Bibiane Schoofs
Bibiane Schoofs, previously known as Bibiane Weijers, is a Dutch professional tennis player.
On 11 June 2012, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 142, whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 83 on 2 April 2018. She married on 7 July 2014, and took her husband's surname, however in late 2016 reverted to her maiden name, Schoofs.
In December 2016, she became national singles champion under that name.
She has won eight ITF singles tournaments, three of them in 2011. In the doubles she has won 18 ITF titles, three of them in 2017. At age 29, she won the doubles title at the 2017 Mumbai Open, a tournament on the Challenger-level. In January 2018, she won her first WTA doubles title at the tournament of Auckland.
Playing for the Netherlands at the Fed Cup, Schoofs has a win–loss record of 3–9.
Career highlights
2011
Her best season so far has been in 2011. She climbed more than 250 places in the rankings and won two 25k tournaments, in Montpellier and Middelburg. She also reached the finals in Prague and Zwevegem.At the end of the season, Schoofs qualified for the 2011 BGL Luxembourg Open, thus making her debut in a WTA event. She played Angelique Kerber in the first round and recorded the biggest win of her career, defeating the world No. 29 in three sets, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 after being down 6–2, 2–0. She then caused another upset against world No. 62, Canadian Rebecca Marino, defeating her in the second round in three sets, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5. Her run was ended by British qualifier Anne Keothavong in the quarterfinals where she was beaten 6–3, 6–2.
2012
Schoofs began her year as a qualifier at the ASB Classic in Auckland, but lost to Monica Puig 6–2, 6–7, 3–6, leading 6–2, 5–4 and 6–2, 6–7, 3–0.She then played qualifications for the Australian Open. In a 2.5 hour match, she outlasted Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova 11–9 in the final set. In the second round she lost to Russian teenager Irina Khromacheva.
In the Fed Cup, Schoofs played four matches, winning two. She then was out for two months after a thigh injury.
She started playing again at a 25k event in Civitavecchia, Italy. She won against Anna Floris, but lost to eventual tournament winner María Teresa Torró Flor in two sets. In the following week, she reached the semifinals at 25k Tunis defeating Çağla Büyükakçay, Pemra Özgen and Ana Savić all in straight sets. She was beaten in three sets by Poland's Sandra Zaniewska. She played at 50k Saint-Gaudens and beat Melanie Oudin and Edina Gallovits-Hall in the first two rounds before losing to former world No. 15 Aravane Rezaï in the quarterfinals.
Schoofs tried to qualify for the main draw of the French Open. However, she was beaten in three close sets by Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova in the first round. Schoofs also tried to qualify for the main draw of the WTA tournament in Birmingham, played on grass. She was beaten in the first round by Melanie Oudin, 6–4, 7–6. This was her first match on grass in seven years. She again played qualifying at the Wimbledon Championships. She beat Dia Evtimova 6–2, 6–2 and Zheng Saisai 6–3, 6–3 to reach the final qualifying round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. She held three setpoints in the first set against Mirjana Lučić before succumbing 5–7, 4–6.
Schoofs suffered a shock loss at the 25k tournament in Ystad where she was the top-seed. The transition from grass to clay was too difficult to handle for her, as she lost to Austrian Nicole Rottmann in three sets. Schoofs played a 50k claycourt tournament in Versmold, Germany the week after that. She beat French qualifier Anaïs Laurendon 6–4, 6–0 in the first round. She defeated Leticia Costas 6–4, 6–3 in the second round and Kristina Mladenovic 6–2, 6–4 in the quarterfinals. She faces former world No. 36 Anastasija Sevastova in the semifinals.
2018
Schoofs won the doubles title of the WTA tournament in Auckland together with her partner, five-time Grand Slam winner Sara Errani. With this victory, Schoofs entered the top 100 of the WTA listing in the women's doubles.At the qualification for the Australian Open, Schoofs defeated No. 119 of the world Naomi Broady in the second round with 7–6, 6–2, but lost in the third and final round against Ivana Jorović with two times 3–6.
Grand Slam performance timeline
Singles
WTA career finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2018 ASB Classic – Women's Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard |  Sara Errani |  Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2019 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships – Women's Doubles| | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass |  Lesley Kerkhove | Shuko Aoyama  Aleksandra Krunić | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2020 Lyon Open – Doubles| | Lyon Open, France | International | Hard | Lesley Kerkhove |  Laura Ioana Paar  Julia Wachaczyk | 5–7, 4–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF finals
Singles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2008 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay |  Katarzyna Piter | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2008 | ITF Edinburgh, Scotland | 10,000 | Clay | Marcella Koek | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2010 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Nicola Geuer | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Daniëlle Harmsen | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2011 | ITF Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay |  Leticia Costas | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2011 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Lesley Kerkhove | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2011 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Mihaela Buzarnescu | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Aug 2011 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Jana Čepelová | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2012 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Annika Beck | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Denisa Allertová | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Apr 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Sandra Honigová | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–6 | Jul 2015 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |  Karen Barbat | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–6 | Jul 2016 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Arianne Hartono | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Feb 2017 | ITF Glasgow, Scotland | 15,000 | Hard | Petra Krejsová | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Feb 2017 | ITF Altenkirchen, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet | Quirine Lemoine | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Aug 2017 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay |  Isabelle Wallace | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Oct 2017 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard |  Vera Lapko | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–10 | Oct 2017 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 60,000 | Hard |  Gréta Arn | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Mar 2020 | ITF Altenkirchen, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet | Eva Lys | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 34 (19 titles, 15 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2005 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Laura Vallverdu-Zaira | Petra Cetkovská Katia Sabate | 7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2005 | ITF Edinburgh, Scotland | 10,000 | Clay | Leonie Mekel |  Rebecca Llewellyn Melanie South | 0–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2005 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay |  Agustina Lepore | Lucía Jara Lozano Denise Kirbijikian | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2006 | ITF Bournemouth, England | 10,000 | Clay | Marrit Boonstra |  Maya Gaverova Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2007 | ITF Limoges, France | 10,000 | Hard | Stella Menna |  Adeline Goncalves Gracia Radovanovic | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2007 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Savitskaya | Elodie Caillat Samantha Schoeffel | 2–6, 6–2, |
| Win | 4–3 | Dec 2007 | ITF Havana, Cuba | 10,000 | Hard | Monika Krauze |  Yamile Fors Guerra Yanet Núñez Mojarena | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Mar 2008 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Savitskaya | Galina Fokina  Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Aug 2008 | ITF Versmold, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Samantha Schoeffel | Nicola Geuer Laura Haberkorn | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2008 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 10,000 | Hard | Samantha Schoeffel | Ksenia Lykina Vivienne Vierin | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2008 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Samantha Schoeffel |  Kristi Miller Lucia Sainz-Pelegri | 7–6, 6–7, |
| Win | 6–6 | Nov 2008 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay | Samantha Schoeffel |  Ana Bezjak Neda Kozic | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Mar 2009 | ITF Giza, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Marlot Meddens |  Fatima El Allami Oksana Kalashnikova | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Mar 2009 | ITF Giza, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Sandra Zaniewska | Galina Fokina  Alyona Sotnikova | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Loss | 6–9 | Jun 2009 | ITF Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Neda Kozic | Richèl Hogenkamp Nicolette van Uitert | 3–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 7–9 | Sep 2010 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Daniëlle Harmsen | Ksenia Lykina Irena Pavlovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–9 | Mar 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Daniëlle Harmsen | Eugeniya Pashkova Maria Zharkova | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–9 | Sep 2012 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard |  Diāna Marcinkēviča | Samantha Murray Jade Windley | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Feb 2017 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina | Vera Lapko Dayana Yastremska | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Sandra Zaniewska | Alice Matteucci Camilla Rosatello | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Jul 2017 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay |  Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Naiktha Bains Dasha Ivanova | 6–7, 7–5, |
| Win | 11–11 | Jul 2017 | ITF Horb, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Lesley Kerkhove | Ágnes Bukta  Isabella Shinikova | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Aug 2017 | ITF El Espinar, Spain | 25,000 | Hard |  Ayla Aksu | Quinn Gleason  Luisa Stefani | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–12 | Aug 2017 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay |  Ankita Raina |  Marie Benoît Magali Kempen | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 13–12 | Jan 2018 | ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard | Ysaline Bonaventure | Camilla Rosatello Kimberley Zimmermann | 4–6, 7–5, |
| Win | 14–12 | Feb 2018 | ITF Loughborough, England | 25,000 | Hard | Michaëlla Krajicek | Tara Moore  Conny Perrin | 6–7, 6–1, |
| Win | 15–12 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová | Chiara Scholl  Jelena Simić | 6–2, 3–6, |
| Loss | 15–13 | Jul 2018 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 80,000 | Clay | Kimberley Zimmermann |  Cornelia Lister Nina Stojanović | 2–6, 6–2, |
| Win | 16–13 | Oct 2018 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | 25,000 | Hard | Magdalena Fręch | Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková | 5–7, 6–2, |
| Win | 17–13 | Mar 2019 | ITF Mâcon, France | 25,000 | Hard | Lesley Kerkhove | Claudia Giovine Angelica Moratelli | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17–14 | Jul 2019 | ITF Versmold, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | Ankita Raina | Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc | 6–0, 3–6, |
| Loss | 17–15 | Oct 2019 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 60,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray |  Mélodie Collard Leylah Annie Fernandez | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 18–15 | Feb 2020 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Ankita Raina |  Supapitch Kuearum Mananchaya Sawangkaew | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–15 | Feb 2020 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Ankita Raina | Miyabi Inoue  Kang Jiaqi | 6–2, 3–6, |