# Carin Bakkum

Carin Bakkum (born 25 July 1962) is a Dutch former tennis player. During her career, Bakkum won two ITF singles titles as well as one WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. She reached a singles ranking high of world number 141 on 27 March 1989, and on 22 June 1987, she reached a doubles ranking high of world number 69.

## Career finals
### Doubles (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | Jul 1986 | Perugia, Italy | Clay | Nicole Jagerman | Csilla Bartos-Cserepy Amy Holton | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | Nov 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Simone Schilder | Bettina Fulco Mercedes Paz | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 1989 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Simone Schilder | Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 1990 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 3–6, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Jul 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini | 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |

## ITF finals
### Singles finals: (2–2)

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 9 September 1985 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 November 1985 | Cheshire, United Kingdom | Carpet | Jana Novotná | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 29 June 1987 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Andrea Tiezzi | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 October 1988 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Cecilia Dahlman | 6–7, 0–6 |

### Doubles finals: (12–2)

| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 16 September 1985 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | Ninoska Souto Inmaculada Varas | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 May 1986 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | Emmanuelle Derly Hellas Ter Riet | 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 June 1986 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | Hard | Manon Bollegraf | Digna Ketelaar Themis Zambrzycki | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Winner | 4. | 14 July 1986 | Landskrona, Sweden | Clay | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | Manon Bollegraf Marianne van der Torre | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 29 June 1987 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Themis Zambrzycki | Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 21 March 1988 | Bayonne, France | Hard | Simone Schilder | Pascale Paradis Catherine Tanvier | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 3 October 1988 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Simone Schilder | Valda Lake Anne Simpkin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 10 October 1988 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | Simone Schilder | Belinda Borneo Sarah Sullivan | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–0 |
| Winner | 9. | 31 October 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | Simone Schilder | Cláudia Chabalgoity Luciana Della Casa | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | 28 October 1991 | Madeira, Portugal | Hard | Meike Babel | Rosa Bielsa Janet Souto | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 11. | 20 April 1992 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Ingelise Driehuis | Gaby Coorengel Yael Segal | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 12 July 1993 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Hard | Hiromi Nagano | Mareze Joubert Rene Mentz | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 13. | 1 August 1994 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Helena Vildová | Silvia Ramón-Cortés Cristina Torrens Valero | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 29 August 1994 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Maaike Koutstaal | Petra Kučová Lenka Němečková | 2–6, 3–6 |