Mareze Joubert (born 18 August 1973) is a South African former professional

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Tennis career

Joubert began competing on the professional tour in the early 1990s. She reached a best singles ranking of 245 in the world and qualified for two

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main draws, at the Japan Open and Birmingham Classic in 1994. During her career, she won a total of 18 titles on the ITF Circuit, three in singles and 15 in doubles. In 2001, she was called up to South Africa's Fed Cup team for a tie against Slovenia in Spain as a last minute replacement for

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, who was unable to secure a visa. Playing club tennis in the Netherlands at the time, Joubert made the trip to Spain and featured in the doubles rubber, which she and Kim Grant won against

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and

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (3 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Doubles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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