Amanda Coetzer is a South African former professional tennis player. Coetzer finished in the WTA rankings top 20 for ten consecutive seasons (1992–2001), peaking at world No. 3. She reached three Grand Slam semifinals and one Grand Slam doubles final. 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 five-foot-two (1.58m) stature, she gained the nickname: "The Little Assassin".
Barbara Schett Eagle is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup team, winning 30. She also represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in singles and doubles, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles event. She retired after the 2005 Australian Open and now works for Eurosport as a commentator and presenter.
Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Majoli became the first Croat to win a major title. This was the only major match Hingis lost in the 1997 season, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam. Hingis was on a 35-match winning streak, dating to the start of the season in Sydney.
Martina Hingis defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. She did not lose a set during the tournament. Hingis became the youngest woman to win a major singles title since Lottie Dod at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated the defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1994 US Open. She lost just one set during the tournament, to Graf in the final.
The 1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1994 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. They were held at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California, in the United States, with the women's tournament played from February 21 through February 27, 1994, while the men's tournament was played from February 28 through March 7, 1994.
The 1996 Nichirei International Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the seventh and final edition of the tournament and was held from September 16 through September 22, 1996. First-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title, her third at the event after 1991 and 1992.
The 1997 Budapest Lotto Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Budapest in Hungary that was part of Tier IV of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 22 April through 27 April 1997. Second-seeded Amanda Coetzer won the singles title.
The 1997 Sparkassen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courta in Leipzig, Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 22 September until 28 September 1997. Second-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles title, her second at the event after 1994.
The 1997 SEAT Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 20 October until 26 October 1997. First-seeded Amanda Coetzer won the singles title.
The 1994 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from April 4 through April 10, 1994. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title.
The 1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from February 22 through February 28, 1999. First-seeded Venus Williams won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $27,000 first-prize money. On the same day her sister Serena won the Open Gaz de France tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.
The 1995 Brighton International was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the 18th, and last, edition of the tournament and was held from 17 October until 22 October 1995. Fourth-seeded Mary Joe Fernández, who entered on a wildcard, won the singles title at the event and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
The 1992 Puerto Rico Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Juan Central Park in San Juan in Puerto Rico that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from October 26 through November 1, 1992. First-seeded Mary Pierce won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1993 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States and was part of the Tier II category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament ran from November 1 through November 7, 1993. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her fifth at the event after 1979, 1980, 1988 and 1991, and earned $75,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.
The 1995 Nichirei International Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 September through 24 September 1995. Second-seeded Mary Pierce won the singles title.
The 1992 Ilva Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Circulo Tennis Ilva Taranto in Taranto, Italy that was part of the WTA Tier V category of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 April until 3 May 1992. First-seeded Julie Halard won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1992 P&G Taiwan Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Taipei City Courts in Taipei, Taiwan that was part of the Tier V category of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 25 September through 4 October 1992. Unseeded Shaun Stafford won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 2000 Mexx Benelux Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Antwerp, Belgium that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 May until 21 May 2000. First-seeded Amanda Coetzer won the singles title and the accompanying $22,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 BVV Prague Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague in the Czech Republic that was part of Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 10 May until 15 May 1994. First-seeded Amanda Coetzer won the singles title.
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