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South African tennis player (born 1971)

Amanda Coetzer
Coetzer at the 2000 French Open
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1971-10-22) 22 October 1971 (age 54)
Hoopstad, South Africa
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Turned proJanuary 1988
RetiredJune 2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$5,594,821
Singles
Career record568-337 (62.8%)
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 3 (3 November 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1996, 1997)
French OpenSF (1997)
Wimbledon4R (1994)
US OpenQF (1994, 1996, 1998)
Doubles
Career record269-219
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 15 (27 September 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2002)
French OpenSF (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon3R (1998, 2001)
US OpenF (1993)
Mixed doubles
Career record18-18
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1995, 2001)
French OpenQF (1994)
WimbledonQF (2000)
US Open2R (1992, 1993)
Team competitions
Fed CupQF (1995, 1996), record 31-13
Hopman CupW (2000)

Amanda Coetzer (born 22 October 1971, in Hoopstad) is a South African former professional tennis player. Coetzer finished in the WTA rankings top 20 for ten consecutive seasons (1992-2001), peaking at world No. 3. She reached three Grand Slam semifinals (Australian Open 1996 and 1997, French Open 1997) and one Grand Slam doubles final (US Open 1993). Coetzer earned a reputation for regularly beating players who were ranked higher than her. By virtue of scoring so many upset wins in spite of her five-foot-two (1.58m) stature, she gained the nickname: "The Little Assassin".[1]

Personal life

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Coetzer was born in Hoopstad, South Africa, to Nico and Suska Coetzer. She started playing tennis at the age of six. During her career, she resided primarily in Hilton Head, South Carolina and was coached by Gavin Hopper, later by Lori McNeil. As a photographer's model she appeared as a Sunshine Girl in the Canadian Sun newspaper chain. She is married to the Hollywood film producer Arnon Milchan.[2] They have two children, Shimon (born 2009) and Olivia (born 2011).[3]

In 1998, Coetzer was featured in All Star Tennis '99, a tennis video game released on PlayStation and Nintendo 64.[4]

Career

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Coetzer's breakthrough year was in 1992. She beat world No. 3, Gabriela Sabatini, in Boca Raton, and Jennifer Capriati at the Italian Open, entering into the top 20 in August.

In 1993, Coetzer won her first WTA Tour title in Melbourne, defeating Naoko Sawamatsu in the final, and reached the final of the US Open women's doubles with Ines Gorrochategui.

At the Canada Masters in 1995, Coetzer defeated three players ranked in the world's top 5 - Steffi Graf (No. 1), Jana Novotna (No. 4) and Mary Pierce (No. 5) - before finally losing to Monica Seles in the final. The defeat of Graf ended a 32-match winning-streak for the German. At the end of the year, Coetzer was awarded the WTA Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award (voted for by other players).

At the Australian Open in 1996, Coetzer became the first South African woman in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam semifinal, where she lost in three sets to Anke Huber.

In 1997, she reached the Australian Open semifinals for the second consecutive year, defeating world No. 1, Steffi Graf, in the fourth round. She beat Graf for a second time that year at the German Open in May (inflicting Graf's worst-ever loss: 6-0, 6-1 in just 56 minutes), and then, in the quarterfinals of the French Open, she defeated Graf yet again to become one of only four to defeat her more than once in Grand Slam matches. Coetzer lost in the French Open semifinals to eventual champion Iva Majoli. She broke into the top 10 in June and top 5 in August, and in Leipzig Coetzer beat Martina Hingis, who by then had taken over the world No. 1 ranking. Coetzer won two singles titles that year - in Budapest and Luxembourg, reached 15 semifinals (or better) in total and was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for a second time, the Most Improved Player and Diamond Aces awards (all WTA).

Coetzer won the biggest title of her career in 1998, at the Charleston Open. She also beat Conchita Martinez on her way to a third quarterfinals showing at the US Open.

In 1999, Coetzer defeated world No. 1, Lindsay Davenport, and world No. 4, Monica Seles, on her way to the final of Tokyo, thereby becoming the only player to ever defeat Graf, Hingis and Davenport while they were ranked number one.

Coetzer teamed-up with Wayne Ferreira to win the 2000 Hopman Cup for South Africa. She beat world No. 3, Venus Williams, in Hamburg and also reached the final of the German Open in Berlin.

In 2001, she qualified for her ninth consecutive Year-end championships, and finished her tenth consecutive season in the world's top 20.

Coetzer retired in 2004. Overall, she won 18 WTA tournament titles, nine in singles and nine in doubles. Her final singles title was won in Acapulco in 2003, and her career prize-money earnings totalled $6 million.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1993 US Open Hard Ines Gorrochategui Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Helena Sukova		 6-4, 6-2

WTA career finals

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Singles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
Tier I (1-3)
Tier II (1-5)
Tier III, IV & V (7-4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2-6)
Grass (0-0)
Clay (6-3)
Carpet (1-3)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Oct 1991 Puerto Rico Open Hard Julie Halard 5-7, 5-7
Win 1-1 Jan 1993 Melbourne Open, Australia Hard Naoko Sawamatsu 6-2, 6-3
Loss 1-2 Feb 1993 Indian Wells Masters, United States Hard Mary Joe Fernandez 6-3, 1-6, 6-7(6-8)
Win 2-2 Sep 1993 International Championships Tokyo Hard Kimiko Date 6-3, 6-2
Loss 2-3 Feb 1994 Indian Wells Masters, U.S. Hard Steffi Graf 0-6, 4-6
Win 3-3 May 1994 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Asa Carlsson 6-1, 7-6(16-14)
Loss 3-4 Aug 1995 Canadian Open Hard Monica Seles 0-6, 1-6
Loss 3-5 Oct 1995 Brighton International, England Carpet (i) Mary Joe Fernandez 4-6, 5-7
Loss 3-6 Feb 1996 Oklahoma City Cup, U.S. Hard (i) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 3-6, 2-6
Win 4-6 Apr 1997 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Sabine Appelmans 6-1, 6-3
Loss 4-7 Sep 1997 Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Jana Novotna 2-6, 6-4, 3-6
Win 5-7 Oct 1997 Luxembourg Open Carpet (i) Barbara Paulus 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Win 6-7 Mar 1998 Family Circle Cup, U.S. Clay Irina Spirlea 6-3, 6-4
Loss 6-8 Feb 1999 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Martina Hingis 2-6, 1-6
Loss 6-9 Feb 1999 Oklahoma City Cup, U.S. Hard (i) Venus Williams 4-6, 0-6
Loss 6-10 May 2000 German Open Clay Conchita Martinez 1-6, 2-6
Win 7-10 May 2000 Belgian Open Clay Cristina Torrens Valero 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Win 8-10 Feb 2001 Mexican Open Clay Elena Dementieva 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Loss 8-11 Apr 2001 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Amelie Mauresmo 4-6, 5-7
Loss 8-12 Feb 2003 Memphis Championships, U.S. Clay Lisa Raymond 3-6, 2-6
Win 9-12 Feb 2003 Mexican Open Clay Mariana Diaz Oliva 7-5, 6-3

Doubles: 23 (9 titles, 14 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0-1)
Tier I (1-2)
Tier II (3-7)
Tier III, IV & V (5-4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4-6)
Grass (0-0)
Clay (5-7)
Carpet (0-1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Apr 1992 Taranto Trophy, Italy Clay Ines Gorrochategui Rachel McQuillan
Radka Zrubakova 		4-6, 6-3, 7-6(0)
Loss 1. Jul 1992 Austrian Open Clay Wiltrud Probst Alexia Dechaume
Florencia Labat 		3-6, 3-6
Loss 2. Sep 1992 Taipei Championship, Taiwan Hard Cammy MacGregor Jo-Anne Faull
Julie Richardson 		6-3, 3-6, 2-6
Win 2. Oct 1992 Puerto Rico Open Hard Elna Reinach Gigi Fernandez
Kathy Rinaldi 		6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Loss 3. Apr 1993 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Ines Gorrochategui Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Leila Meskhi 		6-3, 3-6, 4-6
Loss 4. Aug 1993 US Open Hard Ines Gorrochategui Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Helena Sukova 		4-6, 2-6
Loss 5. Sep 1993 Tokyo International Championships, Japan Hard Linda Wild Lisa Raymond
Chanda Rubin 		4-6, 1-6
Loss 6. Nov 1993 San Jose Open, United States Carpet (i) Ines Gorrochategui Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath 		2-6, 0-6
Loss 7. Apr 1994 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Ines Gorrochategui Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 		2-6, 7-6(6), 4-6
Win 3. May 1994 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Linda Wild Kristie Boogert
Laura Golarsa 		6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Win 4. Apr 1995 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Ines Gorrochategui Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf 		6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Win 5. May 1995 German Open Clay Ines Gorrochategui Larisa Neiland
Gabriela Sabatini 		4-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
Loss 8. Sep 1995 Tokyo International Championships Hard Linda Wild Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernandez 		3-6, 2-6
Win 6. Sep 1996 Tokyo International Championships Hard Mary Pierce Park Sung-hee
Wang Shi-ting 		6-1, 7-6(5)
Win 7. Apr 1997 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Alexandra Fusai Eva Martincova
Elena Wagner 		6-3, 6-1
Loss 9. May 1998 Italian Open Clay Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suarez 		6-7(1), 4-6
Loss 10. Feb 1999 U.S. Indoor Championships Hard (i) Jessica Steck Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 		3-6, 4-6
Loss 11. Apr 1999 Barclay Cup Hamburg, Germany Clay Jana Novotna Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 		2-6, 1-6
Loss 12. Sep 1999 Tokyo Princess Cup, Japan Hard Jelena Dokic Conchita Martinez
Patricia Tarabini 		7-6(5), 4-6, 2-6
Loss 13. May 2000 German Open Clay Corina Morariu Conchita Martinez
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 		6-3, 2-6, 6-7(7)
Win 8. Feb 2001 U.S. Indoor Championships Hard (i) Lori McNeil Janet Lee
Wynne Prakusya 		6-3, 2-6, 6-0
Loss 14. May 2001 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France Clay Lori McNeil Silvia Farina Elia
Iroda Tulyaganova 		1-6, 6-7(0)
Win 9. Sep 2001 Brasil Open Hard Lori McNeil Nicole Arendt
Patricia Tarabini 		6-7(8), 6-2, 6-4

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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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.
Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SR W-L W%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 2R 3R SF SF 4R 4R 2R QF 4R 4R 2R 0 / 12 31-12 72%
French Open A 4R 1R 2R 3R 2R 4R 2R 4R SF 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 15 23-15 61%
Wimbledon Q3 1R 2R 2R A 2R 4R 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R A 0 / 14 17-14 55%
US Open Q1 1R 1R 1R 3R 3R QF 1R QF 4R QF 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R A 0 / 15 25-15 63%
Win-loss 0-0 3-3 1-3 2-3 4-2 4-4 11-4 4-4 13-4 14-4 8-4 5-4 6-4 8-4 6-4 6-4 1-1 0 / 56 96-56 63%
Year-end championship
Tour Championships A A A A A QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R A A A 0 / 9 2-9 18%
Tier I tournaments
Tokyo Tier III Tier II A A A A QF SF F QF 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 7 10-7 59%
Boca Raton Tier II 2R SF Tier II Not Held 0 / 2 5-2 71%
Indian Wells NH T III Tier II 2R 3R 3R 2R A QF QF A 0 / 6 8-6 57%
Miami A 3R 2R 2R QF 4R 4R 4R 3R 2R 4R QF QF 4R 4R 2R A 0 / 15 26-15 63%
Charleston Tier II A 2R 3R QF 3R 3R 2R QF W 3R QF QF QF 3R A 1 / 13 28-12 70%
Berlin A 2R 1R 3R A A A 2R 2R SF 3R 1R F QF 1R A A 0 / 11 15-11 58%
Rome T IV T II 2R 2R SF 3R 2R 3R A 3R 2R 2R A A A 2R A 0 / 10 13-10 57%
San Diego T V T IV Tier III Tier II A 0 / 0 0-0 0%
Montreal / Toronto Tier II A A 3R 3R 3R F 3R QF 3R QF 2R 3R 3R 3R A 0 / 12 22-12 65%
Moscow NH Tier V Not Held Tier III A A A A A SF 1R A 0 / 2 3-2 60%
Zurich T IV T III Tier II A A A 1R 2R QF QF 2R 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 8 7-8 47%
Philadelphia Not Held Tier II QF 1R 1R Tier II Not Held Tier II 0 / 3 2-3 40%
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 157 63 76 67 17 15 18 19 14 4 17 11 12 19 21 25 286

Best Grand Slam results details

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Australian Open
1996 Australian Open (16th Seed)
Round Opponent Score
1R Melanie Schnell 6-2, 6-2
2R Sabine Hack 6-1, 6-1
3R Rika Hiraki (Q) 6-3, 6-1
4R Elena Likhovtseva 6-3, 6-3
QF Martina Hingis 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
SF Anke Huber (8) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6
1997 Australian Open (12th Seed)
Round Opponent Score
1R Anna Kournikova 6-2, 6-2
2R Jana Kandarr 6-1, 7-6(7-4)
3R Magui Serna (Q) 6-3, 6-2
4R Steffi Graf (1) 6-2, 7-5
QF Kimberly Po 6-4, 6-1
SF Mary Pierce 5-7, 1-6
French Open
1997 French Open (11th Seed)
Round Opponent Score
1R Rita Grande 6-4, 6-0
2R Amy Frazier 7-6(7-5), 6-4
3R Meike Babel 6-4, 6-2
4R Conchita Martinez (7) 6-7(4-7), 6-4, 6-3
QF Steffi Graf (2) 6-1, 6-4
SF Iva Majoli (9) 3-6, 6-4, 5-7

Wimbledon Championships
1994 Wimbledon (14th Seed)
Round Opponent Score
1R Elena Likhovtseva 6-4, 6-0
2R Louise Field (Q) 6-4, 6-0
3R Ginger Helgeson 6-0, 6-3
4R Larisa Neiland 6-1, 3-6, 4-6
US Open
1994 US Open (11th Seed)
Round Opponent Score
1R Petra Ritter 6-1, 7-6
2R Eugenia Maniokova 6-2, 6-0
3R Mariaan de Swardt (Q) 6-1, 6-3
4R Mana Endo 6-3, 6-0
QF Steffi Graf (1) 0-6, 2-6
1996 US Open
Round Opponent Score
1R Anke Huber (6) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
2R Mariaan de Swardt 6-2, 7-5
3R Irina Spirlea 7-6, 7-5
4R Lisa Raymond 6-4, 6-1
QF Monica Seles (2) 0-6, 3-6
1998 US Open (13th Seed)
Round Opponent Score
1R Sandra Cacic 6-1, 7-6(7-3)
2R Raluca Sandu (Q) 6-0, 6-2
3R Barbara Schett 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
4R Conchita Martinez (7) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
QF Lindsay Davenport (2) 0-6, 4-6

Wins over top 10 players

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Season 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
Wins 2 3 2 4 2 9 2 3 4 1 1 34
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Coetzer
Rank
1992
1. Gabriela Sabatini 3 Virginia Slims of Florida, U.S. Hard Quarterfinal 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 61
2. Jennifer Capriati 6 Italian Open Clay 3R 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 31
1993
3. Jennifer Capriati 6 Amelia Island, U.S. Hard 2R 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 15
4. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 2 Tokyo, Japan Hard Semifinal 6-3, 6-4 17
5. Mary Joe Fernandez 6 WTA Tour Championships Carpet (i) 1R 6-3, 6-4 16
1994
6. Mary Joe Fernandez 7 Evert Cup, U.S. Hard Quarterfinal 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4) 16
7. Kimiko Date 6 French Open Clay 1R 6-2, 6-1 18
1995
8. Steffi Graf 1 Canadian Open Hard 2R 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) 27
9. Mary Pierce 5 Canadian Open Hard Quarterfinal 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 27
10. Jana Novotna 4 Canadian Open Hard Semifinal 6-4, 6-3 27
11. Magdalena Maleeva 8 Brighton, UK Carpet Semifinal 6-3, 6-3 23
1996
12. Chanda Rubin 10 Oklahoma City, U.S. Hard Semifinal 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4) 17
13. Anke Huber 5 US Open Hard 1R 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 17
1997
14. Steffi Graf 1 Australian Open Hard 4R 6-2, 7-5 14
15. Irina Spirlea 10 Tokyo, Japan Carpet 2R 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 12
16. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 4 Family Circle Cup, U.S. Clay 3R 6-2, 5-7, 6-0 15
17. Jana Novotna 4 Amelia Island, U.S. Clay 3R 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 14
18. Steffi Graf 2 German Open Clay Quarterfinal 6-0, 6-1 10
19. Conchita Martinez 7 French Open Clay 4R 6(4)-7, 6-4, 6-3 11
20. Steffi Graf 2 French Open Clay Quarterfinals 6-1, 6-4 11
21. Jana Novotna 3 New Haven Open, U.S. Hard Quarterfinal 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 5
22. Martina Hingis 1 Leipzig Cup, Germany Carpet Semifinal 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3) 6
1998
23. Conchita Martinez 7 US Open Hard 4R 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 11
24. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 4 Philadelphia, U.S. Hard 2R 6-4, 6-1 15
1999
25. Lindsay Davenport 1 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Quarterfinal 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 15
26. Monica Seles 4 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Semifinal 6-4, 6-2 15
27. Mary Pierce 8 Miami Open, U.S. Hard 3R 6-1, 4-2(ret) 9
2000
28. Conchita Martinez 7 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard 3R 6-1, 6-2 20
29. Venus Williams 3 Hamburg, Germany Clay Quarterfinal 6-3, 6-4 18
30. Julie Halard-Decugis 10 Hamburg, Germany Clay 3R 6-2, 6-2 16
31. Anke Huber 10 New Haven, U.S. Hard Quarterfinal 7-6(3), 6-1 14
2001
32. Elena Dementieva 10 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Final 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 11
2002
33. Jelena Dokic 5 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) 3R 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-1 26
2003
34. Daniela Hantuchova 5 Indian Wells, U.S. Carpet (i) 3R 6-4, 6-4 19

Longest winning streaks

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First 8-match singles winning streak (1992)

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# Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score ACR
- Family Circle Cup, United States Tier I 30 March 1992 Clay 3R Gabriela Sabatini (1) No. 3 5-7, 4-6 No. 35
1 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Greece Team event 13 April 1992 Clay - Anne Kremer No. NR 6-0, 6-0 No. 35
2 - Helene Holter No. 828 6-0, 6-0
3 - Gina Niland No. 514 6-1, 6-1
4 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Greece - Ljudmila Pavlov No. NR 6-3, 6-0
5 - Barbara Mulej No. 141 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
6 - Nadin Ercegovic No. 131 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
7 Ilva Trophy, Italy Tier V 27 April 1992 Clay 1R Cristina Salvi (WC) No. 180 6-3, 6-2 No. 32
8 2R Nathalie Herreman No. 115 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
- QF Linda Ferrando No. 95 4-6, 2-6

Second 8-match singles winning streak (1994)

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# Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score ACR
- Italian Open, Italy Tier I 2 May 1994 Clay 2R Radka Zrubakova (Q) No. 168 0-6, 5-7 No. 18
1 BVV Prague Open, Czech Republic Tier IV 9 May 1994 Clay 1R Eva Martincova No. 122 6-3, 6-3 No. 18
2 2R Janette Husarova No. 93 6-2, 6-4
3 QF Barbara Schett (8) No. 82 6-3, 6-1
4 SF Paola Suarez (Q) No. 154 7-5, 6-2
5 F Asa Carlsson No. 84 6-1, 7-6(16-14)
6 French Open, France Grand Slam 23 May 1994 Clay 1R Kimiko Date (6) No. 6 6-2, 6-1 No. 18
7 2R Radka Bobkova No. 77 6-4, 6-4
8 3R Marketa Kochta No. 55 6-0, 6-3
- 4R Mary Pierce (12) No. 12 1-6, 1-6

Third 8-match singles winning streak (1997)

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# Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score ACR
- Amelia Island Championships, United States Tier II 7 April 1997 Clay SF Lindsay Davenport (6) No. 8 5-7, 2-6 No. 14
1 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Tier IV 21 April 1997 Clay 1R Andrea Temesvari (WC) No. 207 7-6, 6-2 No. 12
2 2R Marion Maruska No. 89 6-0, 6-4
3 QF Elena Wagner No. 119 6-1, 6-7, 6-2
4 SF Henrieta Nagyova (7) No. 34 6-7, 6-1, 6-0
5 F Sabine Appelmans (4) No. 23 6-1, 6-3
6 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Tier IV 28 April 1997 Clay 1R Melanie Schnell (LL) No. 160 6-1, 6-2 No. 10
7 2R Kristina Brandi No. 89 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
8 QF Sarah Pitkowski No. 60 6-4, 7-6
- SF Mirjana Lucic (Q) No. NR 4-6, 3-6

Fourth 8-match singles winning streak (1998)

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# Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score ACR
- Lipton Championships, United States Tier I 16 March 1998 Hard 4R Silvia Farina (29) No. 31 7-6, 2-6, 1-6 No. 5
- Family Circle Cup, United States Tier I 30 March 1998 Clay 1R bye No. 4
1 2R Silvia Farina No. 28 6-4, 6-3
2 3R Virginia Ruano Pascual No. 49 6-0, 6-4
3 QF Andrea Glass (Q) No. 94 4-6, 7-6 ret.
4 SF Lisa Raymond (15) No. 19 6-4, 6-1
5 F Irina Spirlea (9) No. 12 6-3, 6-4
- Amelia Island Championships, United States Tier II 6 April 1998 Clay 1R bye No. 4
6 2R Magui Serna No. 41 6-3, 6-3
7 3R Ruxandra Dragomir (11) No. 22 6-4, 6-7, 6-0
8 QF Tara Snyder (WC) No. 74 6-4, 6-4
- SF Conchita Martinez (6) No. 9 4-6, 0-6

References

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  1. ^ Cavannaugh, Jack (27 August 1998). "Coetzer Bounces Back With a Vengeance". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Women in Sport: The Little Assassin who chose the quiet life". The Citizen. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Former SA tennis star welcomes baby". News24. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "All Star Tennis '99 (Nintendo 64)". Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 January 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2023. You can choose between 12 characters to play, and the best of it is that eight of them will be tennis players who are well renowned in the world. We can see Conchita Martinez (Where is Arantxa?), Jonas Bjorkman, Richard Krajicek, Mark Philippoussis, Gustavo Kuerten, Jana Novotna, Michael Chang and Amanda Coetzer.
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Awards
Preceded by Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
1995 		Succeeded by