PLAYER PROFILE
Monique Adamczak
- Age41
- Born21 January 1983
- Birth PlaceSydney, New South Wales
- LivesBradenton, Florida
- Height170 cm
- PlaysRight-handed
“Right now, I’m just really enjoying playing these Pro Tour events. I need to do well and try to get my ranking down for the Australian Open.”
— Monique Adamczak, 25 Oct 2014
» Adamczak stops surging Swede
On court
- started playing tennis aged nine, reaching the quarter-final of the Wimbledon Girls’ Singles in 1999
- won her maiden ITF Futures Pro Circuit title in India in 2000, defeating hometown favourite Manisha Malhotra 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the final
- secured three ITF Futures Pro Circuit titles in 2003, two on home soil in Warrnambool and Yarrawonga
- made her WTA main draw debut in Canberra in 2004
- made her Grand Slam debut at the 2007 Australian Open, winning her first WTA match and subsequently breaking into the world’s top 200
- won ITF Futures titles in Santos, Brazil and Kharkiv in 2009, as well as qualifying for the main draw of the US Open
- enjoying a solid season in 2012, reaching ITF finals in Fukuoka, Kurume and Kalgoorlie
- favourite surface is grass
Off court
- enjoys snowboarding in her spare time
Year-end singles ranking history
2014 | 331 |
2013 | 278 |
2012 | 187 |
2011 | 284 |
2010 | 342 |
2009 | 143 |
2008 | 196 |
2007 | 167 |
2006 | 232 |
2005 | 382 |
2004 | 336 |
2003 | 271 |
2002 | 854 |
2001 | 315 |
2000 | 472 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2010 Irapuato ITF
2009 Santos ITF, Kharkiv ITF
2008 Rockhampton ITF
2003 Warrnambool ITF, Yarrawonga ITF, Finland ITF
2000 Jalpur ITF
Finals
2012 Fukuoka ITF, Kurume ITF, Makinohara ITF, Hamamatsu ITF
2011 Kurume ITF
2007 Nuriootpa ITF
2006 Canberra ITF, Tenerife ITF, Valladolid ITF
Monique Adamczak in the news
Sweet escape for Ebden and Purcell at Wimbledon
1 July, 2022
Australians Matt Ebden and Max Purcell saved three match points in a first-round doubles win at Wimbledon 2022.
Read moreAustralians Matt Ebden and Max Purcell saved three match points in a first-round doubles win at Wimbledon 2022.
Wimbledon 2022: Fourteen Aussies in action on day four
30 June, 2022
Alex de Minaur is among 14 Australian players scheduled to compete on day four at Wimbledon 2022.
Read moreAlex de Minaur is among 14 Australian players scheduled to compete on day four at Wimbledon 2022.
Wimbledon 2022: Doubles draws revealed
24 June, 2022
Sixteen Australian players are set to compete across the gentlemen's and ladies' doubles competitions at Wimbledon 2022.
Read moreSixteen Australian players are set to compete across the gentlemen's and ladies' doubles competitions at Wimbledon 2022.
Aussies knock out No.4 seeds in Australian Open men’s doubles
22 January, 2022
Aussie duo Matt Ebden and Max Purcell have continued an incredible run for local contenders in the Australian Open 2022 men's doubles competition.
Read moreAussie duo Matt Ebden and Max Purcell have continued an incredible run for local contenders in the Australian Open 2022 men's doubles competition.