Ilze Hattingh (born 22 April 1996) is a South African former professional tennis player.

Ilze Hattingh
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidencePretoria, South Africa
Born (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)
Durban, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeArizona State University
Prize money$21,100
Singles
Career record77–53
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 599 (11 May 2015)
Doubles
Career record78–37
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 405 (13 July 2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup4–10

Born in Durban, Hattingh was introduced to tennis at the age of seven. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she was ranked as high as world No. 49, which she achieved in January 2013. She has held the position as South Africa's junior number one girl tennis player on multiple occasions.

On the ITF Women's Circuit, she reached one $10k semifinal in singles, in Potchefstroom in December 2012. She also made her debut for the South Africa Fed Cup team in 2012.

Career

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2013

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Hattingh began her 2013 campaign with back to back junior tournaments in Australia, the Grade-1 Loy Yang Power Traralgon International and the Australian Open, but lost in the first round of both. She then continued her training before resuming competitive play at three back to back Grade 2's in her home country, starting on 18 February. She reached semifinals of all three in singles, and claimed one doubles title alongside Madrie Le Roux. The strong performance boosted her junior ranking up to a career high of world No. 49.

In May, Hattingh was given a wildcard for the main draw of a $50k tournament in Johannesburg, but was knocked out by eventual finalist Chanel Simmonds in round one.

Hattingh returned to the ITF Junior Circuit in June, playing a Grade-1 event in Germany as the 15th seed. Following a bye in the first round, she reached the semifinals with the loss of one set, and but lost to Iryna Shymanovich on 15 June for a place in the final. This is the deepest she has gone into a Grade-1 draw. Ilze then proceeded to play four more junior tournaments in Europe, including Wimbledon, but didn't achieve much success, losing in qualifying at Wimbledon and failing to reach the quarterfinals of any other tournament.

At the end of the 2013 season, Hattingh competed in four consecutive $10k events in Sharm El Sheikh. As a qualifier, she reached the quarterfinals of two of the singles tournaments and was runner-up at one doubles tournament with close friend Madrie Le Roux. The professional breakthrough earned Ilze her first WTA singles and doubles rankings.

2017

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Hattingh joined the Arizona State University tennis programme in the United States where she plays mainly at the No. 2 position.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 8 June 2014 Sun City, South Africa Hard   Clothilde de Bernardi 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 5 July 2015 La Possession, Réunion Hard   Marie Bouzková 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 17 (10–7)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (10–7)
Clay (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 30 November 2013 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Arabela Rabaner Fernandez
  Liudmila Vasilyeva
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 31 May 2014 Sun City, South Africa Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Michelle Sammons
  Chanel Simmonds
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 7 June 2014 Sun City, South Africa Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Agata Baranska
  Stephanie Kent
w/o
Runner-up 4. 13 June 2014 Sun City, South Africa Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Michelle Sammons
  Chanel Simmonds
3–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 26 July 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Alina Mikheeva
  Linda Prenkovic
6–1, 7–6
Winner 2. 6 September 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Michelle Sammons   Gai Ao
  Rishika Sunkara
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 14 September 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Michelle Sammons   Anna Morgina
  Yana Sizikova
3–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Winner 3. 21 September 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Arantxa Andrady   Anna Morgina
  Yana Sizikova
7–6, 6–2
Winner 4. 14 February 2015 Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia Hard   Michelle Sammons   Nicoleta-Cătălina Dascălu
  Julia Stamatova
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 20 June 2015 Grand-Baie, Mauritius Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Marie Bouzková
  Rosalie van der Hoek
3–6, 5–7
Winner 5. 27 June 2015 Grand-Baie, Mauritius Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Snehadevi S Reddy
  Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal
6–2, 6–4
Winner 6. 3 July 2015 La Possession, Réunion Hard   Pauline Payet   Caitlin Herb
  Tanisha Rohura
6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 19 September 2015 Antalya, Turkey Hard   Chantal Škamlová   Agata Baranska
  Wang Yan
7–6(3), 3–6, [10–2]
Runner-up 7. 14 November 2015 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Francesca Stephenson
  Erika Vogelsang
4–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 21 November 2015 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Katharina Hering
  Naomi Totka
6–1, 7–6(5)
Winner 9. 20 February 2016 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Oana Georgeta Simion
  Julia Terziyska
6–1, 6–2
Winner 10. 12 November 2016 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard   Madrie Le Roux   Valeria Bhunu
  Linnea Malmqvist
6–1, 6–2

Fed Cup participation

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Singles

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2012 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
R/R 18 April 2012 Cairo, Egypt   Denmark Clay Mai Grage W 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–0
19 April 2012   Finland Johanna Hyöty W 6–2, 6–1
20 April 2012   Montenegro Vladica Babic W 6–2, 6–4
P/O 21 April 2012   Turkey Pemra Özgen L 4–6, 2–6
2016 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
R/R 4 February 2016 Eilat, Israel   Great Britain Hard Katie Swan L 3–6, 0–6
P/O 6 February 2016   Hungary Anna Bondár L 0–6, 1–6
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
R/R 19 April 2017 Šiauliai, Lithuania   Norway Hard (i) Malene Helgø L 1–6, 1–6
20 April 2017   Slovenia Dalila Jakupović L 1–6, 3–6
21 April 2017   Sweden Cornelia Lister L 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
P/O 22 April 2017   Egypt Mai El Kamash L 5–7, 6–1, 2–6

Doubles

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2015 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
R/R 4 February 2015 Tallinn, Estonia   Egypt Hard (i)   Michelle Sammons Ola Abou Zekry
Sandra Samir
W 6–4, 6–3
6 February 2015   Bosnia and
Herzegovina
  Michelle Sammons Jelena Simić
Jasmina Tinjić
L 4–6, 2–6
2016 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
R/R 3 February 2016 Eilat, Israel   Georgia Hard   Michelle Sammons Ekaterine Gorgodze
Oksana Kalashnikova
L 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
R/R 20 April 2017 Šiauliai, Lithuania   Slovenia Hard (i)   Madrie Le Roux Dalila Jakupović
Andreja Klepač
L 2–6, 6–4, 0–6
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