| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Residence | Culemborg, Netherlands |
| Born | 22 January 1984 Tiel, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $190,236 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 244–156 (61.0%) |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 129 (12 February 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2005, 2007) |
| French Open | Q3 (2005) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2004) |
| US Open | Q2 (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 78–71 (52.3%) |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 228 (9 April 2007) |
Elise Tamaëla (born 22 January 1984) is a Dutch tennis coach and former professional tennis player.
On 12 February 2007, she achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of 129. On 9 April 2007, she reached her highest doubles ranking of 228. She was coached by Stephan Ehritt.
In her career, Tamaëla won eight singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She was the coach of Kiki Bertens in the period 2019-2021. Tamaëla succeeded Paul Haarhuis as captain of the Netherlands Billie Jean King Cup team in November 2021.
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 4 May 2003 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay |  Astrid Waernes García |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 May 2003 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay |  Jane O'Donoghue |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 July 2003 | ITF Garching, Germany | Clay |  Mariya Koryttseva |
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 10 August 2003 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay |  Ana Timotic |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 30 November 2003 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard |  Jeon Mi-ra |
5–7, 7–6(4), 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | 12 February 2006 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Anne Keothavong |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 19 February 2006 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) |  Virginie Pichet |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 18 March 2006 | ITF Fuerteventura, Spain | Hard | Aravane Rezaï |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 4 February 2007 | Sutton Ladies' Event, UK | Hard (i) |  Maret Ani |
6–2, 6–7(4), 7–6(3) |
| Runner-up | 10. | 11 February 2007 | ITF Tipton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Maret Ani |
7–5, 6–7(3), 5–7 |
| Winner | 11. | 30 October 2009 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | Hard |  Ons Jabeur |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 6 November 2009 | ITF El Menzah, Tunisia | Hard | Ganna Piven |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 9 May 2010 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | Clay |  Scarlett Werner |
7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 4 July 2010 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  Mandy Minella |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 1 August 2010 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay |  Lenka Juriková |
4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 28 April 2003 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Marielle Hoogland |
Anna Hawkins  Claire Curran |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 February 2006 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Kim Kilsdonk |
 Surina De Beer  Ayami Takase |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 10 February 2007 | ITF Tipton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Kim Kilsdonk |
 Ksenia Lykina  Urszula Radwańska |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 July 2007 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Kim Kilsdonk |
Magdalena Kiszczyńska Karolina Kosińska |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 October 2007 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Kim Kilsdonk |
 Mervana Jugić-Salkić  İpek Şenoğlu |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 October 2009 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Nicole Thyssen |
Ons Jabeur Nour Abbès |
6–1, 5–7, [10–4] |
| Winner | 7. | 6 November 2009 | ITF El Menzah, Tunisia | Hard | Nicole Thyssen |
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz Sylwia Zagórska |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 20 December 2009 | ITF Vinaros, Spain | Clay | Lynn Schönhage |
 Benedetta Davato Nuria Párrizas Díaz |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 27 June 2010 | ITF Périgueux, France | Clay | Scarlett Werner |
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 1 August 2010 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Scarlett Werner |
Ana Jovanović Anna Zaja |
6–1, 4–6, [10–7] |
Coaching career
From 2016 until 2018, Tamaëla was the coach of Aleksandra Krunić.[1] After Bertens' break up with Raemon Sluiter,[2] she became her head coach in November 2019. She had been a member of the team for about a year.[3]
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