Marrit Boonstra

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Marrit Boonstra
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 (age 35)
Groningen, Netherlands
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$14,062
Singles
Career record35-25
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 556 (26 June 2006)
Doubles
Career record38-11
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 468 (19 June 2006)

Marrit Boonstra (born 25 September 1988) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Biography

Boonstra, who was born in Groningen, played tennis as a right-hander with a double-handed backhand.

Her junior career included a win over Caroline Wozniacki, who she also partnered with to the make girls' doubles quarterfinals of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

As a 17 year old, she played three doubles rubbers for the Netherlands in the 2006 Fed Cup competition, teaming up with Dutch veteran Brenda Schultz-McCarthy to win all three matches.[3]

Boonstra received a wild card to compete in the main draw of the 2006 Ordina Open, a WTA Tour tournament in Rosmalen.[4] She lost in the opening round to Jelena Janković.[5]

From 2008 to 2010, she played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Florida.

During her time on the ITF circuit, she won one singles and five doubles titles.

See also

References

  1. ^ Zandbergen, Joris (29 July 2018). "Het Open breekt de trend met vrouwentoernooi". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "Wimbledon". The Vindicator. 8 July 2006.
  3. ^ "Key Statistics". Fed Cup.
  4. ^ "Tennis: Ljubicic signs off for Rosmalen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 17 June 2006.
  5. ^ "Den Bosch, Netherlands: The Ordlna Open". Kingston Gleaner. 21 June 2006.

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