Leslie Butkiewicz (born 26 May 1982) is a former tennis player from Belgium.

Leslie Butkiewicz
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1982-05-26) 26 May 1982 (age 42)
Antwerp, Belgium
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$62,804
Singles
Career record162–99
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 341 (10 June 2002)
Doubles
Career record135–77
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 224 (17 February 2003)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–2

Biography

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Butkiewicz, a right-handed player, won nine singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

She also featured in the main draw of the doubles at several WTA Tour events, including five appearances at her home tournament in Antwerp.

Both of the Fed Cup ties she played in for Belgium came against the United States. In 2005, she lost a dead rubber singles match to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals of the World Group.[1] The following year, she partnered Caroline Maes in the doubles of the World Group semifinal against the United States, which was also a dead rubber. She was a member of the Belgian squad that lost the 2006 World Group final to Italy, but was unused.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (9–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 17 June 2001 ITF Raalte, Netherlands Clay Netherlands  Anouk Sterk 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2. 19 August 2002 ITF Westende, Belgium Hard France  Virginie Pichet 6–4, 6–3
Win 3. 1 September 2002 ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Bulgaria  Dimana Krastevitch 6–3, 6–3
Win 4. 14 July 2003 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Belgium  Debbrich Feys 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 5. 19 July 2004 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium Clay Russia  Ekaterina Kirianova 6–3, 6–1
Win 6. 16 August 2004 ITF Westende, Belgium Hard Finland  Emma Laine 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win 7. 3 October 2004 Open Nantes Atlantique, France Hard (i) Hungary  Rita Kuti-Kis 6–2, 6–1
Win 8. 16 July 2005 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay France  Claire de Gubernatis 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win 9. 13 November 2005 ITF Le Havre, France Clay (i) France  Émilie Bacquet 7–5, 6–3
Loss 10. 15 July 2007 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay France  Nathalie Mohn 4–6, 6–7(6–8)

Doubles: 30 (15–15)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 14 August 2000 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Czech Republic  Lenka Snajdrova France  Marion Bartoli
Spain  Carmen Cajo
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 23 September 2001 GB Pro-Series Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Hard (i) Belgium  Patty Van Acker Sweden  Helena Ejeson
Czech Republic  Eva Erbová
6–2, 6–2
Loss 3. 11 November 2001 ITF Villenave-d'Ornon,
France
Clay (i) Belgium  Caroline Maes Uruguay  Daniela Olivera
Madagascar  Natacha Randriantefy
4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 24 March 2002 ITF Cholet, France Clay Belgium  Patty Van Acker Czech Republic  Caroline Maes
Czech Republic  Gabriela Navrátilová
1–4 ret.
Loss 5. 17 June 2002 ITF Lenzerheide,
Switzerland
Clay Belgium  Patty Van Acker Australia  Nicole Sewell
Australia  Samantha Stosur
4–6, 3–6
Win 6. 30 June 2002 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Belgium  Patty Van Acker Netherlands  Susanne Trik
Australia  Kristen van Elden
7–5, 6–3
Loss 7. 5 August 2002 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay Netherlands  Tessy van de Ven Belgium  Elke Clijsters
Australia  Jaslyn Hewitt
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 8. 18 August 2002 ITF Westende, Belgium Clay Australia  Nicole Kriz Ukraine  Valeria Bondarenko
Lithuania  Edita Liachovičiūtė
6–1, 7–6(4–7)
Loss 9. 20 January 2003 Open de l'Isère, France Hard (i) Netherlands  Kim Kilsdonk France  Séverine Beltrame
France  Amandine Dulon
7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 10. 18 February 2003 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) Netherlands  Kim Kilsdonk Romania  Magda Mihalache
Germany  Syna Schmidle
2–6, 3–6
Win 11. 15 June 2003 ITF Canet-en-Roussillon, France Clay Belgium  Eveline Vanhyfte France  Sophie Erre
France  Aurélie Védy
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 12. 23 June 2003 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay Netherlands  Kim Kilsdonk Netherlands  Marielle Hoogland
Netherlands  Jolanda Mens
6–1, 6–4
Win 13. 14 July 2003 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Czech Republic  Lenka Snajdrova Belgium  Debbrich Feys
Belgium  Jessie de Vries
6–3, 6–1
Loss 14. 21 July 2003 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Netherlands  Kim Kilsdonk Russia  Maria Kondratieva
New Zealand  Shelley Stephens
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 15. 4 August 2003 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay Netherlands  Kim Kilsdonk France  Anne-Laure Heitz
France  Amandine Singla
6–0, 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Win 16. 24 August 2003 ITF Middelkerke, Belgium Clay Netherlands  Kim Kilsdonk Turkey  İpek Şenoğlu
Belgium  Eveline Vanhyfte
6–4, 6–2
Loss 17. 12 October 2003 Open de Touraine, France Hard (i) Belgium  Caroline Maes Latvia  Līga Dekmeijere
Germany  Bianka Lamade
1–6, 2–6
Win 18. 16 November 2003 ITF Le Havre, France Clay (i) Belgium  Eveline Vanhyfte Slovakia  Martina Babáková
Poland  Monika Schneider
6–2, 2–2 ret.
Loss 19. 18 July 2004 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Belgium  Eveline Vanhyfte Czech Republic  Zuzana Černá
Czech Republic  Eva Hrdinová
6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 20. 25 July 2004 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium Clay New Zealand  Shelley Stephens Czech Republic  Zuzana Černá
Canada  Aneta Soukup
3–6, 2–6
Win 21. 9 August 2004 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay New Zealand  Shelley Stephens Belgium  Jessie de Vries
Belgium  Debbrich Feys
6–2, 7–5
Win 22. 29 August 2004 ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Belgium  Eveline Vanhyfte Austria  Daniela Klemenschits
Austria  Sandra Klemenschits
7–5, 6–3
Loss 23. 12 July 2005 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Belgium  Caroline Maes Czech Republic  Iveta Gerlová
Germany  Carmen Klaschka
5–7, 2–6
Win 24. 24 July 2005 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium Clay Belgium  Caroline Maes Czech Republic  Petra Cetkovská
Spain  Gabriela Velasco Andreu
6–3, 6–2
Win 25. 14 August 2005 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay Belgium  Jessie de Vries Netherlands  Kim Kilsdonk
Serbia and Montenegro  Neda Kozić
w/o
Win 26. 28 August 2005 ITF Westende, Belgium Hard Belgium  Eveline Vanhyfte France  Claire de Gubernatis
Spain  Anna Font Estrada
6–4, 6–2
Win 27. 22 July 2006 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium Clay Belgium  Caroline Maes Poland  Olga Brózda
Poland  Natalia Kołat
6–2, 6–2
Loss 28. 27 August 2006 ITF Westende, Belgium Hard France  Émilie Bacquet France  Celine Cattaneo
France  Claire de Gubernatis
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 29. 26 August 2006 ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Belgium  Caroline Maes Slovenia  Andreja Klepač
Montenegro  Danica Krstajić
2–6, 6–7
Loss 30. 24 August 2007 ITF Westende, Belgium Hard United Kingdom  Katharina Brown France  Claire de Gubernatis
France  Samantha Schoeffel
6–4, 2–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Russia and US set up Fed Cup semi showdown". ABC Online. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Henin-Hardenne leads Belgian bid". CNN. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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