# Dominique Monami

Dominique Monami (born 31 May 1973) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She is her country's first ever top-10 tennis professional.
Monami was born in Verviers. In 1995, she married her coach Bart Van Roost, with whom she has a daughter, and played under the name Dominique Van Roost for much of her career, until their divorce in 2003.

## Career

Monami won her first WTA Tour tournament in 1996 in Cardiff (Welsh Open). Before this win, she had been on the ITF circuit where she won seven ITF events, five of which in 1990. In 1997, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The following year, Van Roost became the first ever Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach the top 10 in WTA rankings.
Monami won a total of four WTA singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 in October 1998. In total, she participated in 36 Grand Slam tournaments during her career.
Another achievement for Van Roost came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition, partnering Els Callens. Also in doubles, she reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1999 and 2000, and the semifinals of the 2000 US Open.
In November 2000, Monami ended her professional tennis career when she became pregnant by Bart Van Roost, whom she divorced later in 2003. Subsequently, in 2006, she married Erik Vink, a manager in Sony BMG.
After retiring from playing, Monami became involved in Belgian tennis in various capacities, including as a tournament director (Brussels Open) and as Fed Cup captain. She also wrote a book titled Een Kwestie van Karakter (Tout est dans le caractère). Monami was awarded Belgian Sports Personality of the Year in 1998.
Since October 2021 is Monami vice-president of the Belgian Olympic Committee.

## Significant finals
### Olympics
#### Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Bronze | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | Els Callens | Olga Barabanschikova Natalia Zvereva | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |

## WTA career finals

* Legend
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–3)
* Tier III (0–4)
* Tier IV (4–5)

### Singles: 16 (4 titles, 12 runner-ups)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Oct 1993 | Montpellier Open, France | Carpet (i) | Elena Likhovtseva | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1995 | Bell Challenge, Canada | Carpet (i) | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | May 1996 | British Clay Court Championships, UK | Clay | Laurence Courtois | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | Jan 1997 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Marianne Werdel | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | Sep 1997 | Surabaya International, Indonesia | Hard | Lenka Němečková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | Oct 1997 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4. | Nov 1997 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Henrieta Nagyová | 5–7, 7–6$^{(6)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 4. | Jan 1998 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | Silvia Farina | 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5. | Jan 1998 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Patty Schnyder | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Feb 1998 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | Mary Pierce | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7. | Feb 1998 | Linz Open, Austria | Carpet (i) | Jana Novotná | 1–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 8. | May 1998 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | Patty Schnyder | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Jan 1999 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Sep 1999 | Luxembourg Open | Carpet (i) | Kim Clijsters | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Jun 2000 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Jul 2000 | Knokke-Heist Trophy, Belgium | Clay | Anna Smashnova | 2–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | May 1993 | Belgian Open | Clay | Ann Devries | Radka Bobková María José Gaidano | 4–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 1. | Jul 1993 | Austrian Open | Clay | Li Fang | Maja Murić Pavlína Rajzlová | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1993 | Montpellier Open, France | Carpet (i) | Janette Husárová | Meredith McGrath Claudia Porwik | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3. | Oct 1996 | Luxembourg Open | Carpet (i) | Barbara Rittner | Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jan 1997 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | Janette Husárová | Aleksandra Olsza Elena Pampoulova | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | Jan 1997 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Barbara Rittner | Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Nov 1997 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Florencia Labat | Kristine Kunce Corina Morariu | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | May 1998 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | Florencia Labat | Rachel McQuillan Nicole Pratt | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | Aug 2000 | LA Tennis Championships, U.S. | Hard | Els Callens | Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–2, 7–5 |

## ITF finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 8 (7–1)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 6 August 1990 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Magdalena Feistel | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 17 September 1990 | ITF Napoli, Italy | Clay | Klára Bláhová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 24 September 1990 | ITF Napoli, Italy | Clay | Catarina Bernstein | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 15 October 1990 | ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Sabine Lohmann | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 22 October 1990 | ITF Lyss, Switzerland | Clay | Katja Meichelbock | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 12 November 1990 | ITF Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Sandrine Testud | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | 27 February 1995 | ITF Southampton, UK | Carpet (i) | Angela Kerek | 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | 29 September 1996 | ITF Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Åsa Carlsson | 2–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 2 (1–1)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 27 February 1995 | ITF Southampton, UK | Carpet (i) | Andrea Temesvari | Seda Noorlander Christína Papadáki | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 28 September 1996 | ITF Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Caroline Dhenin | Natalia Medvedeva Larisa Neiland | 1–6, 1–6 |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | W% |
| Australian Open | A | 4R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | 0 / 8 | 15–8 | 65% |
| French Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | 55% |
| US Open | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 | 50% |
| Year-end championships ||||||||||||||
| Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Tier I tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Tokyo | Tier II | Tier II | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Indian Wells | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | Tier II | A | 3R | 1R | 4R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% |
| Montreal / Toronto | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Moscow | T V | Not Held | Not Held | Tier III | Tier III | Tier III | SF | A | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Zürich | Tier II | Tier II | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Year-end ranking | 129 | 100 | 59 | 133 | 43 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 24 |

## Head-to-head record
### Record vs. top 10 players

* Martina Hingis 1–5
* Venus Williams 1–2
* Serena Williams 1–1
* Kim Clijsters 1–1
* Elena Dementieva 1–0
* Lisa Raymond 1–1
* Mary Pierce 0–5
* Barbara Schett 3–1
* Julie Halard-Decugis 2–2
* Lindsay Davenport 2–1
* Nadia Petrova 1–0
* Jennifer Capriati 0–2
* Monica Seles 0–3
* Amanda Coetzer 4–1