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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 completed main-draw singles matches in TennisDB's WTA event archive; qualifying is shown separately below.

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Amanda Coetzer's five most recent 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 WTA 500 Hard
Patty Schnyder #25 4-6 6-3 6-0 W H2H Match data Jan 15, 2004* R32 Sydney WTA 500 Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

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
SeasonAgeTitlesGSWTA 1000500250WTA FinalsTournaments
199321 2 2 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

Olympic Singles Results (3)

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

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%
Career26516543061.6%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 000021366.7%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

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
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%

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

Amanda Coetzer WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWMADMIAITAPANBERBOCCANCHABERHILKEYMOSPHIPANZUR
198917 R32
199018 R32R32R64
199119 R32R32R32R32R64
199220 R16SFSFR16R16QF
199321 FR16R16QFR16QF
199422 FR32R16R16R16R32
199523 R16R16FR32R16R16R32
199624 QFQFR16R32R16R32R32
199725 R32R16QFQFR64R16
199826 R16R32R16WR16QF
199927 R16R32QFR16QFQF
200028 R64QFFR32QFQFR16
200129 R16QFR16QFR16R16
200230 QFR16R64R16QFSFR16R16
200331 QFR64R32R32R16R16R32R32

WTA 500

Amanda Coetzer WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTEASHAMSDGAMEBAHBERPORLOSNEWOKLPHISTASTRSYDPANTOY
198816 R32
198917 R32R32R32
199018 R64
199119 R16
199422 R32
199523 R32R32SF
199624 R16QF
199725 SFSFSFR32QF
199826 R16QFQFR16SFR16
199927 SFR64QFR16FQF
200028 WQFSFR16R16QFSFSFQFR16R16
200129 R16SFFQFR32R32R16R16
200230 R32R32R64QFR32R16R16
200331 R16R32R16R32QFQF
200432 R16

WTA 250

Amanda Coetzer WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOATLBARDLBEASGENHAMLIBKITMELNAPTKYAIXALBAMEAURBIRBOCBOLBOSBREBRIBUDDORPORHILKEYKRELEILUCLUXMANMEMOKLOKLPHIPHOPRAQUESANSAPSCHSCOSTASTRTAITARWOR
198816 R16
198917 R32R16R32R16R32SF
199018 QFR32QFR64QFR32R32R16R32R32QFR32
199119 R64R32R64R32R32R32R32R16FR32
199220 SFR16QFR16QFSFQF
199321 SFSFWWSFR16QFR32R16
199422 R16R16R16R16WQFSFSF
199523 SFQFFR32R16R32QF
199624 R16R32R32QFFR32
199725 SFSFSFWSFFWR16QFQFSF
199826 R16SFQFR32R16R32QF
199927 SFQFQFR32FR32R16SF
200129 WSFR16
200230 QFR16R16
200331 WF
200432 R16

WTA Finals

Amanda Coetzer WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTA
199321 QF
199422 R16
199523 R16
199624 R16
199725 R16
199826 R16
199927 R16
200028 QF
200129 R16

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.

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
198614191
198715199367369
198816347298234233181188149153156153152
198917130136128918384878160626363
199018646450534557564965697576
199119767397989791879798716768
199220666035322524241917201717
199321141817121317161614161515
199422171416181814131315161818
199523192320191822242222191919
199624161615151515151716191714
19972512131510117656444
19982665444881110151717
19992716109161210977101111
200028121620181012131212111112
2001291011881313121413161919
200230191718203337383326212121
200331232018181715151618272525
2004322738658691108121186272282284286
200533289

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.