Monique Kiene

Monique Kiene (born 5 August 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Monique Kiene
Full nameMonique Kiene
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1974-08-05) 5 August 1974
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$71,935
Singles
Career record60–48
Highest rankingNo. 123 (24 August 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1993)
French Open1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record22–24
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 61 (8 February 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1993)
French Open2R (1992)

Biography

Kiene, a right-handed player from Purmerend, played on the professional tour in the early 1990s.[1]

She won her first professional tournament in 1991, at the $25,000 ITF event in Sofia.

In 1992 she partnered with countrywoman Miriam Oremans to win her only WTA title, in the doubles at the Linz Open.[2] Later in the year she was a semi-finalist at the Prague Open, which helped her singles ranking peak at 123 in the world.[3]

She played her final year on tour in 1993. At the 1993 Australian Open she featured in the singles main draw and beat Germany's Maja Živec-Škulj in the first round, before losing her next match to Lindsay Davenport. On 8 February 1993 she reached a career high doubles ranking of 61. She was drawn up against second seed Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the first round of the 1993 French Open but played a competitive match.[4] After losing the first set, she led the Spaniard 4–0 in the second, before losing the match in a tiebreak.[5]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win February, 1992 Linz, Austria Tier V Hard Miriam Oremans Claudia Porwik
Raffaella Reggi-Concato		 6–4, 6–2

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 June 1991 Covilhã, Portugal Hard Barbara Collet 3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 16 September 1991 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Meike Babel 7–5, 6–3
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References
  1. "Winst voor Rottier en talent Basting". De Stem (in Dutch). 17 September 1992. p. 9. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Linz - 10 February - 16 February 1992". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Prague - 20 July - 26 July 1992". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. Roberts, John (24 May 1993). "Bates and Wood take the first exit". The Independent. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. "Kiene kwartier niet onder indruk". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 May 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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