Nannie de Villiers

Nannie de Villiers
Country (sports)  South Africa
Residence Somerset West, South Africa
Born (1976-01-05) 5 January 1976
Windhoek, Namibia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro 1993
Retired 2007
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$294,308
Singles
Career record 154–135
Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 172 (15 December 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1998)
Wimbledon Q1 (1995)
US Open Q1 (1999)
Doubles
Career record 259–173
Career titles 1 WTA, 22 ITF
Highest ranking No. 53 (16 September 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1998-99, 2003)
French Open 3R (2001)
Wimbledon 3R (2002)
US Open 2R (1999)

Nannie de Villiers (born 5 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player who represented South Africa. De Villiers was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age.

De Villiers made her début in 1993, at the small ITF Johannesburg tournament. She also played her next event in her native country, in Pretoria, winning the doubles event. Although she officially retired in 2003, she made a minor-comeback in 2007, entering the Cape Town event, losing in the first round singles and reaching the semi-finals doubles. She never surpassed the singles qualifying stages at a Grand Slam.

Despite never winning a WTA Tour singles title, she won four on the ITF tour, and 22 doubles titles there.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (1-2)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0-1) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (1-1) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 8 January 2001 Canberra, Australia Hard Australia Annabel Ellwood United States Nicole Arendt
Japan Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Winner 2. 7 January 2002 Canberra, Australia Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina United States Samantha Reeves
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 9 September 2002 Waikoloa, United States Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina United States Meilen Tu
Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
6–1, 2–6, 3–6

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