Yvette Basting

Yvette Basting (born 8 June 1977) is a retired tennis player from the Netherlands.[1] During her professional career from 1992–2002, she won seventeen titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and qualified twice for the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Yvette Basting

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Oosterhout, Netherlands
Born	8 June 1977 Breda, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$166,523
Singles
Career record	206–130
Career titles	0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking	92 (5 March 2001)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1995, 2001)
Wimbledon	2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	92–75
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	106 (28 May 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2001)
Wimbledon	1R (1995)

Career highlights

On 5 March 2001, Basting reached her highest singles ranking: world number 92.[1] Her best doubles ranking came on 28 May 2001, when she became world number 106.[1] In her career, Yvatte Basting reached the singles final 14 times in ITF Women's Circuit tournaments, winning eight titles. In 1994, she won the $25k Flensburg tournament in Germany and the $25k Poitiers tournament in France.

In 1999, Basting won the $25k Jaffa tournament in Israel, and in 2000, she won the $25k Pamplona tournament in Spain and the $50k Naples tournament in the United States.

In October 2000, with her partner Katalin Marosi, she won the $75k Poitiers.[2]

In February 2001, partnering Elena Tatarkova, she won the $75k Dow Corning Tennis Classic in Midland, Michigan.[3] In March 2001, Basting and Tatarkova won the $50k Minneapolis doubles title.[4]

ITF finals

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

Singles (8–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	28 June 1993	Velp, Netherlands	Clay	Lenka Němečková	6–0, 7–5
Winner	2.	23 August 1993	Horb, Germany	Clay	Monika Kratochvílová	6–1, 7–6
Winner	3.	17 October 1994	Flensburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Kim de Weille	4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Winner	4.	24 October 1994	Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Kim de Weille	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	14 November 1994	Eastbourne, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Kim de Weille	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	30 June 1997	Hoorn, Netherlands	Clay	Eva Bes	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	7 July 1997	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Nathaly Tijssen	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	8.	13 October 1997	Saint Raphaël, France	Hard (i)	Sophie Erre	1–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	22 June 1998	Velp, Netherlands	Clay	Andrea van den Hurk	6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up	10.	29 June 1998	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Clay	Dessislava Topalova	6–7^(3–7), 2–6
DNP	–	12 July 1998	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Martina Suchá	N/A
Winner	11.	1 November 1999	Jaffa, Israel	Hard	Francesca Schiavone	6–3, 6–4
Winner	12.	24 July 2000	Pamplona, Spain	Hard	Anastasia Rodionova	6–4, 6–1
Winner	13.	13 November 2000	Naples, United States	Clay	Catalina Castaño	4–0, 4–1, 4–2
Runner-up	14.	26 February 2001	Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Dawn Buth	6–4, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles (9–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	23 August 1993	Horb, Germany	Clay	Annemarie Mikkers	Lorena Rodriguez Katrina Saarinen	4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	25 September 1995	Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay	Magdalena Grzybowska	Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková	3–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	16 October 1995	Flensburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Elena Tatarkova	Sandra Klösel Amélie Mauresmo	6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	25 February 1996	Redbridge, Great Britain	Hard	Kim de Weille	Laura Golarsa Julie Steven	3–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	5 July 1997	Hoorn, Netherlands	Clay	Simona Galikova	Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens	1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	7 September 1997	Supetar, Croatia	Clay	Lotty Seelen	Darina Mecekova Silvia Sosnarova	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	29 April 1997	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Susanne Trik	Jelena Kostanić Tošić Katarina Srebotnik	5–7, 5–7
Runner-up	8.	19 April 1998	Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Clay	Magdalena Zděnovcová	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	3–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	26 April 1998	Gelos, France	Clay	Emmanuelle Curutchet	Justine Henin Aurélie Védy	0–6, 7–6, 7–5
Winner	10.	5 July 1998	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Clay	Henriëtte van Aalderen	Carlijn Buis Andrea van den Hurk	6–0, 6–1
DNP	–	12 July 1998	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Henriëtte van Aalderen	Giana Gutiérrez Debby Haak	N/A
Runner-up	11.	12 June 2000	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Andrea van den Hurk	Mia Buric Bianka Lamade	5–7, 3–6
Winner	12.	24 July 2000	Pamplona, Spain	Hard	Mia Buric	Leanne Baker Mariana Mesa	6–2, 6–0
Winner	13.	15 October 2000	Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Katalin Marosi	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Winner	14.	12 February 2001	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Elena Tatarkova	Jennifer Hopkins Petra Rampre	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Winner	15.	4 March 2001	Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Elena Tatarkova	Laurence Courtois Alicia Molik	7–5, 7–6^(7–0)

References

1. "WTA Players: Yvette Basting". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
2. "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – $75,000 Poitiers – 09 October – 15 October 2000". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
3. "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – $75,000 Midland, MI – 12 February – 18 February 2001". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
4. "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – $50,000 Minneapolis, MN – 26 February – 04 March 2001". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• Yvette Basting at the Women's Tennis Association
• Yvette Basting at the International Tennis Federation