Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (born 4 November 1991) is a professional

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player from the Netherlands. She has won one doubles title on the

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, as well as nine singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 6 June 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 135. On 25 June 2018, she peaked at No. 58 in the doubles rankings.

Career

In July 2013, Kerkhove made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the

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. She made her

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debut at the 2017 US Open as a qualifier, and recorded her first major singles match-win at the

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before being defeated by world No. 1,

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, in three sets.

Personal life

In July 2019, she married football player

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and changed her name to Pattinama Kerkhove.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current through the

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Doubles

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner–ups)

Doubles: 30 (17 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)

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