Manon Bollegraf
Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female 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, United States.
Career
Bollegraf reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 9 July 1990, when she became world number 29. She won 26 doubles tournaments in her career and her highest doubles ranking was world number four, 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.
Bollegraf was a member of the Idaho Sneakers Team Tennis with Amy Frazier and Jon Leach; coached by Greg Patton.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Mixed doubles: 6 (4–2)
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
WTA Tour finals
Singles 3 (1–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 5 March 1989 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Leila Meskhi | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 25 February 1990 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Amy Frazier | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 17 February 1991 | Aurora | Carpet | Lori McNeil | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles 55 (26–29)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 8 December 1986 | Buenos Aires | Clay | Nicole Muns-Jagerman | Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 1. | 16 May 1988 | Strasbourg | Clay | Nicole Bradtke | Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson | 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 26 February 1989 | Wichita | Hard | Lise Gregory | Sandy Collins Leila Meskhi | 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 May 1989 | Rome | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Liz Smylie Janine Thompson | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 23 July 1989 | Brussels | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 22 October 1989 | Bayonne | Hard | Catherine Tanvier | Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi | 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 12 November 1989 | Nashville | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi | 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 6. | 11 February 1990 | Wichita | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White | 6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 25 February 1990 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Lise Gregory | Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White | 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 16 September 1990 | Orlando | Carpet | Meredith McGrath | Larisa Neiland Natalia Zvereva | 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 30 September 1990 | Leipzig | Carpet | Jo Durie | Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 14 October 1990 | Zürich | Carpet | Eva Pfaff | Catherine Suire Dianne Van Rensburg | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 26 May 1991 | Strasbourg | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Lori McNeil Stephanie Rehe | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 6 October 1991 | Leipzig | Carpet | Isabelle Demongeot | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 5 January 1992 | Brisbane | Hard | Nicole Bradtke | Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 23 February 1992 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Katrina Adams | Lori McNeil Nicole Bradtke | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 3 May 1992 | Hamburg | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Steffi Graf Rennae Stubbs | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 10 May 1992 | Waregem | Clay | Caroline Vis | Elena Brioukhovets Petra Langrová | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 21 February 1993 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Katrina Adams | Patty Fendick Zina Garrison | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 28 March 1993 | Houston | Clay | Katrina Adams | Eugenia Maniokova Radomira Zrubáková | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 4 April 1993 | Hilton Head | Clay | Katrina Adams | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 7 November 1993 | Quebec City | Hard | Katrina Adams | Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 14 November 1993 | Philadelphia | Carpet | Katrina Adams | Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 31 January 1994 | Tokyo | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 13 February 1994 | Chicago | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | 20 February 1994 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Katrina Adams | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath | 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 15. | 27 February 1994 | Indian Wells | Hard | Helena Suková | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 16. | 6 March 1994 | Delray Beach | Hard | Helena Suková | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 13. | 27 March 1994 | Houston | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 17. | 2 October 1994 | Leipzig | Carpet | Larisa Neiland | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 9 October 1994 | Zürich | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath | 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 18. | 16 October 1994 | Filderstadt | Hard | Larisa Neiland | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | 23 October 1994 | Brighton | Carpet | Larisa Neiland | Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 19. | 14 January 1995 | Hobart | Hard | Larisa Neiland | Kyoko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 20. | 19 February 1995 | Paris | Carpet | Rennae Stubbs | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 16. | 2 April 1995 | Hilton Head | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 21. | 9 April 1995 | Amelia Island | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 16 April 1995 | Houston | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Wiltrud Probst Rene Simpson | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 22. | 22 May 1995 | Edinburgh | Clay | Rennae Stubbs | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland | 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 18. | 18 June 1995 | Birmingham | Grass | Rennae Stubbs | Nicole Bradtke Kristine Kunce | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 19. | 8 October 1995 | Zürich | Carpet | Nicole Arendt | Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 20. | 5 November 1995 | Quebec City | Hard | Nicole Arendt | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 21. | 3 March 1996 | Linz | Carpet | Meredith McGrath | Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 22. | 20 May 1996 | Edinburgh | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 23. | 23 February 1997 | Hanover | Carpet | Nicole Arendt | Larisa Neiland Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 13 April 1997 | Amelia Island | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 24. | 11 May 1997 | Rome | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 25. | 21 May 1997 | Edinburgh | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 24. | 6 July 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Nicole Arendt | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 25. | 17 August 1997 | Toronto | Hard | Nicole Arendt | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 24 August 1997 | Stone Mountain | Hard | Nicole Arendt | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 26. | 8 November 1998 | Leipzig | Carpet | Irina Spîrlea | Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 27. | 2 April 2000 | Miami | Hard | Nicole Arendt | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 28. | 7 May 2000 | Hamburg | Clay | Nicole Arendt | Anna Kournikova Natalia Zvereva | 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 29. | 19 November 2000 | New York City | Carpet | Nicole Arendt | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | 6–2, 6–3 |
ITF Finals
Singles Finals: (2–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 20 1 1986 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Nicole Arendt | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 16 June 1986 | Birmingham, United States | Clay | Susan Leo | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 23 June 1986 | Seabrook, United States | Clay | Amy Schwartz | 6–2, 7–6 |