Els Callens

Els Callens (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli August bɛɣu pishi dali, yuuni 1970) o nyɛla psɣa ŋun purufɛshinal  tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kurɔ ŋun yina  Belgium tingbanni .

Callens nyɛla ŋun niŋ purufɛshinal la silimiingoli  January ni yuuni  1990. O kpaŋmaŋ karili nyɛla din daa yina yuuni  2000 ni yaɣili yuli booni Summer Olympic Games din daa niŋ  Sydney puuni ka o daa di  bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.

O nyɛla ŋun tuma yuma daa paagi silimiingoli  October bɛɣu pishi ni ayɔbu dali, yuuni  2005, 

WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
 Legend Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–1) Tier IV & V (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore Loss 1. 27 October 1996 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i)  Lisa Raymond 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)
 Legend Tier I (1–0) Tier II (3–3) Tier III (3–3) Tier IV & V (3–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Win 1. 6 January 1996 Auckland Open, New Zealand Clay  Julie Halard-Decugis  Jill Hetherington   Kristine Kunce 6–1, 6–0 Loss 1. 19 May 1996 Welsh Open, Wales Clay  Laurence Courtois  Katrina Adams   Mariaan de Swardt 0–6, 4–6 Win 2. 14 June 1998 Birmingham Classic, England Grass  Julie Halard-Decugis  Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Win 3. 22 November 1998 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard  Julie Halard-Decugis  Rika Hiraki   Aleksandra Olsza 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 Win 4. 13 August 2000 Los Angeles Championships, U.S. Hard  Dominique Van Roost  Kimberly Po   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6–2, 7–5 Loss 2. 5 November 2000 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i)  Kimberly Po  Nicole Pratt   Meghann Shaughnessy 3–6, 4–6 Win 5. 13 May 2001 German Open Clay  Meghann Shaughnessy  Cara Black   Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–3 Win 6. 19 May 2001 Belgian Open Clay  Virginia Ruano Pascual  Kristie Boogert   Miriam Oremans 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Loss 3. 16 September 2001 Waikoloa Championships, U.S. Hard  Nicole Pratt  Tina Križan   Katarina Srebotnik 2–6, 3–6 Loss 4. 28 October 2001 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i)  Chanda Rubin  Jelena Dokić   Nadia Petrova 1–6, 4–6 Loss 5. 3 February 2002 Toyota Princess Cup, Japan Carpet (i)  Roberta Vinci  Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs 1–6, 1–6 Loss 6. 7 April 2002 Sarasota Clay Court Classic, U.S. Clay  Conchita Martínez  Jelena Dokić   Elena Likhovtseva 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6 Win 7. 16 June 2002 Birmingham Classic, England Grass  Shinobu Asagoe  Kimberly Po   Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–3 Win 8. 15 June 2003 Birmingham Classic, England Grass  Meilen Tu  Alicia Molik   Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–4 Loss 7. 10 August 2003 Los Angeles Classic, U.S. Hard  Elena Bovina  Mary Pierce   Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 3–6 Loss 8. 2 November 2003 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i)  Meilen Tu  Ting Li   Sun Tiantian 3–6, 3–6 Loss 9. 16 January 2004 Hobart International, Australia Hard  Barbara Schett  Shinobu Asagoe   Seiko Okamoto 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 Win 9. 22 February 2004 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i)  Cara Black  Myriam Casanova   Eleni Daniilidou 6–2, 6–2 Loss 10. 11 April 2004 Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco Clay  Katarina Srebotnik  Marion Bartoli   Émilie Loit 4–6, 2–6 Loss 11. 15 August 2004 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard  Anna-Lena Grönefeld  Bethanie Mattek   Abigail Spears 3–6, 3–6 Loss 12. 7 November 2004 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Hard (i)  Samantha Stosur  Carly Gullickson   María Emilia Salerni 5–7, 5–7 Win 10. 20 February 2005 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i)  Cara Black  Anabel Medina Garrigues   Dinara Safina 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals
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Singles: 14 (11–3)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWinner 1. 19 February 1990 ITF Manchester, United Kingdom Carpet (i)  Sandra Begijn 6–1, 6–0Winner 2. 7 May 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay  Claire Wegink 6–1, 6–1Winner 3. 21 January 1991 ITF Bergen, Norway Carpet (i)  Magdalena Feistel 6–4, 6–3Runner-up 1. 11 February 1991 ITF Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i)  Catarina Lindqvist 4–6, 6–4, 2–6Winner 4. 18 February 1991 ITF Croydon, United Kingdom Carpet (i)  Sara Gomer 6–1, 6–0Winner 5. 21 October 1991 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i)  Cecilia Dahlman 3–6, 7–5, 6–4Winner 6. 19 October 1992 ITF Moulins, France Hard (i)  Petra Holubová 5–7, 6–2, 6–3Winner 7. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i)  Lea Ghirardi 6–0, 6–1Winner 8. 21 March 1994 ITF Brest, France Hard (i)  Dally Randriantefy 6–4, 6–3Runner-up 2. 14 December 1997 ITF Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i)  Nathalie Dechy 4–6, 1–6Runner-up 3. 22 August 1999 Bronx Open, United States Hard  Erika deLone 1–6, ret.Winner 9. 24 October 1999 ITF Southampton, UK Carpet (i)  Patricia Wartusch 6–3, 6–3Winner 10. 30 October 2001 ITF Bolton, United Kingdom Hard (i)  Bahia Mouhtassine 4–6, 6–4, 6–1Winner 11. 26 November 2002 ITF Minneapolis, United States Hard (i)  Stanislava Hrozenská 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 17 (10–7)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1. 26 February 1990 ITF Wigan, United Kingdom Hard (i)  Caroline Wuillot  Jenny Thielmann   Claire Wegink 7–5, 6–0Winner 2. 11 June 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal Clay  Caroline Wuillot  Ingelise Driehuis   Louise Pleming 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)Winner 3. 6 August 1990 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay  Caroline Wuillot  Ruxandra Dragomir   Irina Spîrlea 6–4, 6–2Runner-up 1. 10 September 1990 ITF Eastbourne, United Kingdom Hard  Tanja Hauschildt  Maria Lindström   Heather Ludloff 6–7(6), 1–6Runner-up 2. 11 November 1991 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i)  Michèle Strebel  Ilana Berger   Tessa Price 2–6, 5–7Winner 4. 12 April 1992 ITF Limoges, France Carpet (i)  Michèle Strebel  Lubomira Bacheva   Sylvia Štefková 4–6, 6–1, 6–4Runner-up 3. 14 September 1992 ITF Madeira, Portugal Hard  Julia Jehs  Karin Ptaszek   Marianne Vallin 1–6, 3–6Winner 5. 22 November 1992 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet (i)  Elena Pampoulova  Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea 7–6(3), 6–4 Runner-up 4. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i)  Nancy Feber  Olga Lugina   Elena Pampoulova 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Winner 6. 27 March 1994 ITF Brest, France Hard (i)  Karin Ptaszek  Susanna Attili   Elena Savoldi 6–4, 6–1 Winner 7. 29 March 1997 ITF Woodlands, United States Hard  Liezel Horn  Nathalie Dechy   Lea Ghirardi 6–4, 6–2Winner 8. 21 September 1998 ITF Seattle, United States Hard  Liezel Horn  Lilia Osterloh   Mashona Washington 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Winner 9. 18 October 1998 ITF Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i)  Laurence Courtois  Amélie Cocheteux   Émilie Loit 6–2, 6–2Runner-up 5. 13 August 2001 Bronx Open, United States Hard  Kristie Boogert  Clarisa Fernández   Rika Fujiwara 6–2, 6–7(3), 4–6Winner 10. 26 November 2002 ITF Minneapolis, United States Hard (i)  Shinobu Asagoe  Rika Hiraki   Nana Smith 7–6(3), 7–6(3)Runner-up 6. 9 November 2004 ITF Pittsburgh, United States Hard (i)  Samantha Stosur  Teryn Ashley   Laura Granville 6–2, 3–6, 4–6Runner-up 7. 4 July 2011 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay  Nancy Feber  Marcella Koek   Eva Wacanno 5–7, 6–3, [5–10]

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