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Amanda Coetzer

RSA Age 54 158 cm / 5'2" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1988–2004

Amanda Coetzer represented South Africa on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3. In TennisDB's records, Amanda Coetzer finished with a career record of 497–310 and 9 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking
3 (Nov 3, 1997)
Elo peak
2052 (94th percentile)
Career record
497–310 (61.6%)
Career titles
9
Prize money
$5,594,821

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Amanda Coetzer's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marta Marrero #108 5-7 3-6 L H2H Match data Mar 5, 2004* R16 Acapulco WTA 250 Clay
Dinara Safina #48 5-7 3-6 L H2H Match data Jan 23, 2004* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Tara Snyder #104 6-3 6-1 W H2H Match data Jan 21, 2004* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Anastasia Myskina #7 3-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Jan 16, 2004* R16 Sydney International WTA 500 Hard
Patty Schnyder #25 4-6 6-3 6-0 W H2H Match data Jan 15, 2004* R32 Sydney International WTA 500 Hard

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Amanda Coetzer's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 3 18 21 Oct 7, 2000 H2H
Conchita Martínez 3 14 17 Jun 20, 2003 H2H
Lindsay Davenport 3 13 16 Aug 9, 2003 H2H
Steffi Graf 4 11 15 Aug 29, 1998 H2H
Lisa Raymond 10 4 14 Mar 5, 2003 H2H

Titles (9)

Amanda Coetzer titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
199321 2 — — 1 1 — Melbourne, Tokyo Nichirei
199422 1 — — — 1 — Prague
199725 2 — — — 2 — Budapest, Luxembourg
199826 1 — 1 — — — Hilton Head
200028 1 — — — 1 — Antwerp
200129 1 — — — 1 — Acapulco
200331 1 — — — 1 — Acapulco
Total 9 — 1 1 7 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Amanda Coetzer Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Conchita Martinez #8 def. Amanda Coetzer #24 6-4 6-3 H2H Match data
1996 Atlanta Olympics Second Round 1 1 Natalia Zvereva #25 def. Amanda Coetzer #16 6-1 4-6 6-2 H2H Match data
2000 Sydney Olympics Quarterfinal 3 1 Jelena Dokic #31 def. Amanda Coetzer #12 6-1 1-6 6-1 H2H Match data

Career Results

Amanda Coetzer career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19881632560.0%342152
19891716132955.2%15063
19901816193545.7%6376
19911915193444.1%8068
19922037165369.8%6617
19932142186070.0%1715
19942238195766.7%1518
19952331225358.5%1719
19962432215360.4%1814
19972560258570.6%144
19982632235558.2%417
19992737256259.7%1711
20002847237067.1%1112
20012932215360.4%1219
20023030225257.7%1921
20033127194658.7%2125
20043223540.0%25286
Career49731080761.6%——

Career Results by Surface

Amanda Coetzer career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198816 11250.0%21366.7%———————— 32560.0%
198917 751258.3%861457.1%12333.3%———— 16132955.2%
199018 11112250.0%45944.4%12333.3%0110.0% 16193545.7%
199119 9112045.0%561145.5%12333.3%———— 15193444.1%
199220 2082871.4%1672369.6%————11250.0% 37165369.8%
199321 2583375.8%1151668.8%22450.0%43757.1% 42186070.0%
199422 21113265.6%1241675.0%31475.0%23540.0% 38195766.7%
199523 14112556.0%1061662.5%11250.0%641060.0% 31225358.5%
199624 25123767.6%641060.0%11250.0%0440.0% 32215360.4%
199725 22133562.9%2773479.4%11250.0%1041471.4% 60258570.6%
199826 16112759.3%1051566.7%12333.3%551050.0% 32235558.2%
199927 23143762.2%661250.0%42666.7%43757.1% 37256259.7%
200028 19123161.3%1952479.2%22450.0%741163.6% 47237067.1%
200129 13112454.2%1662272.7%22450.0%12333.3% 32215360.4%
200230 20133360.6%551050.0%12333.3%42666.7% 30225257.7%
200331 17112860.7%841266.7%22450.0%0220.0% 27194658.7%
200432 22450.0%0110.0%———————— 23540.0%
Career—26516543061.6%1658324866.5%23244748.9%44388253.7%49731080761.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Amanda Coetzer career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198816 00——00——21366.7%00—— 21366.7%
198917 0440.0%12333.3%861457.1%21366.7% 11132445.8%
199018 0330.0%14520.0%651154.5%32560.0% 10142441.7%
199119 0770.0%35837.5%53862.5%32560.0% 11172839.3%
199220 291118.2%51683.3%1331681.2%821080.0% 28154365.1%
199321 3111421.4%63966.7%2022290.9%1011190.9% 39175669.6%
199422 26825.0%13425.0%2082871.4%1121384.6% 34195364.2%
199523 4121625.0%13425.0%1351872.2%921181.8% 27224955.1%
199624 2121414.3%741163.6%1131478.6%911090.0% 29204959.2%
199725 9112045.0%1372065.0%2542986.2%81988.9% 55237870.5%
199826 26825.0%1081855.6%1361968.4%31475.0% 28214957.1%
199927 3101323.1%1091952.6%1541978.9%52771.4% 33255856.9%
200028 481233.3%971656.2%2673378.8%71887.5% 46236966.7%
200129 15616.7%771450.0%2062676.9%33650.0% 31215259.6%
200230 18911.1%751258.3%1271963.2%1021283.3% 30225257.7%
200331 23540.0%6101637.5%1462070.0%404100.0% 26194557.8%
200432 0110.0%101100.0%0110.0%11250.0% 23540.0%
Career 3511615123.2%887816653.0%2237730074.3%962412080.0% 44229573760.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 737/807 (91.3%) of Amanda Coetzer's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Amanda Coetzer performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200331 5/46 0.6 2.6 67.1% 60.3% 44.8% 58.0% 41.1% 55.6% 43.5%
200432 2/5 0.0 1.0 71.5% 51.7% 48.7% 53.3% 75.0% 50.9% 54.3%
Career 7/807 0.4 2.1 68.3% 57.8% 45.9% 56.7% 50.8% 54.2% 46.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 7/807 (0.9%) of Amanda Coetzer's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Amanda Coetzer advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1988 16 1537 112.0 — — — — — +42 — 63.6% +0.55 0–1 — — +0.21
1989 17 1674 132.8 — — — — -18 -17 -126 56.3% +0.50 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 99.4 -0.21
1990 18 1662 126.6 — — — — +9 -10 -107 44.4% -0.53 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) 102.4 -1.00
1991 19 1685 139.7 — — — — -8 -8 -103 44.6% -0.51 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 99.5 -1.77
1992 20 1865 153.9 — — — — -32 +16 — 64.1% +1.07 10–5 (67%) 2–3 (40%) 103.2 +0.99
1993 21 1994 160.0 — — — — +10 -32 -406 65.4% +0.99 9–5 (64%) 4–10 (29%) 99.0 +1.59
1994 22 1886 153.6 — — — — -4 +95 -255 65.1% +1.19 7–8 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 95.9 +1.72
1995 23 1907 160.6 — — — — 0 +74 — 53.3% +0.22 13–7 (65%) 4–3 (57%) 103.6 -2.38
1996 24 1856 161.7 — — — — +2 +111 — 60.2% +0.94 5–7 (42%) 5–5 (50%) 95.1 -0.79
1997 25 2014 167.3 — — — — -43 +103 — 64.8% +1.14 18–7 (72%) 10–7 (59%) 107.6 +0.54
1998 26 1888 157.3 — — — — +20 +176 -212 56.7% +0.43 9–10 (47%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 +0.82
1999 27 1816 156.1 — — — — +61 +90 -116 53.8% +0.19 16–7 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 101.8 +0.50
2000 28 1895 157.2 — — — — -11 +100 -198 65.4% +1.19 8–10 (44%) 9–5 (64%) 97.8 +0.42
2001 29 1786 143.1 — — — — -8 +200 -64 56.5% +0.63 12–8 (60%) 7–5 (58%) 99.6 +2.01
2002 30 1795 147.3 — — — — +44 +76 -128 57.0% +0.36 7–5 (58%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +1.05
2003 31 1739 139.6 +0.81 +0.45 0.979 49.4% +19 +138 -49 54.6% +0.36 11–5 (69%) 4–5 (44%) 101.8 +0.51
2004 32 1718 114.7 -0.37 +1.49 1.105 52.2% +32 — — 36.4% -0.36 1–0 — — -0.28
Career 2052 159.5 +0.47 +0.75 1.018 50.2% +4 +80 -161 58.5% +0.63 138–98 (58%) 73–67 (52%) 100.2 +0.49

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Amanda Coetzer Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198917 —R16R128R128 3–3 (50%)
199018 —R128R64R128 1–3 (25%)
199119 —R64R64R128 2–3 (40%)
199220 —R32—R32 4–2 (67%)
199321 R128R64R64R32 4–4 (50%)
199422 R64R16R16QF 11–4 (73%)
199523 R32R64R64R128 4–4 (50%)
199624 SFR16R64QF 13–4 (76%)
199725 SFSFR64R16 14–4 (78%)
199826 R16R128R64QF 8–4 (67%)
199927 R16R128R32R128 5–4 (56%)
200028 R64R32R64R32 6–4 (60%)
200129 QFR32R32R128 8–4 (67%)
200230 R16R128R64R32 6–4 (60%)
200331 R16R128R64R32 6–4 (60%)
200432 R64——— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 31–12
(72%)		23–15
(61%)		17–14
(55%)		25–15
(62%)		 96–56
(63%)

WTA 1000

Amanda Coetzer WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWMIAITAPANBERBOCCANCHABERHILKEYMOSPHIPANZUR W-L
Win %
199018 ——R32—R64—————R64———— 2–3 (40%)
199119 ——R32—R16R32———R32R64———— 6–5 (55%)
199220 ——SF——SFR16——R16QF———— 16–5 (76%)
199321 ——R16———R16——QFR16—QF—— 10–5 (67%)
199422 ——R32———R16——R16R16—R32—— 5–5 (50%)
199523 ——R16———F—R32R16R16—R32—— 12–6 (67%)
199624 QF—————R16—R32R16R32———R32 6–6 (50%)
199725 R32—R16—SF—QF——QFR64——QFR16 12–8 (60%)
199826 R16—R32—R16—R16——WR16——SFQF 14–7 (67%)
199927 R16—R32—R64—QF——R16QF——FQF 13–8 (62%)
200028 R64QF——F—R32——QF———QFR16 13–7 (65%)
200129 —R16——QF—R16QF—————R16R16 8–6 (57%)
200230 QFR16——R64—R16QF———SF—R16R16 15–8 (65%)
200331 QFR64R32R32——R16R16———R32——R32 7–8 (47%)
W-L 10–7
(59%)		7–4
(64%)		13–10
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		13–8
(62%)		5–2
(71%)		22–12
(65%)		7–3
(70%)		1–2
(33%)		21–9
(70%)		18–10
(64%)		3–2
(60%)		2–3
(40%)		10–6
(62%)		7–8
(47%)		 139–87
(62%)

WTA 500

Amanda Coetzer WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBARDLBEASHAMIWMADITASDGTKYAMEBAHBERBOCBRIPORLEILOSMANNEWPHISTASTRSTRSYDTOYWOR W-L
Win %
198816 —————————————————R32————————— 1–1 (50%)
198917 ———————R32————R32————R32————R32———— 3–4 (43%)
199018 ————R32R32———————QF————R16———————R32 7–5 (58%)
199119 ———R64R64R32————————————R16———————— 3–4 (43%)
199220 —————R16———R16——————————R16—————— 4–3 (57%)
199321 —SFSF——F———WSF———————QF———————— 20–5 (80%)
199422 ——R16——F————R16————R16———————SFR32—— 11–6 (65%)
199523 —SF———R16——R32—QF———FR32——R16—————R32SF— 13–9 (59%)
199624 ——————QF————————R16——QF—R32———R16QF— 8–6 (57%)
199725 SF———————SF—SF————SFF—R16—QFSF——R32—— 18–9 (67%)
199826 ——————————SF————R32R16——QFQF———R16R16— 8–7 (53%)
199927 ———SFQF———SF—QF————R32———QFR32SF——R16QF— 15–10 (60%)
200028 ———QFSF———R16—R16————QF———SFQFR16——R16—— 16–9 (64%)
200129 ———R16SF—————FQF———R32———R32————R16—— 8–7 (53%)
200230 ———R32————R32—R64QF———R32—R16——————R16—— 6–7 (46%)
200331 ———R16————R32—R16————R32—QF——————QF—— 6–6 (50%)
200432 ————————————————————————R16—— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 3–1
(75%)		5–2
(71%)		4–2
(67%)		4–6
(40%)		8–5
(62%)		13–6
(68%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		7–6
(54%)		6–1
(86%)		23–10
(70%)		3–2
(60%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		4–1
(80%)		7–10
(41%)		4–2
(67%)		6–4
(60%)		9–6
(60%)		7–4
(64%)		6–6
(50%)		5–3
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		8–11
(42%)		6–4
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		 148–99
(60%)

WTA 250

Amanda Coetzer WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOANTGENHAMLIBKITMELNAPAIXALBAURBIRBOLBOSBREBUDDORHILKEYKRELUCLUXMEMOKLOKLPHOPRAQUESANSAPSCHSCOSTRTAITAR W-L
Win %
198816 ————————R16—————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
198917 ———R32—————R16—R32—————R16R32——————SF————————— 10–6 (62%)
199018 ——QF——————QF—R64——R32—R32——————R32——————R32QF——— 6–8 (43%)
199119 ——R32————R32—R32R32———R32—————————————F—R32———— 4–7 (36%)
199220 —————SF——————————————QF———————QF————SFQF 11–5 (69%)
199321 ——————W————R16———————————R32—————R16————— 7–3 (70%)
199422 ———————————————————————R16——WQF——SF———— 11–3 (79%)
199523 ———————————————————————R32———QF——————— 2–2 (50%)
199624 ———————————————————R32—R32—F——————————— 4–3 (57%)
199725 ————————————SF——W—————W—QF————————SF—— 16–3 (84%)
199826 ————R16————————QF———————R32——————————QF—— 2–4 (33%)
199927 ———————————————————————F———R16——————— 4–2 (67%)
200028 —W—————————————————————SF——————————— 8–1 (89%)
200129 W————————————————————SF——R16———————R16—— 8–3 (73%)
200230 QF————————————————————R16R16———————————— 3–3 (50%)
200331 W—————————————————————F———————————— 8–1 (89%)
200432 R16—————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 10–2
(83%)		5–0
(100%)		2–2
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		5–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		3–3
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		3–1
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		5–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		8–4
(67%)		4–2
(67%)		13–8
(62%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		5–0
(100%)		4–3
(57%)		6–2
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		3–3
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		4–3
(57%)		3–1
(75%)		2–1
(67%)		 106–56
(65%)

WTA Finals

Amanda Coetzer WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTA W-L
Win %
199321 —QF 1–1 (50%)
199422 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199523 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199624 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199725 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199826 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199927 —R16 0–1 (0%)
200028 QF— 1–1 (50%)
200129 —R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		1–8
(11%)		 2–9
(18%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
Nov 3, 1997
First Top 100
Apr 10, 1989
First Top 50
Mar 26, 1990
First Top 20
Aug 17, 1992
First Top 10
Apr 28, 1997

Ranking History Matrix

Amanda Coetzer ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198614———————————191
198715199————————367369—
198816—347298234233181188149153156153152
198917130136128918384878160626363
199018646450534557564965697576
199119767397989791879798716768
199220666035322524241917201717
199321141817121317161614161515
199422171416181814131315161818
199523192320191822242222191919
199624161615151515151716191714
19972512131510117656444
19982665444881110151717
19992716109161210977101111
200028121620181012131212111112
2001291011881313121413161919
200230191718203337383326212121
200331232018181715151618272525
2004322738658691108121186272282284286
200533289———————————

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Amanda Coetzer's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Years Match Log
Nathalie Tauziat FRA 3 2,033 0 8 881 548 333 62.2% 1984–2001 Match log
Mary Pierce FRA 3 2,145 2 18 683 465 218 68.1% 1989–2006 Match log
Magdalena Maleeva BUL 4 2,069 0 10 664 389 275 58.6% 1989–2005 Match log
Anke Huber GER 4 2,122 0 12 603 398 205 66.0% 1989–2001 Match log
Iva Majoli CRO 4 2,155 1 8 454 262 192 57.7% 1992–2004 Match log
Elena Dementieva RUS 3 2,125 0 16 728 483 245 66.3% 1997–2010 Match log
Nadia Petrova RUS 3 2,089 0 13 722 444 278 61.5% 1998–2014 Match log
Kimiko Date JPN 4 2,092 0 8 435 245 190 56.3% 1989–2017 Match log
Pam Shriver USA 3 2,304 0 24 904 626 278 69.2% 1978–1997 Match log
Gabriela Sabatini ARG 3 2,399 1 27 797 613 184 76.9% 1984–1996 Match log
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere SUI 3 2,130 0 19 649 464 185 71.5% 1982–1994 Match log
Mary Joe Fernandez USA 4 2,196 0 7 612 417 195 68.1% 1984–2000 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Amanda Coetzer?
Amanda Coetzer is 54 years old, born on October 22, 1971.
Which country does Amanda Coetzer represent?
Amanda Coetzer represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Amanda Coetzer?
Amanda Coetzer is 158 cm / 5'2".
Does Amanda Coetzer use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Amanda Coetzer uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Amanda Coetzer left-handed or right-handed?
Amanda Coetzer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Amanda Coetzer won?
Amanda Coetzer has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Amanda Coetzer won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Amanda Coetzer's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Hilton Head in 1998.
How many WTA titles has Amanda Coetzer won?
Amanda Coetzer has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Acapulco in 2003.
What is Amanda Coetzer's highest WTA ranking?
Amanda Coetzer's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on November 3, 1997.
What is Amanda Coetzer's career win-loss record?
Amanda Coetzer has a career WTA singles record of 497 wins and 310 losses (61.6%).
How much career prize money has Amanda Coetzer earned?
Amanda Coetzer has earned at least $5,594,821 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Amanda Coetzer's career appear in TennisDB?
Amanda Coetzer appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1988 through 2004.
On which surface does Amanda Coetzer have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Amanda Coetzer's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 66.5% (165–83).
Who has Amanda Coetzer faced most often?
Amanda Coetzer's most frequent opponent is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, with a head-to-head record of 3–18 across 21 meetings.