Monique Belovukovic: Ex tennis prodigy convicted of drug driving
A former tennis player — best known for being snapped by the paparazzi partying with Nick Kyrgios — went for a spin around inner Sydney in a Mercedes with cocaine still in her system.
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A former tennis prodigy known for pulling an infamous all-nighter with Nick Kyrgios has been convicted for driving with drugs in her system.
Monique Belovukovic represented herself at Downing Centre Local Court on Monday, wearing a navy blue jacket and skirt, cream heels with a black Louis Vuitton clutch slung over her shoulder.
Belovukovic, who lives with her parents in Randwick, pleaded guilty in March to driving with an illicit drug present in her bloodstream/oral fluids – which court documents revealed to be cocaine.
On November 11, 2019, police pulled over the glamorous 21-year-old in her black Mercedes G-Class wagon for a breath and oral fluid test on Oxford St, Surry Hills about 2pm.
A mouth swab returned positive for cocaine, with the P-plater issued a 24-hour driving ban and later a court attendance notice.
Agreed facts tendered to the court revealed Belovukovic, who has a previous drug conviction on her record, denied having taken cocaine under police questioning.
“I only had a drink two days ago,” she said, according to the facts.
The Mercedes G55 is on the state’s list of high-performance vehicles, the facts state, which provisional license holders are banned from driving. A promising tennis player who won several Australian junior events in the 2010s, she is perhaps better known for one memorable performance off the court.
Paparazzi snapped the then 18-year-old partying with fellow Aussie star Kyrgios and British youngster Chelsea Samways during the 2017 Wimbledon tournament, sending the media into overdrive.
Kyrgios, who had retired hurt in the first round of the Grand Slam just hours earlier, was blasted by commentators who questioned the veracity of his claims of a hip injury.
A former student of Reddam House in Sydney’s east, Belovukovic’s parents bought her first tennis racket when she was in kindergarten and she learned her trade at the famed White City Tennis Club.
On Monday Magistrate Jacqueline Trad convicted Belovukovic and suspended her from driving for three months.
She also imposed a $500 fine.