Lizaan du Plessis
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Born | Somerset East | 23 February 1986|||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (double-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $29,872 | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 95–77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 521 (14 April 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 64–48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 6 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 278 (14 September 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 5–6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lizaan du Plessis (born 23 February 1986) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
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)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 20 June 2004 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 November 2004 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 November 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 August 2007 | Ilkley, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 28 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 11 (6–5)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 November 2003 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 31 July 2004 | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 March 2005 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 29 October 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 19 November 2005 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 3 August 2007 | Ilkley, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 31 August 2007 | Mollerusa, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 4. | 7 October 2007 | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 27 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 26 October 2008 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 6. | 6 March 2009 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "SA Women Bring in AAG Medals". gsport.co.za. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- South African female tennis players
- People from Somerset East
- African Games medalists in tennis
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- White South African people