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)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 26 September 2005 | Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships, Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Jill Craybas | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 11 September 2006 | Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Bali, Indonesia | Hard | Trudi Musgrave | Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 October 2006 | PTT Bangkok Open, Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | Vania King Jelena Kostanić | 5–7, 6–2, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 September 2007 | Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Bali, Indonesia | Hard | Jill Craybas | Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 4 January 2010 | ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Laura Granville | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 26 September 2010 | Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Julia Görges Polona Hercog | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 21 May 2011 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Akgul Amanmuradova Chuang Chia-jung | 4–6, 7–5, |
Runner-up | 8. | 25 April 2011 | Barcelona Ladies Open, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7–5, 4–6, |
Runner-up | 9. | 10 July 2011 | Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Anabel Medina Garrigues Alicja Rosolska | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 21 August 2011 | Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–3, |
Winner | 1. | 25 September 2011 | Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Vera Dushevina Galina Voskoboeva | 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 11. | 26 May 2012 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | 7–6, 3–6, |
ITF career finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 7 February 1999 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Nóra Köves | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 17 November 2002 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Evie Dominikovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 October 2003 | Lafayette, USA | Clay | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 2–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 31 July 2005 | Lexington, USA | Hard | Stéphanie Dubois | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 November 2006 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 20 November 2006 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 19 October 2008 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Melanie South | 7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 46 (25–21)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 22 December 1996 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | Alicia Pillay | Charlotte Aagaard Maiken Pape | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 March 1999 | Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Alicia Pillay | Kerry-Anne Guse Trudi Musgrave | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 18 July 1999 | Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Leanne Baker Nicole Sewell | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 12 March 2000 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Jenny Belobrajdic Kristen van Elden | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 19 March 2000 | Benalla, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Kylie Hunt Mareze Joubert | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 26 March 2000 | Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Kylie Hunt Mareze Joubert | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 2 April 2000 | Corona, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Cindy Watson Christina Wheeler | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 3. | 21 May 2000 | Edinburgh, Great Britain | Clay | Nicole Rencken | Selima Sfar Lorna Woodroffe | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 28 May 2000 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Angela Cardoso Carlota Santos | 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 11 June 2000 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Chanelle Scheepers Carien Venter | 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 June 2000 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Lucinda Gibbs Giselle Swart | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 13 August 2000 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Nicole Rencken | Miriam D'Agostini Angelika Rösch | 6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 20 August 2000 | London, Great Britain | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Susi Bensch Manisha Malhotra | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 5 November 2000 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 15 July 2001 | Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | Kim Grant | Trudi Musgrave Julie Pullin | 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 20 October 2002 | Mackay, Australia | Hard | Nicole Sewell | Sarah Stone Samantha Stosur | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 27 April 2003 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Kim Grant | Nicole Remis Delia Sescioreanu | 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 10. | 26 October 2003 | Rockhampton, Australia | Hard | Martina Müller | Trudi Musgrave Abigail Spears | 1–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1 February 2004 | Waikoloa, USA | Hard | Amanda Augustus | Gisela Dulko Patricia Tarabini | 6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 1 August 2004 | Lexington, Great Britain | Hard | Claire Curran | Casey Dellacqua Nicole Sewell | 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 9 August 2004 | Louisville, USA | Hard | Claire Curran | Julie Ditty Edina Gallovits-Hall | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 11 October 2004 | Lafayette, USA | Clay | Arpi Kojian | Julie Ditty Kristen Schlukebir | 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 10. | 30 January 2005 | Waikoloa, USA | Hard | Kaysie Smashey | Lauren Breadmore Ayami Takase | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 11. | 15 May 2005 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Claire Curran | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 14. | 5 March 2006 | Clearwater, USA | Hard | Chanelle Scheepers | Kelly Liggan Lina Stančiūtė | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 9 July 2006 | College Park, USA | Hard | Chin-Wei Chan | Lindsey Nelson Anne Yelsey | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 12. | 21 August 2006 | Bronx, USA | Hard | Julie Ditty | Lucie Hradecká Michaela Paštiková | 6–1, 7–6 |
Winner | 13. | 13 November 2006 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Christina Wheeler | Daniella Jeflea Sophie Ferguson | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 20 November 2006 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Christina Horiatopoulos Nicole Kriz | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 15. | 27 November 2006 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Trudi Musgrave Christina Wheeler | 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 16. | 28 January 2007 | Waikoloa, USA | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Līga Dekmeijere Julie Ditty | 6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 16. | 4 February 2007 | Palm Desert, USA | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Julie Ditty Edina Gallovits-Hall | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 17. | 17 July 2007 | Boston, USA | Hard | Melinda Czink | Līga Dekmeijere İpek Şenoğlu | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 17. | 20 July 2007 | Lexington, USA | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | Melinda Czink Lindsay Lee-Waters | 2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 18. | 5 August 2007 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Julie Ditty | Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami | 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 18. | 18 November 2007 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Sophie Ferguson Trudi Musgrave | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 6 July 2008 | Boston, USA | Hard | Chin-Wei Chan | Yulia Fedossova Varvara Lepchenko | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 19. | 13 July 2008 | Allentown, USA | Hard | Chin-Wei Chan | Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 20. | 12 October 2008 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Jarmila Gajdošová Jessica Moore | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 21. | 19 October 2008 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Miki Miyamura Erika Sema | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 22. | 26 October 2008 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Lizaan du Plessis Tiffany Welford | 6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 20. | 23 November 2008 | Phoenix, Mauritius | Hard | Kelly Anderson | Teodora Mirčić Lenka Tvarošková | 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 23. | 2 February 2009 | Rancho Mirage, United States | Hard | Courtney Nagle | Alina Jidkova Darya Kustova | 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 24. | 5 June 2009 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Alexa Glatch | Eleni Daniilidou Rika Fujiwara | 6–3, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 23 August 2010 | The Bronx, United States | Hard | Abigail Spears | Kristina Barrois Yvonne Meusburger | 6–1, 4–6 |
Winner | 25. | 14 March 2011 | Nassau, Bahamas | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 6–4, 6–2 |