FACTOIDS
Full Name: Kirsten Flipkens
Nickname: Kirsten
Birthday: January 10, 1986
Height: 5'5"
Hometown: Geel, Belgium
Sports: Tennis
PROFILE
Kirsten Flipkens is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 97 (October 2, 2006). She won 6 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title.
In 2003, Flipkens won the Wimbledon and US Open Girls' Singles events. At the end of the year, she was named ITF Junior World Champion.
At the 2006 French Open, Flipkens was playing her first ever Grand Slam tournament. She reached the second round. She also reached the second round in the 2006 US Open after qualifying, falling to eventual Semi-Finalist Jelena Jankovic.
For Wimbledon 2006 she partnered British No.2 Andy Murray in the mixed doubles.
