Els Callens (born 20 August 1970) is a former professional female

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player from Belgium. Callens became professional in January 1990. Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the

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where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami. She retired on 26 October 2005, after losing her second-round match at the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Hasselt. She startet a comeback, and finally retired from professional tennis in 2011. Nowadays, she works as

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for the Belgian public broadcast

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WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (11–3)

Doubles: 17 (10–7)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Callens, Els 1970 births Living people Belgian female tennis players Belgian sports broadcasters Flemish sportspeople Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic tennis players of Belgium Sportspeople from Antwerp Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century Belgian women