Born: September 9, 1972
Age: 52
Miriam Oremans
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Biography
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.
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Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (0-1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | Kristie Boogert | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
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 | Martina Navratilova | 6-2, 2-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 June 1997 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Ruxandra Dragomir | 7-5, 2-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 June 1998 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Julie Halard-Decugis | 3-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 October 2000 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | Dája Bedáňová | 1-6, 7-5, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 11 June 2001 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | 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) | Monique Kiene | Claudia Porwik Raffaella Reggi-Concato |
6-4, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 May 1995 | Strasbourg, France | Hard (i) | Sabine Appelmans | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernandez |
2-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 May 1996 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Sabine Appelmans | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6-7, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 6 October 1996 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet | Sabine Appelmans | Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat |
4-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 March 1997 | Key Biscayne, Florida, USA | Hard | Sabine Appelmans | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva |
2-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 6. | 15 February 1998 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Sabine Appelmans | Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland |
1-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| Winner | 7. | 21 June 1998 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Sabine Appelmans | Cătălina Cristea Eva Melicharová |
6-7, 7-6, 7-6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1 October 2000 | Sydney Olympics, Australia | Hard | Kristie Boogert | Venus Williams Serena Williams |
1-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 18 February 2001 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Kristie Boogert | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci |
5-7, 6-7(4) |
| Runner-up | 10. | 19 May 2001 | Antwerp, Belgium | Clay | Kristie Boogert | Els Callens Virginia Ruano Pascual |
3-6, 6-3, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 18 June 2001 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Kim Clijsters | Ruxandra Dragomir Nadia Petrova |
6-7(5), 7-6(5), 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 30 December 2001 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Åsa Svensson | Meghann Shaughnessy Justine Henin |
1-6, 6-7(6) |
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