French tennis player
Isabelle Demongeot| Country (sports) | France |
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| Born | (1966-09-18)18 September 1966 (age 59)
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| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft6+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 | 4R (1986) |
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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 formerprofessional tennis player fromFrance, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived inSaint-Tropez in theFrench Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled nearby inGassin.
Demongeot won her onlyWTA Tour singles title in Purchase inNew York state in 1991. She achieved her bestGrand Slam singles performance by reaching the fourth round ofWimbledon in 1986. She won a total of nineWTA Tour doubles titles. Her bestGrand Slam doubles performance was reaching theFrench Open quarter-finals withNathalie 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 1992Olympic Games.[1] She retired from theWTA Tour in 1996.
In her 2007 book,Service volé, she accused her coach, Régis de Camaret, of rape and sexual abuse. She would later be joined by several former pupils who made similar allegations. Although her own case was time-barred, she acted as a witness in the 2012 trial of de Camaret for offences against two young players.[2] The 70-year-old coach was sentenced to eight years in prison, increased to ten years on appeal in 2014.[3]
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| Tier IV & V (6/3) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1987 | Paris, France | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 1988 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 1988 | Nice, France | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Catherine Suire
Catherine Tanvier | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 1988 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 1988 | Brighton, UK | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Lori McNeil
Betsy Nagelsen | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 4–2 | May 1989 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Jana Novotná
Helena Suková | walkover |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 1991 | Albuquerque, US | Hard | Katrina Adams | Lise Gregory
Peanut Louie Harper | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 1991 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | Jo Durie | Elena Brioukhovets
Natalia Medvedeva | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 1991 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (i) | Manon Bollegraf | Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–3 | Apr 1992 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Natalia Medvedeva | Pascale Paradis
Sandrine Testud | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | Apr 1992 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Natalia Medvedeva | Rika Hiraki
Petra Langrová | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–3 | Feb 1993 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Elna Reinach | Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Apr 1994 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | Irina Spîrlea
Noëlle van Lottum | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1. | 17 October 1983 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Rafeket Benjamini | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 23 January 1984 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Carin Anderholm | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 20 August 1984 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany | Clay | Renata Šašak | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | 31 December 1984 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Kirsten Dreyer | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 July 1991 | Evansville, United States | Hard | Kimberly Po | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 9 December 1991 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 12 December 1994 | Cergy, France | Hard (i) | Katarzyna Nowak | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 3 March 1996 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Elena Pampoulova | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 11 June 1984 | Lyon, France | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Mercedes Paz
Ronni Reis | 6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 31 December 1984 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Lynn Lewis
Wendy Barlow | 6–4, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | 21 January 1985 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Nathalie Tauziat | Elisabeth Ekblom
Marianne van der Torre | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 30 March 1987 | Limoges, France | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | Céline Cohen
Eva Krapl | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 7 December 1992 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard | Catherine Suire | Sabine Appelmans
Julie Halard-Decugis | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 29 March 1993 | Moulins, France | Hard | Catherine Suire | Agnese Blumberga
Jana Pospíšilová | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 6 December 1993 | Val-d'Oise, France | Hard | Catherine Suire | Magdalena Feistel
Elena Makarova | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | 10 April 1994 | Limoges, France | Clay | Maria Strandlund | Angelique Olivier
Heidi Sprung | 6–2, 6–2 |
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