Natasha Fourouclas

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Natasha Fourouclas
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Bedfordview, South Africa
Born (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30)
Limassol, Cyprus
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$24,225
Singles
Career record93–81
Highest rankingNo. 474 (23 July 2012)
Doubles
Career record21–36
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1059 (5 August 2019)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Women's tennis
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Doubles

Natasha Fourouclas (born 31 January 1994) is a South African former tennis player.

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Fourouclas has career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 474, achieved on 23 July 2012.

Since her debut for the South Africa Fed Cup team in 2011, she has accumulated a win–loss record of 4–0.


ITF finals

Singles (0–6)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (0–2)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.26 November 2011 Rancagua, ChileClay Flag of Austria.svg Tina Schiechtl 3–6, 6–3, 0–6
Loss2.31 March 2012 Ribeirão Preto, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriela Cé 1–6, 0–6
Loss3.7 April 2012Ribeirão Preto, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 0–6, 1–6
Loss4.19 January 2014 Tinajo, SpainHard Flag of Italy.svg Anastasia Grymalska 3–6, 3–6
Loss5.2 February 2014Tinajo, SpainHard Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió 0–6, 3–6
Loss6.31 May 2014 Sun City, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Sammons 6–2, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles (1–0)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.8 June 2019 Tabarka, TunisiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Ingrid Vojčináková Flag of Chile.svg Bárbara Gatica
Flag of Brazil.svg Rebeca Pereira
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]

Fed Cup participation

Singles (1–0)

EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Group II – Play-offs
19 April 2014 Šiauliai, Lithuania Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Hard (i) Flag of Montenegro.svg Nina Kalezić W6–1, 6–0

Doubles (3–0)

EditionRoundDateLocationPartnerAgainstSurfaceOpponentsW/LScore
2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs 7 May 2011 Cairo, Egypt Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Clay Flag of Egypt.svg Mai El Kamash
Flag of Egypt.svg Mayar Sherif
W7–5, 4–6, [10–6]
2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool B 18 April 2014Šiauliai, Lithuania Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Hard (i) Flag of Egypt.svg Ola Abou Zekry
Flag of Egypt.svg Sandra Samir
W7–5, 6–4
Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs 19 April 2014 Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Hard (i) Flag of Montenegro.svg Nina Kalezic
Flag of Montenegro.svg Tamara Bojanic
W6–3, 6–1


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