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Residence | Queenstown, New Zealand |
Born | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | 7 September 1969
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $514,265 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–3 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 177 (8 November 1993) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | 2R (1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 104–111 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (9 May 1995) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1999, 2000) |
French Open | 3R (1996) |
Wimbledon | QF (1994) |
US Open | 3R (1994, 1998) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1995) |
French Open | QF (1994) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1994) |
US Open | 1R (1994) |
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | May 1994 | Coral Springs, United States | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 2–1 | Oct 1994 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 1994 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 4–1 | May 1996 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–2 | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Oct 1999 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Mar 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
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