Maaike Koutstaal (born 20 June 1975) is a former professional

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player from the Netherlands.

Biography

Born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

, Koutstaal competed on the ITF junior circuit in the early 1990s and most notably was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the

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. As a professional player she was most successful in the doubles format, with a best ranking of 86 in the world. Her best performance on the

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came at the 1995 Indonesia Open, where she qualified for the singles main draw and was a quarterfinalist in the doubles, partnering

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. In 1995, she competed in the main draw of the women's doubles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, which included a round of 16 appearance at the

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ITF finals

Singles (1–3)

Doubles (9–8)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles (0–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koutstaal, Maaike 1975 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Tennis players from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women