Nannie de Villiers (born Esmé de Villiers, 5 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player who represented South Africa. She was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age.
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Residence | Somerset West, South Africa |
Born | Windhoek, South West Africa | 5 January 1976
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Retired | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$294,308 |
Singles | |
Career record | 154–135 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 172 (15 December 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (1998) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1995) |
US Open | Q1 (1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 259–173 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 22 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 53 (16 September 2002) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1998–99, 2003) |
French Open | 3R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
US Open | 2R (1999) |
De Villiers made her début in 1993, at the small ITF Johannesburg tournament. She also played her next event in her native country, in Pretoria, winning the doubles event. Although she officially retired in 2003, she made a minor-comeback in 2007, entering the Cape Town event, losing in the first round singles and reaching the semifinals doubles. She never surpassed the singles qualifying stages at a Grand Slam tournament.
Despite never winning a WTA Tour singles title, she won four on the ITF Circuit, and 22 doubles titles there.
De Villiers retired from professional tennis in 2007.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
Tier I (0–0) | |
Tier II (0–0) | |
Tier III (0–1) | |
Tier IV & V (1–1) |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Jan 2001 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(2) |
Win | Jan 2002 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | Sep 2002 | Waikoloa Championships, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 8 (4–4)
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 9 May 1994 | ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 August 1994 | ITF Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(5), 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 22 August 1994 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(1), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 13 April 1997 | ITF Warwick, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Winner | 5. | 21 April 1997 | ITF Dalby, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 28 April 1997 | ITF Kooralbyn, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 31 May 1997 | Bundaberg, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 13 July 1997 | ITF Easton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles : 41 (22–19)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 27 September 1993 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 27 March 1994 | Nairobi, Kenya | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 8 August 1994 | Paderborn, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 15 August 1994 | Bergisch, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 31 October 1994 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 4 December 1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 31 March 1996 | Albury, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 24 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 10. | 30 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 4 April 1997 | Corowa, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 12. | 26 April 1997 | Dalby, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 3 May 1997 | Kooralbyn, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 14. | 10 May 1997 | Hope Island, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15. | 17 May 1997 | Caboolture, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 16. | 24 May 1997 | Gympie, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 17. | 31 May 1997 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 18. | 7 June 1997 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 13 July 1997 | Easton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 20. | 5 October 1997 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 7–6(5) |
Runner-up | 21. | 19 October 1997 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 22. | 23 November 1997 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 23. | 30 November 1997 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 24. | 22 February 1998 | Rochester, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 25. | 17 May 1998 | Haines City, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 26. | 4 October 1998 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 27. | 1 November 1998 | Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 4 April 1999 | Claremont, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 29. | 16 May 1999 | Midlothian, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 30. | 3 October 1999 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 31. | 20 February 2000 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 32. | 1 May 2000 | Gifu, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 33. | 1 October 2000 | Saga, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 34. | 20 October 2000 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–5, 4–2, 5–3, 4–1 |
Winner | 35. | 26 November 2000 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(1), 6–3 |
Winner | 36. | 3 December 2000 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 37. | 10 December 2000 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 38. | 21 October 2001 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Hard (İ) | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 2–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 39. | 28 October 2001 | Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 2–6 |
Winner | 40. | 4 November 2001 | Hayward, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 41. | 9 June 2002 | ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |