# Kimberley Zimmermann

Kimberley Zimmermann (born 9 November 1995) is a Belgian tennis player. Zimmermann has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 215, achieved on 13 May 2019. On 6 March 2023, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of No. 37. Zimmermann has specialized in doubles since 2021, and she has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two on WTA 125 tournaments, along with two singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

## Career overview

Zimmermann won her first tour title in July 2021 at the Palermo Ladies Open, in the doubles event, partnering Erin Routliffe and defended her title the following year partnering with Anna Bondár. She defended the doubles title for a third consecutive year in 2023, this time partnering Yana Sizikova.

## Family

Kimberley Zimmermann is the daughter of Michel Zimmermann, men's 400 metres hurdles' finalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1–3 |
| French Open | QF | 2R | 1R | 4–3 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 0–2 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| Win–loss | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–10 |
| WTA 1000 ||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | QF | A | 1–1 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
| Madrid Open | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| Canadian Open | 1R | A | A | 0–1 |
| Guadalajara Open | 2R | A | | 1–1 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Clay (3–1)
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | WTA 250 | Clay | Erin Routliffe | Natela Dzalamidze Kamilla Rakhimova | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 4–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2021 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Erin Routliffe | Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2022 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Ekaterine Gorgodze Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–1, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2022 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy (2) | WTA 250 | Clay | Anna Bondár | Amina Anshba Panna Udvardy | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2023 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy (3) | WTA 250 | Clay | Yana Sizikova | Angelica Moratelli Camilla Rosatello | 6–2, 6–4 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | Hungarian Pro Open | Clay | Anna Bondár | Jesika Malečková Renata Voráčová | 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2023 | Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy | Clay | Anna Bondár | Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2023 | Open de Rouen, France | Hard (i) | Anna Bondár | Maia Lumsden Jessika Ponchet | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2024 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | Clay | Anna Bondár | Arantxa Rus Nina Stojanović | 5–7, 6–3, [11–9] |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments

### Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2016 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Ellen Perez | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2016 | ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Hélène Scholsen | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2018 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Stefania Rubini | 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2018 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay | Iga Świątek | 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 40 (18 titles, 22 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2011 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | 10,000 | Hard | Marie Benoît | Kim Kilsdonk Nicolette van Uitert | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2013 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | Magali Kempen Nicky van Dyck | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | Quirine Lemoine Gabriela van de Graaf | 3–6, 6–0, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Nov 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Anita Husarić | Natalija Kostić Karin Morgošová | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Marie Benoît | Polina Leykina Despina Papamichail | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | May 2014 | ITF Tarsus, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Anita Husarić | Anastasia Pivovarova Melis Sezer | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | Alice Balducci Georgia Brescia | 6–3, 0–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 1–7 | Sep 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | Verena Hofer Martina Pratesi | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Oct 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–8 | Feb 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Anita Husarić | Başak Eraydın Verena Meliss | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–8 | Mar 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Claudia Giovine | Irina Bara Lilla Barzó | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Apr 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Margot Yerolymos | Irina Bara Oana Georgeta Simion | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jul 2015 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Sally Peers | Elyne Boeykens Kelly Versteeg | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–11 | Sep 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Nina Stadler | Despina Papamichail Carla Touly | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–11 | Sep 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Nina Stadler | Alice Balducci Camilla Scala | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–11 | Feb 2016 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Nina Stadler | Fatma Al-Nabhani Anna Zaja | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7)}$ |
| Loss | 5–12 | Mar 2016 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Alice Bacquié | Gioia Barbieri Giorgia Marchetti | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–13 | Apr 2016 | ITF Manama, Bahrain | 10,000 | Hard | Katharina Hering | Anna Kalinskaya Tereza Mihalíková | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–14 | Jan 2017 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Anita Husarić | Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–14 | Mar 2017 | ITF Le Havre, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) | Elyne Boeykens | Fatma Al-Nabhani Diana Negreanu | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–14 | May 2017 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | An-Sophie Mestach | Ilona Kremen Cornelia Lister | 4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Loss | 7–15 | Jun 2017 | Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Anita Husarić | Carolin Daniels Lidziya Marozava | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–15 | Jun 2017 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Camilla Rosatello | Manon Arcangioli Shérazad Reix | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–16 | Jan 2018 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Camilla Rosatello | Ysaline Bonaventure Bibiane Schoofs | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Loss | 8–17 | Jul 2018 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | 80,000 | Clay | Bibiane Schoofs | Cornelia Lister Nina Stojanović | 2–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 9–17 | Jul 2019 | Open de Biarritz, France | W80 | Clay | Manon Arcangioli | Victoria Rodríguez Ioana Loredana Roșca | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 10–17 | Aug 2019 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | Lara Salden | Suzan Lamens Anna Pribylova | 6–1, 6–7$^{(3)}$, [11–9] |
| Loss | 10–18 | Aug 2019 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | W25 | Clay | Manon Arcangioli | Marina Bassols Ribera Feng Shuo | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–19 | Oct 2019 | ITF Cherbourg, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Myrtille Georges | Naomi Broady Samantha Murray | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–19 | Nov 2019 | ITF Malibu, United States | W25 | Hard | Dalma Gálfi | Lorraine Guillermo Anna Hertel | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–19 | Jan 2020 | ITF Daytona Beach, US | W25 | Clay | Dalma Gálfi | Paula Ormaechea Prarthana Thombare | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–19 | Feb 2020 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Myrtille Georges | Lara Salden Clara Tauson | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 14–19 | Nov 2020 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | W15 | Hard (i) | Suzan Lamens | Federica di Sarra Anastasia Kulikova | 3–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
| Win | 15–19 | Nov 2020 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | W25 | Clay | Lara Salden | Suzan Lamens Eva Vedder | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15–20 | Jan 2021 | ITF Hamburg, Germany | W25 | Hard (i) | Amandine Hesse | Anna Bondár Tereza Mihalíková | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16–20 | Feb 2021 | Open de l'Isère, France | W25 | Clay | Ioana Loredana Roșca | Arianne Hartono Yuriko Miyazaki | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 17–20 | May 2021 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | Anna Bondár | Xenia Knoll Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 17–21 | May 2021 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | W60 | Hard | Eden Silva | Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet | 6–0, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Loss | 17–22 | Jul 2021 | Contrexéville Open, France | W100 | Clay | Dalma Gálfi | Anna Danilina Ulrikke Eikeri | 0–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
| Win | 18–22 | Apr 2022 | Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal | W80 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Natalija Stevanović Katharina Gerlach | 6–1, 6–1 |