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Anita Van Deventer

RSA WTA Tour years active: 1968–1969

Anita Van Deventer represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Anita Van Deventer finished with a career record of 14–13 and one singles title. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1624 (42nd percentile)

Career record

14–13 (51.9%)

Career titles

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 →

Anita Van Deventer's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Fay Toyne	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1969*	QF	Kitzbuhel	WTA 250	Clay
Carol Sherriff	0-6 8-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1969*	R16	Kitzbuhel	WTA 250	Clay
Ana Maria Arias	8-6 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1969*	R32	Kitzbuhel	WTA 250	Clay
Kerry Reid	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1969*	R32	Hamburg Open	WTA 250	Clay
Cecilia Martinez	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1969*	R32	Dutch Open	WTA 250	Clay

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Anita Van Deventer's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Virginia Wade	0	3	3	Apr 5, 1969	H2H
Maryna Godwin	1	1	2	Apr 19, 1969	H2H
Fay Toyne	0	1	1	Aug 17, 1969	H2H
Carol Sherriff	1	0	1	Aug 16, 1969	H2H
Ana Maria Arias	1	0	1	Aug 15, 1969	H2H

Titles (1)

Anita Van Deventer titles by season and category
Season	Titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1968	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bulawayo
Total	1	—	—	—	1	—

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

Career Results

Anita Van Deventer career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—
1969	9	8	17	52.9%	—	—
Career	14	13	27	51.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Anita Van Deventer career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%
1969	5	3	8	62.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	9	8	17	52.9%
Career	8	8	16	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	14	13	27	51.9%

Advanced Stats

Anita Van Deventer advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	1538	101.9	—	—	—	—	-41	—	—	45.8%	-0.42	3–1 (75%)	—	—	-0.28
1969	1594	108.7	—	—	—	—	+37	-81	-32	45.0%	-0.55	6–0 (100%)	—	—	-0.52
Career	1624	105.8	—	—	—	—	-2	-81	-32	45.3%	-0.50	9–1 (90%)	—	—	-2.96

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Anita Van Deventer Grand Slams results by season
Season	W	W-L Win %
1969	R32	2–1 (67%)
W-L	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)

WTA 250

Anita Van Deventer WTA 250 results by season
Season	HAM	KIT	BLO	BRI	BUL	CAP	DUR	DUT	EAS	POR	SOU	W-L Win %
1968	—	—	R16	—	W	QF	—	—	SF	R16	R32	5–5 (50%)
1969	R32	QF	SF	R32	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	R16	7–7 (50%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	12–12 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Anita Van Deventer represent?: Anita Van Deventer represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Anita Van Deventer won?: Anita Van Deventer has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Anita Van Deventer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Anita Van Deventer's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Anita Van Deventer won?: Anita Van Deventer has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent was Bulawayo in 1968.
What is Anita Van Deventer's career win-loss record?: Anita Van Deventer has a career WTA singles record of 14 wins and 13 losses (51.9%).
Which seasons of Anita Van Deventer's career appear in TennisDB?: Anita Van Deventer appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1969.
Who has Anita Van Deventer faced most often?: Anita Van Deventer's most frequent opponent is Virginia Wade, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.