Stories
Biography
- Coached by Hans Felius...An all-court player who considers pressure from baseline and offense as her best strengths...Father, Hans, and mother, Els, own and manage a compressors company; is an only child...Parents play club-level tennis...Graduated high school in May 1991...Other sports interests include golf and soccer...Favorite books are The Firm and The Whisperer; favorite movie is Conspiracy Theory; favorite cities to visit are Melbourne and New York.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
29Height
5'10 1/4'' (1.78 m)Birthday
Dec 16, 1973 December 16, 1973Birthplace
Rotterdam, NetherlandsCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (0 WTA Tour): 1997 - ITF/Poitiers-FRA; 1991 - ITF/Le Havre-FRA.
Finalist (1): Budapest.
Semifinalst (4): 1999 - Antwerp; 1995 - Brighton; 1994 - Hobart, Tokyo [Pan Pacific].
Quarterfinalist (10): 2001 - Doha; 2000 - Hannover; 1999 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 1998 - Madrid, Rosmalen; 1996 - Rosmalen; 1995 - Delray Beach; 1994 - Osaka; 1993 - Linz, Jakarta.
DOUBLES
Winner (3): 1996 - Paris Indoors (w/Novotna), Leipzig (w/Tauziat), Luxembourg(w/Tauziat).
Finalist (7): 2002 - Porto (w/Serna); 2001 - Doha (w/Oremans), Antwerp (w/Oremans); 2000 - Olympics (w/Oremans); 1999 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Black); 1996 - Rosmalen (w/Sukova); 1994 - Prague (w/L. Golarsa).
MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 1994 - Roland Garros (w/Oosting).
Semifinalist (2): 2000 - Australian Open (w/Adams), Roland Garros (w/Woodforde).
Quarterfinalist (1): 1998 - Roland Garros (w/Johnson).
ADDITIONAL
Dutch Fed Cup Team 1993-97, 1999, 2001-03. Dutch Olympic Team 2000.