Chanel Simmonds Honoured With BJK Cup Commitment Award
Former national tennis star Chanel Simmonds receives the BJK Cup Commitment Award from the International Tennis Federation. She is the first South African woman to receive this prestigious accolade! #GoGirls
Scheepers Returns as Grainger Overhauls Fed Cup
Chani Scheepers makes herself available for Fed Cup squad, as Earl Grainger announces Natalie Grandin and Allan Karam as consultants
Results: WTA Rankings as of 18 March 2013
List of leading South African women ranked on the Emirates WTA World Tour (as of Monday 18 March 2013)
Grandin Leads SA to 3-0 Fed Cup Advantage
Natalie Grandin won twice in SA’s 3-0 win over Denmark in the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Group II tournament at the Golf El Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo Egypt, on Wednesday.
Natalie Leads SA Fed Cup Challenge to Egypt
Natalie Grandin leads team SA Fed Cup challenge also including Lyn Kiro, Madrie le Roux and Ilze Hattingh to Egypt in pursuit of promotion to the Europe / Africa Zone Group I tier, and will face teams from Egypt, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Latvia, Montenegro, Norway and Turkey.
Unearthing Tennis Stars
Since Amanda Coetzer’s retirement from competitive tennis, South Africa has struggled to unearth a women’s star who has been able to make it big internationally.
SAA Fed Cup Team Announced
The CEO of the South African Tennis Association, Ian Smith, announced the South African Airways Fed Cup team to participate in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II being played in Mauritius from 16 – 21 April 2007.
Natalie Looks to Ace 2007
Katrine Anker-Nilssen of Independent Online has written a fascinating interview of Natalie Grandin, one of the few South African women having achieved a measure of success on the international tennis circuit.
US Open has First Victim
With two South African women entered for play in the 2006 US Open, the annual grand slam already has a women’s singles qualifier victim in Natalie Grandin.