An-Sophie Mestach

Summary

An-Sophie Mestach (born 7 March 1994) is a Belgian former tennis player and padel player.

An-Sophie Mestach
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)
Ghent, Belgium
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2009
RetiredSeptember 2018
Prize money$396,005
Singles
Career record237–162 (59.4%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 98 (14 September 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2015)
French OpenQ1 (2014)
WimbledonQ3 (2013)
US OpenQ2 (2013, 2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record131–74 (63.9%)
Career titles2 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 64 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–6
Medal record
Representing a Mixed-NOCs team
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore Girls' doubles

In her career, Mestach won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 14 September 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 98. On 1 February 2016, she peaked at No. 64 in the doubles rankings.

Ghent-born Mestach won the junior events of the 2011 Australian Open in both singles and doubles. Following these wins, she became the world No. 1 junior. She also won two Grade-A and three Grade-1 tournaments in singles on the Junior Circuit.

In 2012, Mestach made the final of one ITF event and the semifinals of two others. She ended the year with a ranking of world No. 361.

Playing for the Belgium Fed Cup team since 2010, Mestach has accumulated a win–loss record of 9–6.

Since retirement, Mestach has pursued a career as a police officer. She has also spent time on the professional padel circuit[1] and in that sport, she represented Belgium at the 2023 European Games, playing the women's double with Helena Wyckaert.

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Feb 2015 Diamond Games,
Belgium
Premier Hard (i)   Alison Van Uytvanck   Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win Sep 2015 Tournoi de Québec, Canada International Hard (i)   Barbora Krejčíková   María Irigoyen
  Paula Kania
4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Win Jan 2016 Auckland Open,
New Zealand
International Hard   Elise Mertens   Danka Kovinić
  Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 17 (6–11) edit

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 16 May 2010 ITF Tortosa, Spain Clay   Victoria Larrière 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2. 7 August 2010 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia Hard   Nudnida Luangnam 0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 1. 23 September 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey Hard   Yurina Koshino 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. 17 March 2013 GB Pro-Series Bath, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Stephanie Vogt 6–7(3), 3–6
Win 2. 5 May 2013 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Hard   Wang Qiang 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 4. 12 May 2013 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet   Ons Jabeur 6–7(2), 2–6
Loss 5. 19 May 2013 Kurume Cup, Japan Carpet   Ons Jabeur 0–6, 2–6
Loss 6. 13 October 2013 Open de Touraine, France Hard (i)   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 4–6, 2–6
Win 3. 26 January 2014 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Viktorija Golubic 6–1, 6–4
Win 4. 13 September 2014 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia Hard   Olga Ianchuk 6–2, 6–0
Win 5. 12 October 2014 ITF Monterrey, Mexico Hard   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–3, 7–5
Loss 7. 18 October 2014 Abierto Tampico, Mexico Hard   Mariana Duque 6–3, 1–6, 6–7(4)
Win 6. 23 November 2014 Toyota World Challenge, Japan Carpet (i)   Shuko Aoyama 6–1, 6–1
Loss 8. 19 July 2015 Stockton Challenger, United States Hard   Nao Hibino 1–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 9. 26 July 2015 Sacramento Challenger, United States Hard   Anhelina Kalinina 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 10. 31 January 2016 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i)   Stefanie Vögele 1–6, 2–6
Loss 11. 29 May 2016 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Grass   Nigina Abduraimova 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 19 (8–11) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 May 2009 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay   Sofie Oyen   Amanda Carreras
  Valentina Sulpizio
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Runner-up 2. 1 August 2009 ITF Bree, Belgium Clay   Demi Schuurs   Kiki Bertens
  Quirine Lemoine
1–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 13 September 2014 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia Hard   Sandra Zaniewska   Aleksandrina Naydenova
  Valeriya Strakhova
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 2 May 2015 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Hard   Emily Webley-Smith   Wang Yafan
  Xu Yifan
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 21 June 2015 Ilkley Trophy, UK Grass   Demi Schuurs   Raluca Olaru
  Xu Yifan
3–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 29 January 2016 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i)   Elise Mertens   Viktorija Golubic
  Xenia Knoll
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Runner-up 5. 18 June 2016 Ilkley Trophy, UK Grass   Storm Sanders   Yang Zhaoxuan
  Zhang Kailin
3–6, 6–7(5)
Winner 3. 6 August 2016 Challenger de Granby, Canada Hard   Jamie Loeb   Julia Glushko
  Olga Govortsova
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 14 August 2016 ITF Landisville, U.S. Hard   Elise Mertens   Freya Christie
  Laura Robson
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 14 October 2016 ITF Équeurdreville, France Hard (i)   Amandine Hesse   Cornelia Lister
  Polina Monova
5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Runner-up 8. 12 November 2016 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan Hard   Jamie Loeb   Rika Fujiwara
  Yuki Naito
4–6, 7–6(12), [8–10]
Winner 4. 19 May 2017 ITF Båstad, Sweden Clay   Kimberley Zimmermann   Ilona Kremen
  Cornelia Lister
4–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Winner 5. 18 June 2017 Manchester Trophy, UK Grass   Magdalena Fręch   Chang Kai-chen
  Marina Erakovic
6–4, 7–6(5)
Winner 6. 23 June 2017 İzmir Cup, Turkey Hard   Nina Stojanović   Emma Laine
  Kotomi Takahata
6–4, 7–5
Winner 7. 17 September 2017 Las Vegas Open, U.S. Hard   Laura Robson   Sophie Chang
  Alexandra Mueller
7–6(7), 7–6(2)
Runner-up 9. 30 September 2017 ITF Stillwater, U.S. Hard   Harriet Dart   Jovana Jakšić
  Caitlin Whoriskey
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Runner-up 10. 15 April 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal Carpet   Nina Stojanović   Sarah Beth Grey
  Olivia Nicholls
6–4, 6–7(4), [6–10]
Runner-up 11. 28 April 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal Carpet   Freya Christie   Estrella Cabeza Candela
  Ángela Fita Boluda
6–7(3), 6–1, [6–10]
Winner 8. 14 July 2018 Open Contrexéville, France Clay   Zheng Saisai   Prarthana Thombare
  Eva Wacanno
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
 
Mestach at the 2010 ITF Torhout

Junior Circuit edit

Grand Slam finals edit

Girls' singles edit

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2011 Australian Open Hard   Monica Puig 6–4, 6–2

Girls' doubles edit

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2010 US Open Hard   Silvia Njirić   Tímea Babos
  Sloane Stephens
w/o
Winner 2011 Australian Open Hard   Demi Schuurs   Eri Hozumi
  Miyu Kato
6–2, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ Former tennis player promises

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