Annelize Naudé

Annelize Naudé
Nickname(s) Barfly
Country  Netherlands
Residence Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Born January 1, 1977 (1977-01-01) (age 35)
Kempton Park, South Africa
Turned Pro 1996
Retired Active
Plays Right Handed
Coached by Liz Irving
Racquet used Harrow
Website www.squashequip.com
Women's singles
Highest ranking No. 13 (January, 2006)
Current ranking No. 41 (March, 2010)
Last updated on: March 4, 2010.

Annelize Naudé (born 1 January 1977, in Kempton Park, South Africa) is a professional squash player from the Netherlands.[1] She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 13 in January 2006,[1] and has won five WISPA tour titles as well as having been the runner-up nine times since 1996.[2]

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Professional career

Naudé's international squash career began in 1996; her world ranking after her first year was No. 53.[3] She climbed up the rankings to No. 36 two years later,[3] but her rankings then fell to a career low of No. 86 on May 2000.[3] Her ranking rose again to No. 25 in late 2001; and she reached No. 20 a year later.[3] She achieved her career best ranking of No. 13 four years later; in January, 2006.[3]

Naudé reached her first final in an international tournament in 1999 in the Danish Open, but she was subsequently defeated by Pamela Nimmo.[4] Naudé won her first professional title in 2002, also in the Danish Open, when she beats Senga Macfie in the final which lasts in five sets 3–9, 4–9, 9–5, 9–3, 9–4.[5] She then had to wait for two years for her second title, this time in the Swiss Open, beating Laura-Jane Lengthorn in the final.[6] Naudé then lost to former world No. 1 Vanessa Atkinson in the final of Mexican Open.[7]

Naudé appeared in her 12th WISPA World Tour final at the Internationaux de Creteil in France; she then won the match by beating England’s Lauren Siddall to her fourth title of her career.[8]

Personal life

Naudé grew up in South Africa before moving to the Netherlands. She was based at Kempton Park Country Club, and was coached in her early days by Phillip Schelbusch and Jean Grainger, which took her to national titles at various junior levels before she moved to Amsterdam and eventually took on Dutch nationality and become a fixture in their national team.[9]

Naudé is also known as Barfly among her friends.

Career statistics

Listed as the following:-

Professional Tour Titles (5)

All Results for Annelize Naudé in WISPA World's Tour tournament

Legend
WISPA Platinum Series (0)
WISPA Gold Series (0)
WISPA Silver Series (0)
WISPA Tour Series (5)
Titles by Major Tournaments
World Open (0)
British Open (0)
Hong Kong Open (0)
Qatar Classic (0)
No. Date Tournament Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. February 20, 2002 Danish Open Senga Macfie 3–9, 4–9, 9–5, 9–3, 9–4
2. March 14, 2004 Swiss Open Laura-Jane Lengthorn 9–6, 9–5, 9–7
3. February 24, 2008 De Creteil Lauren Siddall 9–2, 8–10, 9–3, 9–4
4. March 15, 2009 Eindhoven Open Victoria Lust 11–2, 11–2, 11–6
5. September 19, 2009 Squashshine Open Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy 13–15, 11–6, 11–8, 11–6

WISPA Tour Finals (Runner-Up) (9)

No. Date Tournament Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. February 21, 1999 Danish Open Pamela Nimmo 5–9, 10–8, 9–2, 9–7
2. October 29, 2000 Springside Open Carol Owens 9–1, 9–2, 9–2
3. June 17, 2001 Singapore Open Shelley Kitchen 9–7, 9–4, 9–2
4. March 8, 2004 Finnish Open Tegwen Malik 9–2, 9–5, 9–6
5. September 5, 2004 Mexican Open Vanessa Atkinson 9–4, 9–1, 9–2
6. February 6, 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open Nicol David 9–4, 9–2, 9–0
7. April 16, 2005 Irish Open Madeline Perry 9–4, 2–9, 7–9, 9–4, 9–6
8. July 3, 2007 NSC Super Satellite No. 2 Rebecca Chiu 10–8, 9–2, 9–1
9. December 16, 2009 Flowerbulb Open Emma Beddoes 11–8, 11–2, 11–6

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