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Belgium Kirsten Flipkens is a former professional tennis player known for her strategic and all-court game.
In the beginning of 2017 Kirsten Flipkens launched DB flppr in cooperation with DeuxBelges. Flppr refers to the Belgian's nickname, Flipper. The brand represents her own clothing line.
Kirsten Flipkens is sponsored by Babolat for tennis rackets.
Kirsten Flipkens' glasses are sponsored by Oakley.
Kirsten “Flipper” Flipkens, born on January 10, 1986, in Geel, Belgium, began playing tennis at the age of four. She excelled as a junior, winning the girls’ doubles title at the 2002 US Open and claiming singles titles at both the 2003 Wimbledon Championships and the 2003 US Open. Her junior success led to her selection for the Belgium Fed Cup team in 2003, and she concluded that year as the world No. 1 in both junior singles and doubles, earning the titles of Best Belgian Talent and ITF Junior World Champion. She chose to pursue a professional tennis career at the age of 12, eventually leaving school at 17.
Flipkens turned professional in 2003, initially facing challenges with injuries, including a congenital back issue in 2004 and a wrist injury in 2007. Despite these setbacks, she steadily progressed, reaching the top 100 in 2009. A significant turning point came in 2012 when she overcame a life-threatening blood clot diagnosis that temporarily dropped her ranking. Following her recovery, she secured her first WTA Tour singles title at the Tournoi de Québec in 2012. The peak of her singles career arrived in 2013 when she reached the Wimbledon semifinals, a career-best Grand Slam performance, and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 13. She continued to have solid results in 2014 and 2015, navigating further injuries while maintaining her ranking within the top 100 at various points.
Her career included an Olympic debut in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, where she advanced to the third round in singles. In the latter stages of her career, Flipkens found increasing success in doubles, winning her first doubles title in 2016 at the Korea Open. She continued to add to her doubles titles, securing her sixth and seventh wins at the Transylvania Open in 2022 and the Hobart International in 2023, respectively. Flipkens officially retired from singles after the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and concluded her doubles career at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the third round. Throughout her career, she won one singles title and seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, accumulating over $6.2 million in prize money.
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