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Amanda Coetzer
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Amanda Coetzer is a South African former professional tennis player. Born in Hoopstad in 1971, she competed as a right-handed athlete from 1988 until 2004. Her career singles record stands at 568–337, while her doubles record is 269–219. She earned $5,594,821 in prize money during her time on tour.
Coetzer represented her country in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics. She is married to Arnon Milchan, and they have two children. She resides in Hoopstad and speaks English. Known by the nickname "The Little Assassin," she is a human female who competed in the sport of tennis.
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Key facts
- Country sports
- South Africa
- Born
- ( 1971-10-22 ) 22 October 1971 (age 54) , Hoopstad , South Africa
- Height
- 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
- Turned pro
- January 1988
- Retired
- June 2004
- Plays
- Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- $5,594,821
- Career record
- 568–337 (62.8%)
- Highest ranking
- No. 3 (3 November 1997)
- Australian open
- SF ( 1996 , 1997 )
- French open
- SF ( 1997 )
- Wimbledon
- 4R ( 1994 )
- Us open
- QF ( 1994 , 1996 , 1998 )
- Fed cup
- QF ( 1995 , 1996 ), record 31–13
- Hopman cup
- W ( 2000 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- South Africa
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amanda
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Hoopstad
- Spouse
- Arnon Milchan
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- tennis
- Mass
- 58
- Image
- Amanda Coetzer.jpg
- Height
- 158
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Hoopstad
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- Commons category
- Amanda Coetzer
- date of birth
- 1971-10-22
- singles record
- 568–337
- doubles record
- 269–219
- prize money
- 5594821
- ranking
- 15
- end of work period
- 2004-06-00
- start of work period
- 1988-01-00
- handedness
- right-handedness
- nickname
- The Little Assassin
- name in native language
- Amanda Coetzer
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Encyclopedic overview
Amanda Coetzer (born 22 October 1971) is a South African former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association, achieved in November 1997. Coetzer won nine WTA Tour titles in singles and nine in doubles, and reached three major singles semifinals (at the 1996 and 1997 Australian Opens and the 1997 French Open) and one major doubles final (at the 1993 US Open). 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 5'2" (1.58m) stature, she gained the nickname: "The Little Assassin".
Personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amanda Coetzer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.