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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.5 March 1989Oklahoma CityHard Leila Meskhi6–4, 6–4
Runner-up1.25 February 1990Oklahoma CityHard Amy Frazier6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.17 February 1991AuroraCarpet Lori McNeil6–3, 6–4

Doubles 55 (26–29)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.8 December 1986Buenos AiresClay Nicole Muns-Jagerman Lori McNeil
Mercedes Paz
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Winner1.16 May 1988StrasbourgClay Nicole Bradtke Jenny Byrne
Janine Thompson
7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Winner2.26 February 1989WichitaHard Lise Gregory Sandy Collins
Leila Meskhi
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up2.14 May 1989RomeClay Mercedes Paz Liz Smylie
Janine Thompson
6–4, 6–3
Winner3.23 July 1989BrusselsClay Mercedes Paz Carin Bakkum
Simone Schilder
6–1, 6–2
Winner4.22 October 1989BayonneHard Catherine Tanvier Elna Reinach
Raffaella Reggi
7–6, 7–5
Winner5.12 November 1989NashvilleHard Meredith McGrath Natalia Medvedeva
Leila Meskhi
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Winner6.11 February 1990WichitaHard Meredith McGrath Mary-Lou Daniels
Wendy White
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up3.25 February 1990Oklahoma CityHard Lise Gregory Mary-Lou Daniels
Wendy White
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up4.16 September 1990OrlandoCarpet Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
Natalia Zvereva
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up5.30 September 1990LeipzigCarpet Jo Durie Lise Gregory
Gretchen Magers
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Winner7.14 October 1990ZürichCarpet Eva Pfaff Catherine Suire
Dianne Van Rensburg
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up6.26 May 1991StrasbourgClay Mercedes Paz Lori McNeil
Stephanie Rehe
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winner8.6 October 1991LeipzigCarpet Isabelle Demongeot Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up7.5 January 1992BrisbaneHard Nicole Bradtke Jana Novotná
Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up8.23 February 1992Oklahoma CityHard Katrina Adams Lori McNeil
Nicole Bradtke
3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up9.3 May 1992HamburgClay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Steffi Graf
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner9.10 May 1992WaregemClay Caroline Vis Elena Brioukhovets
Petra Langrová
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up10.21 February 1993Oklahoma CityHard Katrina Adams Patty Fendick
Zina Garrison
6–3, 6–2
Winner10.28 March 1993HoustonClay Katrina Adams Eugenia Maniokova
Radomira Zrubáková
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up11.4 April 1993Hilton HeadClay Katrina Adams Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–1
Winner11.7 November 1993Quebec CityHard Katrina Adams Katerina Maleeva
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–4
Winner12.14 November 1993PhiladelphiaCarpet Katrina Adams Conchita Martínez
Larisa Neiland
6–2, 4–6, 7–6
Runner-up12.31 January 1994TokyoCarpet Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up13.13 February 1994ChicagoCarpet Martina Navratilova Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up14.20 February 1994Oklahoma CityHard Katrina Adams Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
7–6, 6–2
Runner-up15.27 February 1994Indian WellsHard Helena Suková Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up16.6 March 1994Delray BeachHard Helena Suková Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–0
Winner13.27 March 1994HoustonClay Martina Navratilova Katrina Adams
Zina Garrison
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up17.2 October 1994LeipzigCarpet Larisa Neiland Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
6–4, 6–4
Winner14.9 October 1994ZürichCarpet Martina Navratilova Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
7–6, 6–1
Runner-up18.16 October 1994FilderstadtHard Larisa Neiland Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
7–6, 6–4
Winner15.23 October 1994BrightonCarpet Larisa Neiland Mary Joe Fernández
Jana Novotná
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up19.14 January 1995HobartHard Larisa Neiland Kyoko Nagatsuka
Ai Sugiyama
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up20.19 February 1995ParisCarpet Rennae Stubbs Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–1
Winner16.2 April 1995Hilton HeadClay Nicole Arendt Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up21.9 April 1995Amelia IslandClay Nicole Arendt Amanda Coetzer
Inés Gorrochategui
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner17.16 April 1995HoustonClay Nicole Arendt Wiltrud Probst
Rene Simpson
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up22.22 May 1995EdinburghClay Rennae Stubbs Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
6–2, 7–6
Winner18.18 June 1995BirminghamGrass Rennae Stubbs Nicole Bradtke
Kristine Kunce
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner19.8 October 1995ZürichCarpet Nicole Arendt Chanda Rubin
Caroline Vis
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Winner20.5 November 1995Quebec CityHard Nicole Arendt Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–6, 4–6, 6–2
Winner21.3 March 1996LinzCarpet Meredith McGrath Rennae Stubbs
Helena Suková
6–4, 6–4
Winner22.20 May 1996EdinburghClay Nicole Arendt Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Winner23.23 February 1997HanoverCarpet Nicole Arendt Larisa Neiland
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up23.13 April 1997Amelia IslandClay Nicole Arendt Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
6–3, 6–0
Winner24.11 May 1997RomeClay Nicole Arendt Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
6–2, 6–4
Winner25.21 May 1997EdinburghClay Nicole Arendt Rachel McQuillan
Nana Miyagi
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up24.6 July 1997WimbledonGrass Nicole Arendt Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up25.17 August 1997TorontoHard Nicole Arendt Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner26.24 August 1997Stone MountainHard Nicole Arendt Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up26.8 November 1998LeipzigCarpet Irina Spîrlea Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–7, 6–1
Runner-up27.2 April 2000MiamiHard Nicole Arendt Julie Halard-Decugis
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up28.7 May 2000HamburgClay Nicole Arendt Anna Kournikova
Natalia Zvereva
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up29.19 November 2000New York CityCarpet Nicole Arendt Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
6–2, 6–3

ITF Finals

Singles Finals: (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.20 1 1986San Antonio, United StatesHard Nicole Arendt3–6, 3–6
Winner1.16 June 1986Birmingham, United StatesClay Susan Leo6–1, 6–1
Winner2.23 June 1986Seabrook, United StatesClay Amy Schwartz6–2, 7–6

Doubles Finals: (4–2)

Women's doubles performance timeline

Mixed doubles performance timeline