Career Highlights

WTA singles titles: 4

WTA doubles titles: 6

1996 PRIZE MONEY: $376,732 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $1,911,334

1996 W/L RECORD: 33-24

CAREER W/L RECORD THRU 1996: 302-175

1996 HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
FINALIST: Oklahoma City. SEMIFINALIST: Australian Open. QUARTERFINALIST: Indian Wells

1996 HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
QUARTERFINALIST: Sydney (w/de Swardt), Indian Wells (w/Gorrochategui). THIRD ROUND: Australian Open (w/de Swardt)

1995 HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
FINALIST: Canadian Open, Brighton SEMIFINALIST: Barcelona, Tokyo [Nichirei] QUARTERFINALIST: Amelia Island, Quebec City FOURTH ROUND: Lipton THIRD ROUND: Australian Open, Hilton Head, Italian Open, Los Angeles ADDITIONAL: South African Fed Cup Team (Tie I), South African Fed Cup Team (Tie II)

1995 HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
WINNER: Amelia Island (w/Gorrochategui), German Open (w/Gorrochategui) FINALIST: Tokyo [Nichirei] (w/Wild) QUARTERFINALIST: Indian Wells (w/Reinach), Barcelona (w/Gorrochategui), Philadelphia (w/Gorrochategui) THIRD ROUND: Lipton (w/Gorrochategui)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
WINNER: 1994 - Prague; 1993 - Melbourne Open, Tokyo-Nichirei; 1988 - Futures/Haifa-ISR, Futures/Ramat Hasharon-ISR, Futures/Modena-ITA, Futures/Vaihingen-GER FINALIST: 1996 - Oklahoma City; 1995 - Canadian Open, Brighton; 1994 - Indian Wells; 1993 - Indian Wells; 1991 - Puerto Rico SEMIFINALIST: 1996 - Australian Open; 1995 - Barcelona, Tokyo [Nichirei] ADDITIONAL: South African Fed Cup Team 1992-93, 95. South African Olympic Team 1992.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
WINNER: 1995 - Amelia Island (w/Gorrochategui), German Open (w/Gorrochategui); 1994 - Prague (w/Wild); 1992 - Taranto (w/Gorrochategui), Puerto Rico (w/E. Reinach) FINALIST: 1995 - Tokyo [Nichirei] (w/Wild); 1994 - Amelia Island (w/Gorrochategui); 1993 - U.S. Open (w/Gorrochategui), Amelia Island (w/Gorrochategui), Tokyo-Nichirei (w/Wild), Oakland (w/Gorrochategui); 1992 - Austrian Open (w/Probst), Taipei (w/Cam. MacGregor)

QUICK FACTS

Became first-ever South African female to be ranked in the Top 10 by winning Budapest title, April 1997
Reached first-ever Grand Slam semifinal at 1996 Australian Open, becoming the first South African woman in the open era to reach the semi's of a Grand Slam; seeded 16th, fell to No. 8 Anke Huber in three sets.
At 1995 Toronto, enjoyed best tournament of career as she defeated three Top 5 players: co-No. 1 Steffi Graf, No. 4 Jana Novotna and No. 5 Mary Pierce; lost to co-No. 1 Monica Seles in final, Seles' first tournament in 28 months; Coetzer handed Graf her first loss of the year and ended her 32-match winning streak; win over Graf marked Coetzer's first over a No. 1 player; only player to play two No. 1 players in same tournament
At 1996 Oklahoma City, upset top seed and 10th-ranked Chanda Rubin in semifinals for first victory over Rubin in five matches; fell to 11th-ranked Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in final
Upset defending champion Mary Joe Fernandez and Lindsay Davenport en route to 1994 Indian Wells final for second consecutive year; lost to top-ranked Graf 6-0, 6-4
Won singles and doubles titles at 1994 Prague; in singles, defeated Asa Carlsson 6-1, 7-6(16-14) in second-longest Open-era singles tie-break
One of 16 players to qualify for the season-ending 1996 WTA TOUR Championships in singles; also qualified in 1993, 1994 and 1995
Recipient of 1995 COREL WTA TOUR Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award; nominated for same award in 1993 and 1994
1992 TENNIS Magazine Most Improved Female Player; also nominated for 1992 COREL WTA TOUR Most Improved Player award
Won first major-tour title at 1993 Melbourne Open by defeating Naoko Sawamatsu in final; second career title came at 1993 Tokyo-Nichirei by downing then-No. 2 ranked Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in semifinals and hometown favorite Kimiko Date in final
Has other career wins over Gabriela Sabatini, Martina Hingis and Jennifer Capriati

COREL WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)

1996-17
1995-19
1994-18
1993-15
1992-17
1991-67
1990-75
1989-63
1988-153
1987-442

Highest Singles Ranking: No. 10 (April 28, 1997)