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Dominique Monami

Dominique Monami (born 31 May 1973) is a former tennis player from Belgium.[1] She is her country's first ever top-10 tennis professional.

Dominique Monami
Dominique in 2003
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceMechelen
Born (1973-05-31) 31 May 1973 (age 51)
Verviers, Liège
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proJune 1991
RetiredOctober 2000
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,013,032
Singles
Career record295–182
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 9 (12 October 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1997, 1999)
French Open3R (1997, 1998)
Wimbledon4R (1998, 1999)
US Open3R (1998, 1999)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2000)
Doubles
Career record126–123
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 21
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1999, 2000)
French Open3R (1999)
Wimbledon3R (1998, 1999, 2000)
US OpenSF (2000)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Doubles

Monami was born in Verviers.[1] In 1995, she married her coach Bart Van Roost, with whom she has a daughter, and played under the name Dominique Van Roost for much of her career, until their divorce in 2003.

Career

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Monami won her first WTA Tour tournament in 1996 in Cardiff (Welsh Open). Before this win, she had been on the ITF circuit where she won seven ITF events, five of which in 1990. In 1997, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The following year, Van Roost became the first ever Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach the top 10 in WTA rankings.

Monami won a total of four WTA singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 in October 1998. In total, she participated in 36 Grand Slam tournaments during her career.

Another achievement for Van Roost came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition, partnering Els Callens. Also in doubles, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1999 and 2000, and the semifinals of the 2000 US Open.

In November 2000, Monami ended her professional tennis career when she became pregnant by Bart Van Roost, whom she divorced later in 2003. Subsequently, in 2006, she married Erik Vink, a manager in Sony BMG.

After retiring from playing, Monami became involved in Belgian tennis in various capacities, including as a tournament director (Brussels Open) and as Fed Cup captain. She also wrote a book titled Een Kwestie van Karakter (Tout est dans le caractère). Monami was awarded Belgian Sports Personality of the Year in 1998.

Since October 2021 is Monami vice-president of the Belgian Olympic Committee.

Significant finals

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Olympics

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Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

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Outcome Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze 2000 Sydney Hard Belgium  Els Callens Belarus  Olga Barabanschikova
Belarus  Natalia Zvereva		 4–6, 6–4, 6–1

WTA career finals

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Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–3)
Tier III (0–4)
Tier IV (4–5)

Singles: 16 (4 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Oct 1993 Montpellier Open, France Carpet (i) Kazakhstan  Elena Likhovtseva 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Oct 1995 Bell Challenge, Canada Carpet (i) Netherlands  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6–7(5), 2–6
Win 1. May 1996 British Clay Court Championships, UK Clay Belgium  Laurence Courtois 6–4, 6–2
Win 2. Jan 1997 Hobart International, Australia Hard United States  Marianne Werdel 6–3, 6–3
Win 3. Sep 1997 Surabaya International, Indonesia Hard Czech Republic  Lenka Němečková 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3. Oct 1997 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Netherlands  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4–6, 7–6(4), 5–7
Loss 4. Nov 1997 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Slovakia  Henrieta Nagyová 5–7, 7–6(6), 5–7
Win 4. Jan 1998 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Italy  Silvia Farina 4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Loss 5. Jan 1998 Hobart International, Australia Hard Switzerland  Patty Schnyder 3–6, 2–6
Loss 6. Feb 1998 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) France  Mary Pierce 3–6, 5–7
Loss 7. Feb 1998 Linz Open, Austria Carpet (i) Czech Republic  Jana Novotná 1–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 8. May 1998 Madrid Open, Spain Clay Switzerland  Patty Schnyder 6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 9. Jan 1999 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard France  Julie Halard-Decugis 4–6, 1–6
Loss 10. Sep 1999 Luxembourg Open Carpet (i) Belgium  Kim Clijsters 2–6, 2–6
Loss 11. Jun 2000 Eastbourne International, UK Grass France  Julie Halard-Decugis 6–7(4), 4–6
Loss 12. Jul 2000 Knokke-Heist Trophy, Belgium Clay Israel  Anna Smashnova 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1993 Belgian Open Clay Belgium  Ann Devries Czech Republic  Radka Bobková
Argentina  María José Gaidano 		4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4)
Win 1. Jul 1993 Austrian Open Clay China  Li Fang Croatia  Maja Murić
Czech Republic  Pavlína Rajzlová 		6–2, 6–1
Loss 2. Oct 1993 Montpellier Open, France Carpet (i) Slovakia  Janette Husárová United States  Meredith McGrath
Germany  Claudia Porwik 		6–3, 2–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 3. Oct 1996 Luxembourg Open Carpet (i) Germany  Barbara Rittner Netherlands  Kristie Boogert
France  Nathalie Tauziat 		6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win 2. Jan 1997 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Slovakia  Janette Husárová Poland  Aleksandra Olsza
Bulgaria  Elena Pampoulova 		6–2, 6–7(5), 6–3
Loss 4. Jan 1997 Hobart International, Australia Hard Germany  Barbara Rittner Japan  Naoko Kijimuta
Japan  Nana Miyagi 		3–6, 1–6
Loss 5. Nov 1997 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Argentina  Florencia Labat Australia  Kristine Kunce
United States  Corina Morariu 		3–6, 4–6
Win 3. May 1998 Madrid Open, Spain Clay Argentina  Florencia Labat Australia  Rachel McQuillan
Australia  Nicole Pratt 		6–3, 6–1
Win 4. Aug 2000 LA Tennis Championships, U.S. Hard Belgium  Els Callens United States  Kimberly Po
France  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 		6–2, 7–5

ITF finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (7–1)

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Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 6 August 1990 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Poland  Magdalena Feistel 6–2, 6–1
Win 2. 17 September 1990 ITF Napoli, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia  Klára Bláhová 6–3, 6–2
Win 3. 24 September 1990 ITF Napoli, Italy Clay Sweden  Catarina Bernstein 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 4. 15 October 1990 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) West Germany  Sabine Lohmann 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win 5. 22 October 1990 ITF Lyss, Switzerland Clay West Germany  Katja Meichelbock 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1. 12 November 1990 ITF Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet (i) France  Sandrine Testud 4–6, 4–6
Win 6. 27 February 1995 ITF Southampton, UK Carpet (i) Germany  Angela Kerek 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 7. 29 September 1996 ITF Limoges, France Hard (i) Sweden  Åsa Carlsson 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–1

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 27 February 1995 ITF Southampton, UK Carpet (i) Hungary  Andrea Temesvari Netherlands  Seda Noorlander
Greece  Christína Papadáki 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 1. 28 September 1996 ITF Limoges, France Hard (i) France  Caroline Dhenin Ukraine  Natalia Medvedeva
Latvia  Larisa Neiland 		1–6, 1–6

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L W%
Australian Open A 4R 2R 1R Q1 2R QF 3R QF 2R 0 / 8 15–8 65%
French Open Q1 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 0 / 9 6–9 40%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R 4R 4R 1R 0 / 9 11–9 55%
US Open 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R 0 / 10 10–10 50%
Year-end championships
Tour Championships A A A A A A A QF QF A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Tier I tournaments
Tokyo Tier II A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Tier II A 3R 1R 4R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Miami A A A 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 7 5–6 45%
Berlin A A A A A A A 1R 2R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Rome A A A 1R A A 3R 3R QF 2R 0 / 5 8–5 62%
Montreal / Toronto A 1R A A A A A 2R A 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Moscow T V Not Held Tier III SF A SF A 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Zürich Tier II A A A A 2R QF QF 1R 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Year-end ranking 129 100 59 133 43 46 18 12 14 24

Head-to-head record

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Record vs. top 10 players

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dominique Monami | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Not given
 Belgian Sports Personality of the Year
1998 		Succeeded by
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