Stephanie Rottier

Stephanie Rottier

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(1974-01-22) 22 January 1974 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Turned pro	1990
Plays	1998
Prize money	$ 327,938
Singles
Career record	150–101
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 30 (26 April 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)
French Open	2R (1994)
Wimbledon	1R (1995)
US Open	1R (1991–95)
Doubles
Career record	22–21
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 93 (20 May 1996)

Stephanie Rottier (born 22 January 1974) is a former professional Dutch tennis player.

Rottier was born in Sint-Niklaas and grew up in Stekene in Belgium, near the border with the Netherlands. When she was three years old, her family moved right across the border to Sint Jansteen. At the age of seven, she joined a local tennis club. In 1990, at age 16, she moved to Amsterdam to join a tennis academy. That year, she won the national juniors title and in 1992 she became national champion.

Rottier broke through in 1993, reaching the final in Tokyo, which she lost to Kimiko Date in straight sets. She also reached the semifinals in Indian Wells and the fourth round in Key Biscayne. Through these results, she rose to 30th place on the rankings, making her the highest placed Dutch female player at the time. A year later, she reached the second round of the 1994 French Open. She reached the final of the WTA doubles tournament in Beijing in 1995 partnering Wang Shi-ting, and losing to Claudia Porwik and Linda Wild, also in straight sets. After 1994, Rottier sustained injuries to her arm, shoulder, elbow, leg and ankle. She missed a lot of matches and gradually fell out of the top 100 of the rankings. However, she did manage to win an ITF Tour tournament in Seoul in 1996. In 1998, at age 24, Rottier was forced to retire from professional tennis.

Rottier played three Federation Cup singles matches for the Netherlands in 1993, winning against Maja Murić of Croatia 6–2, 6–0 and against Oksana Bushevitsa of Latvia 6–4, 6–2, before losing to Conchita Martínez of Spain in two sets.

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Apr 1993	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Kimiko Date	1–6, 3–6

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Sep 1995	Beijing, China	Hard	Wang Shi-ting	Claudia Porwik Linda Wild	1–6, 0–6

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	23 July 1990	A Coruña, Spain	Clay	Silvia Ramón-Cortés	5–7, 3–6
Loss	2.	24 September 1990	Chicago, United States	Hard	Louise Allen	4–6, 1–6
Loss	3.	5 February 1996	Würzburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	4–6, 1–6
Win	4.	5 May 1996	Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Misumi Miyauchi	6–1, 6–0
Loss	5.	13 January 1997	Helsinki, Finland	Hard (i)	Gabriela Chmelinová	6–3, 4–6, 2–2 ret.

Result	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	17 June 1991	Modena, Italy	Clay	Yvonne Grubben	Denisa Krajčovičová Jana Pospíšilová	1–6, 4–6
Win	2.	24 July 1995	Heerhugowaard, Netherlands	Clay	Stephanie Gomperts	Natalia Chasovaya Anna Linkova	6–4, 6–1
Win	3.	5 February 1996	Würzburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Stephanie Gomperts	Karin Kschwendt Eva Martincová	6–2, 6–3