Marie Benoît (; born 16 March 1995) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. On 24 July 2023, she achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 188. On 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 208 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Benoît won 15 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for the Belgium Fed Cup team, Benoît has a win–loss record of 1–3.

Career

2019: WTA Tour debut Benoît's singles debut on the WTA Tour came at the 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she was defeated in the first round by Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk. In doubles, she made her debut at the 2019 Bucharest Open, when she lost with her partner Ysaline Bonaventure in the first round.

2020-2022: First WTA 125 doubles final In 2020, she reached the final of a WTA 125 Challenger event, partnering with Jessika Ponchet. The following year was marked by participating in all four Grand Slam qualifying tournaments, twice reaching the second round. In 2021, she reached semifinals in a $25k tournament in Grenoble, France, losing to Viktorija Golubic. In a tournament in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, she lost the final against Arantxa Rus. In August 2022, she won a $25k event in Koksijde, Belgium, one week after reaching the final in the $25k tournament organised in her hometown of Eupen.

2023-2024: First WTA 125 singles quarterfinal Benoît qualified for main draw at the 2023 Țiriac Foundation Trophy in Bucharest and defeated Chloé Paquet in three sets to reach the second round, where she lost to fifth seed Anna Bondár. She also made it through qualification for the 2024 Hamburg Open, but lost in the first round to top seed Mayar Sherif.

At the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, Benoît reached her first WTA 125 singles quarterfinal defeating Leonie Küng and Valentina Ryser, before losing to Ekaterine Gorgodze.

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Newport Beach Challenger, United States Hard Jessika Ponchet Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani 1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runner-ups) LegendW60 tournaments (1–0)W25/35 tournaments (9–7)W10/15 tournaments (5–5)Finals by surfaceHard (3–1)Clay (12–11) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Nov 2012ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Laura Ioana Andrei 6–3, 6–2Win 2–0 Jul 2013ITF Iași, RomaniaW10 Clay Raluca Elena Platon 6–3, 7–6(0)Win 3–0 Oct 2013ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Anastasia Vdovenco 6–1, 6–1Win 4–0 Feb 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10 Hard Gai Ao 6–3, 6–4Loss 4–1 Sep 2014ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW10 Clay Martina Trevisan 4–6, 3–6Loss 4–2 Feb 2015ITF El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10 Hard Isabella Shinikova 2–6, 7–5, 1–6Win 5–2 Feb 2015ITF El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10 Hard Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–3Win 6–2 Sep 2015ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, NetherlandsW25 Clay Tena Lukas 5–7, 6–3, 6–4Loss 6–3 Jul 2017ITF Tampere, FinlandW15 Clay Monika Kilnarová 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 4–6Loss 6–4 Aug 2017ITF Vrnjačka Banja, SerbiaW15 Clay Oana Gavrilă 7–6(3), 4–6, 5–7Loss 6–5 Oct 2017ITF Seville, SpainW25 Clay Daniela Seguel 6–2, 1–6, 2–6Loss 6–6 Nov 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Clay Gaia Sanesi 3–6, 0–6Win 7–6 Oct 2018ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, SpainW25 Clay Aliona Bolsova 6–0, 7–6(2)Loss 7–7 Oct 2019ITF Riba-Roja de TuriaW25 Clay Andrea Lázaro García 6–7(4), 5–7Win 8–7 Jan 2020ITF Daytona Beach, United StatesW25 Clay Andrea Lázaro García 6–4, 6–0Loss 8–8 May 2022ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25 Clay Arantxa Rus 4–6, 4–6Loss 8–9 Aug 2022ITF Eupen, BelgiumW25 Clay Aneta Kučmová 5–7, 4–6Win 9–9 Aug 2022ITF Koksijde, Belgium W25 Clay Julia Riera 7–5, 6–3Win 10–9 Jan 2023Vero Beach Open, United States W60 Clay Emma Navarro 6–2, 7–5Win 11–9 Feb 2023GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW25 Hard (i) Heather Watson 3–6, 6–4, 6–1Win 12–9 Jul 2023ITF Aschaffenburg, GermanyW25 Clay Julie Štruplová 6–3, 6–3Win 13–9 Jan 2024ITF Naples, United StatesW35 Clay Leonie Küng 6–4, 1–6, 6–4Loss 13–10 Feb 2024ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 2–6, 5–7Loss 13–11 Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Nina Vargová 3–6, 6–2, 2–6Win 14–11 May 2024ITF Annenheim, AustriaW35 Clay Tereza Valentová 7–5, 3–6, 7–5Win 15–11 May 2024ITF Klagenfurt, AustriaW35 Clay Sofia Costoulas 6–1, 6–3Loss 15–12 Oct 2024ITF Seville, SpainW35 Clay Sinja Kraus 6–2, 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 29 (14 titles, 15 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournaments (1–0)W50 tournaments (1–0)W25/35 tournaments (10–7)W10/15 tournaments (2–8)Finals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (11–12)Carpet (1–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 2011ITF Rebecq, BelgiumW10 Hard Kimberley Zimmermann Kim Kilsdonk Nicolette van Uitert 2–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Aug 2013ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Magali Kempen Nicky van Dyck 3–6, 6–7(3)Loss 0–3 Oct 2013ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Quirine Lemoine Gabriela van de Graaf 3–6, 6–0, [7–10]Loss 0–4 Apr 2014ITF Heraklion, GreeceW10 Hard Kimberley Zimmermann Polina Leykina Despina Papamichail 2–6, 2–6Loss 0–5 Sep 2014ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW10 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Alice Balducci Georgia Brescia 6–3, 0–6, [5–10]Loss 0–6 Sep 2014ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW10 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Verena Hofer Martina Pratesi 4–6, 5–7Loss 0–7 Oct 2014ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW10 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen 3–6, 6–4, [8–10]Win 1–7 Nov 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25 Hard Demi Schuurs Valentyna Ivakhnenko Polina Monova 6–4, 7–5Win 2–7 Apr 2016Wiesbaden Open, GermanyW25 Clay Arantxa Rus Steffi Distelmans Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–2Loss 2–8 Apr 2017ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Ysaline Bonaventure Emma Laine Yuuki Tanaka 6–3, 1–6, [4–10]Loss 2–9 Jul 2017Tampere Open, FinlandW15 Clay Estelle Cascino Anna Iakovleva Gyulnara Nazarova w/oLoss 2–10 Aug 2017ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25 Clay Magali Kempen Ankita Raina Bibiane Schoofs 6–3, 3–6, [9–11]Win 3–10 Dec 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Clay Julia Terziyska Anna-Giulia Remondina Milana Špremo 6–2, 6–3Loss 3–11 Apr 2018ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25 Clay Xu Shilin Naiktha Bains Chiara Scholl 4–6, 5–7Win 4–11 May 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Clay Angelica Moratelli Ulyana Ayzatulina Julyette Steur 6–3, 6–4Win 5–11 Sep 2018ITF Sofia, BulgariaW25 Clay Manon Arcangioli Amina Anshba Polina Monova 6–4, 7–6(5)Loss 5–12 Feb 2019AK Ladies Open, GermanyW25 Carpet (i) Katarzyna Piter Cristina Bucșa Rosalie van der Hoek 7–5, 3–6, [10–12]Loss 5–13 Oct 2019ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, SpainW25 Clay Ioana Loredana Roșca Lara Arruabarrena Sara Errani 6–3, 4–6, [8–10]Win 6–13 Oct 2019ITF Seville, SpainW25 Clay Julia Wachaczyk Eva Guerrero Álvarez Arantxa Rus 6–0, 6–7(3), [10–4]Win 7–13 Sep 2020ITF Tarvisio, ItalyW25 Clay Alexandra Cadanțu Anna Bondár Paula Ormaechea 6–1, 6–3Win 8–13 Jun 2021ITF The Hague, NetherlandsW25 Clay Ioana Loredana Roșca María Portillo Ramírez Panna Udvardy 6–7(5), 7–5, [10–7]Win 9–13 Sep 2021ITF Santarém, PortugalW25 Hard Eden Silva Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls 7–5, 6–1Win 10–13 Feb 2022ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25 Clay Amina Anshba Andreea Roșca Ioana Loredana Roșca 7–5, 7–6(4)Loss 10–14 Mar 2022ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25 Clay Nicoleta Dascălu Funa Kozaki Naho Sato 2–6, 4–6Loss 10–15 Apr 2023ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25 Clay Dea Herdzelas Alessandra Teodosescu Federica Urgesi 4–6, 3–6Win 11–15 Jan 2024ITF Naples, United StatesW35 Clay Leonie Küng Mayuka Aikawa Hsu Chieh-yu 6–7(6), 6–2, [10–8]Win 12–15 Jun 2024ITF Ystad, SwedenW50 Clay Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Alevtina Ibragimova Anna Zyryanova 6–3, 6–1Win 13–15 Oct 2024ITF Heraklion, GreeceW35 Clay Ekaterina Makarova Luiza Fullana Michaela Laki 7–6(4), 6–1Win 14–15 AK Ladies Open, GermanyW75 Carpet (i) Dalila Jakupović Emily Appleton Isabelle Haverlag 7–5, 7–6(6)

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