Claudine Schaul (born 20 August 1983 in Luxembourg City) is a professional tennis player from Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. Her career-high singles ranking as of 15 June 2009 was World Number 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and World Number 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.

Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Federation Cup team

Luxembourg Fed Cup team

The "Luxembourg Fed Cup team" represents Luxembourg in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Tennis. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...

 in 1998, and has played 30 singles and 16 doubles matches up to and including 2008.

2003

A year after turning pro, Schaul made it to the third round of the 2003 US Open after upsetting former Number 15 Anna Smashnova

Anna Smashnova

Anna Smashnova is a former professional tennis player from Israel. She retired from professional tennis after Wimbledon 2007.Smashnova, who has been noted as having a great last name for a tennis player, reached her career-high singles ranking of World # 15 in 2003. She was in 13 finals, and won...

 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 in Round 1 as well as beating Samantha Reeves

Samantha Reeves

Samantha Reeves is an American tennis player.Reeves's best results in singles have been reaching the quarter-finals at Hawaii , Bahia and Quebec City .-External links:...

 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 in Round 2, before losing her Round 3 match versus Dinara Safina

Dinara Safina

Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....

 4–6, 5–7.

2004

In January 2004, Schaul was able to win her first Doubles title in Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Australia, partnering Jelena Kostanić Tošić. Shortly after, Schaul made it to the third round of the 2004 Australian Open

2004 Australian Open - Women's Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she withdrew due to a left knee injury.Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.- Seeds :# Justine Henin-Hardenne ...

 before losing to Alicia Molik

Alicia Molik

Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...

.

Later that year in May, Schaul managed to win her first WTA

Women's Tennis Association

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 title at Strasbourg

Internationaux de Strasbourg

The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....

, defeating Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...

 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 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony

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 in Athens, Greece. At the Olympics, she lost her first round game 1–6, 1–6 against Slovak Daniela Hantuchová

Daniela Hantuchová

Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...

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Singles wins (5)

Legend

Tier III Event (1)

ITF Circuit (4)

Num	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
1.	7 July 2002	Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Stephanie Gehrlein	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2.	22 September 2002	Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... , Luxembourg	Clay	Nathalie Vierin Nathalie Vierin Nathalie Vierin is an Italian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 103, which she reached on May 15, 2006...	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
3.	22 May 2004	Strasbourg Internationaux de Strasbourg The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts.... , France	Clay	Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...	2–6, 6–0, 6–3
4.	17 August 2008	Koksijde Koksijde Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:... , Belgium	Clay	Daniëlle Harmsen Daniëlle Harmsen Daniëlle Harmsen is a professional Dutch tennis player. On October 4, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 406 whilst her best doubles ranking was 233 on July 18, 2011.-External links:...	7–6 (7–2), 7–6 (9–7)
5.	25 January 2009	Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England... , United Kingdom	Hard	Constance Sibille	6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Runner-Up (2)

Num	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
1.	15 June 2003	Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... , France	Clay	Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...	2–6, 1–6
2.	26 February 2006	St. Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city... , United States	Hard (i)	Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No...	1–6, 2–6

Doubles Wins (4)

Legend

Tier II Event (0)

Tier III Event (0)

Tier IV-V Event (1)

ITF Circuit (3)

Num	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score
1.	3 March 2002	Buchen Buchen Buchen is a town in Germany Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Odenwald low mountain range, 23 km northeast of Mosbach.-Geography:... , Germany	Carpet (i)	Sofia Arvidsson Sofia Arvidsson Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...	Anna Bastrikova   Claudia Kardys	6–0, 7–5
2.	2 February 2003	Urtijëi Urtijëi Urtijëi is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol, in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps... , Italy	Carpet (i)	Vanessa Henke Vanessa Henke Vanessa Henke is a German professional tennis player. She was born on 15 January 1981. Henke has numerous ITF Tennis Titles. Her career high singles ranking is No.137, achieved on 26 September 2005. As of 29 August 2011 she is ranked no.648 in singles. Her career high doubles ranking is no.110...	Olga Vymetalková   Gabriela Chmelinova	6–1, 6–2
3.	17 January 2004	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... , Australia	Hard	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	Caroline Dhenin Caroline Dhenin Caroline Dhenin is a French professional tennis player. She took part in the 2001 $75,000 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge and was the finalist in doubles. She has numerous ITF Women's Circuit titles and has played on many WTA Tour events....   Lisa McShea Lisa McShea Lisa McShea is an Australian tennis player. She played professionally from 1 January 1996 to 2006. As a junior player, McShea won 1992 Wimbledon Championships doubles title. She was also more successful in doubles during her professional career, winning four WTA Tour and 56 ITF doubles...	6–4, 7–6(3)
4.	17 January 2009	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits is an Austrian tennis player. She has won around 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of May 2009, most of them with her twin Daniela although they never reached a WTA doubles final.-Personal life:...	Nicolette Van Uitert   Viktoria Yemialyanava	6–3, 4–6 [10–7]

Runner-Up (6)

Num	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score
1.	8 September 2002	Denain Denain It is the largest of 39 communes which comprise the association of communes of Porte du Hainaut, with a total population of 147,989, as of 1999. Denain had a population of 20,360, on a land area of 11.52 km² .-References:* -External links:... , France	Clay	Yuliya Beygelzimer	Olga Vymetalková   Gabriela Chmelinova	3–6, 0–6
2.	19 June 2004	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	Lisa McShea Lisa McShea Lisa McShea is an Australian tennis player. She played professionally from 1 January 1996 to 2006. As a junior player, McShea won 1992 Wimbledon Championships doubles title. She was also more successful in doubles during her professional career, winning four WTA Tour and 56 ITF doubles...   Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No...	6–7 (3–7), 3–6
3.	18 July 2004	Stanford Stanford, California Stanford is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 13,809 at the 2010 census.... , United States	Hard	Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...	Eleni Danilidou   Nicole Pratt Nicole Pratt Nicole Pratt is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian...	2–6, 4–6
4.	29 July 2006	Pétange Pétange Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France.... , Luxembourg	Clay	Lina Stančiūtė Lina Stanciute Lina Stančiūtė is a Lithuanian professional tennis player, who achieved her highest ranking on September 28, 2009 .-External links:...	Erica Krauth   Frederica Piedade Frederica Piedade Frederica Piedade is a Portuguese female tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 142, which she reached on May 15, 2006; her career high doubles ranking is 158, achieved on February 16, 2009. Piedade has competed for he Portugal Fed Cup team, having a total win–loss record of 12–4...	3–6, 3–6
5.	28 July 2007	Pétange Pétange Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France.... , Luxembourg	Clay	Martina Müller	Anastasia Yakimova   Carla Suárez Navarro Carla Suarez Navarro Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...	7–6 (7–4), 1–6, 6–7 (1–7)
6.	3 August 2008	Bad Saulgau Bad Saulgau Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of Ravensburg between the Danube and Lake Constance.... , Germany	Clay	Anna Floris Anna Floris Anna Floris , is an professional tennis player from Italy. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 129, which she reached on August 16, 2010...	Simona Dobra   Tereza Hladíková Tereza Hladíková Tereza Hladíková is a professional Czech tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 27, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 197. She started playing tennis at the age of 8.-External links:...	1–6, 6–4 [8–10]

External links

• Claudine Schaul profile at the ITF's
  International Tennis Federation
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