Manon Bollegraf

Manon Bollegraf

Full name	Manon Bollegraf
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(1964-04-10) 10 April 1964 (age 61) 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$2,112,117
Singles
Career record	161–151
Career titles	1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 29 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1989)
French Open	QF (1992)
Wimbledon	3R (1991)
US Open	2R (1988–90, 1995)
Doubles
Career record	495–247
Career titles	26 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 4 (16 February 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1995, 1996)
French Open	QF (1992–93, 1996–97)
Wimbledon	F (1997)
US Open	SF (1997)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	4
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1997)
French Open	W (1989)
Wimbledon	F (1993)
US Open	W (1991, 1997)

Manon Maria Bollegraf (born 10 April 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who was a quarterfinalist at the singles event of the 1992 French Open, a finalist in doubles at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, and a four-time mixed doubles Grand Slam champion. She also finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Career

Bollegraf reached her highest ranking on the WTA Tour on 9 July 1990, when she became world No. 29. She won 26 doubles tournaments in her career and her highest WTA doubles ranking was No. 4, achieved on 16 February 1998.

She was a member of the Dutch team that reached the Fed Cup final 1997, losing to France.

Bollegraf won four Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles, the 1989 French Open and the 1991 US Open, both teaming up with Tom Nijssen. Partnering Rick Leach, she won the Australian Open and US Open mixed doubles titles in 1997.

Bollegraf was a member of the Idaho Sneakers Team Tennis ^[1] with Amy Frazier and Jon Leach; coached by Greg Patton (Boise State University men's tennis coach).

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1997	Wimbledon	Grass	Nicole Arendt	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–7(4–7), 4–6

Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1989	French Open	Clay	Tom Nijssen	Horacio de la Peña Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Win	1991	US Open	Hard	Tom Nijssen	Emilio Sánchez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	1993	Wimbledon	Grass	Tom Nijssen	Mark Woodforde Martina Navratilova	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1996	US Open	Hard	Rick Leach	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond	6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Win	1997	Australian Open	Hard	Rick Leach	John-Laffnie de Jager Larisa Neiland	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win	1997	US Open	Hard	Rick Leach	Pablo Albano Mercedes Paz	3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Olympic finals

Doubles (0–1)

Outcome	Year	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
4th place	1996	Atlanta	Hard	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez	1–6, 3–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Virginia Slims (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 1989	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Leila Meskhi	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Feb 1990	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Amy Frazier	4–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Feb 1991	Aurora	Carpet	Lori McNeil	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 55 (26 titles, 29 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
WTA Championships (0–1)
Tier I (5–4)
Tier II (7–12)
Tier III (5–3)
Tier IV & V (7–5)
Virginia Slims (2–3)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1986	Buenos Aires	Clay	Nicole Muns-Jagerman	Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz	1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win	1–1	May 1988	Strasbourg	Clay	Nicole Bradtke	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson	7–5, 6–7(11–13), 6–3
Win	2–1	Feb 1989	Wichita	Hard (i)	Lise Gregory	Sandy Collins Leila Meskhi	6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	2–2	May 1989	Rome	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Liz Smylie Janine Thompson	4–6, 3–6
Win	3–2	Jul 1989	Brussels	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder	6–1, 6–2
Win	4–2	Oct 1989	Bayonne	Hard (i)	Catherine Tanvier	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi	7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win	5–2	Nov 1989	Nashville	Hard (i)	Meredith McGrath	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win	6–2	Feb 1990	Wichita	Hard (i)	Meredith McGrath	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	6–0, 6–2
Loss	6–3	Feb 1990	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Lise Gregory	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	5–7, 2–6
Loss	6–4	Sep 1990	Doubles Championships	Carpet	Meredith McGrath	Larisa Neiland Natalia Zvereva	4–6, 1–6
Loss	6–5	Sep 1990	Leipzig	Carpet	Jo Durie	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	7–5	Oct 1990	Zürich	Carpet	Eva Pfaff	Catherine Suire Dianne Van Rensburg	7–5, 6–4
Loss	7–6	May 1991	Strasbourg	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Lori McNeil Stephanie Rehe	7–6(7–2), 4–6, 4–6
Win	8–6	Oct 1991	Leipzig	Carpet	Isabelle Demongeot	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	6–4, 6–3
Loss	8–7	Jan 1992	Brisbane	Hard	Nicole Bradtke	Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland	4–6, 3–6
Loss	8–8	Feb 1992	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Lori McNeil Nicole Bradtke	6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss	8–9	May 1992	Hamburg	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf Rennae Stubbs	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	9–9	May 1992	Waregem	Clay	Caroline Vis	Elena Brioukhovets Petra Langrová	6–4, 6–3
Loss	9–10	Feb 1993	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	3–6, 2–6
Win	10–10	Mar 1993	Houston	Clay	Katrina Adams	Eugenia Maniokova Radomira Zrubáková	6–3, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
Loss	10–11	Apr 1993	Hilton Head	Clay	Katrina Adams	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 1–6
Win	11–11	Nov 1993	Quebec City	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–4
Win	12–11	Nov 1993	Philadelphia	Carpet	Katrina Adams	Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(9–7)
Loss	12–12	Jan 1994	Tokyo	Carpet	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	12–13	Feb 1994	Chicago	Carpet	Martina Navratilova	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	12–14	Feb 1994	Oklahoma City	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss	12–15	Feb 1994	Indian Wells	Hard	Helena Suková	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	2–6, 4–6
Loss	12–16	Mar 1994	Delray Beach	Hard	Helena Suková	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 0–6
Win	13–16	Mar 1994	Houston	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	6–4, 6–2
Loss	13–17	Oct 1994	Leipzig	Carpet	Larisa Neiland	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	4–6, 4–6
Win	14–17	Oct 1994	Zürich	Carpet	Martina Navratilova	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss	14–18	Oct 1994	Filderstadt	Hard (i)	Larisa Neiland	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win	15–18	Oct 1994	Brighton	Carpet	Larisa Neiland	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	15–19	Jan 1995	Hobart	Hard	Larisa Neiland	Kyoko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama	6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	15–20	Feb 1995	Paris	Carpet	Rennae Stubbs	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	4–6, 1–6
Win	16–20	Apr 1995	Hilton Head	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	16–21	Apr 1995	Amelia Island	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	17–21	Apr 1995	Houston	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Wiltrud Probst Rene Simpson	6–4, 6–2
Loss	17–22	May 1995	World Doubles Cup	Clay	Rennae Stubbs	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	18–22	Jun 1995	Birmingham	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Nicole Bradtke Kristine Kunce	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	19–22	Oct 1995	Zürich	Carpet	Nicole Arendt	Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Win	20–22	Nov 1995	Quebec City	Hard (i)	Nicole Arendt	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2
Win	21–22	Mar 1996	Linz	Carpet	Meredith McGrath	Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková	6–4, 6–4
Win	22–22	May 1996	Doubles Championships	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win	23–22	Feb 1997	Hanover	Carpet	Nicole Arendt	Larisa Neiland Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	23–23	Apr 1997	Amelia Island	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	3–6, 0–6
Win	24–23	May 1997	Rome	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–2, 6–4
Win	25–23	May 1997	Doubles Championships	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi	6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	25–24	Jul 1997	Wimbledon	Grass	Nicole Arendt	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss	25–25	Aug 1997	Rogers Cup Toronto	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win	26–25	Aug 1997	Stone Mountain	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–7(7–5), 6–3, 6–2
Loss	26–26	Nov 1998	Sparkassen Cup Leipzig	Carpet (i)	Irina Spîrlea	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	3–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Loss	26–27	Apr 2000	Miami Masters	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss	26–28	May 2000	Hamburg	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Anna Kournikova Natalia Zvereva	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–6
Loss	26–29	Nov 2000	WTA Championships	Carpet	Nicole Arendt	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	2–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	20 January 1986	ITF San Antonio, United States	Hard	Nicole Arendt	3–6, 3–6
Win	1.	16 June 1986	ITF Birmingham, United States	Clay	Susan Leo	6–1, 6–1
Win	2.	23 June 1986	ITF Seabrook, United States	Clay	Amy Schwartz	6–2, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	20 January 1986	ITF San Antonio, United States	Hard	Marianne van der Torre	Dinky Van Rensburg Clare Wood	7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Win	2.	16 June 1986	ITF Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Carin Bakkum	Digna Ketelaar Themis Zambrzycki	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	3.	23 June 1986	ITF Seabrook, United States	Clay	Lise Gregory	Alison Scott Michelle Turk	6–2, 6–1
Loss	4.	14 July 1986	ITF Landskrona, Sweden	Clay	Marianne van der Torre	Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman	6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	10 November 1986	ITF São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Nicole Muns-Jagerman	Niege Dias Patricia Medrado	w/o
Win	6.	27 January 1992	ITF Midland, United States	Clay	Meredith McGrath	Helen Kelesi Caroline Vis	6–3, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Women’s Doubles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Career W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	QF	2R	1R	QF	QF	3R	QF	SF	SF	QF	QF	QF	A	31–13
French Open	1R	2R	2R	3R	3R	QF	QF	3R	3R	QF	QF	3R	2R	3R	27–14
Wimbledon	2R	3R	3R	1R	QF	3R	1R	SF	3R	3R	F	3R	QF	2R	28–14
US Open	A	1R	2R	3R	QF	A	3R	QF	2R	QF	SF	2R	QF	1R	23–12

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Career W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	SF	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	W	1R	SF	A	15–9
French Open	SF	W	2R	1R	SF	3R	2R	2R	SF	SF	QF	2R	2R	22–12
Wimbledon	1R	3R	3R	2R	SF	F	1R	1R	1R	QF	1R	3R	QF	22–13
US Open	A	SF	QF	W	A	QF	1R	1R	F	W	1R	1R	A	20–8

References

1. ASAP Sports – Tennis – 1997 – US OPEN – 4 September – Rick Leach

External links

• Manon Bollegraf at the Women's Tennis Association
• Manon Bollegraf at the International Tennis Federation
• Manon Bollegraf at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Manon Bollegraf at Wimbledon
• Manon Bollegraf at Olympedia
• Manon Bollegraf at Olympics.com