Greet Minnen

Greet Minnen (born 14 August 1997) is a Belgian tennis player.Minnen has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 59 in singles, achieved on 16 October 2023, and No. 45 in doubles, attained on 8 January 2024.

Greet Minnen
Minnen at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 26)
Turnhout, Belgium
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,180,380
Singles
Career record329–181 (64.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 79 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open1R (2020, 2021, 2022)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open3R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record102–82 (55.4%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 45 (8 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 64 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022, 2023)
French OpenQF (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon3R (2023)
US Open3R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup4–3
Last updated on: 19 March 2024.

Juniors

She reached in her last year as a junior the girls' doubles final of the 2015 Australian Open, losing in two sets.

Professional career

2018-2022: WTA and Grand Slam debuts

Minnen made her WTA main draw debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Open in the doubles draw, partnering Alison Van Uytvanck. They won the title, defeating Vera Lapko and Mandy Minella in the final, in two sets.In May 2021, again partnering Van Uytvanck, they lost in a second WTA Tour doubles final to Aleksandra Krunić and Nina Stojanović in Belgrade.

In September 2021, she reached the third round at the 2021 US Open as a lucky loser defeating Nadia Podoroska and Liudmila Samsonova.[1]Next, she won the 2021 Luxembourg Open, her second WTA Tour doubles title, also partnering Van Uytvanck.

At the 2022 French Open, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles partnering with Anna Bondár.In the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she beat former Wimbledon champion and former world No. 1, Garbiñe Muguruza, 6–4, 6–0, and scored the first top-10 win of her career.[1]

2023: US Open second third round, top 60

At the 2023 French Open, she reached consecutive quarterfinals in doubles partnering again with Anna Bondár.She reached the third round for the second time at the US Open, as a qualifier,[2] defeating wildcard Venus Williams en-route, 6–1, 6–1 in 73 minutes,[1][3] and Sachia Vickery,[4] climbing 29 spots to world No. 69 on 11 September 2023[5] and to a new career-high in singles of No. 59 a month later, on 16 October 2023.

2024: WTA 1000 first wins and third round

At the WTA 1000 Qatar Open, she recorded her first win at this level. At the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she replaced 18th seed Barbora Krejčíková as a lucky loser directly into the second round and defeated Lesia Tsurenko to reach the third round for the first time at this level in her career.

Personal life

Minnen was in a relationship with Belgian tennis player Alison Van Uytvanck.[6]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.

Tournament201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA2R1R1RQ11R0 / 41–420%
French OpenQ31R1R1RQ30 / 30–30%
WimbledonQ3NH1R2R1R0 / 31–325%
US OpenQ11R3R1R3R0 / 44–450%
Win–loss0–01–32–41–42–20–10 / 146–1430%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a]ARR[b]AQR0 / 12–167%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c]AQ2AAA2R0 / 11–150%
Dubai[c]AAAAAQ10 / 00–0 – 
Indian Wells OpenANHAQ1A1R0 / 10–10%
Miami OpenANHQ21RA3R0 / 20–10%
Madrid OpenANHA1RA0 / 10–10%
Italian OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Canadian OpenANHAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Cincinnati OpenAQ1AAA0 / 00–0 – 
Wuhan OpenANH0 / 00–0 – 
China OpenANHA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–20–01–20 / 41–420%
Career statistics
20192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Tournaments6813125Career total: 44
Titles00000Career total: 0
Finals00000Career total: 0
Overall win–loss6–62–813–142–127–50 / 4430–4540%
Year-end ranking[d]1231107520262$2,019,753

Doubles

Current after the 2022 Championnats de Granby.

Tournament201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA1RA2R2R0 / 32–340%
French OpenAA2R1RQFQF0 / 46–460%
WimbledonA2RNH2R1R3R0 / 44–450%
US OpenAAA3R2R2R0 / 34–360%
Win–loss0–01–11–23–34–47–40 / 1416–1453%
WTA 1000
Miami OpenAANHA1R0 / 10–10%
Career statistics
Tournaments156810Career total: 30
Titles10010Career total: 2
Finals10020Career total: 3
Overall win–loss4–05–45–612–76–92 / 3032–2655%
Year-end ranking221171108916559

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2018Luxembourg Open, LuxembourgInternational[e]Hard (i) Alison Van Uytvanck Vera Lapko
Mandy Minella
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss1–1May 2021Serbia Open, SerbiaWTA 250Clay Alison Van Uytvanck Aleksandra Krunić
Nina Stojanović
0–6, 2–6
Win2–1Sep 2021Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg (2)WTA 250Hard (i) Alison Van Uytvanck Erin Routliffe
Kimberley Zimmermann
6–3, 6–3
Loss2–2Jan 2024Brisbane International, AustraliaWTA 500Hard Heather Watson Lyudmyla Kichenok
Jeļena Ostapenko
5–7, 2–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2023Open de Saint-Malo, FranceClay Sloane Stephens3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Aug 2023Kozerki Open, PolandHard Dayana Yastremska6–2, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2021Open Angers, FranceHard (i) Tereza Mihalíková Monica Niculescu
Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win2–0May 2023Open de Saint-Malo, FranceClay Bibiane Schoofs Ulrikke Eikeri
Eri Hozumi
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 22 (11 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–5)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2013ITF Maaseik, Belgium10,000Clay Manon Arcangioli2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss0–2Jul 2015ITF Nieuwpoort, Belgium10,000Clay Sofie Oyen2–6, 1–6
Win1–2Sep 2015ITF Pétange, Luxembourg10,000Hard (i) Michaela Hončová6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Win2–2Oct 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Daiana Negreanu6–3, 3–0 ret.
Loss2–3Oct 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Anna Bondár6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss2–4Jun 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Zhao Xiaoxi6–7(6), 2–6
Win3–4July 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Ioana Pietroiu7–6(2), 6–2
Loss3–5Aug 2016ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000Hard Peangtarn Plipuech4–6, 0–6
Win4–5Mar 2018ITF Solarino, Italy15,000Carpet Quinn Gleason2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win5–5May 2018ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Julia Stamatova6–0, 6–1
Loss5–6Jul 2018ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands15,000Clay Marina Yudanov0–6, 2–6
Win6–6Aug 2018ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands15,000Clay Arianne Hartono6–2, 6–2
Win7–6Sep 2018ITF Santarém, Portugal15,000Hard Samantha Murray7–5, 6–3
Loss7–7Sep 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Giulia Gatto-Monticone5–7, 4–6
Win8–7Mar 2019Yokohama Challenger, Japan25,000Hard Elena-Gabriela Ruse6–4, 6–1
Loss8–8Aug 2021Landisville Challenge, U.S.100,000Hard Nuria Párrizas Díaz6–7(6), 6–4, 6–7(7)
Win9–8Feb 2022AK Ladies Open, Germany60,000Carpet (i) Daria Snigur6–4, 6–3
Loss9–9Feb 2022Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan60,000Hard (i) Anzhelika Isaeva4–6, 0–0 ret.
Win10–9Jan 2023GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK60,000Hard (i) Mona Barthel6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Win11–9Feb 2023Porto Indoor, Portugal40,000Hard (i) Tara Würth6–2, 6–2
Loss11–10Feb 2023AK Ladies Open, Germany60,000Carpet (i) Clara Tauson6–7(5), 6–4, 2–6
Loss11–11May 2023Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia100,000Clay Yanina Wickmayer0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (3–0)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000Hard Petra Januskova Ana Bianca Mihăilă
Zhao Xiaoxi
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win1–1Feb 2023AK Ladies Open, Germany60,000Carpet (i) Yanina Wickmayer Freya Christie
Ali Collins
6–1, 6–3
Win2–1Mar 2023Trnava Indoor, Slovakia60,000Hard (i) Yanina Wickmayer Sapfo Sakellaridi
Radka Zelníčková
6–4, 6–4
Win3–1Apr 2023Open de Seine-et-Marne, France60,000Hard (i) Yanina Wickmayer Jodie Burrage
Berfu Cengiz
6–4, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2015Australian OpenHard Katharina Hobgarski Miriam Kolodziejová
Markéta Vondroušová
5–7, 4–6

Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins

Season2022Total
Wins11
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreGMR
2022
1. Garbiñe MuguruzaNo. 10Wimbledon, UKGrass1R6–4, 6–0No. 88

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