Fritz Wolmarans (born 7 March 1986) is a former professional
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tennis
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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
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As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 49–31.
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (
2004
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French Open: 2R (
2004
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Wimbledon: 2R (
2003
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US Open: 3R (
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Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: 1R (
2004
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French Open: QF (
2004
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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).
He has won one challenger in both singles and doubles.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (8 titles-6 runner-ups)
Doubles finals: 3 (1–2)
Singles performance timeline
References
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bloemfontein
Tennis players from the Free State (province)
Tennis players from Cape Town
South African male tennis players
White South African people
21st-century South African sportsmen
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