# Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (born 4 November 1991) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as ten singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 6 June 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 135. On 25 June 2018, she peaked at No. 58 in the doubles rankings.

## Career

In July 2013, Kerkhove made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Swedish Open.
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier, and recorded her first major singles match-win at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships over Svetlana Kuznetsova.
She recorded her second major singles win as a lucky loser at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships over wildcard Sonay Kartal, before being defeated by world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in three sets.
In July 2024, she announced her retirement from professional tour.

## Personal life

In July 2019, she married football player Edinho Pattinama and changed her name to Pattinama Kerkhove.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q2 | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Guadalajara Open | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | Career total: 20 | Career total: 20 |
| Overall Win-loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–2 | | 0 / 20 | 8–22 |
| Year-end ranking | 251 | 222 | 239 | 186 | 159 | 171 | 225 | 178 | 153 | 207 | 233 | $ 1,165,998 | $ 1,165,998 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0–3 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | A | NH | 1R | A | 1–3 |
| US Open | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1–2 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–10 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–3)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2016 | Swedish Open | International | Clay | Lidziya Marozava | Andreea Mitu Alicja Rosolska | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2017 | Luxembourg Open | International | Hard (i) | Lidziya Marozava | Eugenie Bouchard Kirsten Flipkens | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2019 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | International | Grass | Bibiane Schoofs | Shuko Aoyama Aleksandra Krunić | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | Lyon Open, France | International | Hard (i) | Bibiane Schoofs | Laura Ioana Paar Julia Wachaczyk | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2021 | Portorož Open, Slovenia | WTA 250 | Hard | Aleksandra Krunić | Anna Kalinskaya Tereza Mihalíková | 6–4, 2–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2021 | Transylvania Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Aleksandra Krunić | Irina Bara Ekaterine Gorgodze | 6–4, 1–6, [9–11] |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 28 (10 titles, 18 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $40,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (9–11)
* Clay (1–7)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Angelique van der Meet | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Albufeira, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Amra Sadiković | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2011 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Polina Vinogradova | 2–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2011 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Bibiane Schoofs | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2011 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Sandra Martinović | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2011 | ITF Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Myrtille Georges | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2012 | Launceston International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Yulia Putintseva | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Aug 2012 | ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Sep 2012 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Sandra Záhlavová | 5–7, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 2–8 | Jul 2014 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Carina Witthöft | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Oct 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–9 | Nov 2015 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sofia Shapatava | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Mar 2016 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Françoise Abanda | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–11 | Nov 2017 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–12 | May 2018 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | 25,000 | Hard | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–12 | Sep 2018 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | 6–2, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |
| Win | 5–12 | Sep 2018 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Clara Burel | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–13 | Mar 2019 | ITF Mâcon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Myrtille Georges | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–13 | Aug 2019 | GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | 7–6$^{(6)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–14 | Aug 2019 | ITF Chiswick, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–14 | Nov 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Eudice Chong | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 8–14 | Nov 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Hurricane Tyra Black | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–14 | July 2022 | ITF Corroios-Seixal, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Lina Glushko | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–15 | July 2022 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Danielle Lao | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–16 | Mar 2023 | ITF Říčany, Czech Republic | 40,000 | Hard (i) | Antonia Ružić | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–16 | Aug 2023 | ITF Ourense, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Francisca Jorge | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–17 | Aug 2023 | ITF Vigo, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Jana Fett | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–18 | Oct 2023 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Arina Rodionova | 3–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 30 (17 titles, 13 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (14–7)
* Clay (3–6)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Marina Melnikova | Diana Buzean Daniëlle Harmsen | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2013 | Taipei Challenger, Taiwan | 50,000 | Hard | Arantxa Rus | Chen Yi Luksika Kumkhum | 6–4, 2–6, [14–12] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Arantxa Rus | Viktorija Golubic Laura Siegemund | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2014 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Xenia Knoll | Rika Fujiwara Yuuki Tanaka | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2014 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Richèl Hogenkamp | Rebecca Peterson Eva Wacanno | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2014 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Richèl Hogenkamp | Nicola Geuer Viktorija Golubic | 2–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Martina Borecká | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varunya Wongteanchai | 2–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–5 | Nov 2014 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Xenia Knoll | Barbara Bonić Pemra Özgen | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 2015 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ana Vrljić | Gioia Barbieri Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–2, 6–7$^{(4)}$, [3–10] |
| Win | 4–6 | Jun 2015 | ITF Zeeland, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay | Quirine Lemoine | Conny Perrin Alyona Sotnikova | 6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 5–6 | Aug 2015 | ITF Westende, Belgium | 25,000 | Hard | Indy de Vroome | Ankita Raina Alyona Sotnikova | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Sep 2015 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Arantxa Rus | Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno | 6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Oct 2015 | Kirkland Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Arantxa Rus | Stéphanie Foretz Mandy Minella | 4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–8 | Nov 2015 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Alexandra Cadanțu | Elizaveta Ianchuk Shérazad Reix | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Nov 2015 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Quirine Lemoine | Xenia Knoll Alice Matteucci | 6–3, 3–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 6–10 | Dec 2015 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Paula Kania | María José Martínez Sánchez Marina Melnikova | 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 7–10 | Jul 2016 | ITF Horb, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Richèl Hogenkamp | Anita Husarić Oleksandra Korashvili | 6–1, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Win | 8–10 | Oct 2016 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Ivana Jorović | Alexandra Cadanțu Ekaterina Yashina | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–10 | Mar 2017 | Zhuhai Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Lidziya Marozava | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–10 | Jul 2017 | ITF Horb, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Bibiane Schoofs | Ágnes Bukta Isabella Shinikova | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Nov 2017 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Clay | Michaëlla Krajicek | Manon Arcangioli Shérazad Reix | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–12 | Dec 2017 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 100,000+H | Hard | Lidziya Marozava | Mihaela Buzărnescu Alena Fomina | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–12 | Mar 2018 | Zhuhai Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Anna Blinkova | Nao Hibino Danka Kovinić | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–12 | Feb 2019 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anna Zaja | Freya Christie Jana Fett | 6–3, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 13–12 | Mar 2019 | ITF Mâcon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Bibiane Schoofs | Claudia Giovine Angelica Moratelli | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–12 | Mar 2019 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Harriet Dart | Sarah Beth Grey Eden Silva | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–12 | Oct 2019 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Richèl Hogenkamp | Susan Bandecchi Katarzyna Piter | 6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 15–13 | Nov 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Georgia Crăciun Eva Guerrero Álvarez | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 16–13 | Nov 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Ng Kwan-yau Zheng Saisai | 6–2, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 17–13 | Feb 2021 | ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa | 25,000 | Hard | Bibiane Schoofs | Naomi Broady Eden Silva | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Arantxa Rus | Polona Hercog Jessica Moore | 7–5, 1–6, [7–10] |