Noëlle van Lottum
Noëlle van Lottum (born 12 July 1972, Hoogland) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who in the 1990s played for France.
Van Lottum was national youth champion both in the Netherlands and France. She played on the WTA Tour from 1987 until 1999, winning one singles and one doubles title. Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 57 (reached in January 1993) and her career-high doubles ranking was World No. 59 (reached in September 1992). With Virginie Buisson, she holds the record for the longest female match in the French Open; in the first round of the 1995 edition she lost to Buisson after 4 hours and 7 minutes.
Van Lottum currently is the owner and director of a tennis school in the Netherlands.
She is the older sister of tennis player John van Lottum.
WTA Tour finals
Singles title (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 3 February 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Donna Faber | 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles title (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1. | 25 April 1994 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Irina Spîrlea | Sandra Cecchini Isabelle Demongeot |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Doubles runner-up (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1. | 20 July 1992 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Eva Švíglerová | Karin Kschwendt Petra Schwarz |
4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
2. | 14 September 1992 | Paris, France | Clay | Rachel McQuillan | Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini |
5–7, 1–6 |
3. | 7 October 1996 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard | Tina Križan | Alexandra Fusai Kerry-Anne Guse |
4–6, 4–6 |
External links
- Noëlle van Lottum at the Women's Tennis Association
- Noëlle van Lottum at the International Tennis Federation