Isabelle Demongeot

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Isabelle Demongeot
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1966-09-18) 18 September 1966 (age 57)
Gassin, France
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1983
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$804,884
Singles
Career record249–221
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (23 May 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1990, 1993)
French Open 3R (1988)
Wimbledon 4R (1986)
US Open 3R (1987, 1994)
Doubles
Career record251–187
Career titles9 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 20 (8 May 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
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.

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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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0July 1991 Westchester, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–4

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)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Sep 1987 Paris, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš 		1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2.May 1988 Berlin, West GermanyClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 		6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss1.Jul 1988 Nice, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier 		6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win3.Oct 1988 Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 		6–3, 6–3
Loss2.Oct 1988 Brighton, UKCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen 		7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win4.May 1989 Hamburg, West GermanyClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 		walkover
Win5.Aug 1991 Albuquerque, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
Flag of the United States.svg Peanut Louie Harper 		6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3
Loss3. Sep 1991 St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Brioukhovets
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Medvedeva 		7–5, 6–3
Win6.Sep 1991 Leipzig, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel 		6–4, 6–3
Win7.Apr 1992 Pattaya, ThailandHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Medvedeva Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis
Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud 		6–1, 6–1
Win8.Apr 1992 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Medvedeva Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová 		2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win9.Feb 1993 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Elna Reinach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Rinaldi 		6–2, 6–4
Loss4.Apr 1994 Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea
Flag of France.svg 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
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.17 October 1983 Ashkelon, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Rafeket Benjamini 6–0, 6–0
Winner2.23 January 1984 Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Anderholm 7–5, 6–3
Winner3.20 August 1984 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, GermanyClay Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Renata Šašak 7–6, 7–5
Winner4.31 December 1984 Chicago, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Dreyer 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up5.15 July 1991 Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up7.12 December 1994 Cergy, FranceHard (i) Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Nowak 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.3 March 1996 Southampton, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elena Pampoulova 3–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles (4-4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.11 June 1984 Lyon, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of the United States.svg Ronni Reis 		6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.31 December 1984 Chicago, United StatesHard Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Lewis
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Barlow 		6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Winner3.21 January 1985 San Antonio, United StatesHard Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Sweden.svg Elisabeth Ekblom
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marianne van der Torre 		6–3, 6–4
Winner4.30 March 1987 Limoges, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Céline Cohen
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eva Krapl 		7–5, 6–2
Winner5.7 December 1992 Val-d'Oise, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans
Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis 		7–5, 6–4
Runner-up6.29 March 1993 Moulins, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire Flag of Latvia.svg Agnese Blumberga
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Pospíšilová 		6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up7.6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Feistel
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Makarova 		6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Winner8.10 April 1994 Limoges, FranceClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund Flag of France.svg Angelique Olivier
Flag of Austria.svg Heidi Sprung 		6–2, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ Isabelle Demongeot Archived 31 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ "French tennis coach jailed for rapes". 23 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Procès en appel : 10 ans de prison pour l'ex-entraîneur de tennis Régis de Camaret". Le Parisien (in French). 11 February 2014.
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