Isabelle Demongeot

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.

Isabelle Demongeot

Country (sports)	France
Born	(1966-09-18) 18 September 1966 (age 58) Gassin, France
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$804,884
Singles
Career record	249–221
Career titles	1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 35 (23 May 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1990, 1993)
French Open	3R (1988)
Wimbledon	4R (1986)
US Open	3R (1987, 1994)
Doubles
Career record	251–187
Career titles	9 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 20 (8 May 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1990, 1992)
French Open	QF (1987, 1992)
Wimbledon	3R (1985, 1988, 1992, 1995)
US Open	3R (1989, 1992)

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	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	Nathalie Tauziat	Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2–0	May 1988	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Nathalie Tauziat	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Jul 1988	Nice, France	Clay	Nathalie Tauziat	Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win	3–1	Oct 1988	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Nathalie Tauziat	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–2	Oct 1988	Brighton, UK	Carpet (i)	Nathalie Tauziat	Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win	4–2	May 1989	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Nathalie Tauziat	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	walkover
Win	5–2	Aug 1991	Albuquerque, US	Hard	Katrina Adams	Lise Gregory Peanut Louie Harper	6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3
Loss	5–3	Sep 1991	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet (i)	Jo Durie	Elena Brioukhovets Natalia Medvedeva	7–5, 6–3
Win	6–3	Sep 1991	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	6–4, 6–3
Win	7–3	Apr 1992	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Natalia Medvedeva	Pascale Paradis Sandrine Testud	6–1, 6–1
Win	8–3	Apr 1992	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Natalia Medvedeva	Rika Hiraki Petra Langrová	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win	9–3	Feb 1993	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Elna Reinach	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6–2, 6–4
Loss	9–4	Apr 1994	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Sandra Cecchini	Irina Spîrlea 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	Rafeket Benjamini	6–0, 6–0
Win	2.	23 January 1984	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Carin Anderholm	7–5, 6–3
Win	3.	20 August 1984	Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany	Clay	Renata Šašak	7–6, 7–5
Win	4.	31 December 1984	Chicago, United States	Hard	Kirsten Dreyer	1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	5.	15 July 1991	Evansville, United States	Hard	Kimberly Po	6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	6.	9 December 1991	Val-d'Oise, France	Hard	Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss	7.	12 December 1994	Cergy, France	Hard (i)	Katarzyna Nowak	3–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	3 March 1996	Southampton, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	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	Nathalie Tauziat	Mercedes Paz Ronni Reis	6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	31 December 1984	Chicago, United States	Hard	Nathalie Tauziat	Lynn Lewis Wendy Barlow	6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Win	3.	21 January 1985	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Nathalie Tauziat	Elisabeth Ekblom Marianne van der Torre	6–3, 6–4
Win	4.	30 March 1987	Limoges, France	Clay	Nathalie Tauziat	Céline Cohen Eva Krapl	7–5, 6–2
Win	5.	7 December 1992	Val-d'Oise, France	Hard	Catherine Suire	Sabine Appelmans Julie Halard-Decugis	7–5, 6–4
Loss	6.	29 March 1993	Moulins, France	Hard	Catherine Suire	Agnese Blumberga Jana Pospíšilová	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	6 December 1993	Val-d'Oise, France	Hard	Catherine Suire	Magdalena Feistel Elena Makarova	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win	8.	10 April 1994	Limoges, France	Clay	Maria Strandlund	Angelique Olivier Heidi Sprung	6–2, 6–2