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Dutch tennis player
Miriam Oremans Country (sports) Netherlands Born (1974-09-09 ) 9 September 1974 (age 49) Berlicum , The NetherlandsHeight 1.69 m (5 ft 6+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1997 Retired 2002 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Career record 182–205 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 25 (26 July 1993) Career record 195–187 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 19 (7 July 1997)
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.
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 .
Legend
Grand Slam
0
WTA Championships
0
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
0
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 1993
Eastbourne , England
Grass
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jun 1997
Rosmalen , Netherlands
Grass
Ruxandra Dragomir
7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Loss
0–3
Jun 1998
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands
Grass
Julie Halard-Decugis
3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–4
Oct 2000
Bratislava , Slovakia
Hard (i)
Dája Bedáňová
1–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss
0–5
Jun 2001
Birmingham , England
Grass
Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 5–7
Legend
Grand Slam
0
WTA Championships
0
Tier I
0
Tier II
1
Tier III
1
Tier IV & V
1
Olympic Games
0
Titles by surface
Hard
1
Clay
0
Grass
1
Carpet
1
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partners
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Feb 1992
Linz , Austria
Hard (i)
Monique Kiene
Claudia Porwik Raffaella Reggi-Concato
6–4, 6–2
Loss
1–1
May 1995
Strasbourg , France
Hard (i)
Sabine Appelmans
Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
2–6, 3–6
Loss
1–2
May 1996
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Sabine Appelmans
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–7, 2–6
Loss
1–3
Oct 1996
Leipzig , Germany
Carpet
Sabine Appelmans
Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat
4–6, 4–6
Loss
1–4
Mar 1997
Key Biscayne , Florida, USA
Hard
Sabine Appelmans
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
2–6, 3–6
Win
2–4
Feb 1998
Paris , France
Carpet (i)
Sabine Appelmans
Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland
1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win
3–4
Jun 1998
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands
Grass
Sabine Appelmans
Cătălina Cristea Eva Melicharová
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(8–6) , 7–6(7–5)
Loss
3–5
Oct 2000
Sydney Olympics , Australia
Hard
Kristie Boogert
Venus Williams Serena Williams
1–6, 1–6
Loss
3–6
Feb 2001
Doha , Qatar
Hard
Kristie Boogert
Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci
5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
3–7
May 2001
Antwerp , Belgium
Clay
Kristie Boogert
Els Callens Virginia Ruano Pascual
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
3–8
Jun 2001
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands
Grass
Kim Clijsters
Ruxandra Dragomir Nadia Petrova
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 4–6
Loss
3–9
Dec 2001
Gold Coast , Australia
Hard
Åsa Svensson
Meghann Shaughnessy Justine Henin
1–6, 6–7(6–8)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
6 November 1989
Ashkelon , Israel
Clay
Robyn Field
6–4, 7–5
Win
2.
13 November 1989
Jerusalem , Israel
Clay
Yael Segal
7–-5, 6–4
Loss
3.
14 May 1990
Jaffa , Israel
Hard
Limor Zaltz
6–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
4.
12 November 1990
Ashkelon , Israel
Hard
Nicolette Rooimans
6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)