Lizaan du Plessis (born 23 February 1986) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Country (sports) | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Somerset East | 23 February 1986||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $29,872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 95–77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 521 (14 April 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 64–48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 278 (14 September 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBorn in Somerset East on the Eastern Cape, du Plessis made her Fed Cup debut for South Africa in 2005 and went on to feature in a total of ten ties.[1]
She won seven titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, one in singles and six in doubles.
At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, she won silver medals in both singles and doubles events.[2]
ITF finals
edit$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 5 (1–4)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 20 June 2004 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | Ana Catarina Nogueira | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 27 November 2004 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Chanelle Scheepers | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 5 November 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Alicia Pillay | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | 4 August 2007 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Jessica Moore | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 28 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | 6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 11 (6–5)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1 November 2003 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Noha Mohsen | Heidi El Tabakh Yomna Farid |
1–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | 31 July 2004 | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Rebecca Llewellyn | Yvonne Doyle Karen Nugent |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 13 March 2005 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Rebecca Llewellyn | Verena Amesbauer Veronika Chvojková |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 29 October 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Alicia Pillay | Abigail Olivier Elze Potgieter |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 4. | 19 November 2005 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Leonie Mekel | Galina Fokina Raissa Gourevitch |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2. | 3 August 2007 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Davinia Lobbinger | Julia Bone Olivia Scarfi |
7–6(6), 6–1 |
Win | 3. | 31 August 2007 | Mollerusa, Spain | Hard | Kelly Anderson | Sabina Mediano-Álvarez Francisca Sintès Martín |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
Win | 4. | 7 October 2007 | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Hard | Daisy Ames | Gajane Vage Maribel Vicente Joyera |
6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | 27 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | Lisa Marshall | Tegan Edwards Goele Lemmens |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | 26 October 2008 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Tiffany Welford | Robin Stephenson Natalie Grandin |
2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 6. | 6 March 2009 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Monique Adamczak | Han Xinyun Ji Chunmei |
6–3, 7–5 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "SA Women Bring in AAG Medals". gsport.co.za. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2018.