1. Chanelle’s Roland Garros Glory Ends

South Africa’s tennis highlight, Chanelle Scheepers, has finally been beaten at the Roland Garros tournament after falling victim to no. 5 seed Elena Dementieva, who ended the surprising stay of 131st-ranked qualifier, in Paris on Monday, 31 May, 2010.

Monday, 31 May 2010 | 112 hits

2. Junior Slazenger Classic Results

It was a case of the number one-seeds Madri le Roux and Welma Luus winning their respective age-group finals for the U18 and U16 girls at the recent Slazenger Classic Junior Tennis Tournament in Cape Town, while contenders Lee Barnard and Theresa van Zyl claimed the tour age-groups championships in the U12 and U14 age-groups respectively.

Thursday, 21 January 2010 | 176 hits

3. Kay-Leigh, Kelsey Lose 2nd Matches

Good opening starts for both South African’s girls at this year’s Nike Junior Tour International Masters tennis tournament came to an abrupt end on Saturday, as both Kay-Leigh Nicholas and Kelsey Joffe were rolled over in straight-sets matches at Club Med Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, South America.

Sunday, 18 October 2009 | 524 hits

4. Wins for Kay-Leigh and Kelsey

Both of South African’s girl representatives at this year’s Nike Junior Tour International Masters tennis tournament at Club Med Punta Cana earned their places in the second round of the tournament on Thursday.

Friday, 16 October 2009 | 471 hits

5. Serve and Volley for Club Med

Two South Africa junior girl tennis players will be on their way to Club Med Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic from October 13 to 20 to contest the Nike Junior Tour (NJT) International Masters.

Tuesday, 08 September 2009 | 537 hits

6. Chanel and Nikala on ITF Tour

The South African Tennis Association (SATA) has announced that Chanel Simmonds and Nikala Scholtz, two of the country’s promising tennis talents, have been named in an ITF Junior Touring team which will compete in a series of junior tournaments during May, June and July in Europe.

Thursday, 07 May 2009 | 557 hits

7. Anastasia Takes Inaugural Soweto Title

The curtain came down on the R1-million ITF Soweto Open women's tennis tournament Sunday, and fourth seed Anastasia Sevastova of Latvia beat eighth seed Eva Hrdinova of the Czech Republic 6-2 6-2 in the final. It was a disappointing showdown for the inaugural title but Sevastova was a proud winner of the trophy after just 50 minutes.

Monday, 04 May 2009 | 492 hits

8. Four SA Wild-Cards for Soweto Open

South African Tennis Association (SATA) CEO Ian Smith has announced premium exposure for leading local tennis players in the upcoming Soweto Open women’s tournament on Thursday, with Lizaan du Plessis, Kelly Anderson, Christi Potgieter and Chanelle Simmonds each having been awarded wild-cards for the R1-million ITF-sanctioned event.

Thursday, 23 April 2009 | 524 hits

9. Natalie Leads Global Stars in Soweto

Michaella Krajicek, sister of former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek, will be in action next week at the Soweto Open women’s tennis tournament to be played at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Complex in Jabavu, Soweto.

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 | 551 hits

10. Soweto To Host Tennis Tournament

Some 16 years after his death, the dream of former tennis legend Arthur Ashe will finally become a reality when the Soweto Women’s Open will be staged at the Soweto venue that bears his name.

Thursday, 19 March 2009 | 814 hits