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Kevin Anderson is a South African tennis player who became the fifth-ranked player in the world in 2018. He is the first South African player to be ranked in the top five since 1985 when Kevin Curren was ranked fifth in the world. Anderson has reached two Grand Slam finals; US Open (2017) and Wimbledon (2018).
Former professional tennis player, Ilana Kloss is also a tennis coach, and commissioner of World TeamTennis, since 2001. She was the World's No. 1 ranked doubles player in 1976 and World No. 19 in singles in the year 1979. Born in Johannesburg, the Jewish player won the US Open doubles and mixed doubles championship on the 35-and-over tour, in 1999.
Today an ace professional tennis player, Kyle Edmund was introduced to the game at the age of ten. He made his breakthrough on the junior circuit at sixteen and debuting at Davis Cup at twenty. A top ranked male British player in 2018-2019, having a career-high singles world ranking of 14, he is currently ranked at 104 because of chronic knee injury.
Lloyd Harris made headlines when he beat world no. 3 Rafael Nadal in an ATP 500 event in Washington. As a child, the tennis star excelled in a variety of sports, including rugby and swimming. He earned the nickname King at 19, when he beat players a lot older than him.
Best known for his two-handed forehand and backhand, Frew McMillan first gained attention by winning the 1967 Wimbledon championship with his long-time tennis partner Bob Hewitt, without losing any sets. Now part of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, he is also tennis commentator for channels such as BBC and Eurosport.
In spite of her short stature of 5’2”, tennis sensation Amanda Coetzer was named The Little Assassin for her aggression. She began training in tennis at age 6. In the 1990s, she stunned the world by defeating no. 1 tennis stars Steffi Graf, Lindsay Davenport, and Martina Hingis.
Johan Kriek is a South African-American former tennis player who won two Australian Open titles during his playing career. He was the seventh-ranked singles player in the world at the peak of his career. Also known for his humanitarian work, Kriek founded a non-profit organization called Global Water Foundation, which aims at delivering clean water to the ones in need.
The CEO of Tennis Australia, Craig Tiley has previously been a professional tennis player and high-level university coach. He broke a 100-year-old record for the most back-to-back wins while coaching at the University of Illinois. He has also been a captain of the South African Davis Cup team.
Winner of four singles and seven doubles tournaments. South Africa born right handed tennis player, Andrew Pattison, began his professional career in 1970 and won his first singles tournament in 1974. In the same year he reached his career-high ATP singles ranking, attaining a career record of 270-247 in singles and 239-237 in doubles over a period of thirteen years.
