Claire Liu vs Hanne Vandewinkel — 4-6 6-3 6-4

Result

Qualifier Claire Liu came from a set down to beat Hanne Vandewinkel 4–6 6–3 6–4 on Court 9 in 2h 11m and reach the second round. Liu struck 29 winners to 18 and won 58% of her second-serve points, breaking five times from seven chances while keeping her own unforced errors to 19. Vandewinkel served four aces and pushed Liu throughout, but the American took 93 of the match's 174 points to close it out in the third set.

Claire Liu

Hanne Vandewinkel

0Aces4

4Double faults1

71%1st serve in68%

66%1st-serve points won70%

58%2nd-serve points won30%

104 mphFastest serve116 mph

5/7Break points won4/7

29Winners18

21Unforced errors24

22/33Net points won12/17

93Total points won81

1577 mDistance run1548 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

Qualifiers learn early to win from awkward positions, and Claire Liu did exactly that. A set down to Hanne Vandewinkel, the American tidied the numbers that matter — five breaks from seven chances, just 19 unforced errors — and came through 4-6 6-3 6-4 in a little over two hours, matching her best Wimbledon showing in the process. Vandewinkel, a rising Belgian, took the opener but won only 30 percent of her second-serve points, and that leak never sealed. Liu's second round brought Zeynep Sönmez, fresh from removing 28th seed Ann Li — and it brought the qualifier another straight-sets step forward.

Ann Li

Zeynep Sönmez✓

Jun 29–30

7-5 1-6 6-4

Claire Liu✓

Hanne Vandewinkel

Jun 29–30

4-6 6-3 6-4

Zeynep Sönmez

Claire Liu✓

Jul 1–2

7-5 6-3

Round of 128

Ann Li

Zeynep Sönmez✓

Jun 29–30

7-5 1-6 6-4

Claire Liu✓

Hanne Vandewinkel

Jun 29–30

4-6 6-3 6-4

Round of 64

Zeynep Sönmez

Claire Liu✓

Jul 1–2

7-5 6-3

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Claire LiuHanne Vandewinkel

26Age22

5′7″ (1.70 m)Height5′10″ (1.78 m)

—Weight—

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2016Turned pro2021

No. 146ATP rankingNo. 103

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Third round (2026)Best at Wimbledon—

Gena BallCoach—

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

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