Elizma Nortje

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Elizma Nortje
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Born (1966-02-01) 1 February 1966 (age 58)
Windhoek, South West Africa
Prize money$22,480
Singles
Career record44–99
Highest rankingNo. 447 (18 December 1989)
Doubles
Career record67–83
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 280 (7 November 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q3 (1991)

Elizma Nortje (born 1 February 1966) is a Namibian tennis coach and former professional player. [1] [2] She is the most successful Namibian woman to have played professionally and was the first to be ranked on the WTA Tour. [3] [4]

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Born in Windhoek in 1966, Nortje represented South Africa as a junior and early in her professional career, before Namibian independence. [5] She played collegiate tennis for United States International University in San Diego, competing in the NCAA Division I Championships. [6] In the early 1990s she made appearances in the doubles qualifying draws at Wimbledon and won two ITF doubles tournaments. [7]

Nortje served as president of the Namibian Tennis Association from 1996 to 1999 and was Namibia's team captain when the country made its Fed Cup debut in 2004. A certified ITF Level 3 coach, she is now the head tennis professional at the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in South Carolina. [8]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss3 April 1994 Marsa, MaltaClay Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Schneider 6–7(2), 4–6

Doubles: 11 (2–9)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.28 April 1991 Bracknell, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Griffiths Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Nabors
Flag of Denmark.svg Merete Balling-Stockmann 		6–3, 6–2
Loss1.4 August 1991 Haifa, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Janine Humphreys Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tessa Price
Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Dreyer 		1–6, 0–6
Loss2.11 August 1991 Ramat HaSharon, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Janine Humphreys Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Robyn Field 		0–6, 1–6
Loss3.5 April 1992 Windhoek, NamibiaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Louise Venter Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Cindy Summers
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Nicole Simunic		6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win2.12 April 1992 Gaborone, BotswanaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Louise Venter Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Liezel Horn
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Estelle Gevers		6–0, 6–7(2), 6–4
Loss4.19 July 1992 Frinton, United KingdomGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Mawdsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Caroline Billingham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danielle Thomas 		2–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss5.6 February 1994 Tipton, United KingdomHard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Paula Iversen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alison Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sara Tse 		6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss6.3 April 1994 Marsa, MaltaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Havrlíková Flag of Poland.svg Isabela Listowska
Flag of Germany.svg Petra Winzenhöller 		6–7(5), 3–6
Loss7.24 April 1994 Nottingham, United KingdomHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Stassen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon Peters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Oomens		5–7, 2–6
Loss8.30 October 1994 Negril, JamaicaHard Flag of Colombia.svg Ximena Rodríguez Flag of South Africa.svg Kim Grant
Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey		2–6, 7–6(6), 3–6
Loss9.18 June 1995 Morelia, MexicoHard Flag of Colombia.svg Ximena Rodríguez Flag of the United States.svg Tracey Hiete
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic 		3–6, 5–7

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