Fritz Wolmarans

Fritz Wolmarans
Country (sports)	South Africa
Residence	Cape Town, South Africa
Born	7 March 1986 (age 38); Bloemfontein, South Africa
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$172,382
Singles
Career record	4–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 198 (16 May 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2011)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2011)
US Open	Q2 (2011)
Doubles
Career record	1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 412 (7 February 2011)
	Last updated on: 22 September 2014.

Last updated April 24, 2024

Fritz Wolmarans (born 7 March 1986) is a former professional South African tennis player.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior, Wolmarans reached as high as No. 12 in the combined world rankings in 2004. He scored notable victories over Juan Martín del Potro and Fabio Fognini.

As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 49–31.

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: 3R (2004)
French Open: 2R (2004)
Wimbledon: 2R (2003)
US Open: 3R (2003)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: 1R (2004)
French Open: QF (2004)
Wimbledon: A
US Open: A

Pro tour

In May 2011, Wolmarans reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 198, whilst his highest doubles ranking is World No. 413 (achieved in September 2010).^[1] He has won one challenger in both singles and doubles.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (8 titles-6 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures (7–5)

Titles by surface
Hard (7–6)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	10 April 2005	USA F7, Little Rock, AR, USA	Hard	Zbynek Mlynarik	3–6, 5–7
Win	2.	9 July 2006	Romania F10, Romania	Clay	Teodor-Dacian Craciun	6–2, 6–3
Win	3.	6 August 2006	U.S.A. F20, IL, U.S.A.	Hard	Ryler DeHeart	6–4, 6–3
Loss	4.	19 November 2006	USA F29, HI, U.S.A.	Hard	Dudi Sela	3–6, 3–6
Win	5.	20 June 2010	U.S.A. F14, Davis, CA, U.S.A.	Hard	Artem Sitak	6–3, 6–4
Win	6.	26 September 2010	U.S.A. F24, CA, U.S.A.	Hard	Robbye Poole	6–0, 6–3
Win	7.	24 October 2010	U.S.A. F27, TX, U.S.A.	Hard	Jordan Cox	6–1, 6–2
Win	8.	20 March 2011	Rimouski, Canada	Hard(i)	Bobby Reynolds	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	9.	22 July 2012	Binghamton, United States	Hard	Michael Yani	4–6, 6–7^(11–13)
Win	10.	16 September 2012	Canada F8, Canada	Hard	Márton Fucsovics	6–3, 7–6
Win	11.	1 June 2014	South Africa F1, Stellenbosch	Hard	Tucker Vorster	3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	12.	15 June 2014	South Africa F3, Stellenbosch	Hard	Nicolaas Scholtz	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	13.	13 July 2014	Canada F5, Canada	Hard	Thanasi Kokkinakis	6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(3–7)
Loss	14.	30 August 2015	Canada F7, Canada	Hard	Gonzalo Escobar	6–7^(4–7), 0–6

Doubles finals: 3 (1–2)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0/0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0/0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0/0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0/0)
ATP Challenger Tour (1/2)

Titles by surface
Hard (1/1)
Grass (0/0)
Clay (0/1)
Carpet (0/0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	9 May 2010	Savannah, United States	Clay (green)	Bobby Reynolds	Jamie Baker James Ward	3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	19 September 2010	Tulsa, United States	Hard	Andrew Anderson	Brett Joelson Chris Klingemann	6–2, 6–3
Loss	3.	11 September 2011	Shanghai, China	Hard	Michael Yani	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana	6–7^(4–7), 3–6

Singles performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	0–0
US Open	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Career statistics
Titles–Finals
Year-end ranking	722	419	275	299	340	640	420

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References

↑ "Fritz Wolmarans' biography". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 7 March 2016.

External links

Fritz Wolmarans at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Fritz Wolmarans at the International Tennis Federation
Fritz Wolmarans at the Davis Cup

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[1] "Fritz Wolmarans' biography". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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