Monique Kiene Explained

Monique Kiene
Fullname:Monique Kiene
Birth Date:5 August 1974
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$71,935
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 123 (24 August 1992)
Australianopenresult:2R (1993)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1993)
Doublestitles:1 WTA
Highestdoublesranking:No. 61 (8 February 1993)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1993)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1992)

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

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 $25k ITF event in Sofia.

In 1992, she partnered with compatriot Miriam Oremans to win her only title on the WTA Tour, in the doubles at the Linz Open.[2] Later in the year she was a semifinalist at the Prague Open, which helped her singles ranking peak at No. 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 career finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.30 June 1991Covilhã, PortugalHard Barbara Collet3–6, 1–6
Winner2.16 September 1991Sofia, BulgariaClay Meike Babel7–5, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. News: Winst voor Rottier en talent Basting. 17 September 1992. De Stem. 9. Dutch. 19 May 2018.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Linz - 10 February - 16 February 1992. International Tennis Federation. 19 May 2018.
  3. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Prague - 20 July - 26 July 1992. International Tennis Federation. 19 May 2018.
  4. News: Bates and Wood take the first exit. Roberts. John. 24 May 1993. The Independent. 19 May 2018.
  5. News: Kiene kwartier niet onder indruk. 25 May 1993. NRC Handelsblad. Dutch. 19 May 2018.