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Caroline Vis

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Caroline Vis
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceThe Hague, Netherlands
Born (1970-03-04) 4 March 1970 (age 54)
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,086,821
Singles
Career record125–131
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (9 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994, 1995)
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record335–290
Career titles9 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 9 (3 August 1998)

Caroline Vis (born 4 March 1970) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands.

Vis turned professional in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles on the WTA Tour during her career. She reached the mixed-doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with compatriot Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 9 in the world, which she reached in August 1998. Vis retired from tennis in 2006.

Grand Slam finals

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Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Year Championship Partnering Opponents Score
1991 French Open Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk
6–3, 4–6, 1–6

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 26 (9 titles, 17 runner-ups)

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Legend (titles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tier I (1)
Tier II (4)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV-V (2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 10 November 1990 Nashville, United States Hard (i) Netherlands Brenda Schultz United States Kathy Jordan
Soviet Union Larisa Neiland
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 10 November 1991 Nashville, United States Hard(i) Indonesia Yayuk Basuki United States Sandy Collins
South Africa Elna Reinach
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Winner 1. 4 May 1992 Waregem, Belgium Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Ukraine Elena Bryukhovets
Czech Republic Petra Langrová
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 18 July 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Hard Italy Laura Golarsa Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 18 October 1993 Budapest, Hungary Carpet (i) Argentina Inés Gorrochategui Italy Sandra Cecchini
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 22 May 1994 Strasbourg, France Clay Argentina Patricia Tarabini United States Lori McNeil
Australia Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 24 September 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Italy Laura Golarsa Russia Elena Makarova
Russia Eugenia Maniokova
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 5 February 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Italy Laura Golarsa Canada Jill Hetherington
South Africa Elna Reinach
6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 1 October 1995 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Netherlands Brenda Schultz United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 8 October 1995 Zürich, Switzerland Hard (i) United States Chanda Rubin United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
4–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Winner 3. 4 August 1997 Los Angeles, United States Hard Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Latvia Larisa Neiland
Czech Republic Helena Suková
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Winner 4. 11 August 1997 Toronto, Canada Hard Indonesia Yayuk Basuki United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 2 November 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet(i) Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
3–5 default
Runner-up 10. 22 February 1998 Hanover, Germany Carpet Russia Elena Likhovtseva United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Runner-up 11. 24 May 1998 Strasbourg, France Clay Indonesia Yayuk Basuki France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 23 August 1998 Montreal, Canada Hard Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 22 February 1999 Paris, France Carpet (i) Romania Irina Spîrlea Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Japan Ai Sugiyama
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 13. 19 April 1999 Cairo, Egypt Clay Romania Irina Spîrlea Belgium Laurence Courtois
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Winner 6. 20 September 1999 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Carpet (i) Romania Irina Spîrlea Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
Winner 7. 25 October 1999 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Romania Irina Spîrlea Slovenia Tina Križan
Latvia Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–3
Winner 8. 13 November 2000 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–3
Winner 9. 12 February 2001 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Slovakia Karina Habšudová
6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 23 July 2001 Stanford, United States Hard United States Nicole Arendt Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 15. 6 August 2001 Manhattan Beach, United States Hard United States Nicole Arendt United States Kimberly Po-Messerli
France Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 16. 11 February 2002 Doha, Qatar Hard France Alexandra Fusai Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. 21 April 2002 Charleston, United States Clay France Alexandra Fusai United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4)

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–1)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 May 1989 London, United Kingdom Clay Japan Kimiko Date 3–6, 0–6

Doubles (5–5)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 20 July 1987 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Gaby Coorengel Netherlands Yvonne der Kinderen
Netherlands Inge Dolman
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 18 July 1988 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Gaby Coorengel Netherlands Pascale Druyts
Netherlands Yvonne Schreurs
6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 27 February 1989 Jaffa, Israel Hard Netherlands Marianne van der Torre United Kingdom Caroline Billingham
Poland Sylvia Czopek
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 4. 6 March 1989 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Netherlands Marianne van der Torre Denmark Sofie Albinus
Denmark Lone Vandborg
6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. 20 March 1989 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Netherlands Marianne van der Torre Sweden Malin Nilsson
Sweden Eva Lena Olsson
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 24 April 1989 Sutton, United Kingdom Clay West Germany Aurelia Gheorghe Japan Kimiko Date
Japan Shiho Okada
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 6 November 1989 Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) United Kingdom Julie Salmon Soviet Union Elena Brioukhovets
Soviet Union Eugenia Maniokova
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 14 May 1990 Cascais, Portugal Clay Netherlands Simone Schilder Spain Eva Bes
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 1 October 1990 York, United States Hard (i) Netherlands Simone Schilder United States Louise Allen
France Sophie Amiach
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 27 January 1992 Midland, United States Clay Canada Helen Kelesi Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Meredith McGrath
3–6, 1–6
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