Els Callens

Els Callens (born 20 August 1970) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

Callens became professional in January 1990. Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.

She retired on 26 October 2005, after losing her second-round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt. She started a comeback, and finally retired from professional tennis in 2011.

Nowadays, she works as sports commentator for the Belgian public broadcast Eén.

WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) Legend Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–1) Tier IV & V (0–0) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. Oct 1996 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Lisa Raymond 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups) Legend Tier I (1–0) Tier II (3–3) Tier III (3–3) Tier IV & V (3–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Jan 1996 Auckland Open, New Zealand Clay Julie Halard-Decugis Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce 6–1, 6–0Loss 1. May 1996 Welsh Open, Wales Clay Laurence Courtois Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt 0–6, 4–6Win 2. Jun 1998 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Julie Halard-Decugis Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 3. Nov 1998 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Rika Hiraki Aleksandra Olsza 3–6, 6–2, 6–2Win 4. Aug 2000 Los Angeles Championships, U.S. Hard Dominique Van Roost Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6–2, 7–5Loss 2. Nov 2000 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Kimberly Po Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy 3–6, 4–6Win 5. May 2001 German Open Clay Meghann Shaughnessy Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–3Win 6. May 2001 Belgian Open Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Loss 3. Sep 2001 Waikoloa Championships, U.S. Hard Nicole Pratt Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 2–6, 3–6Loss 4. Oct 2001 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) Chanda Rubin Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova 1–6, 4–6Loss 5. Feb 2002 Toyota Princess Cup, Japan Carpet (i) Roberta Vinci Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 1–6, 1–6Loss 6. Apr 2002 Sarasota Clay Court Classic, U.S. Clay Conchita Martínez Jelena Dokić Elena Likhovtseva 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6Win 7. Jun 2002 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Shinobu Asagoe Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–3Win 8. Jun 2003 Birmingham Classic, England Grass Meilen Tu Alicia Molik Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–4Loss 7. Aug 2003 Los Angeles Classic, U.S. Hard Elena Bovina Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 3–6Loss 8. Nov 2003 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Meilen Tu Ting Li Sun Tiantian 3–6, 3–6Loss 9. Jan 2004 Hobart International, Australia Hard Barbara Schett Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto 6–2, 4–6, 3–6Win 9. Feb 2004 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Cara Black Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou 6–2, 6–2Loss 10. Apr 2004 Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco Clay Katarina Srebotnik Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit 4–6, 2–6Loss 11. Aug 2004 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears 3–6, 3–6Loss 12. Nov 2004 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni 5–7, 5–7Win 10. Feb 2005 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Cara Black Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

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Singles: 14 (11–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 19 February 1990 ITF Manchester, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Sandra Begijn 6–1, 6–0Win 2. 7 May 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay Claire Wegink 6–1, 6–1Win 3. 21 January 1991 ITF Bergen, Norway Carpet (i) Magdalena Feistel 6–4, 6–3Loss 1. 11 February 1991 ITF Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i) Catarina Lindqvist 4–6, 6–4, 2–6Win 4. 18 February 1991 ITF Croydon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Sara Gomer 6–1, 6–0Win 5. 21 October 1991 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Cecilia Dahlman 3–6, 7–5, 6–4Win 6. 19 October 1992 ITF Moulins, France Hard (i) Petra Holubová 5–7, 6–2, 6–3Win 7. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Lea Ghirardi 6–0, 6–1Win 8. 21 March 1994 ITF Brest, France Hard (i) Dally Randriantefy 6–4, 6–3Loss 2. 14 December 1997 ITF Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i) Nathalie Dechy 4–6, 1–6Loss 3. 22 August 1999 Bronx Open, United States Hard Erika deLone 1–6, ret.Win 9. 24 October 1999 ITF Southampton, UK Carpet (i) Patricia Wartusch 6–3, 6–3Win 10. 30 October 2001 ITF Bolton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Bahia Mouhtassine 4–6, 6–4, 6–1Win 11. 26 November 2002 ITF Minneapolis, United States Hard (i) Stanislava Hrozenská 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (10–7) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 26 February 1990 ITF Wigan, United Kingdom Hard (i) Caroline Wuillot Jenny Thielmann Claire Wegink 7–5, 6–0Win 2. 11 June 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay Caroline Wuillot Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)Win 3. 6 August 1990 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay Caroline Wuillot Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea 6–4, 6–2Loss 1. 10 September 1990 ITF Eastbourne, United Kingdom Hard Tanja Hauschildt Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff 6–7(6), 1–6Loss 2. 11 November 1991 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Michèle Strebel Ilana Berger Tessa Price 2–6, 5–7Win 4. 12 April 1992 ITF Limoges, France Carpet (i) Michèle Strebel Lubomira Bacheva Sylvia Štefková 4–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss 3. 14 September 1992 ITF Madeira, Portugal Hard Julia Jehs Karin Ptaszek Marianne Vallin 1–6, 3–6Win 5. 22 November 1992 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Elena Pampoulova Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea 7–6(3), 6–4Loss 4. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Nancy Feber Olga Lugina Elena Pampoulova 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 6. 27 March 1994 ITF Brest, France Hard (i) Karin Ptaszek Susanna Attili Elena Savoldi 6–4, 6–1Win 7. 29 March 1997 ITF Woodlands, United States Hard Liezel Horn Nathalie Dechy Lea Ghirardi 6–4, 6–2Win 8. 21 September 1998 ITF Seattle, United States Hard Liezel Horn Lilia Osterloh Mashona Washington 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Win 9. 18 October 1998 ITF Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Laurence Courtois Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit 6–2, 6–2Loss 5. 13 August 2001 Bronx Open, United States Hard Kristie Boogert Clarisa Fernández Rika Fujiwara 6–2, 6–7(3), 4–6Win 10. 26 November 2002 ITF Minneapolis, United States Hard (i) Shinobu Asagoe Rika Hiraki Nana Smith 7–6(3), 7–6(3)Loss 6. 9 November 2004 ITF Pittsburgh, United States Hard (i) Samantha Stosur Teryn Ashley Laura Granville 6–2, 3–6, 4–6Loss 7. 4 July 2011 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Nancy Feber Marcella Koek Eva Wacanno 5–7, 6–3, [5–10]