Hanne Vandewinkel

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Hanne Vandewinkel (born 21 May 2004) is a Belgian professional tennis player from Zutendaal, Limburg. She is 1.78 meters tall, plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand, and turned professional in 2021.

Career highlights
- Highest rankings: No. 126 in singles (3 November 2025) and No. 444 in doubles (26 February 2024). She has won about $275,000 in prize money.
- Titles: 1 WTA 125 singles title (Abierto Tampico, 2025) and 9 ITF singles titles plus 3 ITF doubles titles.
- Notable results: In 2024 she represented Belgium in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers against the United States, facing Emma Navarro and Jessica Pegula. She has also earned several ITF titles and finals, including a string of 15k events in 2022–2023 and a 40k ITF title in Oldenzaal in 2024.

Early life
Vandewinkel grew up in Zutendaal, Belgium, and trained at the Wilson Luxilon Tenkie Academy in Hasselt. She rose through the junior ranks, winning the Lousada J3 in 2020 and the Haskovo J2 in 2021, and made her junior Grand Slam debut at the French Open in 2021.

Professional career
- Junior years: Won junior ITF events in Portugal (Lousada) and Bulgaria (Haskovo); competed at the French Open as a junior for the first time in 2021.
- Early pro years: In November 2022, she won three consecutive 15k ITF titles in Monastir, Tunisia. In 2023 she continued collecting ITF titles and reached several finals, including a 25k final in Koksijde.
- 2024: Reached the final of a 50k ITF event in Pretoria and won a 40k ITF event in Oldenzaal in August. She also debuted for Belgium in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers.
- 2025: Won her first WTA 125 title at Abierto Tampico, defeating Cadence Brace in the final, marking a major milestone in her career.