Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Yanina Wickmayer

Bel
Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
DOB: October 20, 1989
Birthplace: Lier, Belgium
Height: 6' (1.82 m)
Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2004)
JANUARY - Reached 2r at Auckland (l. to Errani); runner-up at Hobart (l. to Barthel in final); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Voskoboeva).
2004 - Played first WTA qualifying at Hasselt (as WC); also played on ITF Circuit in Belgium.

2005 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit in Belgium.

2006 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Fell in WTA qualifying three times; won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 100 season; reached first WTA final at Birmingham (l. to K.Bondarenko); QF at Seoul; reached 2r three times; fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying twice (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on May 12 (rose from No.120 to No.99); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.16); reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. to Wozniacki) and first two WTA titles at Estoril (d. Makarova in final) and Linz (d. Kvitova in final); runner-up at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Tanasugarn); SF at Luxembourg (l. to Bacsinszky); QF at Birmingham (l. to Sharapova); reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros and Indian Wells - l. to Hantuchova 57 63 76(4); held 2mp at 6-5 third set); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors); fell in RR stage at Bali (went 1-0 in RR; withdrew before second match w/voluntary withdrawal); made Top 50 debut on August 31 (rose from No.53 to No.50), Top 40 and Top 30 debuts on September 14 (after US Open; rose from No.50 to No.22) and Top 20 debut on October 19 (after Linz; rose from No.24 to No.20), peaking at No.16 on November 9 year-end rankings; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Another Top 30 season (finishing No.23); won third WTA title at Auckland (d. Pennetta in final); QF five times, at Miami, Birmingham, Stanford, Cincinnati and Bali; reached 4r three times (incl. Australian Open, US Open), 3r three times (incl. other two majors) and 2r twice; fell 1r eight times; set new career-high No.12 on April 19 (rose from No.13 to No.12).

2011 - Another Top 30 season (finishing No.26); runner-up at Auckland (l. to Arn in final); SF at Indian Wells (l. to Bartoli); QF four times, at Paris [Indoors], Charleston, Brussels and 's-Hertogenbosch; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r four times (incl. other two majors); fell 1r four times; struggled throughout season w/back injury, retiring from Brussels QF, Dallas 1r and US Open 2r matches and withdrawing from Stanford, Carlsbad, Beijing, Linz and Luxembourg; also withdrew from Doha w/leg injury, from Stuttgart w/knee injury and from Tokyo [Pan Pacific] w/personal reasons.
SINGLES
Winner (3): 2010 - Auckland, ITF/Torhout 2-BEL; 2009 - Estoril, Linz, ITF/Surprise-USA; 2008 - ITF/Indian Harbour Beach-USA; 2007 - ITF/Les Contamines-FRA, ITF/Hamanako-JPN, ITF/Taizou-CHN, ITF/Kunming-CHN; 2006 - ITF/Koksijde-BEL, ITF/Florianopolis-BRA, ITF/Cordoba 3-ARG.
Finalist (4): 2012 - Hobart; 2011 - Auckland; 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2008 - Birmingham.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Krajicek); 2008 - ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2007 - ITF/Trivandrum-IND (w/Albanese), ITF/Stuttgart-Vaihingen 2-GER (w/Dzehalevich), ITF/Les Contamines-FRA (w/Pavlyuchenkova), ITF/Kunming-CHN (w/U.Radwanska); 2006 - ITF/Itajai-BRA, ITF/Cordoba 3-ARG (both w/Pereira).
Finalist (1): 2009 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Krajicek).

ADDITIONAL
Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2007-12.
Coached by father, Marc Wickmayer; does off-court training with Marc Frey ... Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts ... Speaks Dutch, English, French ... Favorite actor is Brad Pitt; favorite singer is Rihanna; favorite types of music are R&B, rap, techno ... Favorite food is French Fries; also enjoys shopping, movies, seeing friends ... Favorite cities are New York, Paris; favorite tournaments are Antwerp, Luxembourg ... Other sports interests include soccer ... Person most admired is Kim Clijsters.
- Has one WTA Player Award: Most Improved Player Of The Year (2009).
- Received Fed Cup Heart Award in 2010.
- Signed sponsorship deal with Belgian Telecommunications operator Telenet (2010-2012).