Greet Minnen

Greet Minnen (born 14 August 1997) is a Belgian tennis player. Minnen has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 59 in singles and No. 45 in doubles, achieved on 16 October 2023 and on 8 January 2024, respectively.

Greet Minnen

Minnen at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Belgium
Born	(1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27) Turnhout, Belgium
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,768,123
Singles
Career record	352–206
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 59 (16 October 2023)
Current ranking	No. 96 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2020)
French Open	1R (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2022, 2024)
US Open	3R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	106–87
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 45 (8 January 2024)
Current ranking	No. 162 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2022, 2023)
French Open	QF (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon	3R (2023)
US Open	3R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	4–3
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Career

Juniors

In her last year as a junior, Minnen reached the girls' doubles final of the 2015 Australian Open, losing in two sets.

2018-2022: WTA Tour and Grand Slam debuts

Minnen made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Luxembourg Open in doubles, partnering Alison Van Uytvanck. They won the title, defeating Vera Lapko and Mandy Minella in the final, in two sets. In May 2021, again partnering Van Uytvanck, they lost in a second WTA Tour doubles final to Aleksandra Krunić and Nina Stojanović in Belgrade.

In September 2021, she reached the third round at the 2021 US Open as a lucky loser defeating Nadia Podoroska and Liudmila Samsonova.^[1] Next, she won the 2021 Luxembourg Open, her second tour doubles title, also partnering Van Uytvanck.

At the 2022 French Open, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles partnering with Anna Bondár. In the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she beat former Wimbledon champion and former world No. 1, Garbiñe Muguruza, 6–4, 6–0, and scored the first top-10 win of her career.^[1]

2023: US Open second third round, top 60

Partnering with Bibiane Schoofs, Minnen won the doubles title at the WTA 125 2023 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, defeating Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya in the final.^[2] At the 2023 French Open, she reached consecutive quarterfinals in doubles, partnering with Anna Bondár.^{[citation needed]}

Minnen reached the third round for the second time at the US Open, as a qualifier,^[3] defeating wildcard Venus Williams en-route, 6–1, 6–1 in 73 minutes,^[1][4] and Sachia Vickery,^[5] climbing 29 spots to world No. 69 on 11 September 2023^[6] and to a new career-high in singles of No. 59 a month later, on 16 October 2023.^{[citation needed]}

2024: WTA 1000 first wins and two third rounds

At the WTA 1000 Qatar Open, she recorded her first win at this level over Tatjana Maria.^[7] At the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she replaced 18th seed Barbora Krejčíková as a lucky loser directly into the second round and defeated Lesia Tsurenko to reach the third round for the first time at this level in her career.^[8]

At the WTA 1000 2024 China Open, she again reached the third round for the second time in the season and in her career at this level, with wins over two Russians Erika Andreeva and 28th seed Anastasia Potapova, notching the 10th Top 50 win of her career -- six of which came in 2024.^[9]

Personal life

Minnen was in a relationship with Belgian tennis player Alison Van Uytvanck.^[10]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[11]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Cluj Open.

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	1R	1R	Q1	1R	0 / 4	1–4	20%
French Open	Q3	1R	1R	1R	Q3	1R	0 / 4	0–4	0%
Wimbledon	Q3	NH	1R	2R	1R	2R	0 / 4	2–4	33%
US Open	Q1	1R	3R	1R	3R	2R	0 / 5	5–5	50%
Win–loss	0–0	1–3	2–4	1–4	2–2	2–4	0 / 17	8–17	32%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a]	A	RR[b]		A	QR		0 / 1	2–1	67%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c]	A	Q2	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Dubai[c]	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	A	NH	A	Q1	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami Open	A	NH	Q2	1R	A	3R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Madrid Open	A	NH	A	1R	A	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	NH	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wuhan Open	A	NH					0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	A	NH			A	3R	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	5–7	0 / 9	5–9	36%
Career statistics
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023		SR	W–L	Win%
Tournaments	6	8	13	12	5		Career total: 44
Titles	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	6–6	2–8	13–14	2–12	7–5		0 / 44	30–45	40%
Year-end ranking[d]	123	110	75	202	62		$2,019,753

Doubles

Current through the 2022 Championnats de Granby.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	A	2R	2R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
French Open	A	A	2R	1R	QF	QF	0 / 4	6–4	60%
Wimbledon	A	2R	NH	2R	1R	3R	0 / 4	4–4	50%
US Open	A	A	A	3R	2R	2R	0 / 3	4–3	60%
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	1–2	3–3	4–4	7–4	0 / 14	16–14	53%
WTA 1000
Miami Open	A	A	NH	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	5	6	8	10		Career total: 30
Titles	1	0	0	1	0		Career total: 2
Finals	1	0	0	2	0		Career total: 3
Overall win–loss	4–0	5–4	5–6	12–7	6–9		2 / 30	32–26	55%
Year-end ranking	221	171	108	91	65	59

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (0–1) WTA 250 (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2018	Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg	International[e]	Hard (i)	Alison Van Uytvanck	Vera Lapko Mandy Minella	7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss	1–1	May 2021	Serbia Open, Serbia	WTA 250	Clay	Alison Van Uytvanck	Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović	0–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Sep 2021	Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg (2)	WTA 250	Hard (i)	Alison Van Uytvanck	Erin Routliffe Kimberley Zimmermann	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Jan 2024	Brisbane International, Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Heather Watson	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko	5–7, 2–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2023	Open de Saint-Malo, France	Clay	Sloane Stephens	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2023	Kozerki Open, Poland	Hard	Dayana Yastremska	6–2, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2021	Open Angers, France	Hard (i)	Tereza Mihalíková	Monica Niculescu Vera Zvonareva	4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win	2–0	May 2023	Open de Saint-Malo, France	Clay	Bibiane Schoofs	Ulrikke Eikeri Eri Hozumi	7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 22 (11 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2013	ITF Maaseik, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Manon Arcangioli	2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jul 2015	ITF Nieuwpoort, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Sofie Oyen	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Sep 2015	ITF Pétange, Luxembourg	10,000	Hard (i)	Michaela Hončová	6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Win	2–2	Oct 2015	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Daiana Negreanu	6–3, 3–0 ret.
Loss	2–3	Oct 2015	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Anna Bondár	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	2–4	Jun 2016	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	10,000	Hard	Zhao Xiaoxi	6–7(6), 2–6
Win	3–4	July 2016	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	10,000	Hard	Ioana Pietroiu	7–6(2), 6–2
Loss	3–5	Aug 2016	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	25,000	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	4–6, 0–6
Win	4–5	Mar 2018	ITF Solarino, Italy	15,000	Carpet	Quinn Gleason	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	5–5	May 2018	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Julia Stamatova	6–0, 6–1
Loss	5–6	Jul 2018	ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands	15,000	Clay	Marina Yudanov	0–6, 2–6
Win	6–6	Aug 2018	ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands	15,000	Clay	Arianne Hartono	6–2, 6–2
Win	7–6	Sep 2018	ITF Santarém, Portugal	15,000	Hard	Samantha Murray	7–5, 6–3
Loss	7–7	Sep 2018	ITF Óbidos, Portugal	25,000	Carpet	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	5–7, 4–6
Win	8–7	Mar 2019	Yokohama Challenger, Japan	25,000	Hard	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	6–4, 6–1
Loss	8–8	Aug 2021	Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States	100,000	Hard	Nuria Párrizas Díaz	6–7(6), 6–4, 6–7(7)
Win	9–8	Feb 2022	AK Ladies Open, Germany	60,000	Carpet (i)	Daria Snigur	6–4, 6–3
Loss	9–9	Feb 2022	Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan	60,000	Hard (i)	Anzhelika Isaeva	4–6, 0–0 ret.
Win	10–9	Jan 2023	GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK	60,000	Hard (i)	Mona Barthel	6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Win	11–9	Feb 2023	Porto Indoor, Portugal	40,000	Hard (i)	Tara Würth	6–2, 6–2
Loss	11–10	Feb 2023	AK Ladies Open, Germany	60,000	Carpet (i)	Clara Tauson	6–7(5), 6–4, 2–6
Loss	11–11	May 2023	Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia	100,000	Clay	Yanina Wickmayer	0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (3–0)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2016	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	10,000	Hard	Petra Januskova	Ana Bianca Mihăilă Zhao Xiaoxi	6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win	1–1	Feb 2023	AK Ladies Open, Germany	60,000	Carpet (i)	Yanina Wickmayer	Freya Christie Ali Collins	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–1	Mar 2023	Trnava Indoor, Slovakia	60,000	Hard (i)	Yanina Wickmayer	Sapfo Sakellaridi Radka Zelníčková	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–1	Apr 2023	Open de Seine-et-Marne, France	60,000	Hard (i)	Yanina Wickmayer	Jodie Burrage Berfu Cengiz	6–4, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2015	Australian Open	Hard	Katharina Hobgarski	Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová	5–7, 4–6

Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins

Season	2022	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	GMR
2022
1.	Garbiñe Muguruza	No. 10	Wimbledon, UK	Grass	1R	6–4, 6–0	No. 88

Notes

1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
3. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
4. 2013: WTA ranking–932, 2014: WTA ranking–n/a, 2015: WTA ranking–457, 2016: WTA ranking–323, 2017: WTA ranking–828, 2018: WTA ranking–316.
5. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

1. "Who is Greet Minnen, the Belgian qualifier who beat Venus Williams?". 29 August 2021.
2. "Top seed Stephens captures Saint Malo 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
3. "Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers". US Open.
4. "Greet Minnen hands Venus Williams most lopsided US Open defeat in 24 appearances". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
5. "Minnen follows Venus win with Vickery victory at 2023 US Open". US Open.
6. "Rankings Watch: Sabalenka, Gauff-Pegula duo headline historic shakeup". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
7. "Siniakova, Kostyuk start with wins at Qatar TotalEnergies Open". 11 February 2024.
8. "2024 Miami; Minnen takes out Tsurenko to reach Miami third round for first time". WTATennis. 21 March 2024.
9. "2024 Beijing; Minnen overcomes Potapova in three sets to reach Beijing third round". WTATennis. 27 September 2024.
10. Fitzgerald, Madeline (5 July 2019). "Lesbian Couple Makes History Playing Together at Wimbledon". Time. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
11. "Greet Minnen [BEL] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

External links

• Greet Minnen at the Women's Tennis Association
• Greet Minnen at the International Tennis Federation
• Greet Minnen at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Greet Minnen at Wimbledon
• Greet Minnen at ESPN.com
• Greetje Minnen at Olympedia
• Greetje Minnen at Olympics.com