Els Callens

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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Oct 1996	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond	4–6, 4–6

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.	Jan 1996	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Clay	Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Kristine Kunce	6–1, 6–0
Loss	1.	May 1996	Welsh Open, Wales	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Mariaan de Swardt	0–6, 4–6
Win	2.	Jun 1998	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	3.	Nov 1998	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis	Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Olsza	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	4.	Aug 2000	Los Angeles Championships, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost	Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6–2, 7–5
Loss	2.	Nov 2000	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po	Template:Flagicon Nicole Pratt Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy	3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	May 2001	German Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–3
Win	6.	May 2001	Belgian Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual	Template:Flagicon Kristie Boogert Template:Flagicon Miriam Oremans	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	3.	Sep 2001	Waikoloa Championships, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Pratt	Template:Flagicon Tina Križan Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik	2–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	Oct 2001	Linz Open, Austria	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin	Template:Flagicon Jelena Dokić Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova	1–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	Feb 2002	Toyota Princess Cup, Japan	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Roberta Vinci	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 1–6
Loss	6.	Apr 2002	Sarasota Clay Court Classic, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Jelena Dokić Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6
Win	7.	Jun 2002	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Shinobu Asagoe	Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–3
Win	8.	Jun 2003	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Meilen Tu	Template:Flagicon Alicia Molik Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–4
Loss	7.	Aug 2003	Los Angeles Classic, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Elena Bovina	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	Nov 2003	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Meilen Tu	Template:Flagicon Ting Li Template:Flagicon Sun Tiantian	3–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	Jan 2004	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett	Template:Flagicon Shinobu Asagoe Template:Flagicon Seiko Okamoto	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win	9.	Feb 2004	Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Cara Black	Template:Flagicon Myriam Casanova Template:Flagicon Eleni Daniilidou	6–2, 6–2
Loss	10.	Apr 2004	Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik	Template:Flagicon Marion Bartoli Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit	4–6, 2–6
Loss	11.	Aug 2004	Vancouver Open, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek Template:Flagicon Abigail Spears	3–6, 3–6
Loss	12.	Nov 2004	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur	Template:Flagicon Carly Gullickson Template:Flagicon María Emilia Salerni	5–7, 5–7
Win	10.	Feb 2005	Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Cara Black	Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues Template:Flagicon 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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	19 February 1990	ITF Manchester, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Sandra Begijn	6–1, 6–0
Win	2.	7 May 1990	ITF Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Claire Wegink	6–1, 6–1
Win	3.	21 January 1991	ITF Bergen, Norway	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Feistel	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1.	11 February 1991	ITF Danderyd, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Catarina Lindqvist	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	4.	18 February 1991	ITF Croydon, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Sara Gomer	6–1, 6–0
Win	5.	21 October 1991	ITF Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Cecilia Dahlman	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	6.	19 October 1992	ITF Moulins, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Petra Holubová	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win	7.	31 October 1993	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Lea Ghirardi	6–0, 6–1
Win	8.	21 March 1994	ITF Brest, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Dally Randriantefy	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2.	14 December 1997	ITF Bad Gögging, Germany	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy	4–6, 1–6
Loss	3.	22 August 1999	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika deLone	1–6, ret.
Win	9.	24 October 1999	ITF Southampton, UK	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Patricia Wartusch	6–3, 6–3
Win	10.	30 October 2001	ITF Bolton, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Bahia Mouhtassine	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win	11.	26 November 2002	ITF Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Stanislava Hrozenská	7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (10–7)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	26 February 1990	ITF Wigan, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Caroline Wuillot	Template:Flagicon Jenny Thielmann Template:Flagicon Claire Wegink	7–5, 6–0
Win	2.	11 June 1990	ITF Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Caroline Wuillot	Template:Flagicon Ingelise Driehuis Template:Flagicon Louise Pleming	2–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Win	3.	6 August 1990	ITF Rebecq, Belgium	Clay	Template:Flagicon Caroline Wuillot	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1.	10 September 1990	ITF Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tanja Hauschildt	Template:Flagicon Maria Lindström Template:Flagicon Heather Ludloff	6–7(6), 1–6
Loss	2.	11 November 1991	ITF Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Michèle Strebel	Template:Flagicon Ilana Berger Template:Flagicon Tessa Price	2–6, 5–7
Win	4.	12 April 1992	ITF Limoges, France	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Michèle Strebel	Template:Flagicon Lubomira Bacheva Template:Flagicon Sylvia Štefková	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	3.	14 September 1992	ITF Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julia Jehs	Template:Flagicon Karin Ptaszek Template:Flagicon Marianne Vallin	1–6, 3–6
Win	5.	22 November 1992	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	7–6(3), 6–4
Loss	4.	31 October 1993	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Nancy Feber	Template:Flagicon Olga Lugina Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	6.	27 March 1994	ITF Brest, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Karin Ptaszek	Template:Flagicon Susanna Attili Template:Flagicon Elena Savoldi	6–4, 6–1
Win	7.	29 March 1997	ITF Woodlands, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Liezel Horn	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Dechy Template:Flagicon Lea Ghirardi	6–4, 6–2
Win	8.	21 September 1998	ITF Seattle, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Liezel Horn	Template:Flagicon Lilia Osterloh Template:Flagicon Mashona Washington	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	9.	18 October 1998	ITF Southampton, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois	Template:Flagicon Amélie Cocheteux Template:Flagicon Émilie Loit	6–2, 6–2
Loss	5.	13 August 2001	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kristie Boogert	Template:Flagicon Clarisa Fernández Template:Flagicon Rika Fujiwara	6–2, 6–7(3), 4–6
Win	10.	26 November 2002	ITF Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Shinobu Asagoe	Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Nana Smith	7–6(3), 7–6(3)
Loss	6.	9 November 2004	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur	Template:Flagicon Teryn Ashley Template:Flagicon Laura Granville	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	4 July 2011	ITF Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nancy Feber	Template:Flagicon Marcella Koek Template:Flagicon Eva Wacanno	5–7, 6–3, [5–10]

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