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Dutch tennis player
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Female
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Birth:
9 September 1972(Berlicum)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Miriam Oremans (born 9 September 1972 in Berlicum, Noord-Brabant) 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 in 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.
Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles 5
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 June 1993 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | 6–2, 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 June 1997 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 June 1998 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 October 2000 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | 1–6, 7–5, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 11 June 2001 | Birmingham, England | Grass | 3–6, 5–7 |
Doubles 12 (3–9)
| 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 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 16 February 1992 | Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 May 1995 | Strasbourg, France | Hard (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 May 1996 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 6 October 1996 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 March 1997 | Key Biscayne, Florida, USA | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 6. | 15 February 1998 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
| Winner | 7. | 21 June 1998 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | 1 October 2000 | Sydney Olympics, Australia | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 9. | 18 February 2001 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(4) | ||
| Runner-up | 10. | 19 May 2001 | Antwerp, Belgium | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 11. | 18 June 2001 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 12. | 30 December 2001 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | 1–6, 6–7(6) |