Kgothatso Montjane
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Nation: | South Africa | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | June 7, 1986 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Left | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 295: 140 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 5 (June 10, 2013) | ||||||||||||
Current placement: | 6th | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 192: 109 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 5 (June 9, 2014) | ||||||||||||
Current placement: | 10 | ||||||||||||
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Last update of the infobox: September 6, 2018 |
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Kgothatso Montjane (born June 7, 1986 in Pietersburg ) is a South African wheelchair tennis player .
Career
Montjane was born with malformations on both hands and feet. At the age of twelve, the left leg was amputated.
She has participated in three Paralympic Games so far . In 2008 in Beijing she was eliminated in the first round in the singles . In 2012 in London and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro , she reached the round of 16 in the singles.
In the world rankings she achieved her best placements with fifth place in singles on June 10, 2013 and also fifth place in doubles on June 9, 2014.
Web links
Commons : Kgothatso Montjane - collection of images, videos and audio files
- ITF profile Kgothatso Mont Jane (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kgothatso Montjane. In: usopen.org. September 6, 2018, accessed September 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Kgothatso Mont Jane, l'atleta sudafricana che sogna di fare la storia del tennis in carrozzina. In: lastampa.it. September 10, 2016, accessed September 6, 2018 (Italian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Montjane, Kgothatso |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African wheelchair tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pietersburg , South Africa |