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Amanda Coetzer
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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%)
* Records cover completed main-draw singles matches in TennisDB's WTA event archive; qualifying is shown separately below.
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Olympic Singles Results (3)
Career Results
Amanda Coetzer career results by season
Season Age W L M Win % Start Rank End Rank
1988 16 3 2 5 60.0% 342 152
1989 17 16 13 29 55.2% 150 63
1990 18 16 19 35 45.7% 63 76
1991 19 15 19 34 44.1% 80 68
1992 20 37 16 53 69.8% 66 17
1993 21 42 18 60 70.0% 17 15
1994 22 38 19 57 66.7% 15 18
1995 23 31 22 53 58.5% 17 19
1996 24 32 21 53 60.4% 18 14
1997 25 60 25 85 70.6% 14 4
1998 26 32 23 55 58.2% 4 17
1999 27 37 25 62 59.7% 17 11
2000 28 47 23 70 67.1% 11 12
2001 29 32 21 53 60.4% 12 19
2002 30 30 22 52 57.7% 19 21
2003 31 27 19 46 58.7% 21 25
2004 32 2 3 5 40.0% 25 286
Career 497 310 807 61.6% — —
Career Results by Surface
Amanda Coetzer career results by season and surface
Season Age
Hard Clay Grass Carpet Total
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
W L M Win %
1988 16
1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
3 2 5 60.0%
1989 17
7 5 12 58.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
16 13 29 55.2%
1990 18
11 11 22 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 19 35 45.7%
1991 19
9 11 20 45.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
15 19 34 44.1%
1992 20
20 8 28 71.4% 16 7 23 69.6% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
37 16 53 69.8%
1993 21
25 8 33 75.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
42 18 60 70.0%
1994 22
21 11 32 65.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
38 19 57 66.7%
1995 23
14 11 25 56.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 22 53 58.5%
1996 24
25 12 37 67.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
32 21 53 60.4%
1997 25
22 13 35 62.9% 27 7 34 79.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
60 25 85 70.6%
1998 26
16 11 27 59.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
32 23 55 58.2%
1999 27
23 14 37 62.2% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
37 25 62 59.7%
2000 28
19 12 31 61.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
47 23 70 67.1%
2001 29
13 11 24 54.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 21 53 60.4%
2002 30
20 13 33 60.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 22 52 57.7%
2003 31
17 11 28 60.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 19 46 58.7%
2004 32
2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2 3 5 40.0%
Career — 265 165 430 61.6% 165 83 248 66.5% 23 24 47 48.9% 44 38 82 53.7% 497 310 807 61.6%
Career Results by Opponent Rank
Amanda Coetzer career results by season and opponent rank
Season Age
1-10 11-30 31-100 100+ Total
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
W L M Win %
1988 16
0 0 — — 0 0 — — 2 1 3 66.7% 0 0 — —
2 1 3 66.7%
1989 17
0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
11 13 24 45.8%
1990 18
0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
10 14 24 41.7%
1991 19
0 7 7 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
11 17 28 39.3%
1992 20
2 9 11 18.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 3 16 81.2% 8 2 10 80.0%
28 15 43 65.1%
1993 21
3 11 14 21.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 1 11 90.9%
39 17 56 69.6%
1994 22
2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 11 2 13 84.6%
34 19 53 64.2%
1995 23
4 12 16 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 9 2 11 81.8%
27 22 49 55.1%
1996 24
2 12 14 14.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0%
29 20 49 59.2%
1997 25
9 11 20 45.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 25 4 29 86.2% 8 1 9 88.9%
55 23 78 70.5%
1998 26
2 6 8 25.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 21 49 57.1%
1999 27
3 10 13 23.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 5 2 7 71.4%
33 25 58 56.9%
2000 28
4 8 12 33.3% 9 7 16 56.2% 26 7 33 78.8% 7 1 8 87.5%
46 23 69 66.7%
2001 29
1 5 6 16.7% 7 7 14 50.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 21 52 59.6%
2002 30
1 8 9 11.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 22 52 57.7%
2003 31
2 3 5 40.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 19 45 57.8%
2004 32
0 1 1 0.0% 1 0 1 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
2 3 5 40.0%
Career
35 116 151 23.2% 88 78 166 53.0% 223 77 300 74.3% 96 24 120 80.0%
442 295 737 60.0%
Opponent ranking data available for 737/807 (91.3%) of Amanda Coetzer's WTA main draw matches.
Performance Stats
Detailed serve and return statistics available for 7/807 (0.9%) of Amanda Coetzer's WTA main draw matches.
Amanda Coetzer performance statistics by season
Season Age Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Sv Pts% 2nd Sv Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
2003 31
5/46
0.6
2.6
67.1%
60.3%
44.8%
58.0%
41.1%
55.6%
43.5%
2004 32
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%
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
Schedule
1988
16
1537
112.0
—
—
—
—
—
+42
—
63.6%
+0.55
0–1
—
+0.09
1989
17
1674
132.8
—
—
—
—
-18
-17
-126
56.3%
+0.50
2–4 (33%)
2–1 (67%)
-0.24
1990
18
1662
126.6
—
—
—
—
+9
-10
-107
44.4%
-0.53
7–4 (64%)
1–4 (20%)
-2.18
1991
19
1685
139.7
—
—
—
—
-8
-8
-103
44.6%
-0.51
3–5 (38%)
3–1 (75%)
-1.87
1992
20
1865
153.9
—
—
—
—
-32
+16
—
64.1%
+1.07
10–5 (67%)
2–3 (40%)
+0.66
1993
21
1994
160.0
—
—
—
—
+10
-32
-405
65.4%
+0.99
9–5 (64%)
4–10 (29%)
-2.34
1994
22
1886
153.6
—
—
—
—
-4
+95
-255
65.1%
+1.19
7–8 (47%)
5–4 (56%)
+0.55
1995
23
1907
160.6
—
—
—
—
0
+74
—
53.3%
+0.22
13–7 (65%)
4–3 (57%)
-3.87
1996
24
1856
161.7
—
—
—
—
+2
+111
—
60.2%
+0.94
5–7 (42%)
5–5 (50%)
-1.67
1997
25
2014
167.3
—
—
—
—
-43
+103
—
64.8%
+1.14
18–7 (72%)
10–7 (59%)
-2.77
1998
26
1888
157.2
—
—
—
—
+20
+176
-212
56.7%
+0.43
9–10 (47%)
6–4 (60%)
+0.44
1999
27
1816
156.0
—
—
—
—
+60
+90
-116
53.8%
+0.19
16–7 (70%)
7–7 (50%)
-1.56
2000
28
1895
157.2
—
—
—
—
-11
+101
-198
65.4%
+1.19
8–10 (44%)
9–5 (64%)
-0.05
2001
29
1786
143.1
—
—
—
—
-8
+200
-64
56.5%
+0.63
12–8 (60%)
7–5 (58%)
+1.67
2002
30
1795
147.3
—
—
—
—
+44
+76
-128
57.0%
+0.36
7–5 (58%)
4–3 (57%)
+1.03
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%)
+0.44
2004
32
1718
114.7
-0.37
+1.49
1.105
52.2%
+32
—
—
36.4%
-0.36
1–0
—
-0.29
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%)
-1.49
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250
WTA Finals
Data coverage note: 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.
Career-high date
Nov 3, 1997
First top 100
Apr 10, 1989
Ranking History Matrix
Amanda Coetzer ranking history by month and season Season Age Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1986 14 — — — — — — — — — — — 191 1987 15 199 — — — — — — — — 367 369 — 1988 16 — 347 298 234 233 181 188 149 153 156 153 152 1989 17 130 136 128 91 83 84 87 81 60 62 63 63 1990 18 64 64 50 53 45 57 56 49 65 69 75 76 1991 19 76 73 97 98 97 91 87 97 98 71 67 68 1992 20 66 60 35 32 25 24 24 19 17 20 17 17 1993 21 14 18 17 12 13 17 16 16 14 16 15 15 1994 22 17 14 16 18 18 14 13 13 15 16 18 18 1995 23 19 23 20 19 18 22 24 22 22 19 19 19 1996 24 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 17 16 19 17 14 1997 25 12 13 15 10 11 7 6 5 6 4 4 4 1998 26 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 11 10 15 17 17 1999 27 16 10 9 16 12 10 9 7 7 10 11 11 2000 28 12 16 20 18 10 12 13 12 12 11 11 12 2001 29 10 11 8 8 13 13 12 14 13 16 19 19 2002 30 19 17 18 20 33 37 38 33 26 21 21 21 2003 31 23 20 18 18 17 15 15 16 18 27 25 25 2004 32 27 38 65 86 91 108 121 186 272 282 284 286 2005 33 289 — — — — — — — — — — —
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
2,068
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
2,154
1
8
454
262
192
57.7%
1992-2004
Match log
Elena Dementieva
RUS
3
2,124
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
2,091
0
8
435
245
190
56.3%
1989-2017
Match log
Pam Shriver
USA
3
2,303
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
—
3
2,130
0
19
649
464
185
71.5%
1982-1994
Match log
Helena Sukova
CZE
4
2,218
0
9
881
581
300
65.9%
1981-1998
Match log
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Amanda Coetzer?
Amanda Coetzer is 54 years old, born on October 22, 1971.
Which country is Amanda Coetzer from?
Amanda Coetzer is from South Africa.
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?
Amanda Coetzer has won 1 WTA 1000 title. 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 other title 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.
When was Amanda Coetzer active on the WTA Tour?
Amanda Coetzer was active on the WTA Tour from 1988 through 2004.
What is Amanda Coetzer's best surface?
Amanda Coetzer's best surface is clay court with a 66.5% win rate (165W-83L).
Who is Amanda Coetzer's biggest rival?
Amanda Coetzer's most frequent opponent is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, with a head-to-head record of 3–18 across 21 meetings.