1, 6–0
Winner
5.
21 October 1991
ITF Swindon, United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Cecilia Dahlman
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner
6.
19 October 1992
ITF Moulins, France
Hard (i)
Petra Holubová
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Winner
7.
31 October 1993
ITF Poitiers, France
Hard (i)
Lea Ghirardi
6–0, 6–1
Winner
8.
21 March 1994
ITF Brest, France
Hard (i)
Dally Randriantefy
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
2.
14 December 1997
ITF Bad Gögging, Germany
Carpet (i)
Nathalie Dechy
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
3.
22 August 1999
Bronx Open, United States
Hard
Erika deLone
1–6, ret.
Winner
9.
24 October 1999
ITF Southampton, UK
Carpet (i)
Patricia Wartusch
6–3, 6–3
Winner
10.
30 October 2001
ITF Bolton, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Bahia Mouhtassine
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner
11.
26 November 2002
ITF Minneapolis, United States
Hard (i)
Stanislava Hrozenská
7–5, 6–3
Doubles: 17 (10–7)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
26 February 1990
ITF Wigan, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Caroline Wuillot
Jenny Thielmann Claire Wegink
7–5, 6–0
Winner
2.
11 June 1990
ITF Cascais, Portugal
Clay
Caroline Wuillot
Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Winner
3.
6 August 1990
ITF Rebecq, Belgium
Clay
Caroline Wuillot
Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
1.
10 September 1990
ITF Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Hard
Tanja Hauschildt
Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff
6–7(6) , 1–6
Runner-up
2.
11 November 1991
ITF Swindon, United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Michèle Strebel
Ilana Berger Tessa Price
2–6, 5–7
Winner
4.
12 April 1992
ITF Limoges, France
Carpet (i)
Michèle Strebel
Lubomira Bacheva Sylvia Štefková
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up
3.
14 September 1992
ITF Madeira, Portugal
Hard
Julia Jehs
Karin Ptaszek Marianne Vallin
1–6, 3–6
Winner
5.
22 November 1992
ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Elena Pampoulova
Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea
7–6(3) , 6–4
Runner-up
4.
31 October 1993
ITF Poitiers, France
Hard (i)
Nancy Feber
Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner
6.
27 March 1994
ITF Brest, France
Hard (i)
Karin Ptaszek
Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi
6–4, 6–1
Winner
7.
29 March 1997
ITF Woodlands, United States
Hard
Liezel Horn
Nathalie Dechy Lea Ghirardi
6–4, 6–2
Winner
8.
21 September 1998
ITF Seattle, United States
Hard
Liezel Horn
Lilia Osterloh Mashona Washington
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Winner
9.
18 October 1998
ITF Southampton, United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Laurence Courtois
Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up
5.
13 August 2001
Bronx Open, United States
Hard
Kristie Boogert
Clarisa Fernández Rika Fujiwara
6–2, 6–7(3) , 4–6
Winner
10.
26 November 2002
ITF Minneapolis, United States
Hard (i)
Shinobu Asagoe
Rika Hiraki Nana Smith
7–6(3) , 7–6(3)
Runner-up
6.
9 November 2004
ITF Pittsburgh, United States
Hard (i)
Samantha Stosur
Teryn Ashley Laura Granville
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
7.
4 July 2011
ITF Brussels, Belgium
Clay
Nancy Feber
Marcella Koek Eva Wacanno
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
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