Leslie Butkiewicz (born 26 May 1982) is a former
tennis
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player from Belgium.
Biography
Butkiewicz, a right-handed player, won nine singles and 15 doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit.
She also featured in the main draw of the doubles at several
WTA Tour
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WTA Tour tou ...
events, including five appearances at her home tournament in
Antwerp.
Both of the
Fed Cup
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ties she played in for Belgium came against the United States. In 2005, she lost a dead rubber singles match to
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. She is ...
in the quarterfinals of the World Group. The following year, she partnered
Caroline Maes in the doubles of the World Group semifinal against the United States, which was also a dead rubber. She was a member of the Belgian squad that lost the 2006 World Group final to Italy, but was unused.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (9–1)
Doubles: 30 (15–15)
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1982 births
Living people
Belgian female tennis players
Sportspeople from Antwerp
21st-century Belgian women