Kathleen Gonzalez-Schuurmans (born 3 July 1966) is a Belgian 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. Active on the professional tour in the 1980s, Schuurmans had a career high singles ranking of 326 in the world and featured in qualifying draws at the

French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...

. She represented the Belgium Federation Cup team in 1984 and 1985, appearing in a total of six ties. In 1984, she put Belgium into the second round of the World Group when she teamed up with Nicole Mabille to win the deciding doubles tie against

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. Schuurmans married Mexican Davis Cup player Alfonso González and lives in

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

, where she works as a pharmacists's assistant. She is also heavily involved in Belgian basketball, serving as team manager of women's division one team

BC Castors Braine BC Castors Braine (English: Basketball Club Braine Beavers) is a basketball club, with both men's and women's sections, based in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium. The women's team plays in the National First Division and won the title ...

. Previously she was team manager for the men's and women's national teams.

ITF finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuurmans, Kathleen 1966 births Living people Belgian female tennis players Belgian basketball coaches Sportspeople from Antwerp Province 20th-century Belgian women