Linda Niemantsverdriet

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Linda Niemantsverdriet
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 47)
Prize money$35,951
Singles
Career record67–39
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 166 (11 April 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (1994)
Wimbledon Q1 (1993)
US Open Q1 (1993)
Doubles
Career record29–13
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 195 (19 December 1994)

Linda Niemantsverdriet (born 10 December 1974) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.

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Niemantsverdriet, who at the age of 15 became the youngest Dutchwoman to win the senior national title, was a member of her country's World Youth Cup winning team in 1990. [1] She turned professional in 1992 after graduating from high school. [2]

On the WTA Tour, Niemantsverdriet had her best performance at the 1993 Indonesian Open, where she made it through to the quarterfinals. In 1994 she won a match in Tokyo against Yayuk Basuki, then the world's 35th ranked player. [3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (5–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.31 August 1992 Burgas, BulgariaClay Flag of Romania.svg Isabela Martin5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Winner2.7 September 1992 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 6–3
Winner3.15 February 1993 Amadora, PortugalHard Flag of Germany.svg Svenja Truelsen6–4, 6–3
Winner4.22 February 1993 Oliveira de Azeméis, PortugalHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lara Bitter 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
Winner5.20 February 1994 Newcastle, EnglandCarpet (i) Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.18 July 1994 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, GermanyClay Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova 0–6, 3–6

Doubles (5–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.6 June 1992 Velp, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicolette Rooimans Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Raclavská
Flag of the United States.svg Tara Collins
6–4, 6–1
Winner2.8 February 1993 Faro, PortugalClay Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Murić Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Dešković
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Kratochvílová
6–3, 6–3
Winner3.22 February 1993 Lisbon, PortugalHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lara Bitter
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim de Weille
6–4, 6–3
Winner4.28 March 1993 Brest, FranceHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Makarova
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up1.12 July 1993 Vigo, SpainHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Petra Kamstra Flag of Argentina.svg María Fernanda Landa
Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Prazeres
6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Winner5.19 February 1994Newcastle, EnglandCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Nugent
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward
2–6, 7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. "Onverwachte doorbraak tennistalent". NRC (in Dutch). 17 September 1990.
  2. "Niemantsverdriet besluit loopbaan". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 11 August 1994.
  3. "Sporting Digest: Tennis" . The Independent . 5 April 1994. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14.