Mareze Joubert (born 18 August 1973) is a South African former professional tennis player.

Mareze Joubert
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1973-08-18) 18 August 1973 (age 51)
Prize money$61,746
Singles
Career record170–122
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 245 (8 May 1995)
Doubles
Career record135–89
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 225 (24 April 1995)

Tennis career

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Joubert began competing on the professional tour in the early 1990s. She reached a best singles ranking of 245 in the world and qualified for two WTA Tour main draws, at the Japan Open and Birmingham Classic in 1994. During her career, she won a total of 18 titles on the ITF Circuit, three in singles and 15 in doubles.[1]

In 2001, she was called up to South Africa's Fed Cup team for a tie against Slovenia in Spain as a last minute replacement for Jessica Steck, who was unable to secure a visa.[2] Playing club tennis in the Netherlands at the time, Joubert made the trip to Spain and featured in the doubles rubber, which she and Kim Grant won against Maja Matevžič and Tina Pisnik.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 12 (3 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 27 September 1993 ITF Johannesburg, South Africa Hard   Karen van der Merwe 4–6, 6–3, 0–6
Loss 2. 17 April 1995 ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay   Marion Maruska 0–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 16 June 1996 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard   Anne Mall 4–6, 5–7
Loss 4. 19 July 1997 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass   Surina De Beer 4–6, 4–6
Win 5. 27 September 1997 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Natalia Egorova 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Win 6. 11 July 1998 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass   Lucie Ahl 7–5, 6–3
Win 7. 27 July 1998 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass   Claire Lyte 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. 18 September 1999 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass   Kate Warne Holland 6–1, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 9. 26 March 2000 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass   Akiko Morigami 1–6, 1–6
Loss 10. 2 April 2000 ITF Corowa, Australia Grass   Melanie-Ann Clayton 7–5, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 11. 30 July 2000 ITF Dublin, Ireland Carpet   Lucie Ahl 2–6, 4–6
Loss 12. 20 August 2000 ITF London, England Hard   Patty Van Acker 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 12 June 1993 ITF Evansville, United States Hard   Rene Mentz   Carin Bakkum
  Hiromi Nagano
2–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 26 June 1993 ITF Roanoke, United States Hard   Vanessa Webb   Ai Sugiyama
  Yoshiko Sasano
4–6, 3–6
Win 3. 17 January 1994 ITF Mcallen, United States Hard   Jean Ceniza   Tonya Evans
  Eleni Rossides
7–6(2), 6–2
Loss 4. 24 January 1994 ITF Austin, United States Hard   Jean Ceniza   Sophie Amiach
  Tracey Morton-Rodgers
6–7, 6–7
Win 5. 24 July 1994 ITF Salisbury, United States Hard   Christína Papadáki   Liezel Horn
  Hiroko Mochizuki
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 6. 4 December 1995 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard   Joanne Limmer   Jenny Byrne
  Catherine Barclay
1–6, 3–6
Win 7. 16 June 1996 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard   Liza Andriyani   Dawn Buth
  Stephanie Nickitas
6–4, 6–4
Win 8. 22 September 1997 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Helen Crook   Victoria Davies
  Limor Gabai
6–2, 6–4
Win 9. 1 December 1997 ITF Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Helen Crook   Lucinda Gibbs
  Giselle Swart
6–2, 7–5
Win 10. 25 April 1998 ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay   Lizzie Jelfs   Limor Gabai
  Kate Warne-Holland
6–3, 6–3
Win 11. 18 July 1998 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass   Lizzie Jelfs   Lucie Ahl
  Amanda Wainwright
6–2, 7–5
Win 12. 27 July 1998 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass   Lizzie Jelfs   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
6–3, 6–4
Win 13. 3 August 1998 ITF Southsea, United Kingdom Grass   Lizzie Jelfs   Eleni Daniilidou
  Lucy Wood
6–2, 6–3
Win 14. 21 September 1998 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Lizzie Jelfs   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
6–1, 6–1
Loss 15. 1 March 1998 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass   Kate Warne Holland   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 4–6
Loss 16. 15 March 1998 ITF Albury, Australia Grass   Kate Warne Holland   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Trudi Musgrave
6–7, 3–6
Loss 17. 22 March 1998 ITF Corowa, Australia Grass   Kate Warne Holland   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Trudi Musgrave
2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win 18. 25 April 1999 ITF Hatfield, United Kingdom Hard   Stéphanie Testard   Kate Warne Holland
  Victoria Davies
6–1, 6–4
Loss 19. 30 August 1999 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard   Kate Warne Holland   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Maiko Inoue
4–6, 6–7
Loss 20. 13 September 1999 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Kate Warne Holland   Li Ting
  Li Na
6–7, 3–6
Win 21. 19 March 2000 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass   Kylie Hunt   Natalie Grandin
  Nicole Rencken
6–3, 6–2
Loss 22. 26 March 2000 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass   Kylie Hunt   Natalie Grandin
  Nicole Rencken
6–4, 6–4
Win 23. 25 June 2000 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay   Nicole Sewell   Erica Krauth
  Vanessa Krauth
w/o
Loss 24. 23 July 2000 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass   Nicole Sewell   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
2–6, 4–6
Win 25. 13 August 2000 ITF Bath, United Kingdom Clay   Nicole Sewell   Jenny Belobrajdic
  Ayami Takase
6–2, 6–2
Win 26. 8 July 2001 ITF Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay   Andrea van den Hurk   Romana Tedjakusuma
  Remi Tezuka
6–2, 6–3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Mareze Joubert WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. ^ "Visa mix up forces Steck out". News24. 22 April 2001.
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