Manon Bollegraf

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Manon Bollegraf

Country	Netherlands
Born	10 April 1964 (1964-04-10) (age 47) Den Bosch NED
Height	5'8" (173 cm)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	107–125
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	29 (9 July 1990)
Doubles
Career record	62–30

Manon Maria Bollegraf (born 10 April 1964 in Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant) is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

History

Bollegraf reached her highest individual 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 doubles ranking was World No. 4, achieved on 16 February 1998.

She was a member of the Dutch tennis team that reached the final of the Fed Cup in 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.

Season-Ending Singles 1995-158 ; 1994-109 ; 1993-161 ; 1992-44 ; 1991-49 ; 1990-32 ; 1989-38 ; 1988-117 ; 1987-120

World TeamTennis

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

WTA Tour finals

Singles 3 (1–2)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	1
Tier IV & V	0
Olympic Games	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
Winner	1.	5 March 1989	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Leila Meskhi	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	25 February 1990	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Amy Frazier	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	17 February 1991	Aurora, Colorado, USA	Hard	Lori McNeil	3–6, 4–6

Doubles 54 (25–28)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	2
Tier I	8
Tier II	6
Tier III	2
Tier IV & V	5
Olympic Games	0

Titles by Surface
Hard	6
Clay	9
Grass	1
Carpet	9

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 December 1986	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Nicole Jagerman	Lori NcNeil Mercedes Paz	1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Winner	2.	26 February 1989	Wichita, Kansas, USA	Hard	Lise Gregory	Sandy Collins Leila Meskhi	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	3.	14 May 1989	Rome, Italy	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Liz Smylie Janine Tremelling	4–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	23 July 1989	Belgian Open, Belgium	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder	6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	22 October 1989	Bayonne, France	Hard	Catherine Tanvier	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi	7–6, 7–5
Winner	6.	12 November 1989	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Meredith McGrath	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Winner	7.	11 February 1990	Wichita, Kansas, USA	Hard	Meredith McGrath	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy Prausa	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	25 February 1990	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Lisa Gregory	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy Prausa	5–7, 2–7
Runner-up	9.	16 September 1990	Light 'n' Lively Doubles, USA	Carpet	Meredith McGrath	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	10.	30 September 1990	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet	Jo Durie	Lisa Gregory Gretchen Magers	2–6, 6–4 3–6
Winner	11.	14 October 1990	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet	Eva Pfaff	Catherine Suire Dianne Van Rensburg	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	12.	26 May 1991	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Lori McNeil Stephanie Rehe	7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	13.	6 October 1991	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet	Isabelle Demongeot	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	14.	5 January 1992	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Nicole Provis	Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	15.	23 February 1992	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Katrina Adams	Lori McNeil Nicole Provis	6–3, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	16.	3 May 1992	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	17.	10 May 1992	Belgian Open, Belgium	Clay	Caroline Vis	Elena Brioukhovets Petra Pichalova-Langrová	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	18.	21 February 1993	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Katrina Adams	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	3–6, 2–6
Winner	19.	28 March 1993	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Katrina Adams	Eugenia Maniokova Radomira Zrubáková	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up	20.	4 April 1993	Hilton Head, USA	Clay	Katrina Adams	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 1–6
Winner	21.	7 November 1993	Toronto, Canada	Carpet	Katrina Adams	Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–4
Winner	22.	14 November 1993	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Carpet	Katrina Adams	Conchita Martínez Larisa Savchenko	6–2, 4–6, 7–6
Runner-up	23.	6 February 1994	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Liz Smylie	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	24.	13 February 1994	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Martina Navratilova	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up	25.	20 February 1994	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Katrina Adams	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	26.	27 February 1994	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Helena Suková	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	27.	6 March 1994	Delray Beach, USA	Hard	Helena Suková	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 0–6
Winner	28.	27 March 1994	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	29.	2 October 1994	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet	Larisa Savchenko	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	4–6, 4–6
Winner	30.	9 October 1994	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet	Martina Navratilova	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	7–6, 6–1
Runner-up	31.	16 October 1994	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard	Larisa Savchenko	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–7, 4–6
Winner	32.	23 October 1994	Brighton, England	Carpet	Larisa Savchenko	Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	33.	14 January 1995	Hobart, Australia	Hard	Larisa Savchenko	Kyoko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama	6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	34.	19 February 1995	Paris, France	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko	4–6, 1–6
Winner	35.	2 April 1995	Hilton Head, USA	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	36.	9 April 1995	Amelia Island, USA	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner	37.	16 April 1995	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Wiltrud Probst Rene Collins	6–4, 6–2
Winner	38.	18 June 1995	Birmingham, England	Grass	Rennae Stubbs	Nicole Bradtke Kristine Kunce	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	39.	8 October 1995	Zürich, Switzerland	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Chandra Rubin Caroline Vis	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Winner	40.	5 November 1995	Toronto, Canada	Carpet	Nicole Arendt	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–7, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	41.	3 March 1996	Linz, Austria	Carpet	Meredith McGrath	Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková	6–4, 6–4
Winner	42.	25 March 1996	World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh, Scotland	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Winner	43.	23 February 1997	Hanover, Germany	Carpet	Nicole Arendt	Larisa Savchenko Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner	44.	21 May 1997	World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh, Scotland	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi	6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	45.	13 April 1997	Amelia Island, USA	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	3–6, 0–6
Winner	46.	11 May 1997	Rome, Italy	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–2, 6–4
Not awarded	47.	16 June 1997	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Nicole Arendt	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	Not played[2]
Runner-up	48.	6 July 1997	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Nicole Arendt	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	49.	17 August 1997	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Winner	50.	24 August 1997	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	51.	8 November 1998	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet	Irina Spîrlea	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Runner-up	52.	2 April 2000	Miami, Florida, USA	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	53.	7 May 2000	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Nicole Arendt	Anna Kournikova Natalia Zvereva	7–6(5), 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	54.	19 November 2000	WTA Tour Championships, USA	Carpet	Nicole Arendt	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	2–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles 6 (4–2)

Legend
Grand Slam	4
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Olympic Games	0

Titles by Surface
Hard	3
Clay	1
Grass	0
Carpet	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
Winner	1.	11 June 1989	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Tom Nijssen	Horacio de la Peña Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–7(3), 6–2
Winner	2.	8 September 1991	US Open, USA	Hard	Tom Nijssen	Emilio Sánchez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 7–6(2)
Runner-up	3.	4 July 1993	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Tom Nijssen	Mark Woodforde Martina Navratilova	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	8 September 1996	US Open, USA	Hard	Rick Leach	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond	6–7(6), 6–7(4)
Winner	5.	26 January 1997	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	Rick Leach	John-Laffnie de Jager Larisa Savchenko	6–3, 6–7(5), 7–5
Winner	6.	7 September 1997	US Open, USA	Hard	Rick Leach	Pablo Albano Mercedes Paz	3–6, 7–5, 7–6(3)

References

• Manon Bollegraf at the International Tennis Federation

1. ^ ASAP Sports – Tennis – 1997 – US OPEN – September 4 – Rick Leach
2. ^ For reasons outside the control of the tournament organizers, the final was not played. The teams in the final split the prize money and WTA Tour points, but neither was granted the title.

External links

• Manon Bollegraf at the Women's Tennis Association
• Manon Bollegraf at the Fed Cup
• ESPN Profile
• Interview with Martina Navratilova about her final year.

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Name	Bollegraf, Manon
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Date of birth	10 April 1964
Place of birth	Den Bosch NED
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