Marcella Koek
{{Short description|Dutch tennis and padel player}}
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|05|27}}
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|retired = 2012
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
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|singlestitles = 5 ITF
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|doublestitles = 23 ITF
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Marcella Koek (born 27 May 1988) is a Dutch professional padel player and former professional tennis player.{{Cite web |title=ITF profile |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/marcella-koek/800252026/ned/wt/s/overview/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=www.itftennis.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.worldpadeltour.com/en/players/marcella-koek/|title=Marcella Koek|publisher=www.worldpadeltour.com}}
Tennis career
In her tennis career, she won five singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Koek retired from professional tour in 2012.
Padel tennis career
Since 2015, she is a professional padel player and has her official padel instructor certificate, working as an instructor at Burgersdijk Tennis.{{cite news|url=https://www.burgersdijktennis.nl/Over-ons/Ons-team|title=Burgersdijk Tennis Ons team|publisher=www.burgersdijktennis.nl}} Koek will participate in the Padel World Cup in Paraguay at the end of 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.padelcentrum.nl/historic-dutch-ladies-defeat-uruguay-2-1/|title=Historic, Dutch Ladies defeat Uruguay 2-1|publisher=www.padelcentrum.nl}} In 2018, Koek partnering Milou Ettekoven, claimed championship at the WebXperience NPB100 TPC Daalmeer tournament. Ettekoven/Koek confirmed their status as No. 1 ranked female padel team in Holland for the Nederlandse Padelbond ranking.{{cite news|url=https://www.padelcentrum.nl/milou-ettekoven-and-marcella-koek-new-no-1-ranked-team-in-holland/|title=Milou Ettekoven and Marcella Koek, new no.1 ranked team in Holland|publisher=www.padelcentrum.nl}}
In 2019, Koek and Ettekoven claimed championship at the Playtomic/Tibeflex Open FIP 250 in Gent, Belgium for the international padel circuit.{{cite news|url=https://www.padelcentrum.nl/ettekoven-koek-champions-in-gent/|title=Ettekoven-Koek, Champions in Gent|publisher=www.padelcentrum.nl}}
References
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External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}
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Category:Dutch female tennis players
Category:Female tennis players playing padel
Category:Padel players at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for the Netherlands
Category:21st-century Dutch sportswomen
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