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Linda Niemantsverdriet (born 10 December 1974) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.

Linda Niemantsverdriet

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 47)
Prize money	$35,951
Singles
Career record	67–39
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 166 (11 April 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q1 (1994)
Wimbledon	Q1 (1993)
US Open	Q1 (1993)
Doubles
Career record	29–13
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 195 (19 December 1994)

Niemantsverdriet, who at the age of 15 became the youngest Dutchwoman to win the senior national title, was a member of her country's World Youth Cup winning team in 1990.[1] She turned professional in 1992 after graduating from high school.[2]

On the WTA Tour, Niemantsverdriet had her best performance at the 1993 Indonesian Open, where she made it through to the quarterfinals. In 1994 she won a match in Tokyo against Yayuk Basuki, then the world's 35th ranked player.[3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (5–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	31 August 1992	Burgas, Bulgaria	Clay	Isabela Martin	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Winner	2.	7 September 1992	Varna, Bulgaria	Clay	Elena Likhovtseva	6–2, 6–3
Winner	3.	15 February 1993	Amadora, Portugal	Hard	Svenja Truelsen	6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	22 February 1993	Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal	Hard	Lara Bitter	6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
Winner	5.	20 February 1994	Newcastle, England	Carpet (i)	Marion Maruska	7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	18 July 1994	Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany	Clay	Tatiana Panova	0–6, 3–6

Doubles (5–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	6 June 1992	Velp, Netherlands	Clay	Nicolette Rooimans	Petra Raclavská Tara Collins	6–4, 6–1
Winner	2.	8 February 1993	Faro, Portugal	Clay	Maja Murić	Darija Dešković Monika Kratochvílová	6–3, 6–3
Winner	3.	22 February 1993	Lisbon, Portugal	Hard	Maaike Koutstaal	Lara Bitter Kim de Weille	6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	28 March 1993	Brest, France	Hard	Kristie Boogert	Elena Likhovtseva Elena Makarova	4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	12 July 1993	Vigo, Spain	Hard	Petra Kamstra	María Fernanda Landa Sofia Prazeres	6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Winner	5.	19 February 1994	Newcastle, England	Carpet (i)	Maaike Koutstaal	Karen Nugent Joanne Ward	2–6, 7–5, 6–2

References

External links

• Linda Niemantsverdriet at the Women's Tennis Association
• Linda Niemantsverdriet at the International Tennis Federation

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