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Miriam Oremans

Miriam Oremans
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Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1972-09-09) 9 September 1972 (age 44)
Berlicum, The Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Turned pro 1997
Retired 2002
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record 182–205
Highest ranking No. 25 (26 July 1993)
Doubles
Career record 195–187
Career titles 3
Highest ranking No. 19 (7 July 1997)
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg Silver medal (2000)

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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