Laurence Courtois

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameLaurence•Courtois (-Crols)
Used nameLaurence•Courtois
Born18 January 1971 in Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen (BEL)
Measurements172 cm / 61 kg
NOC Belgium

Biography

Laurence Courtois was a Belgian tennis player who played professionally from 1993 to 2002. Courtois achieved a career-best singles ranking of 37 in the world in November 1996, and a doubles ranking of 32 in the world in April 2000.

Courtois won 13 ITF doubles titles during her career with her first victory coming in August 1991 in Koksijde. Her first ATP doubles win came at the 1994 Open Gaz de France when she was paired with Sabine Appelmans. Courtois and Appelmans would be teamed together for the doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with the pair reaching the second round. Courtois also played in the singles at Atlanta, beating Anna Kournikova in the first round before losing to Karina Habšudová in the second round.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Tennis BEL Laurence Courtois
Singles, Women (Olympic) =17
Doubles, Women (Olympic) Sabine Appelmans =9