Lizaan du Plessis

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Lizaan du Plessis
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 34)
Somerset East
Turned pro2002
Retired2009
PlaysLeft-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money$29,872
Singles
Career record95–77
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 521 (14 April 2008)
Doubles
Career record64–48
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 278 (14 September 2009)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 5–6

Lizaan du Plessis (born 23 February 1986) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

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Biography

Born in Somerset East on the Eastern Cape, du Plessis made her Fed Cup debut for South Africa in 2005 and went on to feature in a total of ten ties. [1]

She won seven titles on the ITF circuit, one in singles and six in doubles.

At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, she won silver medals in both singles and doubles events. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (1–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.20 June 2004 Montemor-o-Novo, PortugalHard Flag of Portugal.svg Ana Catarina Nogueira 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.27 November 2004 Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.5 November 2005Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Alicia Pillay 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.4 August 2007 Ilkley, Great BritainGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore 4–6, 2–6
Winner1.28 October 2007 Cape Town, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 11 (6–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.1 November 2003 Lagos, NigeriaHard Flag of Egypt.svg Noha Mohsen Flag of Egypt.svg Heidi El Tabakh
Flag of Egypt.svg Yomna Farid
1–6, 7–5, 1–6
Runner-up2.31 July 2004 Dublin, IrelandCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Llewellyn Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Doyle
Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Nugent
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up3.13 March 2005 Sunderland, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Llewellyn Flag of Austria.svg Verena Amesbauer
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veronika Chvojková
3–6, 4–6
Winner1.29 October 2005Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Alicia Pillay Flag of South Africa.svg Abigail Olivier
Flag of South Africa.svg Elze Potgieter
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up4.19 November 2005 Giza, EgyptClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonie Mekel Flag of Russia.svg Galina Fokina
Flag of Russia.svg Raissa Gourevitch
3–6, 1–6
Winner2.3 August 2007Ilkley, Great BritainGrass Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Davinia Lobbinger Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julia Bone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Scarfi
7–6(8–6), 6–1
Winner3.31 August 2007 Mollerusa, SpainHard Flag of South Africa.svg Kelly Anderson Flag of Spain.svg Sabina Mediano-Álvarez
Flag of Spain.svg Francisca Sintès Martín
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Winner4.7 October 2007 Les Franqueses del Vallès, SpainHard Flag of the United States.svg Daisy Ames Flag of Estonia.svg Gajane Vage
Flag of Spain.svg Maribel Vicente Joyera
6–0, 6–2
Winner5.27 October 2007Cape Town, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Lisa Marshall Flag of South Africa.svg Tegan Edwards
Flag of Spain.svg Goele Lemmens
6–2, 6–3
Runner–up5.26 October 2008 Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tiffany Welford Flag of the United States.svg Robin Stephenson
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
2–6, 0–6
Winner6.6 March 2009 Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Chunmei
6–3, 7–5

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References

  1. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "SA Women Bring in AAG Medals". gsport.co.za. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2018.