Miriam Oremans

Miriam Oremans (born 9 September 1972) is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 26 July 1993 she reached her career-high singles ranking of number 25.

Miriam Oremans
Country (sports)Netherlands
Born (1972-09-09) 9 September 1972
Berlicum, The Netherlands
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record182–205
Highest rankingNo. 25 (26 July 1993)
Doubles
Career record195–187
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 19 (7 July 1997)

She did not win any singles titles (Oremans did have two Satellite tournament wins in 1989), but did win three titles in doubles. In 1992 she was runner-up together with Jacco Eltingh in the Mixed Doubles finals of Wimbledon.

Her biggest achievement came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the silver medal in doubles, partnering Kristie Boogert, losing the final match to Venus and Serena Williams.

Major finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver2000SydneyHard Kristie Boogert Serena Williams
Venus Williams
1–6, 1–6

WTA Tour finals

Singles 5

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 19 June 1993 Eastbourne, England Grass Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 22 June 1997 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Ruxandra Dragomir 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 15 June 1998 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Julie Halard-Decugis 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 23 October 2000 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Dája Bedáňová 1–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 11 June 2001 Birmingham, England Grass Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, 5–7

Doubles 12 (3–9)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II1
Tier III1
Tier IV & V1
Olympic Games0
Titles by Surface
Hard1
Clay0
Grass1
Carpet1
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 16 February 1992 Linz, Austria Hard (i) Monique Kiene Claudia Porwik
Raffaella Reggi-Concato
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 28 May 1995 Strasbourg, France Hard (i) Sabine Appelmans Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernandez
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 25 May 1996 Madrid, Spain Clay Sabine Appelmans Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 6 October 1996 Leipzig, Germany Carpet Sabine Appelmans Kristie Boogert
Nathalie Tauziat
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 29 March 1997 Key Biscayne, Florida, USA Hard Sabine Appelmans Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natasha Zvereva
2–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 15 February 1998 Paris, France Carpet (i) Sabine Appelmans Anna Kournikova
Larisa Neiland
1–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner 7. 21 June 1998 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Sabine Appelmans Cătălina Cristea
Eva Melicharová
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 8. 1 October 2000 Sydney Olympics, Australia Hard Kristie Boogert Venus Williams
Serena Williams
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 18 February 2001 Doha, Qatar Hard Kristie Boogert Sandrine Testud
Roberta Vinci
5–7, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 10. 19 May 2001 Antwerp, Belgium Clay Kristie Boogert Els Callens
Virginia Ruano Pascual
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 18 June 2001 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Kim Clijsters Ruxandra Dragomir
Nadia Petrova
6–7(5), 7–6(5), 4–6
Runner-up 12. 30 December 2001 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Åsa Svensson Meghann Shaughnessy
Justine Henin
1–6, 6–7(6)

ITF Finals

Singles Finals: (2-2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 6 November 1989 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Robyn Field 6–4, 7–5
Winner 2. 13 November 1989 Jerusalem, Israel Clay Yael Segal 7–-5, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 14 May 1990 Jaffa, Israel Hard Limor Zaltz 6–7, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 12 November 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Nicolette Rooimans 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles Finals: (1-2)

Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 May 1990 Jaffa, Israel Hard Nicolette Rooimans Michelle Anderson
Robyn Field
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 11 June 1990 Modena, Italy Hard Heleen van den Berg Silvia Farina Elia
Simona Isidori
2–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 7 December 1997 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) Kristie Boogert Julie Halard-Decugis
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
7–5, 6–4

References


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