Kim Grant (tennis)

Kim Grant
Country  South Africa
Residence Atherton, United States
Born 1 May 1971
Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 1992
Retired 2010
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$160,324
Singles
Career record 92–159
Career titles 0 WTA 0 ITF
Highest ranking No. 414 (31 July 1995)
Doubles
Career record 200–247
Career titles 0 WTA 10 ITF
Highest ranking No. 76 (6 May 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2002)
French Open 1R (2001 & 2002)
Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001 & 2002)
US Open 2R (2002 & 2003)
Last updated on: 12 July 2008.

Kim Grant (born 1 May 1971, in Klerksdorp) is a former professional South African tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 414, which she reached on 31 July 1995. Her career high doubles ranking is 76, set at 6 May 2002.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0-1)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Olympic Gold (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0-1) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 27 May 2000 France Strasbourg, France Clay Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi Argentina Florencia Labat
Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan
4-6 3-6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 24 October 1994 Jamaica Negril, Jamaica Hard Slovakia Radka Zrubakova 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 22 (10–12)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 March 1993 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Zimbabwe Paula Iversen
United States Claire Sessions Bailey
1-6 3-6
Runner-up 2. 09 May 1994 Mexico Acapulco, Mexico Clay United States Ditta Huber Chile Paula Cabezas
Puerto Rico Emilie Viqueira
6-3 2-6 1-6
Winner 3. 24 October 1994 Jamaica Negril, Jamaica Hard United States Claire Sessions Bailey Namibia Elizma Nortje
Colombia Ximena Rodriguez
6-2 6-7 (6) 6-3
Winner 4. 09 January 1995 United States Mission, United States Hard United States Claire Sessions Bailey Israel Shiri Burstein
Israel Hila Rosen
7-6 (5) 6-2
Runner-up 5. 16 January 1995 United States San Antonio, United States Hard United States Claire Sessions Bailey Israel Shiri Burstein
Israel Hila Rosen
2-6 3-6
Runner-up 6. 30 October 1995 The Bahamas Freeport, Bahamas Hard United States Claire Sessions Bailey United States Rebecca Jensen
Jamaica Iwalani McCalla
2-6 4-6
Winner 7. January 5, 1998 United States San Antonio, United States Hard United States Mashona Washington Slovakia Andrea Sebova
Slovakia Silvia Urickova
4-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
Runner-up 8. 20 April 1998 United States Indian Hill, United States Hard United States Jolene Watanabe-Giltz United States Erika De Lone
United States Katie Schlukebir
4-6 6-4 3-6
Runner-up 9. 5 April 1999 United States Fresno, United States Hard Sweden Kristina Triska United States Erika de Lone
Australia Annabel Ellwood
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 10. 30 May 1999 United States El Paso, United States Hard United States Sara Walker India Manisha Malhotra
United States Julie Scott
2-6, 4-6
Winner 11. 21 June 1999 United States Easton, United States Hard United States Lindsay Lee-Waters United States Holly Parkinson
United States Julie Scott
6-4, 7-6 (7)
Winner 12. 05 July 1999 United States Edmond, United States Hard United States Stephanie Mabry United States Lauren Kalvaria
United States Gabriela Lastra
6-4 6-1
Runner-up 13. 13 September 1999 United States Hopewell, United States Hard United States Dawn Buth China Li Fang
Russia Alina Jidkova
3-6 3-6
Runner-up 14. 04 June 2001 United Kingdom Surbiton, United Britain Grass United States Lilia Osterloh United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
6-7 5-7
Runner-up 15. 15 July 2001 United Kingdom Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass South Africa Natalie Grandin Australia Trudi Musgrave
United Kingdom Julie Pullin
5-7 4-6
Winner 16. 19 March 2002 United States La Canada, United States Hard United States Abigail Spears United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
United Kingdom Julie Pullin
4-6 7-5 6-1
Winner 17. 29 October 2002 United Kingdom Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) United States Lilia Osterloh United Kingdom Lucie Ahl
Tunisia Selima Sfar
6-1 6-2
Winner 18. 27 April 2003 Italy Taranto, Italy Clay South Africa Natalie Grandin Austria Nicole Remis
Romania Delia Sescioreanu
6-2 6-1
Runner-up 19. 08 July 2003 United States College Park, United States Hard Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi United States Jennifer Russell
Australia Lisa McShea
2-6 6-4 5-7
Runner-up 20. 20 October 2003 United States Paducah, United States Hard United States Samantha Reeves China Zi Yan
China Jie Zheng
2-6 3-6
Winner 21. June 2, 2007 United States Carson, United States Hard United States Sunitha Rao United States Angela Haynes
United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 6–4
Winner 22. July 7, 2007 United States Southlake, United States Hard South Africa Surina De Beer Canada Valérie Tétreault
Canada Stéphanie Dubois
4-6 6-4 6-4

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