Natalie Grandin


Natalie Grandin is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa.
She has achieved a career-high singles ranking of no. 144 as of 12 September 2005. Career-high doubles ranking of no. 22 as of 14 May 2012. She has won one WTA doubles title, three ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and twenty five 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 tennis 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. She 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.

Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

WTA career finals

Doubles: 12 (1 title, 11 runners-up)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.26 September 2005Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships, Seoul, South KoreaHard Jill Craybas Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.11 September 2006Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Bali, IndonesiaHard Trudi Musgrave Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.9 October 2006PTT Bangkok Open, Bangkok, ThailandHard Mariana Díaz Oliva Vania King
Jelena Kostanić
5–7, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up4.10 September 2007Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Bali, IndonesiaHard Jill Craybas Ji Chunmei
Sun Shengnan
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.4 January 2010ASB Classic, Auckland, New ZealandHard Laura Granville Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–7, 2–6
Runner-up6.26 September 2010Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South KoreaHard Vladimíra Uhlířová Julia Görges
Polona Hercog
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up7.21 May 2011Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FranceClay Vladimíra Uhlířová Akgul Amanmuradova
Chuang Chia-jung
4–6, 7–5,
Runner-up8.25 April 2011Barcelona Ladies Open, Barcelona, SpainClay Vladimíra Uhlířová Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
7–5, 4–6,
Runner-up9.10 July 2011Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, HungaryClay Vladimíra Uhlířová Anabel Medina Garrigues
Alicja Rosolska
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up10.21 August 2011Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United StatesHard Vladimíra Uhlířová Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova
4–6, 6–3,
Winner1.25 September 2011Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South KoreaHard Vladimíra Uhlířová Vera Dushevina
Galina Voskoboeva
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up11.26 May 2012Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FranceClay Vladimíra Uhlířová Olga Govortsova
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
7–6, 3–6,

ITF career finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.7 February 1999Wellington, New ZealandHard Nóra Köves2–6, 2–6
Winner1.17 November 2002Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Evie Dominikovic6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2.12 October 2003Lafayette, USAClay Lindsay Lee-Waters2–6, 0–6
Winner2.31 July 2005Lexington, USAHard Stéphanie Dubois6–4, 6–3
Runner-up3.13 November 2006Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Casey Dellacqua1–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.20 November 2006Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Casey Dellacqua4–6, 2–6
Winner3.19 October 2008Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Melanie South7–6, 6–4

Doubles: 46 (25–21)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Runner-up1.22 December 1996Cape Town, South AfricaHard Alicia Pillay Charlotte Aagaard
Maiken Pape
7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.7 March 1999Wodonga, AustraliaGrass Alicia Pillay Kerry-Anne Guse
Trudi Musgrave
3–6, 2–6
Winner1.18 July 1999Frinton, Great BritainGrass Nicole Rencken Leanne Baker
Nicole Sewell
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up3.12 March 2000Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Nicole Rencken Jenny Belobrajdic
Kristen van Elden
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.19 March 2000Benalla, AustraliaGrass Nicole Rencken Kylie Hunt
Mareze Joubert
3–6, 2–6
Winner2.26 March 2000Wodonga, AustraliaGrass Nicole Rencken Kylie Hunt
Mareze Joubert
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up5.2 April 2000Corona, AustraliaGrass Nicole Rencken Cindy Watson
Christina Wheeler
3–6, 6–7
Winner3.21 May 2000Edinburgh, Great BritainClay Nicole Rencken Selima Sfar
Lorna Woodroffe
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner4.28 May 2000Guimarães, PortugalHard Nicole Rencken Angela Cardoso
Carlota Santos
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Winner5.11 June 2000Pretoria, South AfricaHard Nicole Rencken Chanelle Scheepers
Carien Venter
7–6, 6–2
Runner-up6.18 June 2000Benoni, South AfricaHard Nicole Rencken Lucinda Gibbs
Giselle Swart
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up7.13 August 2000Hechingen, GermanyClay Nicole Rencken Miriam D'Agostini
Angelika Rösch
6–7, 2–6
Winner6.20 August 2000London, Great BritainHard Nicole Rencken Susi Bensch
Manisha Malhotra
6–2, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up8.5 November 2000Gold Coast, AustraliaHard Nicole Rencken Amanda Augustus
Amy Jensen
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up9.15 July 2001Felixstowe, Great BritainGrass Kim Grant Trudi Musgrave
Julie Pullin
5–7, 4–6
Winner7.20 October 2002Mackay, AustraliaHard Nicole Sewell Sarah Stone
Samantha Stosur
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Winner8.27 April 2003Taranto, ItalyClay Kim Grant Nicole Remis
Delia Sescioreanu
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up10.26 October 2003Rockhampton, AustraliaHard Martina Müller Trudi Musgrave
Abigail Spears
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up11.1 February 2004Waikoloa, USAHard Amanda Augustus Gisela Dulko
Patricia Tarabini
6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Winner9.1 August 2004Lexington, Great BritainHard Claire Curran Casey Dellacqua
Nicole Sewell
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up12.9 August 2004Louisville, USAHard Claire Curran Julie Ditty
Edina Gallovits-Hall
6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up13.11 October 2004Lafayette, USAClay Arpi Kojian Julie Ditty
Kristen Schlukebir
2–6, 5–7
Winner10.30 January 2005Waikoloa, USAHard Kaysie Smashey Lauren Breadmore
Ayami Takase
6–3, 6–4
Winner11.15 May 2005Saint-Gaudens, FranceClay Claire Curran María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up14.5 March 2006Clearwater, USAHard Chanelle Scheepers Kelly Liggan
Lina Stančiūtė
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up15.9 July 2006College Park, USAHard Chin-Wei Chan Lindsey Nelson
Anne Yelsey
1–6, 3–6
Winner12.21 August 2006Bronx, USAHard Julie Ditty Lucie Hradecká
Michaela Paštiková
6–1, 7–6
Winner13.13 November 2006Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Christina Wheeler Daniella Jeflea
Sophie Ferguson
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner14.20 November 2006Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Raquel Kops-Jones Christina Horiatopoulos
Nicole Kriz
6–2, 6–1
Winner15.27 November 2006Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Raquel Kops-Jones Trudi Musgrave
Christina Wheeler
6–2, 7–6
Winner16.28 January 2007Waikoloa, USAHard Raquel Kops-Jones Līga Dekmeijere
Julie Ditty
6–0, 6–3
Runner-up16.4 February 2007Palm Desert, USAHard Raquel Kops-Jones Julie Ditty
Edina Gallovits-Hall
2–6, 1–6
Winner17.17 July 2007Boston, USAHard Melinda Czink Līga Dekmeijere
İpek Şenoğlu
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up17.20 July 2007Lexington, USAHard Casey Dellacqua Melinda Czink
Lindsay Lee-Waters
2–6, 6–7
Runner-up18.5 August 2007Washington, D.C., USAHard Julie Ditty Jorgelina Cravero
Betina Jozami
6–1, 1–6, 2–6
Winner18.18 November 2007Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Robin Stephenson Sophie Ferguson
Trudi Musgrave
6–4, 7–5
Winner19.6 July 2008Boston, USAHard Chin-Wei Chan Yulia Fedossova
Varvara Lepchenko
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up19.13 July 2008Allentown, USAHard Chin-Wei Chan Carly Gullickson
Nicole Kriz
2–6, 3–6
Winner20.12 October 2008Traralgon, AustraliaHard Robin Stephenson Jarmila Gajdošová
Jessica Moore
6–4, 6–2
Winner21.19 October 2008Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Robin Stephenson Miki Miyamura
Erika Sema
6–4, 6–2
Winner22.26 October 2008Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Robin Stephenson Lizaan du Plessis
Tiffany Welford
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up20.23 November 2008Phoenix, MauritiusHard Kelly Anderson Teodora Mirčić
Lenka Tvarošková
4–6, 6–3
Winner23.2 February 2009Rancho Mirage, United StatesHard Courtney Nagle Alina Jidkova
Darya Kustova
6–2, 7–6
Winner24.5 June 2009Nottingham, United KingdomGrass Alexa Glatch Eleni Daniilidou
Rika Fujiwara
6–3, 2–6
Runner-up21.23 August 2010The Bronx, United StatesHard Abigail Spears Kristina Barrois
Yvonne Meusburger
6–1, 4–6
Winner25.14 March 2011Nassau, BahamasHard Vladimíra Uhlířová Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
6–4, 6–2

Doubles performance timeline