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Amanda Coetzer

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South African tennis player

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Amanda Coetzer is a South African former professional tennis player. Born in Hoopstad on October 22, 1971, she competed as a right-handed athlete. Her career spanned from 1988 to 2004. During this period, she achieved a singles record of 568–337 and a doubles record of 269–219. She accumulated prize money of 5,594,821 and reached a ranking of 15.

Coetzer represented her country in three Summer Olympics, participating in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Games. She is married to Arnon Milchan. Standing 158 cm tall and weighing 58 kg, she resides in Hoopstad. Her work has been referenced by 887 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Country sports
South Africa
Born
( 1971-10-22 ) 22 October 1971 (age 54) , Hoopstad , South Africa
Height
1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Turned pro
January 1988
Retired
June 2004
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
$5,594,821
Career record
568–337 (62.8%)
Highest ranking
No. 3 (3 November 1997)
Australian open
SF ( 1996 , 1997 )
French open
SF ( 1997 )
Wimbledon
4R ( 1994 )
Us open
QF ( 1994 , 1996 , 1998 )
Fed cup
QF ( 1995 , 1996 ), record 31–13
Hopman cup
W ( 2000 )

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Team
_Retired Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
South Africa

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Encyclopedic overview

Amanda Coetzer (born 22 October 1971) is a South African former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association, achieved in November 1997. Coetzer won nine WTA Tour titles in singles and nine in doubles, and reached three major singles semifinals (at the 1996 and 1997 Australian Opens and the 1997 French Open) and one major doubles final (at the 1993 US Open). Coetzer earned a reputation for regularly beating players who were ranked higher than her. By virtue of scoring so many upset wins in spite of her 5'2" (1.58m) stature, she gained the nickname: "The Little Assassin".

Personal life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amanda Coetzer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.