Isabelle Demongeot

Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled nearby in Gassin.

Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase in New York state in 1991. She achieved her best Grand Slam singles performance by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1986. She won a total of nine WTA Tour doubles titles. Her best Grand Slam doubles performance was reaching the French Open quarter-finals with Nathalie Tauziat of France in 1987 and 1992. She also represented her country from 1985 to 1993 in the Federation/Fed Cup and in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. She retired from the WTA Tour in 1996.

In her 2007 book, Service volé, she accused her coach, Régis de Camaret, of rape and sexual abuse. She would later be joined by several former pupils who made similar allegations. Although her own case was time-barred, she acted as a witness in the 2012 trial of de Camaret for offences against two young players. The 70-year-old coach was sentenced to eight years in prison, increased to ten years on appeal in 2014.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1 (1–0) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) WTA Championships (0/0)Virginia Slims (0/0) Tier I (0/0) Tier II (0/0) Tier III (0/0) Tier IV & V (1/0) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 July 1991 Westchester, US Hard Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–4

Doubles 13 (9–4) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) WTA Championships (0/0) Virginia Slims (1/0) Tier I (1/0) Tier II (0/0) Tier III (1/1) Tier IV & V (6/3)

ITF finals Singles (4-4) $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments ResultNo. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 17 October 1983 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Rafeket Benjamini 6–0, 6–0Win 2. 23 January 1984 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Carin Anderholm 7–5, 6–3Win 3. 20 August 1984 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Renata Šašak 7–6, 7–5Win 4. 31 December 1984 Chicago, United States Hard Kirsten Dreyer 1–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 5. 15 July 1991 Evansville, United States Hard Kimberly Po 6–2, 4–6, 1–6Loss 6. 9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 1–6Loss 7. 12 December 1994 Cergy, France Hard (i) Katarzyna Nowak 3–6, 3–6Loss 8. 3 March 1996 Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Elena Pampoulova 3–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles (4-4) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreLoss 1. 11 June 1984 Lyon, France Clay Nathalie Tauziat Mercedes Paz Ronni Reis 6–1, 3–6, 3–6Loss 2. 31 December 1984 Chicago, United States Hard Nathalie Tauziat Lynn Lewis Wendy Barlow 6–4, 6–7, 5–7Win 3. 21 January 1985 San Antonio, United States Hard Nathalie Tauziat Elisabeth Ekblom Marianne van der Torre 6–3, 6–4Win 4. 30 March 1987 Limoges, France Clay Nathalie Tauziat Céline Cohen Eva Krapl 7–5, 6–2Win 5. 7 December 1992 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Catherine Suire Sabine Appelmans Julie Halard-Decugis 7–5, 6–4Loss 6. 29 March 1993 Moulins, France Hard Catherine Suire Agnese Blumberga Jana Pospíšilová 6–3, 2–6, 4–6Loss 7. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Catherine Suire Magdalena Feistel Elena Makarova 6–2, 3–6, 4–6Win 8. 10 April 1994 Limoges, France Clay Maria Strandlund Angelique Olivier Heidi Sprung 6–2, 6–2