Joannette Kruger

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joannette Kruger
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 3, 1973(1973-09-03)
Age	51
Birthplace	Johannesburg
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Virgo

Joannette Kruger Biography

Joannette Kruger is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on September 3, 1973 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Joannette Kruger (born 3 September 1973) was an ex-professional tennis star who hails from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her highest career rank is No. 21, in all of the planet, which she achieved on the 4th of May 1998.

The Qatar Telecom German Open in 2000, she scored the most significant victory of her career, beating the world’s top three player Nathalie Tauziat in a loss of only two games. She later went on to reach the first Tier I semifinal. In the following year, she made the fourth WTA Tour final at the Wismilak International, defeating Grand Slam champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the semifinals, and falling to Angelique Widjaja. She also made it to two doubles finals this year’s season, taking Sopot together with Francesca Schiavone as well as finishing second at Basel together with Marta Marrero.

The tennis star continued to shine in 1998, making the third WTA Tour final at Oklahoma City she defeated Serena Williams in the quarterfinals but losing to her sister Venus Williams in the final. The victory against Serena was perhaps the most humiliating loss of Williams her career, as she lost only two sets (only Annie Miller of the US was able to achieve such a score during her time in Quebec City in 1995). In the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells Williams thrashed Amanda Coetzer for the first top five victory in her professional career. On May 4, 1998 she surpassed her career-high of No. 21.

Joannette Kruger Net Worth

Joannette Kruger is one of the richest Tennis Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joannette Kruger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kruger became a professional player in 1989, however it wasn’t until 1992 that she made it to the top 100. The year 1995 was when she experienced her breakout year, by winning her very first WTA Tour title in San Juan in which she defeated Kyoko Nagatsuka at the end of the tournament. She also scored the first of her top 10 wins against Anke Huber as well as Lindsay Davenport.

Following an injury-plagued season in 1996 She won her second title of her career at the 1997 World Championships at Prague, Czech Republic by beating Marion Maruska in the final. The other highlights were the quarterfinals in the Tier I in Rome, beating Brenda Schultz-McCarthy as well as Karina Habsudova in the process to the top 20 players, and advancing to in the 4th round the Grand Slam for the first time at the US Open, beating Barbara Paulus in the opening round.

Kruger’s last year on the Tour was in 2003, where she used a special ranking. She went 0–5 during this year with her last match being a 6–2, 6–1 loss to Jennifer Capriati at the French Open.

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Facts & Trivia

Joannette Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Joannette Kruger celebrates birthday on September 3 of every year.

Top Facts about Joannette Kruger

1. Joannette Kruger is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
2. She was born on November 23, 1969, in Pretoria, South Africa.
3. Kruger turned pro in 1986 and retired from professional tennis in 2000.
4. Her highest singles ranking was No. 17 in the world (1997).
5. In her career, she won two WTA singles titles and one doubles title.
6. Kruger reached the fourth round of the Australian Open twice (1995, 1998).
7. She also reached the fourth round of Wimbledon once (1997).
8. Throughout her career, she defeated several top-ranked players including Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport.
9. Kruger represented South Africa in numerous Fed Cup competitions.
10. After retiring from tennis, she became a coach and worked with young players.