Alison Van Uytvanck
Alison Van Uytvanck (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian professional tennis player.
Van Uytvanck has won five singles and two doubles WTA Tour *les and two Challenger Tour singles *les, as well as twelve singles and two doubles *les on the ITF Circuit. In August 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37.
Contents
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 2011
- 2.2 2012
- 2.3 2013
- 2.4 2014
- 2.5 2015–16: French Open quarterfinals and injury
- 2.6 2017
- 2.7 2018
- 2.8 2019-2020
- 3 Equipment and apparel
- 4 Performance timelines
- 4.1 Singles
- 4.2 Doubles
- 5 WTA career finals
- 5.1 Singles: 5 (5 *les)
- 5.2 Doubles: 4 (2 *les, 2 runners-up)
- 6 WTA Challenger finals
- 6.1 Singles: 3 (2 *les, 1 runner-up)
- 6.2 Doubles: 2 (2 runner–ups)
- 7 ITF Circuit finals
- 7.1 Singles: 19 (12 *les, 7 runner–ups)
- 7.2 Doubles: 4 (2 *les, 2 runner–ups)
- 8 Wins over top-10 players
- 9 Notes
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Personal life
Van Uytvanck was born in the small town of Grimbergen to René Van Uytvanck and Krista Laemers. She started playing tennis at age five when her older brother Sean introduced her to the game. She also has a twin brother named Brett. Van Uytvanck graduated high school at Sint-Donatus in Merchtem. As a junior, she alternated between training with local coach Sacha Katsnelson and the Flemish Tennis *ociation, where she has been coached by Ann Devries. Her tennis idol is Roger Federer, and she also admires compatriot Kim Clijsters. Van Uytvanck was in a relationship with fellow Belgian tennis player Greet Minnen.
Career
2011
In 2011, she won four ITF singles *les in Vale Do Lobo (Portugal), Dijon (France), Edinburgh and Sunderland (both UK). She also reached the final in Tessenderlo (Belgium) where she lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld.
She played at the Brussels Open where she entered as a qualifier by defeating Margalita Chakhnashvili 6–3, 6–2 (1st round of qualifying draw), Laura Siegemund, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 (2nd round of qualifying draw) and Hsieh Su-wei, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 (3rd round of qualifying draw). She faced Patty Schnyder in the first round of the main draw and defeated her 6–3, 2–6, 6–2. In her next match against a compatriot, Yanina Wickmayer, she ultimately lost 6–7(2), 4–6.
She also qualified for the main draw at 's-Hertogenbosch, where she lost to Alexandra Dulgheru.
2012
In 2012, she won a fifth ITF singles *le in Glasgow, and reached the final in Kaarst (Germany). In February, she debuted in Fed Cup against Serbia, where she was chosen by coach Ann Devries over Kirsten Flipkens in the deciding doubles rubber. Partnering Yanina Wickmayer, they lost the match (and by extension, the tie) in 3 sets.
She took part in the 2012 Brussels Open where she received a wildcard into the main draw. She defeated Ksenia Pervak in her first round match and then beat Chanelle Scheepers in three sets to advance to her first WTA quarterfinals, where she was defeated by top seed and world No. 3, Agnieszka Radwańska, in straight sets. Van Uytvanck went on, having more success on the ITF Circuit.
2013
In 2013, Van Uytvanck won her first WTA 125K challenger *le by winning the Taipei Ladies Open in which she defeated Dinah Pfizenmaier in the semifinals, and compatriot Yanina Wickmayer in the final.
2014
She played in the main draw of all four of the Grand Slam tournaments and reached the second round at Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
2015–16: French Open quarterfinals and injury
In 2015, she reached the quarterfinal of the French Open, which she lost in two sets to Timea Bacsinszky. She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 41 later that year, in October. However, a growth on her right ankle resulted in her missing a number of tournaments in the 2016 clay-court season, including the 2016 French Open, and her failure to defend her quarterfinalist points from 2015 caused her to fall out of the top 100 in June 2016.
2017
After a long injury hiatus and a comeback, Van Uytvanck won her first WTA *le of her career at Tournoi de Québec beating Timea Babos, in three sets.
2018
Van Uytvanck won her second WTA *le in February at Hungarian Ladies Open defeating Dominika Cibulková in a long three-set battle in the final. She eliminated defending champion Garbine Muguruza in the second round of Wimbledon, losing just three games after dropping the first set 5–7. It was her first win over a top-10 opponent and arguably the best match performance of her career so far. After a win over Anett Kontaveit in the third round, she lost in the fourth round to Daria Kasatkina.
In August 2018, she reached a new career-high ranking of 37. She ended the year winning her first WTA Tour doubles *le in Luxembourg, alongside Greet Minnen.
2019-2020
In February 2019, Van Uytvanck successfully defended her *le in Budapest, defeating Markéta Vondroušová in the final.
In September 2019, she won the 2019 Tashkent Open. She did not drop a set until the final, where she defeated fifth seed and 2008 champion, Sorana Cîrstea, in three sets.
In February 2020, she narrowly lost a semifinal at Lyon to 2020 Australian Open champion and top-ten player, Sofia Kenin, in three sets.
Equipment and apparel
Van Uytvanck previously played with the Prince O3 Tour racquet. She now plays with the Snauwaert Grinta 100 lite, a 100 square inch tennis racquet with 22:mm dual taper beam, 285 g weight. She has a contract with the South Korean sporting goods company Fila apparel.
Performance timelines
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current after the 2022 French Open.
Doubles
WTA career finals
Singles: 5 (5 *les)
Doubles: 4 (2 *les, 2 runners-up)
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 3 (2 *les, 1 runner-up)
Doubles: 2 (2 runner–ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 19 (12 *les, 7 runner–ups)
Doubles: 4 (2 *les, 2 runner–ups)
Wins over top-10 players
Notes
References
External links
- Official website (in English, Dutch, and French)
- Alison Van Uytvanck at the Women's Tennis *ociation
- Alison Van Uytvanck at the International Tennis Federation
- Alison Van Uytvanck at the Billie Jean King Cup