Kim Grant (tennis)

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Kim Grant
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Atherton, United States
Born (1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 53)
Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$160,324
Singles
Career record92–159
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 414 (31 July 1995)
Doubles
Career record200–247
Career titles0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 76 (6 May 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2002)
French Open 1R (2001 & 2002)
Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001 & 2002)
US Open 2R (2002 & 2003)

Kim Grant (born 1 May 1971) is a former professional South African tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 414 in singles, achieved on 31 July 1995, and 76 in doubles, set on 6 May 2002.

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WTA Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 runner-up

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0-1)
Tier IV & V (0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossMay 2000 Strasbourg, FranceClay Flag of Venezuela.svg María Alejandra Vento Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan
4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.24 October 1994 Negril, JamaicaHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková 0–6, 2–6

Doubles (10–12)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.22 March 1993 Harare, ZimbabweHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Paula Iversen
Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey
1–6, 3–6
Loss2.9 May 1994 Acapulco, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Ditta Huber Flag of Chile.svg Paula Cabezas
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Emilie Viqueira
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Win3.24 October 1994 Negril, JamaicaHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of Namibia.svg Elizma Nortje
Flag of Colombia.svg Ximena Rodríguez
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Win4.9 January 1995 Mission, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of Israel.svg Shiri Burstein
Flag of Israel.svg Hila Rosen
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss5.16 January 1995 San Antonio, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of Israel.svg Shiri Burstein
Flag of Israel.svg Hila Rosen
2–6, 3–6
Loss6.30 October 1995 Freeport, BahamasHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen
Flag of Jamaica.svg Iwalani McCalla
2–6, 4–6
Win7.5 January 1998 San Antonio, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrea Šebová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Silvia Uricková
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss8.20 April 1998 Indian Hill, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jolene Watanabe-Giltz Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone
Flag of the United States.svg Katie Schlukebir
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss9.5 April 1999 Fresno, United StatesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Kristina Triska Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood
5–7, 5–7
Loss10.30 May 1999 El Paso, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sara Walker Flag of India.svg Manisha Malhotra
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Scott
2–6, 4–6
Win11.21 June 1999 Easton, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee Flag of the United States.svg Holly Parkinson
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Scott
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win12.5 July 1999 Edmond, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Mabry Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Kalvaria
Flag of the United States.svg Gabriela Lastra
6–4, 6–1
Loss13.13 September 1999Hopewell, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Buth Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Jidkova
3–6, 3–6
Loss14.4 June 2001 Surbiton, United BritainGrass Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
6–7, 5–7
Loss15.15 July 2001 Felixstowe, Great BritainGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trudi Musgrave
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
5–7, 4–6
Win16.19 March 2002 La Canada, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win17.29 October 2002 Nottingham, Great BritainHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl
Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar
6–1, 6–2
Win18.27 April 2003 Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Remis
Flag of Romania.svg Delia Sescioreanu
6–2, 6–1
Loss19.8 July 2003College Park, United StatesHard Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Kristina Brandi Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Russell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss20.20 October 2003 Paducah, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
2–6, 3–6
Win21.2 June 2007 Carson, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sunitha Rao Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 6–4
Win22.7 July 2007 Southlake, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valérie Tétreault
4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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