Stories
Biography
- Started playing tennis at age 9 when parents gave her a racquet ... Married American Sean McCarthy in Heemstede, Holland, on April 8, 1995 ... Husband played American football at the University of Cincinnati ... Father's name is Jan; mother, Rita, passed away in early 1995 ... Whole family plays tennis ... Hobbies include all sports, especially boogieboarding, horseback riding, rafting, kayaking, mountain biking, rollerblading and wave running; favorite sport is skiing; plays a lot of basketball to stay fit and has really grown to like it ... Has been approached by a publisher to write a book about her adventures on the Tour.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
9Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)Birthday
Dec 28, 1970 December 28, 1970Birthplace
Haarlem, The NetherlandsCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (7): 1997 - QuTbec City; 1996 - Oklahoma City; 1995 - Oklahoma City, QuTbec City; 1994 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA; 1993 - Taranto; 1992 - Birmingham; 1991 - Schenectady; 1987 - ITF/Chicago, IL-USA.
Finalist (9): 1994 - Oklahoma City, Berlin, Palermo, QuTbec City; 1992 - Palermo, Schenectady; 1989 - Brisbane; 1988 - Oklahoma City, Taipei.
DOUBLES
Winner (9): 1996 - Oklahoma City, Indian Wells (both w/Rubin), Hamburg (w/Sßnchez-Vicario), Rosmalen (w/Neiland), QuTbec City (w/Graham); 1995 - Chicago, Toronto [Canadian Open] (both w/Sabatini); 1993 - Taranto (w/Graham); 1989 - Tampa (w/Temesvari).
Finalist (10): 1997 - Hannover (w/Neiland); 1995 - US Open (w/Stubbs), Oklahoma City (w/Adams), Leipzig (w/Vis); 1994 - Rome, Philadelphia (both w/Sabatini); 1993 - Berlin (w/Graham), Palermo (w/Farina Elia); 1990 - Nashville (w/Vis); 1989 û Arcachon (w/Paz).
MIXED DOUBLES
Semifinalist (1): 1997 - US Open (w/L.Jensen).
ADDITIONAL
Dutch Fed Cup Team, 1988-1990, 1992, 1994, 1996-97, 2005.