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Linda Niemantsverdriet

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Linda Niemantsverdriet
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 49)
Prize money$35,951
Singles
Career record67–39
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 166 (11 April 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1994)
WimbledonQ1 (1993)
US OpenQ1 (1993)
Doubles
Career record29–13
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 195 (19 December 1994)

Linda Niemantsverdriet (born 10 December 1974) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.

Niemantsverdriet, who at the age of 15 became the youngest Dutchwoman to win the senior national title, was a member of her country's World Youth Cup winning team in 1990.[1] She turned professional in 1992 after graduating from high school.[2]

On the WTA Tour, Niemantsverdriet performed best at the 1993 Indonesian Open, where she made it through to the quarterfinals. In 1994 she won a match in Tokyo against Yayuk Basuki, then the world's 35th ranked player.[3]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (5–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 31 August 1992 Burgas, Bulgaria Clay Romania Isabela Martin 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 7 September 1992 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Russia Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. 15 February 1993 Amadora, Portugal Hard Germany Svenja Truelsen 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 22 February 1993 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal Hard Netherlands Lara Bitter 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 20 February 1994 Newcastle, England Carpet (i) Austria Marion Maruska 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 18 July 1994 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Russia Tatiana Panova 0–6, 3–6

Doubles (5–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 June 1992 Velp, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Nicolette Rooimans Czech Republic Petra Raclavská
United States Tara Collins
6–4, 6–1
Winner 2. 8 February 1993 Faro, Portugal Clay Croatia Maja Murić Croatia Darija Dešković
Czech Republic Monika Kratochvílová
6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 22 February 1993 Lisbon, Portugal Hard Netherlands Maaike Koutstaal Netherlands Lara Bitter
Netherlands Kim de Weille
6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 28 March 1993 Brest, France Hard Netherlands Kristie Boogert Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Russia Elena Makarova
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 12 July 1993 Vigo, Spain Hard Netherlands Petra Kamstra Argentina María Fernanda Landa
Portugal Sofia Prazeres
6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Winner 5. 19 February 1994 Newcastle, England Carpet (i) Netherlands Maaike Koutstaal Republic of Ireland Karen Nugent
United Kingdom Joanne Ward
2–6, 7–5, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Onverwachte doorbraak tennistalent". NRC (in Dutch). 17 September 1990.
  2. ^ "Niemantsverdriet besluit loopbaan". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 11 August 1994.
  3. ^ "Sporting Digest: Tennis". The Independent. 5 April 1994. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14.
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