Monique Viele

Monique Viele (born October 6, 1984)[1] is a retired American professional tennis player.

In her singles career, Viele was ranked as high as 817 (October 9, 2000).[2][3] Viele began her professional career on September 22, 1999,[4][5] when she lost to Jane Chi 6-3, 6-1 in the 1999 Tokyo Princess Cup. Prior to beginning her professional career, Viele threatened to challenge the Capriati Rule Age Eligibility Rule in court,[6] which limited female tennis players from turning pro before the age of 15. However, the WTA amended their Age Eligibility Rule in order to allow Viele to play at age 14 in 1999. Viele's last tennis match came on September 17, 2001.[3]

Viele was originally managed by I.M.G. from 1993-1999 and was then managed by Donald Trump’s group, T Management,and subsequently Donald Trump himself from 1999-2002. With Donald Trumps guidance and representation, Viele signed endorsement deals with Fila, and Yonex.

Viele has been in several media publications, including a chapter about her career in Rick Macci's Macci Magic,[7], Sports Illustrated, and a Discovery Channel special entitled "The Ultimate Athlete".[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile - VIELE, Monique". ITFTENNIS.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Year-End Singles Rankings-WTA" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  3. 1 2 "Monique Viele at TennisAbstact". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  4. ↑ "Year-by-Year Biography". Monique Viele Website. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  5. ↑ Nidetz, Stephen (1999-09-23). "Monique Viele's first appearance on the WTA Tour didn't Last Long". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  6. ↑ Finn, Robin (1999-03-17). "14-Year-Old May Sue Over Locked Pro Courts". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  7. ↑ Macci, Rick; Roddick, Andy. Macci Magic: Extracting Greatness From Yourself. pp. 173–186. ISBN 978-1937559250.
  8. ↑ "Monique Viele: Child Prodigy". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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