Isabelle Demongeot
Isabelle Demongeot| Country (sports) |
 France |
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| Born |
(1966-09-18) 18 September 1966
Gassin, France |
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| Height |
1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) |
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| Turned pro |
1983 |
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| Retired |
1996 |
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| Plays |
Right-handed |
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| Prize money |
$804,884 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record |
249–221 |
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| Career titles |
1 WTA, 4 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 35 (23 May 1988) |
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| Grand Slam Singles results |
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| Australian Open |
3R (1990, 1993) |
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| French Open |
3R (1988) |
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| Wimbledon |
3R (1985, 1987) |
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| US Open |
3R (1987, 1994) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record |
251–187 |
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| Career titles |
9 WTA, 4 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 20 (8 May 1989) |
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| Grand Slam Doubles results |
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| Australian Open |
3R (1990, 1992) |
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| French Open |
QF (1987, 1992) |
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| Wimbledon |
3R (1985, 1988, 1992, 1995) |
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| US Open |
3R (1989, 1992) |
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Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled down further south in Gassin.
Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase in New York state in 1991. She achieved her best Grand Slam singles performance by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1986. She won a total of nine WTA Tour doubles titles. Her best Grand Slam doubles performance was reaching the French Open quarter-finals with Nathalie Tauziat of France in 1987 and 1992. She also represented her country from 1985 to 1993 in the Federation/Fed Cup and in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.[1] She retired from the WTA Tour circuit in 1996.
WTA Tour Finals
Singles 1 (1–0)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Virginia Slims (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (1/0) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
1. |
22 July 1991 |
Westchester |
Hard |
 Lori McNeil |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles 13 (9–4)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Virginia Slims (1/0) |
| Tier I (1/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) |
| Tier III (1/1) |
| Tier IV & V (6/3) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
1. |
28 September 1987 |
Paris |
Clay |
Nathalie Tauziat |
 Sandra Cecchini
 Sabrina Goleš |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2. |
9 May 1988 |
Berlin |
Clay |
Nathalie Tauziat |
 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
 Helena Suková |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
11 July 1988 |
Nice |
Clay |
Nathalie Tauziat |
Catherine Suire
Catherine Tanvier |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Winner |
3. |
17 October 1988 |
Zürich |
Carpet (i) |
Nathalie Tauziat |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
24 October 1988 |
Brighton |
Carpet (i) |
Nathalie Tauziat |
Lori McNeil
Betsy Nagelsen |
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner |
4. |
1 May 1989 |
Hamburg |
Clay |
Nathalie Tauziat |
Jana Novotná
Helena Suková |
walkover |
| Winner |
5. |
5 August 1991 |
Albuquerque |
Hard |
Katrina Adams |
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Peanut Louie Harper |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
23 September 1991 |
St. Petersburg |
Carpet (i) |
 Jo Durie |
 Elena Brioukhovets
Natalia Medvedeva |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner |
6. |
30 September 1991 |
Leipzig |
Carpet (i) |
 Manon Bollegraf |
 Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner |
7. |
13 April 1992 |
Pattaya |
Hard |
 Natalia Medvedeva |
Pascale Paradis
Sandrine Testud |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner |
8. |
20 April 1992 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Hard |
Natalia Medvedeva |
 Rika Hiraki
Petra Langrová |
2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner |
9. |
1 February 1993 |
Auckland |
Hard |
Elna Reinach |
Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
25 April 1994 |
Taranto |
Clay |
Sandra Cecchini |
 Irina Spîrlea
Noëlle van Lottum |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Career summary
- Year singles ranking win-lose Prize money in US$ A F W US SF QF
- 1983 245 0-0/0 c.2,000 – – – - 0 0
- 1984 165 1-1/50 c.6,000 – 2 – - 0 0
- 1985 135 3-7/30 c.17,000 – 1 3 1 0 0
- 1986 64 11-15/42 c.25,000 X 1 4 1 0 2
- 1987 54 17-20/46 e.59,---(43) – 2 3 3 0 2
- 1988 44 19-18/51 c.91,000 – 3 1 1 2 0
- 1989 46 18-15/55 c.70,400 – 2 2 1 0 2
- 1990 77 14-17/45 c.57,000 3 1 1 2 0 2
- 1991 61 13-14/48 e.94,359(54) – 1 1 Q2 0 2
- 1992 138 7-17/29 c.97,000(>50) 1 1 2 1 0 0
- 1993 145 5-11/31 e.77,546(95) 3 1 1 Q3 0 0
- 1994 152 3-9/25 c.54,000(>50) – 1 1 3 0 0
- 1995 124 5-9/36 c.60,000(>50) – 1 2 1 0 0
- 1996 232 1-3/25 c.31,000(>50) 1 1 Q1 – 0 0
Notes:
WTA singles ranking was as of end of the WTA Tour season
- "win-lose" record includes only WTA Tour singles matches and excludes qualifying matches, Federation Cup, Olympic Games tournaments before 2004 and other team competition matches. The singles match winning percentage is indicated after the slash
- overall "win-lose" record: 117–156; overall winning percentage: 43%
- A: Australian Open, F: French Open, W: Wimbledon, US: US Open – indicate the Grand Slam singles performance for each year; '-' means did not play, 'X' event not held in that year, Q1/Q2/Q3 means lost in the 1st/2nd/3rd qualifying round
- "SF" and "QF" mean the number semi-final and quarter-final defeats respectively for each year and involve only WTA Tour non-Grand Slam events (excludes ITF Tour, Satellite events, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games tournaments before 2004)
- overall no. of SF defeats – 2
- overall no. of QF defeats – 10
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