Isabelle Demongeot

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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.[1] 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.[2] The 70-year-old coach was sentenced to eight years in prison, increased to ten years on appeal in 2014.[3]

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1 (1–0)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 July 1991 Westchester, US Hard Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–4

Doubles 13 (9–4)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (1/0)
Tier I (1/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (1/1)
Tier IV & V (6/3)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1987 Paris, France Clay Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini
Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 May 1988 Berlin, West Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jul 1988 Nice, France Clay Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire
Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 3–1 Oct 1988 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Oct 1988 Brighton, UK Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil
Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–2 May 1989 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
walkover
Win 5–2 Aug 1991 Albuquerque, US Hard Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory
Template:Flagicon Peanut Louie Harper
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–3 Sep 1991 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Jo Durie Template:Flagicon Elena Brioukhovets
Template:Flagicon Natalia Medvedeva
7–5, 6–3
Win 6–3 Sep 1991 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington
Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel
6–4, 6–3
Win 7–3 Apr 1992 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Template:Flagicon Natalia Medvedeva Template:Flagicon Pascale Paradis
Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud
6–1, 6–1
Win 8–3 Apr 1992 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard Template:Flagicon Natalia Medvedeva Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki
Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 9–3 Feb 1993 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Template:Flagicon Elna Reinach Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington
Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi
6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–4 Apr 1994 Taranto, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea
Template:Flagicon Noëlle van Lottum
6–3, 2–6, 6–1

ITF finals

Singles (4-4)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 17 October 1983 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Template:Flagicon Rafeket Benjamini 6–0, 6–0
Win 2. 23 January 1984 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Carin Anderholm 7–5, 6–3
Win 3. 20 August 1984 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Renata Šašak 7–6, 7–5
Win 4. 31 December 1984 Chicago, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Kirsten Dreyer 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. 15 July 1991 Evansville, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 6. 9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 7. 12 December 1994 Cergy, France Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Katarzyna Nowak 3–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 3 March 1996 Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova 3–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles (4-4)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 11 June 1984 Lyon, France Clay Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
Template:Flagicon Ronni Reis
6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 31 December 1984 Chicago, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Lynn Lewis
Template:Flagicon Wendy Barlow
6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Win 3. 21 January 1985 San Antonio, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Elisabeth Ekblom
Template:Flagicon Marianne van der Torre
6–3, 6–4
Win 4. 30 March 1987 Limoges, France Clay Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Céline Cohen
Template:Flagicon Eva Krapl
7–5, 6–2
Win 5. 7 December 1992 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans
Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis
7–5, 6–4
Loss 6. 29 March 1993 Moulins, France Hard Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire Template:Flagicon Agnese Blumberga
Template:Flagicon Jana Pospíšilová
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 7. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire Template:Flagicon Magdalena Feistel
Template:Flagicon Elena Makarova
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 8. 10 April 1994 Limoges, France Clay Template:Flagicon Maria Strandlund Template:Flagicon Angelique Olivier
Template:Flagicon Heidi Sprung
6–2, 6–2

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