Nannie de Villiers


Nannie de Villiers is a former professional tennis player who represented South Africa. De Villiers was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age.
De Villiers made her début in 1993, at the small ITF Johannesburg tournament. She also played her next event in her native country, in Pretoria, winning the doubles event. Although she officially retired in 2003, she made a minor-comeback in 2007, entering the Cape Town event, losing in the first round singles and reaching the semi-finals doubles. She never surpassed the singles qualifying stages at a Grand Slam.
Despite never winning a WTA Tour singles title, she won four on the ITF tour, and 22 doubles titles there.
De Villiers retired from tennis in 2007.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jan 2001Canberra, AustraliaHard Annabel Ellwood Nicole Arendt
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 6–7
Win2.Jan 2002Canberra, AustraliaHard Irina Selyutina Samantha Reeves
Adriana Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Loss3.Sep 2002Waikoloa, United StatesHard Irina Selyutina Meilen Tu
María Vento-Kabchi
6–1, 2–6, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles : 41 (22–19)

OutcomeNoDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Winner1.27 September 1993Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Lucinda Gibbs Janine Humphreys
Cindy Summers
6–1, 6–2
Winner2.27 March 1994Nairobi, KenyaHard Cara Black Sybille Seyfried
Magüi Serna
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up3.8 August 1994Paderborn, GermanyClay Carmiña Giraldo Nora Kovarciková
Simona Nedorostová
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.15 August 1994Bergisch, GermanyClay Carmiña Giraldo Sabine Gerke
Elisabeth Habeler
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.31 October 1994Montevideo, UruguayClay Ana Paula Zannoni Virág Csurgó
Petra Mandula
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up6.7 November 1994Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Laura Montalvo Virág Csurgó
Petra Mandula
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.4 December 1995São Paulo, BrazilHard Katalin Marosi Vanessa Menga
Luciana Tella
3–6, 2–6
Winner8.31 March 1996Albury, AustraliaGrass Danielle Jones Tomoe Hotta
Angie Marik
7–6, 6–3
Winner9.24 3 1997Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Shirli-Ann Siddall Joanne Limmer
Lisa McShea
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Winner10.30 3 1997Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Shirli-Ann Siddall Joanne Ward
Lorna Woodroffe
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up11.4 April 1997Corowa, AustraliaGrass Shirli-Ann Siddall Trudi Musgrave
Jane Taylor
4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner12.26 April 1997Dalby, AustraliaHard Lisa McShea Jenny-Ann Fetch
Renee Reid
6–0, 6–3
Winner13.3 May 1997Kooralbyn, AustraliaHard Lisa McShea Jenny-Ann Fetch
Renee Reid
6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Winner14.10 May 1997Hope Island, AustraliaHard Lisa McShea Jenny-Ann Fetch
Renee Reid
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up15.17 May 1997Caboolture, AustraliaClay Lisa McShea Shinobu Asagoe
Benjamas Sangaram
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up16.24 May 1997Gympie, AustraliaClay Lisa McShea Shinobu Asagoe
Benjamas Sangaram
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Winner17.31 May 1997Bundaberg, AustraliaClay Lisa McShea Shinobu Asagoe
Benjamas Sangaram
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner18.7 June 1997Ipswich, AustraliaClay Lisa McShea Shinobu Asagoe
Benjamas Sangaram
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Winner19.13 July 1997Easton, United StatesHard Lisa McShea Marissa Catlin
Karin Miller
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Winner20.5 October 1997Santa Clara, United StatesHard Lisa McShea Rachel McQuillan
Nana Smith
7–6, 7–6
Runner-up21.19 October 1997Indian Wells, United StatesHard Lisa McShea Kristine Kunce
Rachel McQuillan
5–7, 4–6
Winner22.23 November 1997Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Lisa McShea Aleksandra Olsza
Jessica Steck
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up23.30 November 1997Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Lisa McShea Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up24.22 February 1998Rochester, United StatesHard Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 4–6
Winner25.17 May 1998Haines City, United StatesClay Jessica Steck Maureen Drake
Renata Kolbovic
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up26.4 October 1998Caracas, VenezuelaHard Janette Husárová María Fernanda Landa
Seda Noorlander
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Runner-up27.1 November 1998Austin, United StatesHard Liezel Horn Maureen Drake
Lindsay Lee-Waters
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up28.4 April 1999Claremont, United StatesHard Rika Hiraki Rachel McQuillan
Nana Smith
2–6, 3–6
Winner29.16 May 1999Midlothian, United StatesClay Jessica Steck Erika deLone
Annabel Ellwood
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up30.3 October 1999Santa Clara, United StatesHard Nicole Pratt Debbie Graham
Nana Smith
4–6, 4–6
Winner31.20 February 2000Midland, United StatesHard Rika Hiraki Surina De Beer
Tzipora Obziler
6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Runner-up32.1 May 2000Gifu, JapanCarpet Surina De Beer Shinobu Asagoe
Yuka Yoshida
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up33.1 October 2000Saga, JapanCarpet Eva Krejčová Amanda Augustus
Amy Jensen
4–6, 3–6
Winner34.20 October 2000Brisbane, AustraliaHard Annabel Ellwood Kerry-Anne Guse
Rachel McQuillan
3–5, 4–2, 5–3, 4–1
Winner35.26 November 2000Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Annabel Ellwood Rachel McQuillan
Lisa McShea
7–6, 6–3
Winner36.3 December 2000Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Annabel Ellwood Evie Dominikovic
Amanda Grahame
6–2, 6–2
Winner37.10 December 2000Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Annabel Ellwood Evie Dominikovic
Amanda Grahame
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner38.21 October 2001Southampton, United KingdomHard Irina Selyutina Lubomira Bacheva
Elena Tatarkova
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up39.28 October 2001Dallas, United StatesHard Irina Selyutina Rika Hiraki
Nana Miyagi
6–7, 2–6
Winner40.4 November 2001Hayward, United StatesHard Irina Selyutina Amanda Augustus
Abigail Spears
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up41.9 June 2002Surbiton, United KingdomGrass Irina Selyutina Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 2–6