Kimberley Zimmermann (born 9 November 1995) is a Belgian tennis player. Zimmermann has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 215, achieved on 13 May 2019. On 6 March 2023, she peaked at No. 37 in the WTA doubles rankings. Zimmermann has specialized in doubles since 2021, and she has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two on WTA 125 tournaments, along with two singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career overview Zimmermann won her first tour title in July 2021 at the Palermo Ladies Open, in the doubles event, partnering Erin Routliffe and defended her title the following year partnering with Anna Bondár.

She defended the doubles title for a third consecutive year in 2023, this time partnering Yana Sizikova.

Family Kimberley Zimmermann is the daughter of Michel Zimmermann, men's 400 metres hurdles' finalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Performance timelines

Doubles Tournament2022202320242025W–LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open1R2R1R1R1–4French OpenQF2R1RA4–3Wimbledon1RA1RA0–2US Open1R1RAA0–2Win–loss3–42–30–30–15–11WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar OpenA QFAA1–1Indian Wells OpenA1RAA0–1Miami OpenA1RAA0–1Madrid Open1R1RAA0–2Canadian Open1RAAA0–1 Guadalajara Open2RAAA1–1

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (3–2)Finals by surfaceClay (3–1)Hard (0–1) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy WTA 250 Clay Erin Routliffe Natela Dzalamidze Kamilla Rakhimova 7–6(5), 4–6, [10–4]Loss 1–1 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg WTA 250 Hard (i) Erin Routliffe Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck 3–6, 3–6Loss 1–2 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary WTA 250 Clay Katarzyna Piter Ekaterine Gorgodze Oksana Kalashnikova 6–1, 4–6, [6–10]Win 2–2 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy (2) WTA 250 Clay Anna Bondár Amina Anshba Panna Udvardy 6–3, 6–2Win 3–2 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy (3) WTA 250 Clay Yana Sizikova Angelica Moratelli Camilla Rosatello 6–2, 6–4

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Hungarian Pro OpenClay Anna Bondár Jesika Malečková Renata Voráčová6–3, 2–6, [10–5]Loss1–1Emilia-Romagna Open, ItalyClay Anna Bondár Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva2–6, 3–6Loss1–2Open de Rouen, FranceHard (i) Anna Bondár Maia Lumsden Jessika Ponchet3–6, 6–7(4–7)Win2–2Aug 2024Hamburg European Open, GermanyClay Anna Bondár Arantxa Rus Nina Stojanović5–7, 6–3, [11–9]

ITF Circuit finals Legend$100,000 tournaments$80,000 tournaments$60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 2016ITF Brussels, Belgium10,000 Clay Ellen Perez 2–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Aug 2016ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium10,000 Clay Hélène Scholsen 6–2, 6–2Win 2–1 May 2018ITF Caserta, Italy25,000 Clay Stefania Rubini 1–6, 7–5, 6–1Loss 2–2 Sep 2018Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland60,000 Clay Iga Świątek 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 40 (18 titles, 22 runner-ups) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 2011ITF Rebecq, Belgium10,000 Hard Marie Benoît Kim Kilsdonk Nicolette van Uitert 2–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Aug 2013ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000 Clay Marie Benoît Magali Kempen Nicky van Dyck 3–6, 6–7(3)Loss 0–3 Oct 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Marie Benoît Quirine Lemoine Gabriela van de Graaf 3–6, 6–0, [7–10]Loss 0–4 Nov 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Anita Husarić Natalija Kostić Karin Morgošová 6–7(2), 4–6Loss 0–5 Apr 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Marie Benoît Polina Leykina Despina Papamichail 2–6, 2–6Win 1–5 May 2014ITF Tarsus, Turkey10,000 Clay Anita Husarić Anastasia Pivovarova Melis Sezer 6–4, 6–2Loss 1–6 Sep 2014ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Marie Benoît Alice Balducci Georgia Brescia 6–3, 0–6, [5–10]Loss 1–7 Sep 2014ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Marie Benoît Verena Hofer Martina Pratesi 4–6, 5–7Loss 1–8 Oct 2014ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Marie Benoît Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen 3–6, 6–4, [8–10]Win 2–8 Feb 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Anita Husarić Başak Eraydın Verena Meliss 6–0, 6–3Win 3–8 Mar 2015ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Claudia Giovine Irina Bara Lilla Barzó 7–6(4), 6–3Loss 3–9 Apr 2015ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Margot Yerolymos Irina Bara Oana Georgeta Simion 5–7, 4–6Loss 3–10 Jul 2015ITF Knokke, Belgium10,000 Clay Sally Peers Elyne Boeykens Kelly Versteeg 2–6, 4–6Loss 3–11 Sep 2015ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Nina Stadler Despina Papamichail Carla Touly 3–6, 4–6Win 4–11 Sep 2015ITF Pula, Italy10,000 Clay Nina Stadler Alice Balducci Camilla Scala 6–0, 6–1Win 5–11 Feb 2016GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK10,000 Hard (i) Nina Stadler Fatma Al-Nabhani Anna Zaja 6–2, 7–6(7)Loss 5–12 Mar 2016ITF Amiens, France10,000 Clay (i) Alice Bacquié Gioia Barbieri Giorgia Marchetti 3–6, 4–6Loss 5–13 Apr 2016ITF Manama, Bahrain10,000 Hard Katharina Hering Anna Kalinskaya Tereza Mihalíková 5–7, 3–6Loss 5–14 Jan 2017ITF Stuttgart, Germany15,000 Hard (i) Anita Husarić Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová 6–7(3), 5–7Win 6–14 Mar 2017ITF Le Havre, France15,000 Clay (i) Elyne Boeykens Fatma Al-Nabhani Diana Negreanu 7–6(5), 6–3Win 7–14 May 2017ITF Båstad, Sweden25,000 Clay An-Sophie Mestach Ilona Kremen Cornelia Lister 4–6, 6–2, [10–5]Loss 7–15 Jun 2017Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany25,000 Clay Anita Husarić Carolin Daniels Lidziya Marozava 1–6, 4–6Win 8–15 Jun 2017ITF Périgueux, France25,000 Clay Camilla Rosatello Manon Arcangioli Shérazad Reix 6–4, 6–3Loss 8–16 Jan 2018Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France60,000 Hard (i) Camilla Rosatello Ysaline Bonaventure Bibiane Schoofs 6–4, 5–7, [7–10]Loss 8–17 Jul 2018ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic80,000 Clay Bibiane Schoofs Cornelia Lister Nina Stojanović 2–6, 6–2, [8–10]Win 9–17 Jul 2019Open de Biarritz, FranceW80 Clay Manon Arcangioli Victoria Rodríguez Ioana Loredana Roșca 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]Win 10–17 Aug 2019ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25 Clay Lara Salden Suzan Lamens Anna Pribylova 6–1, 6–7(3), [11–9]Loss 10–18 Aug 2019ITF Las Palmas, SpainW25 Clay Manon Arcangioli Marina Bassols Ribera Feng Shuo 3–6, 1–6Loss 10–19 Oct 2019ITF Cherbourg, FranceW25 Hard (i) Myrtille Georges Naomi Broady Samantha Murray 3–6, 2–6Win 11–19 Nov 2019ITF Malibu, USW25 Hard Dalma Gálfi Lorraine Guillermo Anna Hertel 7–6(5), 6–3Win 12–19 Jan 2020ITF Daytona Beach, USW25 Clay Dalma Gálfi Paula Ormaechea Prarthana Thombare 7–6(4), 6–2Win 13–19 Feb 2020GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW25 Hard (i) Myrtille Georges Lara Salden Clara Tauson 7–6(2), 7–6(5)Win 14–19 Nov 2020ITF Ortisei, ItalyW15 Hard (i) Suzan Lamens Federica di Sarra Anastasia Kulikova 3–6, 6–4, [11–9]Win 15–19 Nov 2020ITF Las Palmas, SpainW25 Clay Lara Salden Suzan Lamens Eva Vedder 6–1, 6–3Loss 15–20 Jan 2021ITF Hamburg, GermanyW25 Hard (i) Amandine Hesse Anna Bondár Tereza Mihalíková 4–6, 4–6Win 16–20 Feb 2021Open de Grenoble, FranceW25 Clay Ioana Loredana Roșca Arianne Hartono Yuriko Miyazaki 6–1, 7–5Win 17–20 May 2021ITF Prague, Czech RepublicW25 Clay Anna Bondár Xenia Knoll Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7–6(5), 6–2Loss 17–21 May 2021Open Saint-Gaudens, FranceW60 Hard Eden Silva Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet 6–0, 5–7, [7–10]Loss 17–22 Jul 2021Contrexéville Open, FranceW100 Clay Dalma Gálfi Anna Danilina Ulrikke Eikeri 0–6, 6–1, [4–10]Win 18–22 Apr 2022Oeiras Ladies Open, PortugalW80 Clay Katarzyna Piter Natalija Stevanović Katharina Gerlach 6–1, 6–1

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