Patty Van Acker

{{short description|Belgian tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Patty Van Acker | country_represented = {{BEL}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bruges, Belgium | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.65 m | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = $102,675 | singlesrecord = 221–177 | singlestitles = 8 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 146 (10 May 1999) | doublesrecord = 92–91 | doublestitles = 5 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 195 (29 July 2002) }}

'''Patty Van Acker''' (born 21 October 1976) is a former tennis player from Belgium.

==Biography== A right-handed player from Bruges, Van Acker turned professional at the age of 18.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw singles debut at the 1999 Internazionali di Palermo, as a lucky loser from the qualifiers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.mcall.com/1999-07-15/sports/3267896_1_flyers-fans-flyers-chairman-ed-snider-flyers-stanley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421094614/http://articles.mcall.com/1999-07-15/sports/3267896_1_flyers-fans-flyers-chairman-ed-snider-flyers-stanley|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2018|title=Tennis|date=15 July 1999|work=The Morning Call|accessdate=21 April 2018}}</ref> At the 2000 Antwerp Open, she featured as a wildcard in the main draw.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/142668047/|title=Benelux Open Antwerp|date=May 17, 2000|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=39|accessdate=21 April 2018}}</ref> In her career, she won eight singles titles and five doubles titles ITF Circuit. She reached a highest singles ranking of 146 in the world.

Van Acker now works as a tennis trainer at the Challenger Tennis Academy in Aartrijke.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.challengetennis.be/trainers.html|title=Trainers - Challenge|publisher=challengetennis.be|language=Dutch|accessdate=21 April 2018}}</ref>

==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 14 (8–6)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=12% |- style="background:#addfad;" | $50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |} {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 8 May 1995 | ITF Le Touquet, France | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Cocheteux | 2–6, 1–6 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 24 July 1995 | ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Zuzana Lešenarová | 6–4, 6–2 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 7 August 1995 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Caroline Wuillot | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 7 April 1996 | ITF Moulins, France | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Isabelle Taesch | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 12 May 1996 | ITF Le Touquet, France | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Germana Di Natale | 3–6, 6–7 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 23 June 1996 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Kerstin Taube | 6–2, 6–2 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 26 January 1997 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Hard | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna-Karin Svensson | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 10 May 1998 | ITF Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Meike Fröhlich | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 31 May 1998 | ITF San Severino, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Maja Matevžič | 7–5, 6–3 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 14 June 1998 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Magdalena Zděnovcová | 6–1, 6–7, 4–6 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 9 August 1998 | ITF Paderborn, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Wolfbrandt | 6–0, 6–4 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 30 August 1998 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Luciana Masante | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 20 August 2000 | ITF London, England | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Mareze Joubert | 6–4, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 24 March 2002 | ITF Cholet, France | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Klösel | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 4–6 |}

===Doubles: 13 (5–8)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |- bgcolor=f0f8ff | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 12 June 1995 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Debby Haak | {{flagicon|NED}} Stephanie Gomperts {{flagicon|NED}} Henriëtte van Aalderen | 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 |- bgcolor="#f0f8ff" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 11 May 1996 | ITF Le Touquet, France | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Linkova | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Herreman {{flagicon|FRA}} Karine Quentrec | 1–6, 1–6 |- bgcolor=f0f8ff | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 23 June 1996 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Debby Haak | {{flagicon|GER}} Silke Frankl {{flagicon|AUT}} Ursula Svetlik | 6–3, 7–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 6 October 1996 | ITF Lerida, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Amanda Hopmans | {{flagicon|GER}} Kirstin Freye {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schwartz | 2–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 25 January 1997 | ITF Bastad, Sweden | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna-Karin Svensson | {{flagicon|SWE}} Annica Lindstedt {{flagicon|FRY}} Dragana Zarić | 7–6, 6–7, 3–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 19 July 1997 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Amanda Hopmans | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño {{flagicon|ISR}} Hila Rosen | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 9 April 2000 | ITF Dinan, France | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Foretz | {{flagicon|GER}} Vanessa Henke {{flagicon|GER}} Syna Schmidle | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 2–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 17 February 2001 | ITF Sutton, England | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Amanda Hopmans | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou {{flagicon|GER}} Lydia Steinbach | 0–6, 4–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 23 September 2001 | ITF Glasgow, Scotland | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Leslie Butkiewicz | {{flagicon|SWE}} Helena Ejeson {{flagicon|CZE}} Eva Erbová | 6–2, 6–2 |- bgcolor=f0f8ff | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 23 March 2002 | ITF Cholet, France | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Leslie Butkiewicz | {{flagicon|BEL}} Caroline Maes {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Navrátilová | 1–4 ret. |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 13 April 2002 | ITF Dinan, France | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuliya Beygelzimer | {{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Dhenin {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit | 3–6, 1–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 22 June 2002 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Leslie Butkiewicz | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Sewell {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur | 4–6, 3–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 30 June 2002 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Leslie Butkiewicz | {{flagicon|NED}} Susanne Trik {{flagicon|AUS}} Kristen van Elden | 7–5, 6–3 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}

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