Country (sports) | ![]() |
---|---|
Residence | Mechelen |
Born | Verviers, Liège | 31 May 1973
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | June 1991 |
Retired | October 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $2,013,032 |
Singles | |
Career record | 295-182 |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (12 October 1998) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1997, 1999) |
French Open | 3R (1997, 1998) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1998, 1999) |
US Open | 3R (1998, 1999) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | QF (2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 126-123 |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 21 |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | ![]() |
Medal record
|
Dominique Monami (born 31 May 1973) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She is her country's first ever top 10 tennis professional.
Monami was born in Verviers. In 1995, she married her coach Bart Van Roost, with whom she has a daughter, and played under the name Dominique Van Roost until their divorce in 2003.
Monami won her first WTA tournament in 1996 in Cardiff (Welsh Open). Before this win, she had been on the ITF circuit where she won seven ITF events, five of which in 1990. In 1997, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The following year, Van Roost became the first ever Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach the top 10 in WTA rankings.
Monami won a total of four WTA singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 in October 1998. In total, she participated in 36 Grand Slam tournaments during her professional career.
Another achievement for Van Roost came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Els Callens. Also in doubles, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1999 and 2000, and the semifinals of the 2000 US Open.
In November 2000, Monami ended her professional tennis career when she became pregnant by Bart van Roost, whom she divorced later in 2003. She became embroiled in political controversy in Belgium because of her name change.[] She had been criticized in the country for abandoning her Walloon surname and adopting that of her Flemish husband. After her divorce, she reverted to her original last name. Subsequently in 2006, she married Erik Vink, a manager in Sony BMG.
After retiring from playing, Monami became involved in Belgian tennis in various capacities, including as a tournament director (Brussels Open) and as the Belgian Fed Cup captain. She also wrote a book titled Een Kwestie van Karakter (Tout est dans le caractere). Monami was awarded Belgian Sports Personality of the Year in 1998.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
Legend (Singles) |
---|
Tier I (0-0) |
Tier II (0-3) |
Tier III (0-4) |
Tier IV (4-5) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1. | 17 October 1993 | Open Languedoc Roussillon, Montpellier | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 30 October 1995 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6-7(5), 2-6 |
Winner | 1. | 19 May 1996 | British Clay Court Championships, Cardiff | Clay | ![]() |
6-4, 6-2 |
Winner | 2. | 12 January 1997 | Tasmanian International, Hobart | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 6-3 |
Winner | 3. | 28 September 1997 | Wismilak International, Surabaya | Hard | ![]() |
6-1, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 October 1997 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4-6, 7-6(4), 5-7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 23 November 1997 | PTT Pattaya Open, Pattaya City | Hard | ![]() |
5-7, 7-6(6), 5-7 |
Winner | 4. | 10 January 1998 | ASB Classic, Auckland | Hard | ![]() |
4-6, 7-6, 7-5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 12 January 1998 | Hobart International | Hard | ![]() |
3-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 15 February 1998 | Open Gaz de France, Paris | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3-6, 5-7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 February 1998 | Generali Ladies Linz | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1-6, 6-7(2) |
Runner-up | 8. | 23 May 1998 | Madrid Open | Clay | ![]() |
6-3, 4-6, 0-6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 9 January 1999 | ASB Classic, Auckland | Hard | ![]() |
4-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 26 September 1999 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg City | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 24 June 2000 | Direct Line International Championships, Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() |
6-7(4), 4-6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 23 July 2000 | French Community Championships, Knokke-Heist | Clay | ![]() |
2-6, 5-7 |
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1. | 8 May 1993 | Belgian Open, Liege | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4) |
Winner | 1. | 18 July 1993 | Austrian Open, Kitzbühel | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-2, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 16 October 1993 | Open Languedoc Roussillon, Montpellier | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) |
Runner-up | 3. | 26 October 1996 | SEAT Open, Luxembourg City | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
Winner | 2. | 4 January 1997 | ASB Classic, Auckland | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 11 January 1997 | Tasmanian International, Hobart | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-3, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 22 November 1997 | Volvo Women's Open, Pattaya City | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-3, 6-4 |
Winner | 3. | 22 May 1998 | Madrid Open | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-3, 6-1 |
Winner | 4. | 13 August 2000 | East West Bank Classic, Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-2, 7-5 |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 6 August 1990 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
6-2, 6-1 |
Winner | 2. | 17 September 1990 | Napoli, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6-3, 6-2 |
Winner | 3. | 24 September 1990 | Napoli, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
Winner | 4. | 15 October 1990 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
5-7, 6-2, 6-4 |
Winner | 5. | 22 October 1990 | Lyss, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
6-2, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 November 1990 | Swindon, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 6. | 27 February 1995 | Southampton, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
0-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
Winner | 7. | 29 September 1996 | Limoges, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 27 February 1995 | Southampton, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6-4, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 28 September 1996 | Limoges, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
1-6, 1-6 |
Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W-L | W% | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Open | A | 4R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | 0 / 8 | 15-8 | 65% | |||||||||||
French Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 6-9 | 40% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 11-9 | 55% | |||||||||||
US Open | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 10-10 | 50% | |||||||||||
Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 2-2 | 50% | |||||||||||
Tier I tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tokyo | Tier II | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Tier II | A | 3R | 1R | 4R | 0 / 3 | 4-3 | 57% | ||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 5-6 | 45% | |||||||||||
Berlin | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 | 33% | |||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 0 / 5 | 8-5 | 62% | |||||||||||
Montreal / Toronto | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1-3 | 25% | |||||||||||
Moscow | T V | Not Held | Tier III | SF | A | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 6-2 | 75% | ||||||||||||||
Zürich | Tier II | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 5-4 | 56% | ||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 129 | 100 | 59 | 133 | 43 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 24 |
![]() | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (August 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
![]() | This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (March 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
Awards and achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Not given |
Belgian Sports Personality of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Luc Van Lierde |