Natalie Grandin (born 27 February 1981) is a retired
tennis player
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from
South Africa
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She achieved a career-high singles ranking of 144 as of 12 September 2005. On 14 May 2012, she peaked at No. 22 in the doubles rankings. In her career, she won one WTA doubles title as well as three singles and 25
ITF doubles titles.
Grandin has yet to compete outside the qualifying rounds of a Grand Slam singles event. She is known for her variety of play, and volleying ability. Grandin retired from professional tennis in January 2015.
Biography
She was coached by Petra de Jong. Her father, Roy, is a project manager in IT while her mother, Rosamund, is a freight forwarder. Natalie has two sisters. She is a
baseliner whose favorite shot is the forehand and her favorite surface is hard court. Grandin started playing tennis at age four. She speaks English and
Afrikaans
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Significant finals
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
WTA career finals
Doubles: 12 (1 title, 11 runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
Doubles: 46 (25–21)
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
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South African female tennis players
1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from East London, Eastern Cape
White South African people