{{short description|American tennis player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Monique Viele | image = | caption = | country = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|06}} | plays = Right-handed <br/>(two-handed backhand) | highestsinglesranking = No. 817 (October 9, 2000) | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=12|lost=23}} | turnedpro = 1999 | retired = 2002 }} '''Monique Viele''' (born October 6, 1984)<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile - VIELE, Monique|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=20013579|website=ITFTENNIS.com|accessdate=November 9, 2017}}</ref> is a retired tennis player from the United States.
In her singles career, Viele was ranked as high as 817 (October 9, 2000).<ref>{{cite web|title=Year-End Singles Rankings-WTA|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2000.pdf|website=www.wtatennis.com|accessdate=May 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915021803/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2000.pdf|archivedate=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref name="abstract">{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer.cgi?p=MoniqueViele|website=www.tennisabstract.com|accessdate=December 31, 2015|title=Monique Viele at TennisAbstact}}</ref> Viele began her professional career on September 22, 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capriati.www7.50megs.com/vbiogyear.html|website=Monique Viele Website|accessdate=December 31, 2015|title=Year-by-Year Biography}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nidetz|first1=Stephen|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-09-23/sports/9909230322_1_wta-tour-events-tokyo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308064913/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-09-23/sports/9909230322_1_wta-tour-events-tokyo|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2016|publisher=Chicago Tribune|work=chicagotribune.com|accessdate=December 31, 2015|date=September 23, 1999|title=Monique Viele's first appearance on the WTA Tour didn't Last Long}}</ref> when she lost to Jane Chi 6–3, 6–1 in the 1999 Tokyo Princess Cup. Before the beginning her professional career, Viele threatened to challenge the Capriati Rule Age Eligibility Rule in court,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/17/sports/tennis-14-year-old-may-sue-over-locked-pro-courts.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=December 31, 2015|date= March 17, 1999|first1=Robin|last1=Finn|title= 14-Year-Old May Sue Over Locked Pro Courts}}</ref> which limited female tennis players from turning pro before the age of 15. However, the Women's Tennis Association amended its rules on age eligibility in order to allow 14 year old players to play at one match. Thus at age 14 years 11 months in 1999, Viele played her first WTA match.<ref name=si>{{cite web |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1999/09/13/inside-tennis |title=Inside Tennis:Viele Plays Trump Card |last=Price |first=S.L. |date=September 13, 1999 |website=si.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Viele's last tennis match came on September 17, 2001.<ref name="abstract"/>
Viele originally was managed by I.M.G. from 1993 to 1999 and was subsequently managed by Donald Trump's group, T Management, and subsequently Trump himself from 1999 to 2002. She also spent time training at club grounds of Mar-a-Lago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20858&Itemid=421|title=Tennis Player-Turned-Ambassador and Wife Come to U.S. from Bosnia and Herzegovina|last=|first=|date=October 31, 2019|website=The Washington Diplomat|access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref> With Trump's 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'',<ref>{{cite book|title=Macci Magic: Extracting Greatness From Yourself|pages=173–186|first1=Rick|last1=Macci|first2=Andy|last2=Roddick|date=December 2013 |publisher=New Chapter Press, Incorporated |isbn=978-1937559250}}</ref> Sports Illustrated, and a Discovery Channel special titled ''The Ultimate Athlete''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monique Viele: Child Prodigy|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqHb58Iq-A|website=www.youtube.com| date=September 9, 2011 |accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref>
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