Monique Kiene (born 5 August 1974) is a former professional

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player from the Netherlands.

Biography

Kiene, a right-handed player from

Purmerend Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the tra ...

, played on the professional tour in the early 1990s. She won her first professional tournament in 1991, at the $25k ITF event in Sofia. In 1992, she partnered with compatriot

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to win her only title on the

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, in the doubles at the

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. Later in the year she was a semifinalist at the

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, which helped her singles ranking peak at No. 123 in the world. She played her final year on tour in 1993. At the

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, she featured in the singles main draw and beat Germany's

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in the first round, before losing her next match to

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. On 8 February 1993 she reached a career high doubles ranking of 61. She was drawn up against second seed

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in the first round of the

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but played a competitive match. After losing the first set, she led the Spaniard 4–0 in the second, before losing the match in a tiebreak.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF finals

Singles (1–1)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiene, Monique 1974 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from Purmerend