Fritz Wolmarans

Fritz Wolmarans (born 7 March 1986) is a former professional South African tennis player.

Fritz Wolmarans
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceCape Town, South Africa
Born (1986-03-07) 7 March 1986
Bloemfontein, South Africa
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$172,382
Singles
Career record4–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0 1 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 198 (16 May 2011)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2011)
WimbledonQ2 (2011)
US OpenQ2 (2011)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0 1 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 412 (7 February 2011)
Last updated on: 22 September 2014.

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).[1] He has won one challenger in both singles and doubles.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (8 titles-6 runner-ups)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1-1)
ITF Futures (7–5)
Titles by Surface
Hard (7-6)
Clay (1-0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 10 April 2005 USA F7, Little Rock, AR, USA Hard Zbynek Mlynarik 3-6, 5-7
Winner 2. 9 July 2006 Romania F10, Romania Clay Teodor-Dacian Craciun 6-2, 6-3
Winner 3. 6 August 2006 U.S.A. F20, IL, U.S.A. Hard Ryler DeHeart 6-4, 6-3
Runner-up 4. 19 November 2006 USA F29, HI, U.S.A. Hard Dudi Sela 3-6, 3-6
Winner 5. 20 June 2010 U.S.A. F14, Davis, CA, U.S.A. Hard Artem Sitak 6-3, 6-4
Winner 6. 26 September 2010 U.S.A. F24, CA, U.S.A. Hard Robbye Poole 6-0, 6-3
Winner 7. 24 October 2010 U.S.A. F27, TX, U.S.A. Hard Jordan Cox 6-1, 6-2
Winner 8. 20 March 2011 Rimouski, Canada Hard(i) Bobby Reynolds 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 9. 22 July 2012 Binghamton, United States Hard Michael Yani 4–6, 6–7(11–13)
Winner 10. 16 September 2012 Canada F8, Canada Hard Márton Fucsovics 6-3, 7-6
Winner 11. 1 June 2014 South Africa F1, Stellenbosch Hard Tucker Vorster 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7–3)
Runner-up 12. 15 June 2014 South Africa F3, Stellenbosch Hard Nicolaas Scholtz 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Runner-up 13. 13 July 2014 Canada F5, Canada Hard Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7(4–7), 6-7(3–7)
Runner-up 14. 30 August 2015 Canada F7, Canada Hard Gonzalo Escobar 6-7(4–7), 0-6

Doubles finals: 3 (1–2)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0/0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0/0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0/0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0/0)
ATP Challenger Tour (1/2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1/1)
Grass (0/0)
Clay (0/1)
Carpet (0/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runners-up 1. 9 May 2010 Savannah, United States Clay (Green) Bobby Reynolds Jamie Baker
James Ward		 3–6, 4–6
Winners 2. 19 September 2010 Tulsa, United States Hard Andrew Anderson Brett Joelson
Chris Klingemann		 6–2, 6–3
Runners-up 3. 11 September 2011 Shanghai, China Hard Michael Yani Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 6–7(4–7), 3–6

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament2008200920102011201220132014W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A A Q2 A A A 0-0
French Open A A A A A A A 0-0
Wimbledon A A A Q2 A A A 0-0
US Open A A A Q2 A A A 0-0
Win–Loss 0–0 0-0 0-0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Career statistics
Titles–Finals
Year-End Ranking 722 419 275 299 340 640 420
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References
  1. "Fritz Wolmarans' biography". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 March 2016.


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