Noëlle van Lottum (born 12 July 1972, Hoogland) is a Dutch-French coach and former professional tennis player active mostly in the 1990s.
Van Lottum was national youth champion both in the Netherlands and France. In terms of tennis nationality (which is only one country at a time), she switched from representing Netherlands to France before turning pro. She then played on the WTA Tour from 1987 until 1999, winning one singles and one doubles title. Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 57 (reached in January 1993) and her career-high doubles ranking was World No. 59 (reached in September 1992). With Virginie Buisson, she holds the record for the longest female match in the French Open; in the first round of the 1995 edition she lost to Buisson after 4 hours and 7 minutes.
Van Lottum has been the owner and director of a tennis school in the Netherlands—and since 2023 working as Head Women’s National Coach on youth development in the Montreal grounds of Tennis Canada.
She is the older sister of tennis player John van Lottum.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1 (1–0) Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009 Grand Slam (0/0) WTA Championships (0/0) Tier I (0/0) Premier Mandatory (0/0) Tier II (0/0) Premier 5 (0/0) Tier III (0/0) Premier (0/0) Tier IV & V (1/0) International (0/0) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Feb 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Donna Faber 6–4, 6–0
Doubles 4 (1–3)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1992 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Eva Švíglerová Karin Kschwendt Petra Schwarz 4–6, 6–2, 5–7Loss 0–2 Sep 1992 Paris, France Clay Rachel McQuillan Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 5–7, 1–6Win 1–2 Apr 1994 Taranto, Italy Clay Irina Spîrlea Sandra Cecchini Isabelle Demongeot 6–3, 2–6, 6–1Loss 1–3 Oct 1996 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard Tina Križan Alexandra Fusai Kerry-Anne Guse 4–6, 4–6
ITF Circuit finals
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Singles (4–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 20 February 1989 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Florencia Labat 7–5, 6–4Win 2. 17 September 1995 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay Adriana Gerši 6–2, 6–3Loss 3. Budapest, Hungary Clay Stephanie Devillé 2–6, 2–6Win 4. 3 November 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Amélie Cocheteux 1–6, 6–3, 6–2Win 5. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay Virág Csurgó 6–0, 6–2
Doubles (7–8) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard Mara Eijkenboom Catherine Tanvier Sandrine Testud 4–6, 3–6Win 2. 13 November 1989 Santiago, Chile Clay Sofie Albinus Luciana Della Casa Giulia Toschi 6–2, 6–2Win 3. 12 November 1990 Mount Gambier, South Australia Hard Jo-Anne Faull Kerry-Anne Guse Justine Hodder 7–5, 6–4Loss 4. 11 February 1996 Mar del Plata, Argentina Hard Marion Maruska Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 3–6, 1–6Loss 5. 11 February 1996 Murcia, Spain Clay Kim de Weille Silke Meier Petra Schwarz 3–6, 3–6Loss 6. 28 October 1996 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Anique Snijders Olga Barabanschikova Nirupama Sanjeev 2–6, 3–6Loss 7. 10 November 1996 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard Anique Snijders Kirstin Freye Seda Noorlander 2–6, 5–7Loss 8. 8 December 1996 Cergy, France Hard (i) Kirstin Freye Angela Lettiere Meilen Tu 4–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss 9. 9 March 1997 Rockford, United States Hard Elena Brioukhovets Janet Lee Maria Strandlund 6–7, 3–6Win 10. 13 July 1997 Puchheim, Germany Clay Kirstin Freye María Fernanda Landa Seda Noorlander 6–1, 6–2Loss 11. 1 March 1998 Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Kirstin Freye Trudi Musgrave Shirli-Ann Siddall 6–7, 6–4, 2–6Win 12. 15 March 1998 Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Kirstin Freye Nancy Feber Tina Križan 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)Win 13. 26 April 1998 Espinho, Portugal Carpet (i) Kim de Weille Kirstin Freye Silke Meier 4–6, 6–3, 7–5Win 14. 13 July 1998 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Laurence Courtois Virág Csurgó Nóra Köves 7–5, 6–2Win 15. 20 June 1999 Grado, Italy Clay Lea Ghirardi Flavia Pennetta Tracy Almeda-Singian 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
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