Noëlle van Lottum

Noëlle van Lottum (born 12 July 1972, Hoogland) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who in the 1990s played for France.

Noëlle van Lottum
Country (sports) Netherlands
 France
Born (1972-06-12) 12 June 1972
Hoogland, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$559,094
Singles
Career record195–196
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 57 (11 January 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1992, 1997)
French Open2R (1988, 1991, 1992, 1994)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1992, 1993, 1997)
US Open3R (1992)
Doubles
Career record139–148
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (21 September 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1992, 1998, 1999)
French Open3R (1992)
Wimbledon2R (1992)
US Open2R (1994)

Van Lottum was national youth champion both in the Netherlands and France. She played on the WTA Tour from 1987 until 1999, winning one singles and one doubles title. Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 57 (reached in January 1993) and her career-high doubles ranking was World No. 59 (reached in September 1992). With Virginie Buisson, she holds the record for the longest female match in the French Open; in the first round of the 1995 edition she lost to Buisson after 4 hours and 7 minutes.

Van Lottum currently is the owner and director of a tennis school in the Netherlands.

She is the older sister of tennis player John van Lottum.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1 (1–0)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0) Premier Mandatory (0/0)
Tier II (0/0) Premier 5 (0/0)
Tier III (0/0) Premier (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0) International (0/0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Donna Faber 6–4, 6–0

Doubles 4 (1–3)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 1992 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Eva Švíglerová Karin Kschwendt
Petra Schwarz
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 2. Sep 1992 Paris, France Clay Rachel McQuillan Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
5–7, 1–6
Win 1. Apr 1994 Taranto, Italy Clay Irina Spîrlea Sandra Cecchini
Isabelle Demongeot
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 3. Oct 1996 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard Tina Križan Alexandra Fusai
Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4-1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 20 February 1989 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Florencia Labat 7–5, 6–4
Winner 2. 17 September 1995 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay Adriana Gerši 6-2, 6-3
Runner-up 3. 16 July 1996 Budapest, Hungary Clay Stephanie Devillé 2–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 3 November 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Amélie Cocheteux 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay Virág Csurgó 6–0, 6–2

Doubles (7-8)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard Mara Eijkenboom Catherine Tanvier
Sandrine Testud
4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 13 November 1989 Santiago, Chile Clay Sofie Albinus Luciana Della Casa
Giulia Toschi
6–2, 6–2
Winner 3. 12 November 1990 Mount Gambier, South Australia Hard Jo-Anne Faull Kerry-Anne Guse
Justine Hodder
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 11 February 1996 Mar del Plata, Argentina Hard Marion Maruska Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 11 February 1996 Murcia, Spain Clay Kim de Weille Silke Meier
Petra Schwarz
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 28 October 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Anique Snijders Olga Barabanschikova
Nirupama Sanjeev
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 10 November 1996 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard Anique Snijders Kirstin Freye
Seda Noorlander
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 8 December 1996 Cergy, France Hard (i) Kirstin Freye Angela Lettiere
Meilen Tu
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 9 March 1997 Rockford, United States Hard Elena Brioukhovets Janet Lee
Maria Strandlund
6–7, 3–6
Winner 10. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay Kirstin Freye María Fernanda Landa
Seda Noorlander
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 1 March 1998 Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Kirstin Freye Trudi Musgrave
Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–7, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 12. 15 March 1998 Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Kirstin Freye Nancy Feber
Tina Križan
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 13. 26 April 1998 Espinho, Portugal Carpet (i) Kim de Weille Kirstin Freye
Silke Meier
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 14. 13 July 1998 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Laurence Courtois Virág Csurgó
Nóra Köves
7–5, 6–2
Winner 15. 20 June 1999 Grado, Italy Clay Lea Ghirardi Flavia Pennetta
Tracy Almeda-Singian
1–6, 6–4, 6–4


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