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Isabelle Demongeot

{{short description|French tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Isabelle Demongeot

| image =

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| country = {{FRA}}

| residence =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|09|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gassin, France

| height = {{height|m=1.69}}

| college =

| turnedpro = 1983

| retired = 1996

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $804,884

| singlesrecord = 249–221

| singlestitles = 1 WTA, 4 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 35 (23 May 1988)

| AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1990, 1993)

| FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1988)

| Wimbledonresult = 4R (1986)

| USOpenresult = 3R (1987, 1994)

| doublesrecord = 251–187

| doublestitles = 9 WTA, 4 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 20 (8 May 1989)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1990, 1992)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1987, 1992)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1985, 1988, 1992, 1995)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1989, 1992)

}}

Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled nearby in Gassin.

Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase in New York state in 1991. She achieved her best Grand Slam singles performance by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1986. She won a total of nine WTA Tour doubles titles. Her best Grand Slam doubles performance was reaching the French Open quarter-finals with Nathalie Tauziat of France in 1987 and 1992. She also represented her country from 1985 to 1993 in the Federation/Fed Cup and in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/isabelle-demongeot-1.html Isabelle Demongeot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031085944/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/isabelle-demongeot-1.html |date=31 October 2013 }}. sports-reference.com She retired from the WTA Tour in 1996.

In her 2007 book, Service volé, she accused her coach, Régis de Camaret, of rape and sexual abuse. She would later be joined by several former pupils who made similar allegations. Although her own case was time-barred, she acted as a witness in the 2012 trial of de Camaret for offences against two young players.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/french-tennis-coach-jailed-for-rapes_sto3503290/story.shtml|title = French tennis coach jailed for rapes|date = 23 November 2012}} The 70-year-old coach was sentenced to eight years in prison, increased to ten years on appeal in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/proces-de-l-ex-entraineur-de-tennis-le-verdict-attendu-dans-la-soiree-11-02-2014-3580577.php|title=Procès en appel : 10 ans de prison pour l'ex-entraîneur de tennis Régis de Camaret|date=11 February 2014|work=Le Parisien|language=fr}}

WTA Tour finals

=Singles 1 (1–0)=

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! Legend

bgcolor="#f3e6d7"| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
bgcolor="#ffffcc"| WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (0/0)
bgcolor="#ffcccc"| Tier I (0/0)
bgcolor="#ccccff"| Tier II (0/0)
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Tier III (0/0)
bgcolor="#66CCFF"| Tier IV & V (1/0)

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!Result

!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:65px"|Date

!style="width:160px"|Tournament

!style="width:55px"|Surface

!style="width:160px"|Opponent

!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| July 1991

| Westchester, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil

| 6–4, 6–4

=Doubles 13 (9–4)=

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! Legend

bgcolor="#f3e6d7"| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
bgcolor="#ffffcc"| WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (1/0)
bgcolor="#ffcccc"| Tier I (1/0)
bgcolor="#ccccff"| Tier II (0/0)
bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Tier III (1/1)
bgcolor="#66CCFF"| Tier IV & V (6/3)

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:65px"|Date

!style="width:160px"|Tournament

!style="width:55px"|Surface

!style="width:160px"|Partner

!style="width:160px"|Opponents

!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor="#f0f8ff"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| Sep 1987

| Paris, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sandra Cecchini
{{flagicon|YUG}} Sabrina Goleš

| 1–6, 6–3, 6–3

bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–0

| May 1988

| Berlin, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
{{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková

| 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–1

| Jul 1988

| Nice, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Catherine Suire
{{flagicon|FRA}} Catherine Tanvier

| 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–1

| Oct 1988

| Zürich, Switzerland

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
{{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková

| 6–3, 6–3

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–2

| Oct 1988

| Brighton, UK

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil
{{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–2

| May 1989

| Hamburg, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná
{{flagicon|TCH}} Helena Suková

| walkover

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–2

| Aug 1991

| Albuquerque, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Lise Gregory
{{flagicon|USA}} Peanut Louie Harper

| 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–3

| Sep 1991

| St. Petersburg, Russia

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jo Durie

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Brioukhovets
{{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Medvedeva

| 7–5, 6–3

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6–3

| Sep 1991

| Leipzig, Germany

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jill Hetherington
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel

| 6–4, 6–3

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7–3

| Apr 1992

| Pattaya, Thailand

| Hard

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Natalia Medvedeva

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascale Paradis
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sandrine Testud

| 6–1, 6–1

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8–3

| Apr 1992

| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Natalia Medvedeva

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki
{{flagicon|TCH}} Petra Langrová

| 2–6, 6–4, 6–1

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 9–3

| Feb 1993

| Auckland, New Zealand

| Hard

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Elna Reinach

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jill Hetherington
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Rinaldi

| 6–2, 6–4

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 9–4

| Apr 1994

| Taranto, Italy

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sandra Cecchini

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina Spîrlea
{{flagicon|FRA}} Noëlle van Lottum

| 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

ITF finals

= Singles (4-4) =

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style="background:#f88379;"

| $100,000 tournaments

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| $75,000 tournaments

style="background:#addfad;"

| $50,000 tournaments

style="background:lightblue;"

| $25,000 tournaments

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| $10,000 tournaments

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!Result

!No.

!width=110| Date

!width=190| Tournament

!width=50| Surface

!width=160| Opponent

!width=110 class=unsortable| Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1.

| 17 October 1983

| Ashkelon, Israel

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Rafeket Benjamini

| 6–0, 6–0

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2.

| 23 January 1984

| Key Biscayne, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Carin Anderholm

| 7–5, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3.

| 20 August 1984

| Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|YUG}} Renata Šašak

| 7–6, 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| 31 December 1984

| Chicago, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kirsten Dreyer

| 1–6, 6–2, 6–4

bgcolor="lightblue"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5.

| 15 July 1991

| Evansville, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kimberly Po

| 6–2, 4–6, 1–6

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6.

| 9 December 1991

| Val-d'Oise, France

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| 6–3, 3–6, 1–6

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7.

| 12 December 1994

| Cergy, France

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Nowak

| 3–6, 3–6

bgcolor="#addfad"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 8.

| 3 March 1996

| Southampton, United Kingdom

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Elena Pampoulova

| 3–6, 6–4, 4–6

=Doubles (4-4) =

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Result

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!width=160|Partner

!width=160|Opponents

!width=110 class=unsortable| Score

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1.

| 11 June 1984

| Lyon, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz
{{flagicon|USA}} Ronni Reis

| 6–1, 3–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2.

| 31 December 1984

| Chicago, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lynn Lewis
{{flagicon|CAN}} Wendy Barlow

| 6–4, 6–7, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3.

| 21 January 1985

| San Antonio, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Elisabeth Ekblom
{{flagicon|NED}} Marianne van der Torre

| 6–3, 6–4

bgcolor="lightblue"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| 30 March 1987

| Limoges, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Céline Cohen
{{flagicon|SWI}} Eva Krapl

| 7–5, 6–2

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5.

| 7 December 1992

| Val-d'Oise, France

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Catherine Suire

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Sabine Appelmans
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis

| 7–5, 6–4

bgcolor="lightblue"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6.

| 29 March 1993

| Moulins, France

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Catherine Suire

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Agnese Blumberga
{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Pospíšilová

| 6–3, 2–6, 4–6

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7.

| 6 December 1993

| Val-d'Oise, France

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Catherine Suire

| {{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Feistel
{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Makarova

| 6–2, 3–6, 4–6

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8.

| 10 April 1994

| Limoges, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Strandlund

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Angelique Olivier
{{flagicon|AUT}} Heidi Sprung

| 6–2, 6–2

References

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External links

  • {{WTA}}
  • {{ITF profile}}
  • {{Fed Cup player}}

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