Magali Kempen
![]() Kempen at the Open de Biarritz in 2021 | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 November 1997 Herentals, Belgium |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $436,226 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 257–154 |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 191 (3 April 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 247–126 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (8 June 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 52 (20 July 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2026) |
| French Open | QF (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2026) |
| US Open | 1R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 23 July 2026. | |
Magali Kempen (born 30 November 1997) is a Belgian tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 191, achieved on 3 April 2023, and a high doubles ranking of No. 50, achieved on 8 June 2026.[1]
Career
Kempen won her first W60 title at the 2022 Open Nantes Atlantique in doubles, with Wu Fang-hsien. The following year, she won her first W40 singles title at the Murska Sobota Open 2023.
She reached her first WTA Tour final in doubles with Lara Salden at the 2024 Mérida Open, losing to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins.[2]
Kempen won her first WTA Tour doubles title, with Anna Sisková, at the 2025 Transylvania Open, defeating Jaqueline Cristian and Angelica Moratelli in the final.[3][4] They were also finalists at the 2026 Hobart International, losing to Katarzyna Piter and Janice Tjen.[5]
Teaming with Eudice Chong, she won her second career doubles title at the 2026 Morocco Open, defeating Aldila Sutjiadi and Vera Zvonareva in the final.[6] Playing with Alexandra Panova, Kempen reached the doubles final at the 2026 Hamburg Open, losing to Dalila Jakupović and Nika Radišić.[7]
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Doubles
Current through the 2026 French Open.
| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| French Open | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | ||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
| US Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | ||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2024 | Mérida Open, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2025 | Transylvania Open, Romania |
WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2026 | Hobart International, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | May 2026 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco |
WTA 250 | Clay | Vera Zvonareva |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2026 | Hamburg Open, Germany |
WTA 250 | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2026 | Cincinnati Open, United States |
WTA 1000 | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 |
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2025 | Solgironès Open, Spain | Clay | 7–6(1), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 1-1 | Apr 2026 | Oeiras CETO Open, Portugal | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| W100 tournaments |
| W80 tournaments |
| W60/75 tournaments |
| W40/50 tournaments |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| W10/15 tournaments |
Singles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | W10 | Hard | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2017 | ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(2) | |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2017 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | W15 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 4–5 ret. | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–7(3), 3–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2018 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 1–4 ret. | |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–7(2), 4–6 | |
| Win | 7–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 8–6 | Feb 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 8–7 | Apr 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 8–8 | Apr 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 6–7(4), 7–5, 6–7(5) | |
| Win | 9–8 | Mar 2022 | Open de Touraine, France | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 9–9 | Jul 2022 | ITF Den Haag, Netherlands | W25 | Clay | 6–7(3), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 9–10 | Sep 2022 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 10–10 | Apr 2023 | Murska Sobota Open, Slovenia | W40 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 7–5 | |
| Win | 11–10 | Feb 2024 | ITF Edgbaston, UK | W50 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–6(6) |
Doubles: 44 (27 titles, 17 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2012 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | W10 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(3) | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | 1–6, 7–5, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [10–2] | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Maaseik, Belgium | W10 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Dec 2014 | ITF Djibouti | W10 | Hard | 7–6(7), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Dec 2014 | ITF Djibouti | W10 | Hard | 6–3, 1–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 6–1, 4–6, [2–10] | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | W10 | Hard | 7–6(0), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2015 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | W10 | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Aug 2016 | ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium | W10 | Clay | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 7–5 | Sep 2016 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | W10 | Hard | 6–7(6), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–5 | Feb 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 7–6(5), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Feb 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 10–5 | May 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | Jun 2017 | ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–7 | Aug 2017 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 11–7 | Sep 2017 | ITF Middelkere, Belgium | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 12–7 | Jan 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 12–8 | Feb 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 4–6, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 13–8 | Apr 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 13–9 | Apr 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 1–4 ret. | ||
| Loss | 13–10 | Jul 2021 | Open de Biarritz, France | W60 | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Loss | 13–11 | Aug 2021 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | 7–6(5), 3–6, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 14–11 | Aug 2022 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W25 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 15–11 | Sep 2022 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 16–11 | Nov 2022 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W60 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 16–12 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | 6–7(1), 2–6 | ||
| Win | 17–12 | Nov 2022 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 17–13 | Jan 2023 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | W60 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 18–13 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mâcon, France | W40 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 18–14 | Mar 2023 | ITF Murska Sobota, Slovenia | W40 | Hard | w/o | ||
| Win | 19–14 | Dec 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | 6–7(5), 6–4, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 20–14 | Feb 2024 | ITF Edgbaston, UK | W50 | Hard (i) | 7–6(6), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 21–14 | Jun 2024 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(5) | ||
| Win | 22–14 | Aug 2024 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W35 | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 23–14 | Aug 2024 | ITF Duffel, Belgium | W35 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 24–14 | Aug 2024 | ITF Meerbusch, Germany | W50 | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 24–15 | Oct 2024 | ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal | W50 | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, [12–14] | ||
| Loss | 24–16 | Oct 2024 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | W75+H | Hard (i) | 1–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 25–16 | Feb 2025 | Mâcon Open, France | W50 | Hard (i) | 7–6(5), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 25–17 | Mar 2025 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W75 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 26–17 | Jul 2025 | ITF Maspalomas, Spain | W100 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 27–17 | Aug 2025 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | W50 | Clay | 7–6(5), 5–7, [10–6] |
References
- ↑ "Magali Kempen | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ↑ "Sonmez storms to first WTA singles title of career in Merida". WTATennis. 3 November 2024.
- ↑ "Doubles champs in Cluj-Napoca 🏆 Congratulations to @annsiskova & @magali.kempen on lifting their first WTA title together! #TO2025". 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Top seed Potapova prevails in Cluj-Napoca, wins third career singles title". Women's Tennis Association. 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Piter and Tjen Doubles Champions at the 2026 Hobart International". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "WTA Rabat - Magali Kempen remporte son deuxième titre en double en carrière". Star Sport TV (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "WTA Hambourg - Pas de troisième titre WTA pour Magali Kempen, battue en finale". La Libre (in French). 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
External links
- Magali Kempen at the Women's Tennis Association
- Magali Kempen at World Tennis
- Magali Kempen at the Billie Jean King Cup
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