Monique Kiene
| Full name | Monique Kiene |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
| Born | 5 August 1974 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $71,935 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 60–48 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (24 August 1992) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1993) |
| French Open | 1R (1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–24 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 61 (8 February 1993) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1993) |
| French Open | 2R (1992) |
Monique Kiene (born 5 August 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Biography
[edit]Kiene, a right-handed player from Purmerend, played on the professional tour in the early 1990s.[1]
She won her first professional tournament in 1991, at the $25k ITF event in Sofia.
In 1992, she partnered with compatriot Miriam Oremans to win her only title on the WTA Tour, in the doubles at the Linz Open.[2] Later in the year she was a semifinalist at the Prague Open, which helped her singles ranking peak at No. 123 in the world.[3]
She played her final year on tour in 1993. At the 1993 Australian Open, she featured in the singles main draw and beat Germany's Maja Živec-Škulj in the first round, before losing her next match to Lindsay Davenport. On 8 February 1993 she reached a career high doubles ranking of 61. She was drawn up against second seed Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the first round of the 1993 French Open but played a competitive match.[4] After losing the first set, she led the Spaniard 4–0 in the second, before losing the match in a tiebreak.[5]
WTA career finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (title)
[edit]| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Feb 1992 | Linz Open, Austria | Tier V | Hard | Miriam Oremans
|
 Claudia Porwik  Raffaella Reggi-Concato
|
6–4, 6–2 |
ITF finals
[edit]| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–1)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 June 1991 | Covilhã, Portugal | Hard |  Barbara Collet
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 16 September 1991 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Meike Babel
|
7–5, 6–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Winst voor Rottier en talent Basting". De Stem (in Dutch). 17 September 1992. p. 9. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Linz - 10 February - 16 February 1992". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Prague - 20 July - 26 July 1992". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Roberts, John (24 May 1993). "Bates and Wood take the first exit". The Independent. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Kiene kwartier niet onder indruk". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 May 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
