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Nairobi, Kenya, 12 February 2020 – South African top ranked wheelchair tennis player Evans Maripa completed a Nairobi Open double on Wednesday afternoon as he added the doubles title alongside rising star Alwande Sikhosana to the singles victory he had claimed just hours earlier. Maripa recorded his second title in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) …
Monday, 03 July 2017, Soweto, South Africa. – Top seeds Evans Maripa and Kgothatso Montjane remained on course after powering past Thato Tsomole and Mabel Mankgele respectively to advance to the semi-final round of the Joburg Open at Arthur Ashe Tennis Center in Soweto on Monday. South African number 1 men’s ace Maripa, who recently …
Men Singles Previous Current 67 67 Kevin Anderson 264 267 Lloyd Harris 445 456 Nik Scholtz 647 673 Tucker Vorster 1,406 1,405 Damon Gooch 1,484 1,489 Joshua Howard-Tripp 1,484 1,489 Bertus Kruger 1,544 1,547 Johannes Myburgh 1,650 1,657 Taine Bernhard 1,650 1,657 Philip Henning 1,650 1,657 Sipho Montsi 1,650 1,657 Ruan Roelofse 1,760 1,768 Ruben …
SEMI & FINAL RESULTS OF THE DUNLOP FREE STATE SERIES Bloemfontein, South Africa – Balanced results of the Dunlop Free State Series, a South African tennis ranking tournament being played at the Free State Tennis Stadium in Bloemfontein on Monday Singles Semi Finals Boys under 12 1-John Coetzee (BOL) bt Joshua Kleynhans (BOR) 6-2 6-1 …
Tuesday, 11 April 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa. – South African wheelchair tennis ace Lucas Sithole got his SA Open campaign off to a scintillating start with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Michael Mahlanya at the Ellis Park Tennis Stadium in Johannesburg this morning. Mahlanya was clearly outclassed from the start and struggled to match the …
Bloemfontein, South Africa – Easter time is tennis time as South Africa’s top junior tennis players will battle for national title honours during this week’s SA Junior Nationals in Bloemfontein. The tournament will be played from Tuesday, 11 April with the finals scheduled for Easter Sunday, 16 April 2017 The tournament is the premier event …
SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD TENNIS RANKINGS Men Singles Previous Current 79 74 Kevin Anderson 280 274 Lloyd Harris 512 503 Nik Scholtz 637 633 Tucker Vorster 1,434 1,398 Damon Gooch 1,482 1,473 Joshua Howard-Tripp 1,482 1,473 Bertus Kruger 1,508 1,497 Timothy Dollman 1,546 1,536 Johannes Myburgh 1,652 1,645 Taine Bernhard 1,652 1,645 Philip Henning 1,652 1,645 …
Potchefstroom, South Africa – Two up and coming junior South African tennis stars scored maiden tournament wins in the ITF NWU-PUKKE 1 on finals day in Potchefstroom on Saturday. Christiaan Worst of Pretoria and Myah Petchey of Cape Town were first time winners on the international junior circuit when they won the boys and girls …
Pretoria, South Africa – Tennis South Africa (TSA) confirmed on Wednesday that the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has awarded South Africa the rights to host the 2017 Young Seniors World Team and Individual Championships. The tournament will be hosted in the city of Cape Town from 19 March – 1 April. The ITF Young Seniors …
Tuesday, 06 December 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa. – Wheelchair Tennis South Africa commends the federation’s General Manager, Karen Losch who was hugely honoured in Managung when crowned the Administrator of the year at the 11th SA Sports Awards Ceremony held on Sunday, 27 November at the Sand du Plessis Theatre in Bloemfontein. This prestigious award …