Isabella Kruger

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Isabella Kruger
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 19)
Pretoria, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$32,496
Singles
Career record92–56
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 330 (26 December 2022)
Current rankingNo. 698 (30 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon  JuniorQF (2022)
Doubles
Career record11–15
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 641 (15 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 707 (30 December 2024)
Team competitions
BJK Cup 8–2
Last updated on: 30 December 2024.

Isabella Kruger is a South African tennis player. She has a career high singles ranking of No. 330 achieved on 26 December 2022. She is the daughter of former international rugby union player Ruben Kruger. [1] [2]

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Career

Juniors

She reached the quarter-finals of the Girls' singles at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. [3]

Professional

In 2023, she was selected as a teenager for the South African team in the Billie Jean King Cup. [4] She made her debut in April 2023 as an 18 year-old against Estonia. [5]

In February 2024, she was the number one ranked South African female tennis player. [6] [7] In March 2024, playing alongside her sister Zoë Kruger, she reached the final of the Wiphold International where they faced Alina Charaeva and Ekaterina Reyngold in the final, losing in three sets. [8] [9]

In June 2024, she competed for South Africa again in the Billie Jean King Cup. [10]

Personal life

Born in Pretoria, [11] her father is South African former international rugby union player Ruben Kruger. Her sister Zoë Kruger is also a tennis player. [12]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments (0–2)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2022 ITF Tossa de Mar, SpainW25+HCarpet Flag of Spain.svg Rosa Vicens Mas 5–7, 3–6
Loss0–2 Sep 2022 ITF Santarém, PortugalW25HardFlag placeholder.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 3–6, 2–6
Win1–2 Jun 2024 ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW15Hard Flag of Japan.svg Michika Ozeki 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W35 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2024 ITF Pretoria, South AfricaW50Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Zoë Kruger Flag placeholder.svg Alina Charaeva
Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Reyngold
0–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Loss0–2 Jul 2024 ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW35Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Zoë KrugerFlag placeholder.svg Ksenia Laskutova
Flag of Italy.svg Verena Meliss
2–6, 5–7

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