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Gillian Van Der Merwe

RSA WTA Tour years active: 1971–1972

Gillian Van Der Merwe represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Gillian Van Der Merwe finished with a career record of 0–4 and no singles titles. 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

1500 (5th percentile)

Career record

0–4 (0.0%)

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 →

Gillian Van Der Merwe's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Lyn Montgomery	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 1972*	R128	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Margaret Court	0-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1971*	R64	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Margaret Court	0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1971*	R32	Durban	WTA 250	Hard
Elizabeth Vlotman	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 1971*	QF	Cape Town	WTA 250	Hard

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Gillian Van Der Merwe's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Margaret Court	2	2	Apr 7, 1971	H2H
Lyn Montgomery	1	1	Mar 28, 1972	H2H
Elizabeth Vlotman	1	1	Jan 8, 1971	H2H

Career Results

Gillian Van Der Merwe career results by season
Season	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1971	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1972	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	4	4	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Gillian Van Der Merwe 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 %
1971	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%

Advanced Stats

Gillian Van Der Merwe 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
1971	1484	102.8	—	—	—	—	+50	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.26
1972	1467	95.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.12
Career	1500	99.6	—	—	—	—	+50	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-3.50

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Gillian Van Der Merwe WTA 250 results by season
Season	CAP	DUR	SOU	W-L Win %
1971	QF	R32	R64	0–3 (0%)
1972	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–4 (0%)

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 Gillian Van Der Merwe represent?: Gillian Van Der Merwe represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Gillian Van Der Merwe won?: Gillian Van Der Merwe has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Gillian Van Der Merwe won?: TennisDB does not group any of Gillian Van Der Merwe's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Gillian Van Der Merwe's career win-loss record?: Gillian Van Der Merwe has a career WTA singles record of 0 wins and 4 losses (0.0%).
Which seasons of Gillian Van Der Merwe's career appear in TennisDB?: Gillian Van Der Merwe appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1971 through 1972.
Who has Gillian Van Der Merwe faced most often?: Gillian Van Der Merwe's most frequent opponent is Margaret Court, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.