Kim Kilsdonk (born 31 March 1979) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her highest singles ranking is world No. 347, which she reached in February 1999. Her career-high in doubles is 144, achieved August 2005. Kilsdonk made her

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main-draw debut 2003 at the indoor event in

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, in the doubles event, partnering

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. She retired from professional tennis in 2016.

Career

In October 2004, Kilsdonk partnered

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and the duo lost in the semifinals of the

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. They were beaten in two sets by

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and

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. In February 2005, Kilsdonk partnered Claire Curran and the duo lost in the first round of the

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. They were beaten by

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and

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. Following this, they headed to Antwerp to compete in the

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. There, they won two matches to qualify and then went on to beat

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and

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in the first round. They lost to

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and

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in the quarterfinals, in straight sets. This was followed by a run to the semifinals at the

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partnering

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where they lost to Sandra and

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. In October 2006, at Hasselt, Kilsdonk partnered

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. The duo lost in the quarterfinals; they were beaten by

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and

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.2006 Hasselt Main Drawarchive
In September 2007, Kilsdonk partnered

and the duo lost in the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou International Open to

and

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 55 (30 titles, 25 runner-ups)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilsdonk, Kim 1979 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from Haarlem 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women