Marie Benoît (French pronunciation: [maʁi bənwa]; born 16 March 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player.[1] On 24 July 2023, she achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 188. On 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 208 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Benoît has won 15 singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for the Belgium Fed Cup team, Benoît has a win–loss record of 1–2 (as of November 2024).[2]
Career
2019: WTA Tour debut
Benoît's singles debut on the WTA Tour came at the 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she was defeated in the first round by Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk. In doubles, she made her debut at the 2019 Bucharest Open, when she lost with her partner Ysaline Bonaventure in the first round.
2020-2022: First WTA 125 doubles final
In 2020, she reached the final of a WTA 125 Challenger event, partnering with Jessika Ponchet. The following year was marked by participating in all four Grand Slam qualifying tournaments, twice reaching the second round. In 2021, she reached semifinals in a $25k tournament in Grenoble, France, losing to Viktorija Golubic. In a tournament in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, she lost the final against Arantxa Rus. In August 2022, she won a $25k event in Koksijde, Belgium, one week after reaching the final in the $25k tournament organised in her hometown of Eupen.
2023-2024: First WTA 125 singles quarterfinal
Benoît qualified for main draw at the 2023 Țiriac Foundation Trophy in Bucharest and defeated Chloé Paquet in three sets to reach the second round,[3] where she lost to fifth seed Anna Bondár.[4] She also made it through qualification for the 2024 Hamburg Open, but lost in the first round to top seed Mayar Sherif.[5]
At the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, Benoît reached her first WTA 125 singles quarterfinal defeating Leonie Küng[6] and Valentina Ryser,[7] before losing to Ekaterine Gorgodze.[8]
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2020 | Newport Beach Challenger, United States |
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1–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 28 (15 titles, 13 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2013 | ITF Iași, Romania | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(0) |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–1 | Sep 2014 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Feb 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6), 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 6–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tampere, Finland | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(5), 7–6(5), 4–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Aug 2017 | ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(3), 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2017 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | Nov 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Oct 2018 | ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2019 | ITF Riba-Roja de Turia | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4), 5–7 |
Win | 8–7 | Jan 2020 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 8–8 | May 2022 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–9 | May 2022 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–10 | Aug 2022 | ITF Eupen, Belgium | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 9–10 | Aug 2022 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 10–10 | Jan 2023 | ITF Vero Beach, United States | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 11–10 | Feb 2023 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 12–10 | Jul 2023 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 13–10 | Jan 2024 | ITF Naples, United States | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–11 | Feb 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 13–12 | Apr 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Win | 14–12 | May 2024 | ITF Annenheim, Austria | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 15–12 | May 2024 | ITF Klagenfurt, Austria | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 15–13 | Oct 2024 | ITF Seville, Spain | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2011 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | W10 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2013 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(3) |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–0, [7–10] |
Loss | 0–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Sep 2014 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 0–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–6 | Sep 2014 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–7 | Oct 2014 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W10 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 1–7 | Nov 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 2–7 | Apr 2016 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–8 | Apr 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 2–9 | Jul 2017 | Tampere Open, Finland | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 2–10 | Aug 2017 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
Win | 3–10 | Dec 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–11 | Apr 2018 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–11 | May 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–11 | Sep 2018 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(5) |
Loss | 5–12 | Feb 2019 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W25 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 5–13 | Oct 2019 | ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 6–13 | Oct 2019 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–7(3), [10–4] |
Win | 7–13 | Sep 2020 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 8–13 | Jun 2021 | ITF The Hague, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 7–5, [10–7] |
Win | 9–13 | Sep 2021 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 10–13 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 10–14 | Mar 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10–15 | Apr 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11–15 | Jan 2024 | ITF Naples, United States | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(6), 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 12–15 | Jun 2024 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | W50 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 13–15 | Oct 2024 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–1 |
References
- ^ "Marie Benoit's WTA Profile".
- ^ "Marie Benoit at the Fed Cup".
- ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Bondar moves into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Hamburg European Open: Top seed Sherif moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit makes last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Benoit makes quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Tiriac Foundation Trophy: Gorgodze reaches semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
- Marie Benoît at the Women's Tennis Association
- Marie Benoît at the International Tennis Federation
- Marie Benoît at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)