Joannette Kruger
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Residence | Benoni, South Africa |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3 September 1973
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Retired | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $1,083,908 |
Singles | |
Career record | 257–226 (53.2%) |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 21 (4 May 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1998) |
French Open | 3R (1994) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
US Open | 4R (1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 65–111 (36.9%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (29 April 2002) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1995) |
French Open | 2R (1995) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1995) |
US Open | 1R (1994-96, 2001, 2003) |
Joannette Kruger (born 3 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her career-high in singles is No. 21 in the world, a ranking she achieved on 4 May 1998.
Kruger turned professional in 1989, but it was not until 1992 that she finally broke into the world's top 100. In 1995, she had her breakout season winning her first WTA Tour title in San Juan where she beat Kyoko Nagatsuka in the final. She also recorded her first two top ten wins over Anke Huber and Lindsay Davenport.
After an injury-plagued 1996 season, she won her second career title in 1997 in Prague, Czech Republic by defeating Marion Maruska in the final. Other highlights included the quarterfinals of the Tier I in Rome, defeating Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Karina Habšudová en route, both top twenty players, and reaching the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the US Open, beating Barbara Paulus in the first round.
She continued her success in 1998, reaching her third WTA Tour final at Oklahoma City, beating
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Kruger's last year on the Tour was in 2003, where she used a special ranking. She went 0–5 during this year with her last match being a 6–2, 6–1 loss to Jennifer Capriati at the French Open.
WTA career finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III (1–2) |
Tier IV & V (1–0) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–1 | Mar 1995 | Puerto Rico Open | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 1997 | Prague Open
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Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–1 | Feb 1998 | Cellular South Cup , U.S.
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Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2001 | Bali Classic, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 6–7 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2001 | Polish Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2001 | Swiss Indoors
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 5 (4–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 6 November 1989 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 14 May 1990 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 11 May 1992 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 14 June 1992 | Modena, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 5 July 1992 | Stuttgart , Germany
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Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 4 August 1992 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Best Grand Slam results details
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