French tennis player
Isabelle Demongeot Country (sports) France Born (1966-09-18 ) 18 September 1966 (age 57) Gassin , FranceHeight 1.69 m (5 ft 6+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1983 Retired 1996 Plays Right-handed Prize money $804,884 Career record 249–221 Career titles 1 WTA, 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 35 (23 May 1988) Australian Open 3R (1990, 1993) French Open 3R (1988) Wimbledon 4R (1986) US Open 3R (1987, 1994) Career record 251–187 Career titles 9 WTA, 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 20 (8 May 1989) Australian Open 3R (1990, 1992) French Open QF (1987, 1992) Wimbledon 3R (1985, 1988, 1992, 1995) US Open 3R (1989, 1992)
Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France , who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled nearby in Gassin .
Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase in New York state in 1991. She achieved her best Grand Slam singles performance by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1986. She won a total of nine WTA Tour doubles titles. Her best Grand Slam doubles performance was reaching the French Open quarter-finals with Nathalie 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 1992 Olympic Games .[ 1] She retired from the WTA 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]
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1 (1–0)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0)
Doubles 13 (9–4)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (1/0)
Tier I (1/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (1/1)
Tier IV & V (6/3)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Sep 1987
Paris , France
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win
2.
May 1988
Berlin , West Germany
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss
1.
Jul 1988
Nice , France
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win
3.
Oct 1988
Zürich , Switzerland
Carpet (i)
Nathalie Tauziat
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková
6–3, 6–3
Loss
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.
May 1989
Hamburg , West Germany
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Jana Novotná Helena Suková
walkover
Win
5.
Aug 1991
Albuquerque , US
Hard
Katrina Adams
Lise Gregory Peanut Louie Harper
6–7(2–7) , 6–4, 6–3
Loss
3.
Sep 1991
St. Petersburg , Russia
Carpet (i)
Jo Durie
Elena Brioukhovets Natalia Medvedeva
7–5, 6–3
Win
6.
Sep 1991
Leipzig , Germany
Carpet (i)
Manon Bollegraf
Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel
6–4, 6–3
Win
7.
Apr 1992
Pattaya , Thailand
Hard
Natalia Medvedeva
Pascale Paradis Sandrine Testud
6–1, 6–1
Win
8.
Apr 1992
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Hard
Natalia Medvedeva
Rika Hiraki Petra Langrová
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win
9.
Feb 1993
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Elna Reinach
Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi
6–2, 6–4
Loss
4.
Apr 1994
Taranto , Italy
Clay
Sandra Cecchini
Irina Spîrlea Noëlle van Lottum
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
ITF finals
Singles (4-4)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
17 October 1983
Ashkelon , Israel
Hard
Rafeket Benjamini
6–0, 6–0
Winner
2.
23 January 1984
Key Biscayne , United States
Hard
Carin Anderholm
7–5, 6–3
Winner
3.
20 August 1984
Rheda-Wiedenbrück , Germany
Clay
Renata Šašak
7–6, 7–5
Winner
4.
31 December 1984
Chicago , United States
Hard
Kirsten Dreyer
1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
5.
15 July 1991
Evansville , United States
Hard
Kimberly Po
6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
6.
9 December 1991
Val-d'Oise , France
Hard
Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up
7.
12 December 1994
Cergy , France
Hard (i)
Katarzyna Nowak
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
8.
3 March 1996
Southampton , United Kingdom
Carpet (i)
Elena Pampoulova
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Doubles (4-4)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
11 June 1984
Lyon , France
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Mercedes Paz Ronni Reis
6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
2.
31 December 1984
Chicago , United States
Hard
Nathalie Tauziat
Lynn Lewis Wendy Barlow
6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Winner
3.
21 January 1985
San Antonio , United States
Hard
Nathalie Tauziat
Elisabeth Ekblom Marianne van der Torre
6–3, 6–4
Winner
4.
30 March 1987
Limoges , France
Clay
Nathalie Tauziat
Céline Cohen Eva Krapl
7–5, 6–2
Winner
5.
7 December 1992
Val-d'Oise , France
Hard
Catherine Suire
Sabine Appelmans Julie Halard-Decugis
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up
6.
29 March 1993
Moulins , France
Hard
Catherine Suire
Agnese Blumberga Jana Pospíšilová
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up
7.
6 December 1993
Val-d'Oise , France
Hard
Catherine Suire
Magdalena Feistel Elena Makarova
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Winner
8.
10 April 1994
Limoges , France
Clay
Maria Strandlund
Angelique Olivier Heidi Sprung
6–2, 6–2
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