Country (sports) | South Africa | |||||||||||||
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Born | South Africa | 17 August 1977|||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1993 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 2001 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US$8,324 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 31–24 (56.4%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 ITF | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 540 (15 January 2001) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 25–21 (54.3%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 ITF | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 454 (8 January 2001) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Giselle Swart (born 17 August 1977) is a retired South African tennis player. [1]
Swart won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit during her career. On 15 January 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 540. On 8 January 2001, she peaked at No. 454 in the doubles rankings. [2]
In 1995, she played for South Africa in the 1995 African Games in Harare, Zimbabwe where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles.
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 7 December 1997 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Patty Murren | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 December 1998 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Anna Nefedova | 3–6, 3–6 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 March 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard | Lucinda Gibbs | Elissa Burton Cara Black | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 1. | 2 April 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Hard | Lucinda Gibbs | Elissa Burton Cara Black | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 December 1997 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Lucinda Gibbs | Helen Crook Mareze Joubert | 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | 22 November 1998 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Lucinda Gibbs | Karin Coetzee Carien Venter | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 29 November 1998 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Lucinda Gibbs | Delene Ackron Karen Bacon | 7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 3. | 18 June 2000 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Lucinda Gibbs | Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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