Caroline Vis (born 4 March 1970) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands.

Caroline Vis
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceThe Hague, Netherlands
Born (1970-03-04) 4 March 1970 (age 54)
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,086,821
Singles
Career record125–131 (48.8%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (9 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994, 1995)
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record335–290 (53.6%)
Career titles9 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 9 (3 August 1998)

Vis turned professional in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles on the WTA Tour during her career. She reached the mixed-doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with compatriot Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 9 in the world, which she reached in August 1998. Vis retired from tennis in 2006.

Grand Slam finals

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Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Year Championship Partnering Opponents Score
1991 French Open   Paul Haarhuis   Helena Suková
  Cyril Suk
6–3, 4–6, 1–6

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 26 (9 titles, 17 runner-ups)

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Legend (titles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tier I (1)
Tier II (4)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV-V (2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 10 November 1990 Nashville, United States Hard (i)   Brenda Schultz   Kathy Jordan
  Larisa Neiland
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 10 November 1991 Nashville, United States Hard(i)   Yayuk Basuki   Sandy Collins
  Elna Reinach
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Winner 1. 4 May 1992 Waregem, Belgium Clay   Manon Bollegraf   Elena Bryukhovets
  Petra Langrová
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 18 July 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Hard   Laura Golarsa   Inés Gorrochategui
  Patricia Tarabini
2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 18 October 1993 Budapest, Hungary Carpet (i)   Inés Gorrochategui   Sandra Cecchini
  Patricia Tarabini
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 22 May 1994 Strasbourg, France Clay   Patricia Tarabini   Lori McNeil
  Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 24 September 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   Laura Golarsa   Elena Makarova
  Eugenia Maniokova
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 5 February 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Laura Golarsa   Jill Hetherington
  Elna Reinach
6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 1 October 1995 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i)   Brenda Schultz   Meredith McGrath
  Larisa Neiland
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 8 October 1995 Zürich, Switzerland Hard (i)   Chanda Rubin   Nicole Arendt
  Manon Bollegraf
4–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Winner 3. 4 August 1997 Los Angeles, United States Hard   Yayuk Basuki   Larisa Neiland
  Helena Suková
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Winner 4. 11 August 1997 Toronto, Canada Hard   Yayuk Basuki   Nicole Arendt
  Manon Bollegraf
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 2 November 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet(i)   Yayuk Basuki   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Natasha Zvereva
3–5 default
Runner-up 10. 22 February 1998 Hanover, Germany Carpet   Elena Likhovtseva   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Runner-up 11. 24 May 1998 Strasbourg, France Clay   Yayuk Basuki   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 23 August 1998 Montreal, Canada Hard   Yayuk Basuki   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná
3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 22 February 1999 Paris, France Carpet (i)   Irina Spîrlea   Elena Likhovtseva
  Ai Sugiyama
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 13. 19 April 1999 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Irina Spîrlea   Laurence Courtois
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Winner 6. 20 September 1999 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Carpet (i)   Irina Spîrlea   Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
Winner 7. 25 October 1999 Linz, Austria Carpet (i)   Irina Spîrlea   Tina Križan
  Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–3
Winner 8. 13 November 2000 Pattaya, Thailand Hard   Yayuk Basuki   Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–3
Winner 9. 12 February 2001 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Yayuk Basuki   Åsa Carlsson
  Karina Habšudová
6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 23 July 2001 Stanford, United States Hard   Nicole Arendt   Janet Lee
  Wynne Prakusya
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 15. 6 August 2001 Manhattan Beach, United States Hard   Nicole Arendt   Kimberly Po-Messerli
  Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 16. 11 February 2002 Doha, Qatar Hard   Alexandra Fusai   Janette Husárová
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. 21 April 2002 Charleston, United States Clay   Alexandra Fusai   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4)

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–1)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 May 1989 London, United Kingdom Clay   Kimiko Date 3–6, 0–6

Doubles (5–5)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 20 July 1987 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay   Gaby Coorengel   Yvonne der Kinderen
  Inge Dolman
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 18 July 1988 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay   Gaby Coorengel   Pascale Druyts
  Yvonne Schreurs
6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 27 February 1989 Jaffa, Israel Hard   Marianne van der Torre   Caroline Billingham
  Sylvia Czopek
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 4. 6 March 1989 Ashkelon, Israel Hard   Marianne van der Torre   Sofie Albinus
  Lone Vandborg
6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. 20 March 1989 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard   Marianne van der Torre   Malin Nilsson
  Eva Lena Olsson
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 24 April 1989 Sutton, United Kingdom Clay   Aurelia Gheorghe   Kimiko Date
  Shiho Okada
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 6 November 1989 Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Julie Salmon   Elena Brioukhovets
  Eugenia Maniokova
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 14 May 1990 Cascais, Portugal Clay   Simone Schilder   Eva Bes
  Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 1 October 1990 York, United States Hard (i)   Simone Schilder   Louise Allen
  Sophie Amiach
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 27 January 1992 Midland, United States Clay   Helen Kelesi   Manon Bollegraf
  Meredith McGrath
3–6, 1–6
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