Sabine Appelmans
Sabine Appelmans 
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| Nation: |
 Belgium
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| Birthday: | April 22, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 168 cm | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 2001 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Left, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 2,041,247 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 346: 237 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 7 WTA , 1 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 16 (November 24 1997) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 147: 162 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 4 WTA, 1 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 21 (August 25 1997) | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Sabine Appelmans (born April 22, 1972 in Aalst ) is a former Belgian tennis player .
Career
Sabine Appelmans won seven individual WTA tennis tournaments in her career, including two tournaments each in Linz and Pattaya . She also won four double titles on the WTA Tour .
She took part in three individual Olympic Games. She achieved her best performance at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, when she lost to the top seeded Steffi Graf in the quarter- finals. In doubles, she went to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where she reached the second round.
From 1989 to 1999 Appelmans played 54 games for Belgium in the Federation Cup . Her balance: 25:13 wins in singles and 7: 9 in doubles.
In 1990 and 1991 Sabine Appelmans was voted Belgium's Sportswoman of the Year .
In 1997 she married Serge Haubourdin.
Tournament victories
singles
| No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | 3rd November 1991 |
 Scottsdale
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WTA Tier IV | Hard court |
Chanda Ruby
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7: 5, 6: 1 |
| 2. | November 10, 1991 |
Brentwood
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WTA Tier IV | Hard court (hall) |
Katrina Adams
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6: 2, 6: 4 |
| 3. | April 19, 1992 |
 Pattaya
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WTA Tier V | Hard court |
 Andrea Strnadová
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7: 5, 3: 6, 7: 5 |
| 4th | February 13, 1994 |
 Linz
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WTA Tier III | Carpet (hall) |
 Meike Babel
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6: 1, 4: 6, 7: 6 |
| 5. | April 17, 1994 |
Pattaya
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WTA Tier IV | Hard court |
Patty Fendick
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6: 7, 7: 6, 6: 2 |
| 6th | April 30, 1995 |
 Zagreb
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WTA Tier III | sand |
Silke Meier
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6: 4, 6: 3 |
| 7th | March 3, 1996 |
Linz
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WTA Tier III | Carpet (hall) |
 Julie Halard-Decugis
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6: 2, 6: 4 |
Web links
- WTA profile of Sabine Appelmans (English)
- ITF profile of Sabine Appelmans (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Sabine Appelmans (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Appelmans, Sabine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aalst |