Dominique Monami
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Country | Belgium | |
Residence | Leuven, Belgium | |
Date of birth | 31 May 1973 | |
Place of birth | Verviers, Belgium | |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
Weight | 55 kg (122 lb) | |
Turned Pro | 1991 | |
Plays | Right | |
Career Prize Money | $2,013,032 | |
Singles | ||
Career record: | 295-182 | |
Career titles: | 4 | |
Highest ranking: | 9 (12 October 1998) | |
Grand Slam results | ||
Australian Open | QF | |
French Open | 3r | |
Wimbledon | 4r | |
U.S. Open | 3r | |
Doubles | ||
Career record: | 126-123 | |
Career titles: | 4 | |
Highest ranking: | 21 | |
Infobox last updated on: July 13, 2006. |
Olympic medal record | |||
Women's Tennis | |||
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Bronze | Sydney 2000 | Doubles Competition |
Dominique Monami (born May 31, 1973 in Verviers, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional female tennis player.
In 1995 she married her coach Bart Van Roost and played under the name Van Roost or Van Roost-Monami, until their divorce.
Her biggest achievement came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Els Callens. Monami won four singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 in October 1998.
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[edit] Performance Timeline
[edit] Grand Slam Results
Tournament | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 |
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Australian Open | 2r | QF | 3r | QF | 1r | - | 1r | 2r | 4r | - |
French Open | 2r | 1r | 3r | 3r | 1r | 2r | 1r | 1r | 1r | - |
Wimbledon | 1r | 4r | 4r | 1r | 3r | 2r | 3r | 1r | 1r | - |
U.S. Open | 2r | 3r | 3r | 1r | 1r | 2r | 1r | 2r | 2r | 3r |
[edit] Singles titles
Year | Tournament | Opponent in the final | Score |
1996 | Cardiff | Laurence Courtois (Belgium) | 6-4 6-2 |
1997 | Hobart | Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (USA) | 6-3 6-3 |
1997 | Surabaya | Lenka Nemeckova (Czech Republic) | 6-1 6-3 |
1998 | Auckland | Silvia Farina (Italy) | 4-6 7-6 7-5 |
Preceded by Gella Vandecaveye |
Belgian Sportswoman of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Kim Clijsters |
[edit] External links
- WTA Tour profile for Dominique Monami