Father is Marc Wickmayer ... Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts ... Speaks Dutch, English and French ... Favorite actor is Brad Pitt; favorite singer is Rihanna; favorite types of music are R&B, rap and techno ... Favorite food is French Fries; also enjoys shopping, watching movies, seeing friends and soccer ... Favorite cities are New York and Paris ... Person most admired is Kim Clijsters.
ADDITIONAL
Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2007-16; Belgian Olympic Team, 2012.
Career in Review
In 2024 played a handful of tournaments from January and ended her season after playing Madrid qualifying in April
In 2023, reached semifinals at both Seoul (l. eventual champion Pegula) and Warsaw (l. eventual champion Swiatek)
Returned to Tour in February 2022 after giving birth to daughter Luana in April 2021
Best tour-level result in 2018 was 3r run at Wimbledon (l. Vekic). Lifted 11th and most recent ITF singles title in 2018 at $25K ITF/Surprise-USA (d. Sanchez in F) - also took home the doubles trophy in Surprise (w/Doi)
Won first WTA 125K Series doubles title at Indian Wells in 2018 (w/Townsend, d. Brady/King in F)
Most recent WTA QF came at 2017 Budapest (l. Goerges)
Claimed her fifth career WTA singles title at 2016 Washington D.C. (d. Davis in F). Other singles titles are 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. Linette in F), 2010 Auckland (d. Pennetta in F), 2009 Oeiras (d. Makarova in F) and 2009 Linz (d. Kvitova in F)
Reached R16 at 2015 Australian Open (l. Halep)
Suffered with Lyme Disease in the off-season at end of 2014
Enjoyed breakthrough year in 2009, winning first two WTA titles (Oeiras and Linz) and reaching first Grand Slam SF at US Open (l. Wozniacki)
Belgian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2007-17, 2019
Played first events of career in 2004 on ITF Circuit and in WTA qualifying at Hasselt
