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Laurence Courtois

BEL Age 50 172 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1993–2001

Laurence Courtois represented Belgium on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 37. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 75–94 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

37 (Nov 18, 1996)

Elo peak

1702 (59th percentile)

Singles record

75–94 (44.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$739,366

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Laurence Courtois's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Klara Koukalova #183	4-6 7-5 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 19, 2001*	QF	Antwerp	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Miroslava Vavrinec #90	3-6 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 2001*	R16	Antwerp	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Alena Vaskova #147	7-6(2) 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 2001*	R32	Antwerp	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Stephanie Foretz Gacon	6-7(3) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2001*	R32	Budapest	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #34	7-5 6-7(3) 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	R64	Indian Wells Open	Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Laurence Courtois's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Magdalena Maleeva	1	3	4	Jun 19, 1999	H2H
Anne-Gaelle Sidot	0	3	3	Mar 8, 2001	H2H
Barbara Rittner	2	1	3	Jul 20, 2000	H2H
Nathalie Dechy	0	3	3	Apr 14, 2000	H2H
Anna Smashnova	2	1	3	Jun 13, 1999	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Laurence Courtois Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Karina Habsudova #21 def. Laurence Courtois #50 7-5 6-2	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Laurence Courtois career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1993	17	3	3	6	50.0%	287	104
1994	18	8	13	21	38.1%	104	105
1995	19	14	14	28	50.0%	104	64
1996	20	20	16	36	55.6%	62	44
1997	21	4	9	13	30.8%	43	183
1998	22	4	9	13	30.8%	182	125
1999	23	13	17	30	43.3%	125	78
2000	24	6	10	16	37.5%	78	130
2001	25	3	3	6	50.0%	130	166
Career		75	94	169	44.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Laurence Courtois career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	17	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%
1994	18	2	4	6	33.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	8	13	21	38.1%
1995	19	1	4	5	20.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	5	4	9	55.6%	14	14	28	50.0%
1996	20	9	7	16	56.3%	6	4	10	60.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	20	16	36	55.6%
1997	21	2	1	3	66.7%	1	5	6	16.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	9	13	30.8%
1998	22	2	5	7	28.6%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1999	23	5	7	12	41.7%	6	6	12	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	13	17	30	43.3%
2000	24	0	2	2	0.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	10	16	37.5%
2001	25	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
Career	—	22	31	53	41.5%	32	37	69	46.4%	9	11	20	45.0%	12	15	27	44.4%	75	94	169	44.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Laurence Courtois career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%
1994	18	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	6	13	19	31.6%
1995	19	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	6	5	11	54.5%	5	2	7	71.4%	13	11	24	54.2%
1996	20	1	2	3	33.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	9	6	15	60.0%	4	0	4	100.0%	15	14	29	51.7%
1997	21	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	9	13	30.8%
1998	22	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	7	10	30.0%
1999	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	6	6	12	50.0%	13	16	29	44.8%
2000	24	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	6	10	16	37.5%
2001	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	2	5	60.0%
Career		1	6	7	14.3%	4	21	25	16.0%	34	36	70	48.6%	26	22	48	54.2%	65	85	150	43.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 150/169 (88.8%) of Laurence Courtois's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Laurence Courtois advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1993	17	1521	107.7	—	—	—	—	+38	+20	—	53.3%	+0.73	1–2 (33%)	1–4 (20%)	96.9	+0.37
1994	18	1545	117.8	—	—	—	—	+33	+35	—	40.0%	-1.20	4–4 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	—	+0.11
1995	19	1625	121.6	—	—	—	—	-31	-14	-24	50.0%	-0.24	3–3 (50%)	8–3 (73%)	105.7	+0.28
1996	20	1698	120.0	—	—	—	—	-38	-71	-18	50.0%	-0.11	11–5 (69%)	5–2 (71%)	109.5	+1.19
1997	21	1648	109.2	—	—	—	—	+22	-63	—	37.0%	-1.26	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	99.6	+0.08
1998	22	1579	117.9	—	—	—	—	+32	-27	—	41.9%	-0.13	0–5 (0%)	0–1	—	+0.02
1999	23	1546	109.3	—	—	—	—	+1	+26	+89	45.2%	-0.32	6–7 (46%)	3–5 (38%)	97.3	+1.88
2000	24	1539	113.0	—	—	—	—	—	+52	—	40.0%	-0.27	4–4 (50%)	1–5 (17%)	95.8	-0.15
2001	25	1540	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	+39	—	47.1%	-0.18	3–2 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	101.4	+0.63
Career		1702	119.9	—	—	—	—	-4	+2	+7	45.3%	-0.37	33–34 (49%)	26–23 (53%)	102.4	+2.66

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Laurence Courtois Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1994	18	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
1995	19	R64	R64	R64	R128	3–4 (43%)
1996	20	R32	R64	R64	R64	5–4 (56%)
1997	21	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1998	22	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1999	23	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
2000	24	R128	R128	R128	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		3–5 (38%)	2–6 (25%)	2–6 (25%)	1–5 (17%)	8–22 (27%)

WTA 1000

Laurence Courtois WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	ITA	BER	CHA	W-L Win %
1994	18	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1995	19	—	R64	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
1997	21	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	22	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2001	25	R64	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–6 (14%)

WTA 500

Laurence Courtois WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	PAR	AME	CHI	ESS	LEI	W-L Win %
1994	18	QF	R16	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1995	19	—	QF	QF	—	R32	5–3 (62%)
1996	20	R32	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1997	21	—	—	R16	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1998	22	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1999	23	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–4 (33%)	5–2 (71%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	10–11 (48%)

WTA 250

Laurence Courtois WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ANT	ASB	EST	LIB	JAP	BEL	BIR	BOG	BRA	BUD	CAI	CAR	GOL	HOB	HOP	IST	JAK	KNO	KUA	LIE	LIN	LUX	MOS	OKL	PAL	PAT	PRA	QUE	ROS	SAN	SCH	SOP	STR	TAR	TAS	WAR	W-L Win %
1993	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1994	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	4–6 (40%)
1995	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
1996	20	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	14–9 (61%)
1997	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	3–4 (43%)
1998	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	4–6 (40%)
1999	23	—	—	R32	QF	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	13–12 (52%)
2000	24	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	6–7 (46%)
2001	25	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
W-L		5–2 (71%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	5–3 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	0–2 (0%)	55–54 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Nov 18, 1996

First Top 100

Feb 21, 1994

First Top 50

Jan 29, 1996

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Laurence Courtois ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1992	16	—	668	684	404	390	383	379	342	301	305	298	286
1993	17	285	282	287	213	230	222	211	208	187	131	124	104
1994	18	119	88	85	78	68	74	80	81	83	104	103	105
1995	19	96	91	91	77	85	73	65	63	58	62	63	64
1996	20	47	62	58	54	43	48	50	46	40	39	37	44
1997	21	53	55	59	85	133	245	277	281	423	368	188	183
1998	22	159	129	131	138	139	135	127	122	103	109	124	125
1999	23	126	146	125	101	94	71	69	69	76	78	79	78
2000	24	86	86	89	104	94	124	129	132	122	120	130	130
2001	25	139	145	128	128	147	142	151	153	164	171	168	166
2002	26	167	168	210	237	288	303	341	347	470	484	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Fang Li	CHN	#36	1,707	157	67	90	42.7%	$535,067	0	1992–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Alexandra Fusai	FRA	#37	1,765	236	89	147	37.7%	$1,608,170	0	1990–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Karin Kschwendt	AUT	#37	1,712	195	79	116	40.5%	$676,039	0	1989–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Els Callens	BEL	#43	1,715	211	83	128	39.3%	$1,666,023	0	1991–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Adriana Serra Zanetti	ITA	#38	1,632	174	57	117	32.8%	$787,665	0	1991–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Sandra Cacic	USA	#39	1,730	154	58	96	37.7%	$707,596	1	1991–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Nicole Pratt	AUS	#35	1,764	380	160	220	42.1%	$2,404,645	1	1990–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Angelica Gavaldon	MEX	#34	1,735	186	75	111	40.3%	$504,376	0	1988–2000	Rivalries	Match log
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Katarina Studenikova	SVK	#31	1,746	157	64	93	40.8%	$594,039	0	1993–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Marlene Weingartner	GER	#36	1,679	218	84	134	38.5%	$1,127,324	0	1995–2005	Rivalries	Match log
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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Laurence Courtois?: Laurence Courtois is 50 years old, born on January 18, 1976.
Which country does Laurence Courtois represent?: Laurence Courtois represents Belgium in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Laurence Courtois?: Laurence Courtois is 172 cm / 5'8".
Is Laurence Courtois left-handed or right-handed?: Laurence Courtois plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Laurence Courtois won?: Laurence Courtois has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Laurence Courtois won?: TennisDB does not group any of Laurence Courtois's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Laurence Courtois' highest WTA ranking?: Laurence Courtois' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 37, first achieved on November 18, 1996.
What is Laurence Courtois' career win-loss record?: Laurence Courtois has a career WTA singles record of 75 wins and 94 losses (44.4%).
How much career prize money has Laurence Courtois earned?: Laurence Courtois has earned at least $739,366 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Laurence Courtois's career appear in TennisDB?: Laurence Courtois appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1993 through 2001.
On which surface does Laurence Courtois have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Laurence Courtois's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 46.4% (32–37).
Who has Laurence Courtois faced most often?: Laurence Courtois' most frequent opponent is Magdalena Maleeva, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.