Claudine Schaul


Claudine Schaul is a former tennis player from Luxembourg.
Her career-high singles ranking as of January 2016 was world No. 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and No. 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.
Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Fed Cup team in 1998, and where she has a W/L record of 39–39.

Career

Her father and brother are sports teachers and introduced her to tennis when she was four years old.

2003

A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the US Open after upsetting former No. 15 Anna Smashnova 7–6, 6–2 in round 1 as well as beating Samantha Reeves 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 in round 2, before losing her match versus Dinara Safina 4–6, 5–7.

2004

In January 2004, Schaul was able to win her first Doubles title in Canberra, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Shortly after, Schaul made it to the third round of the Australian Open before losing to Alicia Molik.
Later that year in May, Schaul managed to win her first WTA title at Strasbourg, defeating Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 in the final.
Due to her strong performances at the Australian Open and the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Schaul was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Athens. At the Olympics, she lost her first-round game 1–6, 1–6 against Daniela Hantuchová.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.22 May 2004Strasbourg, FranceClay Lindsay Davenport2–6, 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.17 January 2004Canberra, AustraliaHard Jelena Kostanić Caroline Dhenin
Lisa McShea		6–4, 7–6
Runner-up2.19 June 2004's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Jelena Kostanić Lisa McShea
Milagros Sequera		6–7, 3–6
Runner-up3.18 July 2004Stanford, United StatesHard Iveta Benešová Eleni Daniilidou
Nicole Pratt		2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (4–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.13 August 2000Rebecq, BelgiumClay Caroline Maes6–1, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up2.12 November 2000Villenave-d'Ornon, FranceClay Caroline Maes0–4, 1–4, 5–4, 1–4
Runner-up3.11 Feb 2001Redbridge, United KingdomHard Eva Dyrberg2–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.19 Mar 2002La Canada, United StatesHard Laura Granville6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner1.7 July 2002Vaihingen, GermanyClay Stephanie Gehrlein6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner2.22 September 2002Luxembourg City, LuxembourgClay Nathalie Viérin6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up5.15 June 2003Marseille, FranceClay Arantxa Parra Santonja2–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.26 February 2006St. Paul, United StatesHard Milagros Sequera1–6, 2–6
Winner3.17 August 2008Koksijde, BelgiumClay Daniëlle Harmsen7–6, 7–6
Winner4.25 January 2009Wrexham, United KingdomHard Constance Sibille6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles (3–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.3 March 2002Buchen, GermanyCarpet Sofia Arvidsson Anna Bastrikova
Claudia Kardys		6–0, 7–5
Runner-up1.8 September 2002Denain, FranceClay Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová		3–6, 0–6
Winner2.2 February 2003Urtijëi, ItalyCarpet Vanessa Henke Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová		6–1, 6–2
Runner-up2.29 July 2006Pétange, LuxembourgClay Lina Stančiūtė Erica Krauth
Frederica Piedade		3–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.28 July 2007Pétange, LuxembourgClay Martina Müller Anastasiya Yakimova
Carla Suárez Navarro		7–6, 1–6, 6–7
Runner-up4.3 August 2008Bad Saulgau, GermanyClay Anna Floris Simona Dobrá
Tereza Hladíková		1–6, 6–4,
Winner3.17 January 2009Glasgow, United KingdomHard Sandra Klemenschits Nicolette van Uitert
Viktoria Yemialyanava		6–3, 4–6,