Hanneke Ketelaars (born 17 April 1974) is a Dutch former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Ketelaars grew up in
Mariaheide
Mariaheide is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is situated in the municipality of Meierijstad, North Brabant.
History
Mariaheide was founded as a linear settlement along the road from Veghel to Uden. Real population growth never got ...
and would practise at a local tennis park run by her parents.
Competing professionally in the 1990s, Ketelaars reached a best singles ranking of 186 and featured in the qualifying draw for the
1995 Australian Open
The 1995 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 83rd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1995.
Seniors
Men's s ...
. Her only
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
WTA Tour tourna ...
main draw appearance came as a doubles player at the
1993 Virginia Slims of Florida and she won two $25,000
ITF doubles titles during her career.
Following her retirement from the tour in 1996 she continued to play in amateur competitions, winning two Indoor and two Outdoor national championships.
ITF finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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1974 births
Living people
Dutch female tennis players
People from Veghel
20th-century Dutch women
21st-century Dutch women
Sportspeople from North Brabant