Linda Niemantsverdriet

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

Linda Niemantsverdriet
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 49)
Prize money$35,951
Singles
Career record67–39
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 166 (11 April 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1994)
WimbledonQ1 (1993)
US OpenQ1 (1993)
Doubles
Career record29–13
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 195 (19 December 1994)

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 performed best 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 edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (5–1) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 31 August 1992 Burgas, Bulgaria Clay   Isabela Martin 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 7 September 1992 Varna, Bulgaria Clay   Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. 15 February 1993 Amadora, Portugal Hard   Svenja Truelsen 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 22 February 1993 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal Hard   Lara Bitter 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 20 February 1994 Newcastle, England Carpet (i)   Marion Maruska 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 18 July 1994 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay   Tatiana Panova 0–6, 3–6

Doubles (5–1) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 June 1992 Velp, Netherlands Clay   Nicolette Rooimans   Petra Raclavská
  Tara Collins
6–4, 6–1
Winner 2. 8 February 1993 Faro, Portugal Clay   Maja Murić   Darija Dešković
  Monika Kratochvílová
6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 22 February 1993 Lisbon, Portugal Hard   Maaike Koutstaal   Lara Bitter
  Kim de Weille
6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 28 March 1993 Brest, France Hard   Kristie Boogert   Elena Likhovtseva
  Elena Makarova
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 12 July 1993 Vigo, Spain Hard   Petra Kamstra   María Fernanda Landa
  Sofia Prazeres
6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Winner 5. 19 February 1994 Newcastle, England Carpet (i)   Maaike Koutstaal   Karen Nugent
  Joanne Ward
2–6, 7–5, 6–2

References edit

  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.

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