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)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Feb 1992 Linz Open, Austria Tier V Hard Netherlands Miriam Oremans Germany Claudia Porwik
Italy 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 France Barbara Collet 3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 16 September 1991 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Germany Meike Babel 7–5, 6–3

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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Kiene
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