Chanel Simmonds

Chanel Simmonds
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	10 August 1992 (age 31); Kempton Park, South Africa
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$289,822
Singles
Career record	447–245 (64.6%)
Career titles	23 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 158 (27 May 2013)
Current ranking	No. 1,360 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2013)
French Open	Q1 (2013, 2014)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2012)
US Open	1R (2013)
Doubles
Career record	278–184 (60.2%)
Career titles	29 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 176 (26 August 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	33–28 (54.1%)
Medal record
Representing RSA
All-Africa Games
African Games

Last updated May 20, 2024

Chanel Simmonds (born 10 August 1992) is a former tennis player from South Africa.^[1]

Junior career

In August 2007, Simmonds won her first ITF Junior Circuit singles title at a G-4 event in Gaborone, Botswana.

As a junior, she reached a career-high combined rank of 14, and compiled a singles win–loss record of 95–30.^[3]

Grand Slam performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015– 19	W–L
Australian Open	Q1	Q3	Q2	A	0–0
French Open	A	Q1	Q1	A	0–0
Wimbledon	Q2	Q1	A	A	0–0
US Open	Q2	1R	A	A	0–1
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1
Career statistics
Year-end ranking¹	178	183	317	*

Notes

¹ 2009: WTA ranking–730, 2010: WTA ranking–358, 2011: WTA ranking–209.
^* 2015: WTA ranking–314, 2016: WTA ranking–395, 2017: WTA ranking–316, 2018: WTA ranking–368.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 38 (23 titles, 15 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (17–12)
Clay (6–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2007	ITF Cape Town, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Lizaan du Plessis	1–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2008	ITF Pretoria, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Surina De Beer	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Aug 2009	ITF Arezzo, Italy	10,000	Clay	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	5–7, 3–6
Win	1–3	Oct 2009	ITF Pretoria, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Davinia Lobbinger	6–1, 6–0
Win	2–3	Apr 2010	ITF Cairo, Egypt	10,000	Clay	Tina Schiechtl	2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	3–3	May 2010	ITF Durban, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Poojashree Venkatesha	6–1, 6–4
Win	4–3	May 2010	ITF Durban, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Daniela Scivetti	6–1, 6–4
Win	5–3	Aug 2010	ITF São Paulo, Brazil	10,000	Clay	Roxane Vaisemberg	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win	6–3	Dec 2010	ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt	10,000	Clay	Ana Jovanović	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(8–6)
Win	7–3	May 2011	ITF Goyang, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Lee Ye-ra	6–7^(9–11), 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)
Win	8–3	May 2011	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	6–2, 6–2
Loss	8–4	Oct 2011	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	25,000	Hard	Tamaryn Hendler	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win	9–4	Dec 2011	ITF Rosario, Argentina	25,000	Clay	Julia Cohen	6–3, 6–4
Loss	9–5	Jun 2012	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Duan Yingying	2–6, 1–6
Win	10–5	Sep 2012	ITF Salisbury, Australia	10,000	Hard	Zuzana Zlochová	6–3, 6–0
Loss	10–6	Oct 2012	Lagos Open, Nigeria	25,000	Hard	Cristina Dinu	5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win	11–6	Dec 2012	ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Keren Shlomo	6–1, 6–4
Loss	11–7	May 2013	Soweto Open, South Africa	50,000	Hard	Tímea Babos	7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 1–6
Win	12–7	Feb 2014	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	10,000	Clay	Yuliya Kalabina	6–2, 6–2
Loss	12–8	Mar 2014	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	10,000	Clay	Irina Khromacheva	2–6, 5–7
Loss	12–9	Apr 2014	ITF Dakar, Senegal	15,000	Hard	Conny Perrin	0–6, 5–7
Win	13–9	Jun 2014	ITF Sun City, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Madrie Le Roux	6–2, 6–2
Win	14–9	Mar 2015	ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Cristina Sánchez Quintanar	2–6, 7–6^(7–0), 6–4
Win	15–9	Apr 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Miyabi Inoue	7–6^(7–4), 6–3
Loss	15–10	Mar 2016	ITF Weston, United States	10,000	Clay	Katerina Stewart	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Win	16–10	Nov 2016	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Kaitlyn Christian	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	17–10	Nov 2016	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Margarita Lazareva	6–1, 6–3
Loss	17–11	Nov 2016	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Julyette Steur	0–6, 4–6
Loss	17–12	Sep 2017	ITF Redding, United States	25,000	Hard	Robin Anderson	1–6, 4–6
Loss	17–13	Nov 2017	ITF Dakar, Senegal	25,000	Hard	Valentini Grammatikopoulou	0–6, 6–7^(1–7)
Win	18–13	Nov 2017	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Naomi Totka	6–1, 6–0
Loss	18–14	Dec 2017	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Salma Ewing	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win	19–14	Dec 2017	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Lou Adler	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2
Win	20–14	Apr 2019	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Laura Schaeder	6–2, 6–1
Win	21–14	May 2019	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Lee Ya-hsuan	6–3, 7–5
Win	22–14	Sep 2019	ITF Sajur, Israel	15,000	Hard	Lina Glushko	7–5, 6–0
Win	23–14	Sep 2019	ITF Johannesburg, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Tina Nadine Smith	6–0, 6–1
Loss	23–15	Jun 2023	ITF San Diego, United States	15,000	Hard	Sara Daavettila	6–7^(3–7), 5–7

Doubles: 44 (29 titles, 15 runner–ups)

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (21–11)
Clay (8–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2010	ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt	10,000	Clay	Audrey Bergot	Anna Brazhnikova Marta Sirotkina	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Dec 2010	ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt	10,000	Clay	Sofiya Kovalets	Galina Fokina Marina Melnikova	6–1, 6–2
Win	2–1	Oct 2011	ITF Palembang, Indonesia	25,000	Hard	Tamaryn Hendler	Ayu Fani Damayanti Jessy Rompies	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–1	Oct 2011	ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico	25,000	Hard	Ajla Tomljanović	Victoria Duval Allie Kiick	6–3, 6–1
Win	4–1	Mar 2012	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	25,000	Hard	Anna Fitzpatrick	Han Sung-hee Yurina Koshino	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Sep 2012	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	25,000	Hard	Stephanie Bengson	Sacha Jones Sally Peers	4–6, 2–6
Win	5–2	Oct 2012	Lagos Open, Nigeria	25,000	Hard	Conny Perrin	Nina Bratchikova Margarita Lazareva	6–1, 6–1
Win	6–2	Oct 2012	Lagos Open, Nigeria	25,000	Hard	Conny Perrin	Lu Jiajing Lu Jiaxiang	6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	7–2	Nov 2012	ITF Asunción, Paraguay	25,000	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Anamika Bhargava Sylvia Krywacz	4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win	8–2	May 2013	Soweto Open, South Africa	50,000	Hard	Magda Linette	Samantha Murray Jade Windley	6–1, 6–3
Loss	8–3	Jul 2013	Lexington Challenger, U.S.	50,000	Hard	Julia Glushko	Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 3–6
Loss	8–4	Aug 2013	ITF Landisville, United States	25,000	Hard	Emily Webley-Smith	Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska	2–6, 3–6
Loss	8–5	Oct 2013	Lagos Open, Nigeria	25,000	Hard	Conny Perrin	Fatma Al-Nabhani Gioia Barbieri	6–1, 4–6, [8–10]
Win	9–5	Apr 2014	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Maša Zec Peškirič	Erika Sema Yurika Sema	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 6–3, [10–5]
Win	10–5	Apr 2014	ITF Dakar, Senegal	15,000	Hard	Emily Webley-Smith	Conny Perrin Ekaterina Yashina	6–4, 7–5
Win	11–5	May 2014	ITF Sun City, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Michelle Sammons	Ilze Hattingh Madrie Le Roux	7–5, 6–3
Win	12–5	Jun 2014	ITF Sun City, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Michelle Sammons	Ilze Hattingh Madrie Le Roux	6–3, 6–3
Win	13–5	Aug 2014	ITF Braunschweig, Germany	15,000	Clay	Conny Perrin	Polina Leykina Isabella Shinikova	6–3, 6–0
Win	14–5	Jan 2015	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Melis Sezer	Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Kvatsabaia	6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss	14–6	Mar 2015	ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Jessica Ho	Cristina Sánchez Quintanar Clara Tanielian	5–7, 7–6⁽⁹⁾, [3–10]
Loss	14–7	Mar 2015	ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Magali Kempen	Myrtille Georges Isabella Shinikova	6–1, 4–6, [2–10]
Loss	14–8	Mar 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Emily Webley-Smith	Jang Su-jeong Vojislava Lukić	4–6, 4–6
Loss	14–9	Jun 2015	ITF Ystad, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Conny Perrin	Xenia Knoll Cornelia Lister	5–7, 6–7⁽⁵⁾
Loss	14–10	Jun 2015	ITF Baton Rouge, United States	25,000	Hard	Storm Sanders	Samantha Crawford Emily Harman	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 1–6
Win	15–10	Apr 2016	ITF León, Mexico	10,000	Hard	Renata Zarazúa	Sabastiani León Nazari Urbina	6–0, 6–2
Win	16–10	Apr 2016	ITF Heraklion, Greece	10,000	Hard	Freya Christie	Valeria Savinykh Alyona Sotnikova	6–4, 6–0
Loss	16–11	Jul 2016	Gold River Challenger, U.S.	50,000	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey	4–6, 4–6
Win	17–11	Aug 2016	ITF Fort Worth, U.S.	25,000	Hard	Hsu Chieh-yu	Jacqueline Cako Danielle Lao	6–0, 6–4
Loss	17–12	Oct 2016	Henderson Open, U.S.	50,000	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Michaëlla Krajicek Maria Sanchez	5–7, 1–6
Win	18–12	Nov 2016	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	10,000	Hard	Kaitlyn Christian	Valeria Bhunu Linnea Malmqvist	6–0, 7–6⁽³⁾
Win	19–12	Jan 2017	ITF Wesley Chapel, U.S.	25,000	Clay	Renata Zarazúa	Elizabeth Halbauer Sofia Kenin	6–2, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Loss	19–13	Jul 2017	Stockton Challenger, U.S.	60,000	Hard	Tammi Patterson	Usue Maitane Arconada Sofia Kenin	6–4, 1–6, [5–10]
Win	20–13	Nov 2017	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Alicia Barnett Nina Stadler	6–2, 6–2
Win	21–13	Dec 2017	ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Petra Januskova Madeleine Kobelt	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–3
Loss	21–14	Apr 2018	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Gaia Sanesi	Sanaz Marand Whitney Osuigwe	1–6, 3–6
Win	22–14	Apr 2018	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	25,000	Clay	Hélène Scholsen	Cornelia Lister Sabrina Santamaria	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Win	23–14	May 2018	ITF Rome, Italy	25,000	Clay	Conny Perrin	Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien	6–7⁽⁰⁾, 6–1, [10–7]
Loss	23–15	Jun 2018	Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany	25,000	Clay	Diāna Marcinkeviča	Katharina Gerlach Julia Wachaczyk	4–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win	24–15	May 2019	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Hsu Chieh-yu	Lee Ya-hsuan Choi Ji-hee	6–3, 6–4
Win	25–15	May 2019	ITF Goyang, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Hsu Chieh-yu	Lee So-ra Kim Na-ri	6–1, 6–3
Win	26–15	Jul 2019	ITF Evansville, United States	25,000	Hard	Hsu Chieh-yu	Pamela Montez Haruna Arakawa	6–2, 6–0
Win	27–15	Sep 2019	ITF Sajur, Israel	15,000	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Amandine Cazeaux Noelly Longi Nsimba	6–4, 6–4
Win	28–15	Sep 2019	ITF Johannesburg, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Caroline Romeo	Adesuwa Osabuohien Tamara Barad Itzhaki	6–1, 6–3
Win	29–15	Oct 2019	ITF Pretoria, South Africa	15,000	Hard	Caroline Romeo	Merel Hoedt Zeel Desai	w/o

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References

External links

Chanel Simmonds at the Women's Tennis Association
Chanel Simmonds at the International Tennis Federation
Chanel Simmonds at the Billie Jean King Cup

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