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Natalie Grandin

South African tennis player

Field	Value
name	Natalie Grandin
image	Natalie Grandin at Bank of the West Classic qualifying 2010-07-25 4.JPG
caption	Grandin at the 2010 Bank of the West Classic
country
residence	South Africa
birth_date
birth_place	East London, South Africa
height
turnedpro	1999
retired	2015
plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney	$939,023
singlesrecord	309–291
singlestitles	3 ITF
highestsinglesranking	No. 144 (12 September 2005)
AustralianOpenresult	Q2 (2004, 2005, 2006)
FrenchOpenresult	Q3 (2006)
Wimbledonresult	Q2 (2003, 2004, 2007)
USOpenresult	Q3 (2005, 2007)
doublesrecord	408–349
doublestitles	1 WTA, 25 ITF
highestdoublesranking	No. 22 (14 May 2012)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	QF (2011)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	3R (2008, 2011)
WimbledonDoublesresult	3R (2012)
USOpenDoublesresult	3R (2012)

Natalie Grandin (born 27 February 1981) is a retired tennis player from South Africa. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of 144 as of 12 September 2005. On 14 May 2012, she peaked at No. 22 in the doubles rankings.

In her career, she won one WTA doubles title as well as three singles and 25 ITF doubles titles. She was known for her variety of play and volleying ability. Grandin retired from professional tennis in January 2015.

Biography

She was coached by Petra de Jong. Her father, Roy, is a project manager in IT while her mother, Rosamund, is a freight forwarder. Natalie has two sisters. She is a baseliner whose favorite shot is the forehand and her favorite surface is hard court. Grandin started playing tennis at age four. She speaks English and Afrikaans.

Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2011	Cincinnati Open	Hard	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	USA Vania King
KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova	4–6, 6–3, [9–11]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 12 (1 title, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (1–10)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–7)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–4)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1.	Sep 2005	Korea Open, Seoul	Hard	USA Jill Craybas	TPE Chan Yung-jan
TPE Chuang Chia-jung	2–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	Sep 2006	Commonwealth Classic, Bali	Hard	AUS Trudi Musgrave	USA Lindsay Davenport
USA Corina Morariu	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	Oct 2006	Bangkok Open, Thailand	Hard	ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva	USA Vania King
CRO Jelena Kostanić	5–7, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	4.	Sep 2007	Commonwealth Classic, Bali	Hard	USA Jill Craybas	CHN Ji Chunmei
CHN Sun Shengnan	3–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	Jan 2010	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	USA Laura Granville	ZIM Cara Black
USA Liezel Huber	6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss	6.	Sep 2010	Korea Open, Seoul	Hard	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	GER Julia Görges
SLO Polona Hercog	3–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	May 2011	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	UZB Akgul Amanmuradova
TPE Chuang Chia-jung	4–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Loss	8.	Apr 2011	Barcelona Open, Spain	Clay	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	CZE Iveta Benešová
CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	7–5, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss	9.	Jul 2011	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Clay	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues
POL Alicja Rosolska	2–6, 2–6
Loss	10.	Aug 2011	Cincinnati Open, United States	Hard	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	USA Vania King
KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova	4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win	1.	Sep 2011	Korea Open, Seoul	Hard	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	RUS Vera Dushevina
KAZ Galina Voskoboeva	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss	11.	May 2012	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	BLR Olga Govortsova
POL Klaudia Jans-Ignacik	7–6(7–4), 3–6, [3–10]

ITF Circuit finals

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	7 February 1999	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	HUN Nóra Köves	2–6, 2–6
Win	1.	17 November 2002	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	AUS Evie Dominikovic	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2.	12 October 2003	ITF Lafayette, United States	Clay	USA Lindsay Lee-Waters	2–6, 0–6
Win	2.	31 July 2005	ITF Lexington, United States	Hard	CAN Stéphanie Dubois	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3.	13 November 2006	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	AUS Casey Dellacqua	1–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	20 November 2006	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	AUS Casey Dellacqua	4–6, 2–6
Win	3.	19 October 2008	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	GBR Melanie South	7–6(2), 6–4

Doubles: 46 (25–21)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1.	22 December 1996	ITF Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	RSA Alicia Pillay	DEN Charlotte Aagaard
DEN Maiken Pape	7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	7 March 1999	ITF Wodonga, Australia	Grass	RSA Alicia Pillay	AUS Kerry-Anne Guse
AUS Trudi Musgrave	3–6, 2–6
Win	1.	18 July 1999	ITF Frinton, Great Britain	Grass	RSA Nicole Rencken	NZL Leanne Baker
AUS Nicole Sewell	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss	3.	12 March 2000	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	RSA Nicole Rencken	AUS Jenny Belobrajdic
AUS Kristen van Elden	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	19 March 2000	ITF Benalla, Australia	Grass	RSA Nicole Rencken	AUS Kylie Hunt
RSA Mareze Joubert	3–6, 2–6
Win	2.	26 March 2000	Wodonga, Australia	Grass	RSA Nicole Rencken	AUS Kylie Hunt
RSA Mareze Joubert	6–4, 6–4
Loss	5.	2 April 2000	Corona, Australia	Grass	RSA Nicole Rencken	AUS Cindy Watson
AUS Christina Wheeler	3–6, 6–7(11–13)
Win	3.	21 May 2000	Edinburgh, Great Britain	Clay	RSA Nicole Rencken	TUN Selima Sfar
GBR Lorna Woodroffe	0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	4.	28 May 2000	Guimarães, Portugal	Hard	RSA Nicole Rencken	POR Angela Cardoso
POR Carlota Santos	7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–2
Win	5.	11 June 2000	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	RSA Nicole Rencken	RSA Chanelle Scheepers
RSA Carien Venter	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss	6.	18 June 2000	Benoni, South Africa	Hard	RSA Nicole Rencken	RSA Lucinda Gibbs
RSA Giselle Swart	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	13 August 2000	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	RSA Nicole Rencken	BRA Miriam D'Agostini
GER Angelika Rösch	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win	6.	20 August 2000	London, Great Britain	Hard	RSA Nicole Rencken	GER Susi Bensch
IND Manisha Malhotra	6–2, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Loss	8.	5 November 2000	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	RSA Nicole Rencken	USA Amanda Augustus
AUS Amy Jensen	4–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	15 July 2001	Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	RSA Kim Grant	AUS Trudi Musgrave
GBR Julie Pullin	5–7, 4–6
Win	7.	20 October 2002	Mackay, Australia	Hard	AUS Nicole Sewell	AUS Sarah Stone
AUS Samantha Stosur	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win	8.	27 April 2003	Taranto, Italy	Clay	RSA Kim Grant	AUT Nicole Remis
ROU Delia Sescioreanu	6–2, 6–1
Loss	10.	26 October 2003	Rockhampton, Australia	Hard	GER Martina Müller	AUS Trudi Musgrave
USA Abigail Spears	1–6, 5–7
Loss	11.	1 February 2004	Waikoloa, United States	Hard	USA Amanda Augustus	ARG Gisela Dulko
ARG Patricia Tarabini	6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Win	9.	1 August 2004	Lexington, United States	Hard	IRL Claire Curran	AUS Casey Dellacqua
AUS Nicole Sewell	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss	12.	9 August 2004	Louisville, United States	Hard	IRL Claire Curran	USA Julie Ditty
ROU Edina Gallovits-Hall	6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	13.	11 October 2004	Lafayette, United States	Clay	USA Arpi Kojian	USA Julie Ditty
USA Kristen Schlukebir	2–6, 5–7
Win	10.	30 January 2005	Waikoloa, United States	Hard	USA Kaysie Smashey	AUS Lauren Breadmore
JPN Ayami Takase	6–3, 6–4
Win	11.	15 May 2005	Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	GBR Claire Curran	ARG María José Argeri
BRA Letícia Sobral	6–3, 6–1
Loss	14.	5 March 2006	Clearwater, United States	Hard	RSA Chanelle Scheepers	IRL Kelly Liggan
LTU Lina Stančiūtė	3–6, 1–6
Loss	15.	9 July 2006	College Park, United States	Hard	TPE Chan Chin-wei	USA Lindsey Nelson
USA Anne Yelsey	1–6, 3–6
Win	12.	21 August 2006	ITF The Bronx, United States	Hard	USA Julie Ditty	CZE Lucie Hradecká
CZE Michaela Paštiková	6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win	13.	13 November 2006	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	AUS Christina Wheeler	AUS Daniella Jeflea
AUS Sophie Ferguson	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	14.	20 November 2006	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	USA Raquel Kops-Jones	AUS Christina Horiatopoulos
AUS Nicole Kriz	6–2, 6–1
Win	15.	27 November 2006	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	USA Raquel Kops-Jones	AUS Trudi Musgrave
AUS Christina Wheeler	6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win	16.	28 January 2007	ITF Waikoloa, United States	Hard	USA Raquel Kops-Jones	LAT Līga Dekmeijere
USA Julie Ditty	6–0, 6–3
Loss	16.	4 February 2007	ITF Palm Desert, United States	Hard	USA Raquel Kops-Jones	USA Julie Ditty
ROU Edina Gallovits-Hall	2–6, 1–6
Win	17.	17 July 2007	ITF Boston, United States	Hard	HUN Melinda Czink	LAT Līga Dekmeijere
TUR İpek Şenoğlu	6–1, 6–3
Loss	17.	20 July 2007	ITF Lexington, United States	Hard	AUS Casey Dellacqua	HUN Melinda Czink
USA Lindsay Lee-Waters	2–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss	18.	5 August 2007	ITF Washington, United States	Hard	USA Julie Ditty	ARG Jorgelina Cravero
ARG Betina Jozami	6–1, 1–6, 2–6
Win	18.	18 November 2007	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	USA Robin Stephenson	AUS Sophie Ferguson
AUS Trudi Musgrave	6–4, 7–5
Win	19.	6 July 2008	ITF Boston, United States	Hard	TPE Chan Chin-wei	FRA Yulia Fedossova
USA Varvara Lepchenko	6–4, 6–3
Loss	19.	13 July 2008	ITF Allentown, United States	Hard	TPE Chan Chin-wei	USA Carly Gullickson
AUS Nicole Kriz	2–6, 3–6
Win	20.	12 October 2008	ITF Traralgon, Australia	Hard	USA Robin Stephenson	AUS Jarmila Gajdošová
AUS Jessica Moore	6–4, 6–2
Win	21.	19 October 2008	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	USA Robin Stephenson	JPN Miki Miyamura
JPN Erika Sema	6–4, 6–2
Win	22.	26 October 2008	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	USA Robin Stephenson	RSA Lizaan du Plessis
AUS Tiffany Welford	6–2, 6–0
Loss	20.	23 November 2008	ITF Phoenix, Mauritius	Hard	RSA Kelly Anderson	SRB Teodora Mirčić
SVK Lenka Tvarošková	4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Win	23.	2 February 2009	ITF Rancho Mirage, United States	Hard	USA Courtney Nagle	RUS Alina Jidkova
BLR Darya Kustova	6–2, 7–6
Win	24.	5 June 2009	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	Grass	USA Alexa Glatch	GRE Eleni Daniilidou
JPN Rika Fujiwara	6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss	21.	23 August 2010	ITF The Bronx, United States	Hard	USA Abigail Spears	GER Kristina Barrois
AUT Yvonne Meusburger	6–1, 4–6, [13–15]
Win	25.	14 March 2011	ITF Nassau, Bahamas	Hard	CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová	USA Raquel Kops-Jones
USA Abigail Spears	6–4, 6–2

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Career SR	Career W–L
Australian Open	A	3R	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	2R	2R	QF	2R	3R	0 / 9	10–9
French Open	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	2R	3R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1 / 9	6–9
Wimbledon	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	2R	0 / 13	7–13
US Open	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R	0 / 9	2–9
Grand Slam SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 40	N/A
Win–loss	1–1	2–4	1–4	0–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	2–3	1–4	1–4	6–4	6–4	3–4	N/A	25–40

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