Fritz Wolmarans
{{short description|South African tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use South African English|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Fritz Wolmarans
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|country={{RSA}}
|residence= Cape Town, South Africa
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1986|03|07|df=y}}
|birth_place= Bloemfontein, South Africa
|height =
|turnedpro=
|plays= Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= $172,382
|singlesrecord= 4–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles=0
|highestsinglesranking= No. 198 (16 May 2011)
|AustralianOpenresult= Q2 (2011)
|FrenchOpenresult=
|Wimbledonresult= Q2 (2011)
|USOpenresult= Q2 (2011)
|doublesrecord= 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles=0
|highestdoublesranking= No. 412 (7 February 2011)
|updated= 22 September 2014
}}
Fritz Wolmarans (born 7 March 1986) is a former professional South African tennis player.
Wolmarans has a career high ATP singles ranking of 198 achieved on 16 May 2011.
He also played for the South Africa Davis Cup team.
Tennis career
=Juniors=
As a junior, Wolmarans reached as high as No. 12 in the combined world rankings in 2004. He scored notable victories over Juan Martín del Potro and Fabio Fognini.
As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 49–31.
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (2004)
French Open: 2R (2004)
Wimbledon: 2R (2003)
US Open: 3R (2003)
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: 1R (2004)
French Open: QF (2004)
Wimbledon: A
US Open: A
=Pro tour=
In May 2011, Wolmarans reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 198, whilst his highest doubles ranking is World No. 413 (achieved in September 2010).{{cite news
| title = Fritz Wolmarans' biography
| url = http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100027322
| publisher = International Tennis Federation
| access-date= 2016-03-07
}} He has won one challenger in both singles and doubles.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 14 (8 titles-6 runner-ups)=
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|ITF Futures (7–5) |
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!Titles by surface |
Hard (7–6) |
Clay (1–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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!style="width:40px"|Result !width=25|No. !width=120|Date !width=230|Tournament !width=50|Surface !width=180|Opponent !width=150 class="unsortable"|Score |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1. |10 April 2005 |USA F7, Little Rock, AR, USA |Hard |{{flagicon|AUT}} Zbynek Mlynarik |3–6, 5–7 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |2. |9 July 2006 |Romania F10, Romania |Clay |{{flagicon|ROM}} Teodor-Dacian Craciun |6–2, 6–3 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |3. |6 August 2006 |U.S.A. F20, IL, U.S.A. |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Ryler DeHeart |6–4, 6–3 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |4. |19 November 2006 |USA F29, HI, U.S.A. |Hard |{{flagicon|ISR}} Dudi Sela |3–6, 3–6 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |5. |20 June 2010 |U.S.A. F14, Davis, CA, U.S.A. |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Artem Sitak |6–3, 6–4 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |6. |26 September 2010 |U.S.A. F24, CA, U.S.A. |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Robbye Poole |6–0, 6–3 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |7. |24 October 2010 |U.S.A. F27, TX, U.S.A. |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Cox |6–1, 6–2 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |8. |20 March 2011 |Hard(i) |{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Reynolds |6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |9. |22 July 2012 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Yani |4–6, 6–7(11–13) |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |10. |16 September 2012 |Canada F8, Canada |Hard |{{flagicon|HUN}} Márton Fucsovics |6–3, 7–6 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |11. |1 June 2014 |South Africa F1, Stellenbosch |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Tucker Vorster |3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |12. |15 June 2014 |South Africa F3, Stellenbosch |Hard |{{flagicon|RSA}} Nicolaas Scholtz |6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |13. |13 July 2014 |Canada F5, Canada |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thanasi Kokkinakis |6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7) |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |14. |30 August 2015 |Canada F7, Canada |Hard |{{flagicon|ECU}} Gonzalo Escobar |6–7(4–7), 0–6 |
Doubles finals: 3 (1–2)
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
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| ATP World Tour Finals (0/0) |
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| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0/0) |
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| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0/0) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0/0) |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (1/2) |
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! Titles by surface |
Hard (1/1) |
Grass (0/0) |
Clay (0/1) |
Carpet (0/0) |
|}
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!style="width:40px"|Result ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss | 1. | 9 May 2010 | Savannah, United States | Clay (green) | {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Reynolds | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Baker | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 19 September 2010 | Tulsa, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Andrew Anderson | {{flagicon|USA}} Brett Joelson | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#FFA07A"|Loss | 3. | 11 September 2011 | Shanghai, China | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Yani | {{flagicon|THA}} Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
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colspan=10 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
align=left|Australian Open
|Q1 |A |A |Q2 |A |A |A |0–0 |
align=left|French Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |0–0 |
align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A |A |Q2 |A |A |A |0–0 |
align=left|US Open
|A |A |A |Q2 |A |A |A |0–0 |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 |
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colspan=11 align=left|Career statistics |
style=text-align:left|Titles–Finals
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |
align=left|Year-end ranking
|722 |419 |275 |299 |340 |640 |420 ! |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Bloemfontein
Category:Tennis players from the Free State (province)
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Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
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