Monique Javer
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Monique Alicia Javer is an ex-professional tennis
player who represented Great Britain and was at one time the British number 1. She turned professional in 1985 and played her final professional match in 2000. During the course of her career Monique won one WTA
title (the 1988 WTA Singapore Open
), reached four WTA semifinals and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No.56 (achieved 21 September 1992). Javer currently resides in Hillsborough, California
.
Javer managed to reach the second round of all four Grand Slams during her fifteen year career. She reached the second round of the French Open in 1990
, the second round of Wimbledon
in 1993
and round two of the US Open in 1990. She also progressed to round two of the Australian Open
on three occasions in the years 1988
, 1991
and 1993
. This gives her a total of six wins in the main draws of Grand Slams
during her career.
circuit in June 1985 in a $10,000 tournament but was beaten in the first round. She competed in three more tournaments in 1985, reaching the second round of a WTA
event, the quarterfinals of another $10,000 ITF event and losing in the second round of a final $10,000 ITF.
Javer began her 1986 season by reaching the quarterfinals of a $10,000 ITF event in Chicago
. She had no more notable results into July when she won three matches to qualify for a WTA Tour event. She won two more in the main draw to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in her career where she was beaten by the number three seed, Melissa Gurney, 1–6 5–7. Monique spent the rest of the season competing in the qualifying rounds for WTA events.
In her first event of 1987, Monique successfully qualified for and reached the second round of the Bausch & Lomb Championships
on Amelia Island
. As with the previous year, Javer spent the majority of the remainder of the season trying to qualify for WTA events but did not manage to pass the first round of any.
strongly by reaching the second round of the Australian Open
. This was the first time Monique had won a match in the main draw of a Grand Slam. She then went on to reach the second round of the newly-categorised Tier V WTA event in Auckland, New Zealand
. In April she won three matches to qualify for the Suntory Japan Open, the third of which was against compatriot, Sarah Loosemore
. In the main draw she beat Barbara Gerken in the first round to set up a clash with top seed and world No.13, Natasha Zvereva
. Javer caused a huge upset by beating Zvereva in straight sets, 7–6(3) 6–2, to reach the quarterfinals where she was beaten by world No.28, Stephanie Rehe
, 5–7 1–6. Immediately following this result, Monique caused another shock by winning the title at the tier V WTA tournament in Singapore. Despite being unseeded Javer beat the world No.30 and No.3 seed, Dianne Balestrat, in the semifinals, 6–0 6–1. She went on to beat the No.4 seed, Leila Meskhi
, in the final, 7–6(3) 6–3. Javer's best results over the rest of the year were second round showings in Eastbourne (where she lost to the eventual champion, Martina Navrátilová) and Los Angeles. She ended her season by competing for Great Britain in the Wightman Cup
. She lost her match with Patty Fendick
, 6–2 6–1.
with four consecutive losses before reaching the second round of the tier III tournament in California. In April she reached the semifinals of the Singapore Open
before losing to Akiko Kijimuta
, 3–6 6–4 0–6. She was the No.7 seed in her next tournament, the Suntory Open
but did not progress past the second round. Five consecutive defeats followed before Javer won two matches to qualify for the Virginia Slims of Los Angeles. She was eventually knocked out in the third round by world No.6, Zina Garrison
. She progressed past the first round in only one of her tournaments for the rest of the season. Her year-end ranking was world No.113.
began with a number of tour events in the USA for Monique. She reached the second round of the event in Indian Wells before heading to Asia to where she reached the quarterfinals of the Suntory Open and the third round of the Singapore Open. In May, Javer reached the second round of the French Open
for the first (and only) time in her career. She defeated Angeliki Kanellopoulou, 4–6 6–4 7–5, in round one before losing to Italian, Laura Lapi, in the second round. In her very next tournament she reached the second round in Eastbourne before going on to experience another first round loss in Wimbledon
. Javer competed for Great Britain
in the Fed Cup in July where she won one of her two singles matches. Following this she reached the second round of the Canadian Open where she came up against the reigning world No.1, Steffi Graf
. Javer lost 6–1 6–2. In August she got her second win of the season in the main draw of a Grand Slam when she reached the second round of the US Open by beating Jennifer Santrock in the first round. Silke Meier
defeated Javer in round two. In October, Monique came up against the world No.10, Conchita Martínez
, in the semifinals of the Arizona Classic but was beaten 6–1 6–1. She played two more events this year and lost in the first round of both. She ended 1990 with a singles ranking of world No.101.
, Javer reached the second round of the Australian Open
for the second time in her career. She gave the 6th seed, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
, a scare before eventually losing 6–4 4–6 2–6. Between the Australian Open and the French Open
she reached the second round in a number of tournaments as well as reaching the quarterfinals of the inaugural Pattaya Women's Open. She lost in the first round of both the French Open and Wimbledon
before competing for Britain again in the Fed Cup. As in the previous year, Monique won one of her two singles matches. After this, she won only two more matches in 1991. At the end of 1991, her season-ending singles ranking was world No.112.
was a season of two halves for Monique. Despite losing in the first round of the Australian Open
she reached the quarterfinals in Auckland
and the semifinals of the Fernleaf Classic. She also reached the quarterfinals of the Suntory Open where she lost to Kimiko Date
. She then lost to Yayuk Basuki
in the second round of the Pattaya Women's Open before reaching the semifinals of the Malaysian Women's Open
in late April. However after this, she lost eleven of her final twelve matches of the season including her matches in the Fed Cup and in the 1992 Summer Olympics
. Her ranking at the end of 1992 was world No.72.
with a first round loss in the WTA event in Melbourne before heading to the Australian Open
where she beat American, Carrie Cunningham
, 6–3 6–1, in round one. She came up against world No.8, Conchita Martínez
in the second round and lost in straight sets, 5–7 1–6. A number of first round losses followed before she reached round two of the PTT Pattaya Open in April, losing to eventual champion, Yayuk Basuki
. Later in April she beat Ai Sugiyama
to reach the second round of the inaugural Indonesia Open
. She then lost to Ann Wunderlich, 1–6 6–2 3–6. Javer entered her next tournament, the Volkswagen Cup in Eastbourne, courtesy of a wild card. She also reached the second round of this tournament where she lost to Helena Suková
. She then received another wild card, this one into Wimbledon
. She reached the second round to give her the first (and only) singles win of her career in the main draw of Wimbledon. She was beaten by the French 16th seed, Nathalie Tauziat
, in round two. Following Wimbledon, Monique played eight more tournaments in 1993 but won only one more main draw match. Her year-end ranking was world No.185.
, two of which were in the first and second rounds of the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open
and the other in the qualifying rounds for the Peters NSW Open
. She ended the season with a win-loss record of 3–14.
At the start of the 1995 season
, Javer's world ranking had fallen to outside the top-500, meaning her ranking was not high enough to grant her direct access to the main draws of WTA events. She played six tournaments in 1995, her best result being at a $10,000 ITF
tournament in Edinburgh
, where she reached the semifinals. Her year-end ranking was world No.623.
In 1996
Monique played a total of seven tournaments but did not pass the first round in any of them. At the end of 1996, her season-ending ranking had fallen to world No.779.
1997
saw Monique compete in eight tournaments. She only fell in either the qualifying rounds or the first round of each of them with the exception of her final tournament of the season, a $10,000 ITF in Mexico where she reached the second round. She ended the season with a singles ranking of world No.711.
In 1998
, Javer did not win a match until May when she reached the second round of a $25,000 ITF in Mexico as a lucky loser
. She won only one of her next seven matches, the single win coming in the first round of qualifying for a $25,000 ITF in California. Javer's year-end ranking was world No.662.
Monique played seven tournaments in 1999
but only ended the year with a win-loss record of 3–7. Each of her three wins came in the qualifying rounds of ITF tournaments. By the end of 1999, her singles ranking had fallen to world No.804.
Javer's final year of professional competition was the year 2000
. She played 11 tournaments over the course of the year and ended the year with a win-loss record of 6–11. As in previous years, her only wins this year came in the qualifying rounds of ITF events. Her year-end ranking was world No.749.
Tennis
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player who represented Great Britain and was at one time the British number 1. She turned professional in 1985 and played her final professional match in 2000. During the course of her career Monique won one WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
title (the 1988 WTA Singapore Open
WTA Singapore Open
The WTA Singapore Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1986 to 1994. It was held at the National Stadium in Singapore. The tournament was held on indoor hard courts in 1986 and on outdoor hard courts from 1987 to 1994.-Singles:...
), reached four WTA semifinals and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No.56 (achieved 21 September 1992). Javer currently resides in Hillsborough, California
Hillsborough, California
Hillsborough is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hillsborough is one of the wealthiest communities in America and has the highest income of places in the United States with populations of at least 10,000...
.
Javer managed to reach the second round of all four Grand Slams during her fifteen year career. She reached the second round of the French Open in 1990
1990 French Open - Women's Singles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.Monica Seles won her first ever Grand Slam, defeating Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6, 6–4, saving four set points in the first set tiebreaker...
, the second round of Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 1993
1993 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Jana Novotná 7-6 1-6 6-4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....
and round two of the US Open in 1990. She also progressed to round two of the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
on three occasions in the years 1988
1988 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated by Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals. Graf ended up winning the tournament, defeating Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 7–6...
, 1991
1991 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná 5–7 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL =...
and 1993
1993 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1993 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....
. This gives her a total of six wins in the main draws of Grand Slams
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
during her career.
1985–1987
Monique played her first match on the ITFInternational Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
circuit in June 1985 in a $10,000 tournament but was beaten in the first round. She competed in three more tournaments in 1985, reaching the second round of a WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
event, the quarterfinals of another $10,000 ITF event and losing in the second round of a final $10,000 ITF.
Javer began her 1986 season by reaching the quarterfinals of a $10,000 ITF event in Chicago
Chicago
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. She had no more notable results into July when she won three matches to qualify for a WTA Tour event. She won two more in the main draw to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in her career where she was beaten by the number three seed, Melissa Gurney, 1–6 5–7. Monique spent the rest of the season competing in the qualifying rounds for WTA events.
In her first event of 1987, Monique successfully qualified for and reached the second round of the Bausch & Lomb Championships
Bausch & Lomb Championships
The MPS Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.-History:...
on Amelia Island
Amelia Island
Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is long and approximately 4 miles wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated off the coast in Nassau County,...
. As with the previous year, Javer spent the majority of the remainder of the season trying to qualify for WTA events but did not manage to pass the first round of any.
1988
Monique began her 1988 season1988 WTA Tour
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strongly by reaching the second round of the Australian Open
1988 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated by Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals. Graf ended up winning the tournament, defeating Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 7–6...
. This was the first time Monique had won a match in the main draw of a Grand Slam. She then went on to reach the second round of the newly-categorised Tier V WTA event in Auckland, New Zealand
ASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
. In April she won three matches to qualify for the Suntory Japan Open, the third of which was against compatriot, Sarah Loosemore
Sarah Loosemore
Sarah Loosemore is a Welsh retired professional tennis player, now a qualified solicitor.Born in Cardiff but brought up in Dinas Powys by solicitor father John and tennis coach mother Pamela, Loosemore played on the WTA from the late 1980s until 1992. The youngest ever female British competitor at...
. In the main draw she beat Barbara Gerken in the first round to set up a clash with top seed and world No.13, Natasha Zvereva
Natasha Zvereva
Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings...
. Javer caused a huge upset by beating Zvereva in straight sets, 7–6(3) 6–2, to reach the quarterfinals where she was beaten by world No.28, Stephanie Rehe
Stephanie Rehe
Stephanie Rehe is a retired American professional tennis player.A successful amateur player, Rehe was ranked No. 1 in every age group as a junior . She was the first player to receive a dual No...
, 5–7 1–6. Immediately following this result, Monique caused another shock by winning the title at the tier V WTA tournament in Singapore. Despite being unseeded Javer beat the world No.30 and No.3 seed, Dianne Balestrat, in the semifinals, 6–0 6–1. She went on to beat the No.4 seed, Leila Meskhi
Leila Meskhi
Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :...
, in the final, 7–6(3) 6–3. Javer's best results over the rest of the year were second round showings in Eastbourne (where she lost to the eventual champion, Martina Navrátilová) and Los Angeles. She ended her season by competing for Great Britain in the Wightman Cup
1988 Wightman Cup
The 1988 Wightman Cup was the 60th edition of the annual competition between the United States and Great Britain...
. She lost her match with Patty Fendick
Patty Fendick
Patty Fendick is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA title three times...
, 6–2 6–1.
1989
Javer began 19891989 WTA Tour
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with four consecutive losses before reaching the second round of the tier III tournament in California. In April she reached the semifinals of the Singapore Open
1989 DHL Open – Singles
Monique Javer was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Akiko Kijimuta.Belinda Cordwell won in the final 6–1, 6–0 against Kijimuta.-Seeds:...
before losing to Akiko Kijimuta
Akiko Kijimuta
is a former Japanese professional tennis player. She was born on May 1, 1968 in Japan and played on the WTA tour from 1986 to 1992. She reached the 4th round at Roland Garros in 1992, where she led the world number-one ranked player Monica Seles 4 games to 1 in the final set, before wilting to...
, 3–6 6–4 0–6. She was the No.7 seed in her next tournament, the Suntory Open
1989 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Patty Fendick was the defending champion but did not compete that year.Kumiko Okamoto won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Elizabeth Smylie.-Seeds:...
but did not progress past the second round. Five consecutive defeats followed before Javer won two matches to qualify for the Virginia Slims of Los Angeles. She was eventually knocked out in the third round by world No.6, Zina Garrison
Zina Garrison
Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American...
. She progressed past the first round in only one of her tournaments for the rest of the season. Her year-end ranking was world No.113.
1990
The 1990 season1990 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
began with a number of tour events in the USA for Monique. She reached the second round of the event in Indian Wells before heading to Asia to where she reached the quarterfinals of the Suntory Open and the third round of the Singapore Open. In May, Javer reached the second round of the French Open
1990 French Open - Women's Singles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.Monica Seles won her first ever Grand Slam, defeating Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6, 6–4, saving four set points in the first set tiebreaker...
for the first (and only) time in her career. She defeated Angeliki Kanellopoulou, 4–6 6–4 7–5, in round one before losing to Italian, Laura Lapi, in the second round. In her very next tournament she reached the second round in Eastbourne before going on to experience another first round loss in Wimbledon
1990 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Zina GarrisonMartina Navratilova won in the final 6–4 6–1 against Garrison.-Seeds:# Steffi Graf # Martina Navratilova ...
. Javer competed for Great Britain
Great Britain Fed Cup team
The Great Britain Fed Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
in the Fed Cup in July where she won one of her two singles matches. Following this she reached the second round of the Canadian Open where she came up against the reigning world No.1, Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
. Javer lost 6–1 6–2. In August she got her second win of the season in the main draw of a Grand Slam when she reached the second round of the US Open by beating Jennifer Santrock in the first round. Silke Meier
Silke Meier
Silke Meier is a former professional tennis player . She was born on July 13, 1968 in Wiesbaden, West Germany and played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 1999. She reached the 3rd round of the US Open in 1990 and, over her career, recorded victories against Jana Novotná, Helena Suková and Manuela...
defeated Javer in round two. In October, Monique came up against the world No.10, Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez
Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
, in the semifinals of the Arizona Classic but was beaten 6–1 6–1. She played two more events this year and lost in the first round of both. She ended 1990 with a singles ranking of world No.101.
1991
In January of 19911991 WTA Tour
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, Javer reached the second round of the Australian Open
1991 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná 5–7 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL =...
for the second time in her career. She gave the 6th seed, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
, a scare before eventually losing 6–4 4–6 2–6. Between the Australian Open and the French Open
1991 French Open - Women's Singles
Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 French Open.See also:-Seeds:...
she reached the second round in a number of tournaments as well as reaching the quarterfinals of the inaugural Pattaya Women's Open. She lost in the first round of both the French Open and Wimbledon
1991 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6-4 3-6 8-6 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:...
before competing for Britain again in the Fed Cup. As in the previous year, Monique won one of her two singles matches. After this, she won only two more matches in 1991. At the end of 1991, her season-ending singles ranking was world No.112.
1992
The 1992 season1992 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
was a season of two halves for Monique. Despite losing in the first round of the Australian Open
1992 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Monica Seles defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 6–2 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1992 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:...
she reached the quarterfinals in Auckland
ASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
and the semifinals of the Fernleaf Classic. She also reached the quarterfinals of the Suntory Open where she lost to Kimiko Date
Kimiko Date
is a Japanese professional tennis player. In her career, she has won over 200 tournament matches. She has won the Japan Open four times. In 1994, she was ranked in the top-ten women players in the world. In 1992, the WTA awarded her the "Most Improved Player of the Year". After playing in her...
. She then lost to Yayuk Basuki
Yayuk Basuki
Yayuk Basuki is a professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached #19 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in October 1997...
in the second round of the Pattaya Women's Open before reaching the semifinals of the Malaysian Women's Open
Malaysian Women's Open
The Malaysian Open was a women's professional tennis event held in 1992 and 1993. It was competed on indoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament comprised part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour, and was designated as a Tier IV event. Winners received US$18,000. In both years it was...
in late April. However after this, she lost eleven of her final twelve matches of the season including her matches in the Fed Cup and in the 1992 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal...
. Her ranking at the end of 1992 was world No.72.
1993
Monique began 19931993 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
with a first round loss in the WTA event in Melbourne before heading to the Australian Open
1993 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1993 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....
where she beat American, Carrie Cunningham
Carrie Cunningham
Carrie Cunningham is a former professional tennis player who played on the Women's Tennis Association Circuit from 1987-1994...
, 6–3 6–1, in round one. She came up against world No.8, Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez
Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
in the second round and lost in straight sets, 5–7 1–6. A number of first round losses followed before she reached round two of the PTT Pattaya Open in April, losing to eventual champion, Yayuk Basuki
Yayuk Basuki
Yayuk Basuki is a professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached #19 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in October 1997...
. Later in April she beat Ai Sugiyama
Ai Sugiyama
is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...
to reach the second round of the inaugural Indonesia Open
Indonesia Open (tennis)
The Danamon Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1993 to 1997. It was held at the Gelora Senayan Stadium in Jakarta in Indonesia and was played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...
. She then lost to Ann Wunderlich, 1–6 6–2 3–6. Javer entered her next tournament, the Volkswagen Cup in Eastbourne, courtesy of a wild card. She also reached the second round of this tournament where she lost to Helena Suková
Helena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
. She then received another wild card, this one into Wimbledon
1993 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Jana Novotná 7-6 1-6 6-4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....
. She reached the second round to give her the first (and only) singles win of her career in the main draw of Wimbledon. She was beaten by the French 16th seed, Nathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat
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, in round two. Following Wimbledon, Monique played eight more tournaments in 1993 but won only one more main draw match. Her year-end ranking was world No.185.
1994–2000
Monique won only three matches in 19941994 WTA Tour
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, two of which were in the first and second rounds of the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open
1994 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1994 Australian Open. Monica Seles was the defending champion.See also:-Seeds:...
and the other in the qualifying rounds for the Peters NSW Open
1994 Peters NSW Open – Women's Singles
Jennifer Capriati was the defending champion but did not compete that year.Kimiko Date won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mary Joe Fernández.-Seeds:...
. She ended the season with a win-loss record of 3–14.
At the start of the 1995 season
1995 WTA Tour
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, Javer's world ranking had fallen to outside the top-500, meaning her ranking was not high enough to grant her direct access to the main draws of WTA events. She played six tournaments in 1995, her best result being at a $10,000 ITF
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tournament in Edinburgh
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, where she reached the semifinals. Her year-end ranking was world No.623.
In 1996
1996 WTA Tour
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Monique played a total of seven tournaments but did not pass the first round in any of them. At the end of 1996, her season-ending ranking had fallen to world No.779.
1997
1997 WTA Tour
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saw Monique compete in eight tournaments. She only fell in either the qualifying rounds or the first round of each of them with the exception of her final tournament of the season, a $10,000 ITF in Mexico where she reached the second round. She ended the season with a singles ranking of world No.711.
In 1998
1998 WTA Tour
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, Javer did not win a match until May when she reached the second round of a $25,000 ITF in Mexico as a lucky loser
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. She won only one of her next seven matches, the single win coming in the first round of qualifying for a $25,000 ITF in California. Javer's year-end ranking was world No.662.
Monique played seven tournaments in 1999
1999 WTA Tour
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but only ended the year with a win-loss record of 3–7. Each of her three wins came in the qualifying rounds of ITF tournaments. By the end of 1999, her singles ranking had fallen to world No.804.
Javer's final year of professional competition was the year 2000
2000 WTA Tour
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. She played 11 tournaments over the course of the year and ended the year with a win-loss record of 6–11. As in previous years, her only wins this year came in the qualifying rounds of ITF events. Her year-end ranking was world No.749.
WTA tour and ITF circuit titles (1)
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Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 18 April 1988 | Singapore | Hard |  Leila MeskhiLeila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :... |
7–6 6–3 |
Grand Slam performance timeline
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 1988 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1989 1989 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1990 1990 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1991 1991 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1992 1992 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1993 1993 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1994 1994 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
- | - | 2R 1988 Australian Open - Women's Singles Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated by Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals. Graf ended up winning the tournament, defeating Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 7–6... |
1R 1989 Australian Open - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková 6–4 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1989 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
- | 2R 1991 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná 5–7 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL =... |
1R 1992 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 6–2 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1992 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
2R 1993 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1993 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
LQ | 3–5 |
| French Open | - | - | 1R 1988 French Open - Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating Natalia Zvereva, 6–0, 6–0, in the final. The match lasted only 32 minutes, the shortest ever Grand Slam final, and the only ever double bagel.... |
- | 2R 1990 French Open - Women's Singles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.Monica Seles won her first ever Grand Slam, defeating Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6, 6–4, saving four set points in the first set tiebreaker... |
1R 1991 French Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 French Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
1R 1992 French Open - Women's Singles The two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf, 6–2, 3–6, 10–8, in the final to win her third consecutive French Open title. She is one of only two people to win three consecutive French Open titles.-Seeds:... |
- | - | 1–4 |
| Wimbledon | - | LQ | 1R 1988 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the record six-time defending champion, but she lost to Steffi Graf in the final, in what was a rematch of last year's final... |
1R 1989 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-7 6-1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:... |
1R 1990 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Zina GarrisonMartina Navratilova won in the final 6–4 6–1 against Garrison.-Seeds:# Steffi Graf # Martina Navratilova ... |
1R 1991 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6-4 3-6 8-6 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:... |
1R 1992 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating World No. 1 Monica Seles in the final.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
2R 1993 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Jana Novotná 7-6 1-6 6-4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
1R 1994 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Lori McNeil, marking the first and so far the only time that a defending champion lost in the first round of a Grand Slam... |
1–7 |
| US Open | LQ | 1R | 1R | - | 2R | 1R | 1R 1992 US Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title without losing a set, defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–3... |
1R | - | 1–6 |
- "-" stands for any tournament the player did not participate in.
- "Q" followed by a number 1-3 denotes which round of the qualifying tournament was reached.
- The career record is only for the player's main draw participation.
External links
- Monique Javer profile at www.sports-reference.com