| Country (sports) |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 February 1986 Somerset East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (double-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $29,872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 95–77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 521 (14 April 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 64–48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 278 (14 September 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lizaan du Plessis (born 23 February 1986) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Biography
Born in Somerset East on the Eastern Cape, du Plessis made her Fed Cup debut for South Africa in 2005 and went on to feature in a total of ten ties.[1]
She won seven titles on the ITF circuit, one in singles and six in doubles.
At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, she won silver medals in both singles and doubles events.[2]
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 5 (1–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 June 2004 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard |  Ana Catarina Nogueira |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 November 2004 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Chanelle Scheepers |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 November 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Alicia Pillay |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 4 August 2007 | Ilkley, Great Britain | Grass | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jessica Moore |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 28 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | Chanel Simmonds |
6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 11 (6–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 November 2003 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard |  Noha Mohsen |
Heidi El Tabakh Yomna Farid |
1–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 31 July 2004 | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet |  Rebecca Llewellyn |
 Yvonne Doyle Karen Nugent |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 March 2005 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Rebecca Llewellyn |
 Verena Amesbauer  Veronika Chvojková |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 29 October 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Alicia Pillay |
Abigail Olivier Elze Potgieter |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 November 2005 | Giza, Egypt | Clay |  Leonie Mekel |
 Galina Fokina Raissa Gourevitch |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 August 2007 | Ilkley, Great Britain | Grass | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Davinia Lobbinger |
Julia Bone Olivia Scarfi |
7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 31 August 2007 | Mollerusa, Spain | Hard | Kelly Anderson |
 Sabina Mediano-Álvarez Francisca Sintès Martín |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner | 4. | 7 October 2007 | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Hard |  Daisy Ames |
 Gajane Vage Maribel Vicente Joyera |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 27 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | Lisa Marshall |
Tegan Edwards Goele Lemmens |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 26 October 2008 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Tiffany Welford |
Robin Stephenson Natalie Grandin |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 March 2009 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Monique Adamczak |
 Han Xinyun Ji Chunmei |
6–3, 7–5 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "SA Women Bring in AAG Medals". gsport.co.za. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
External links
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