# Ilze Hattingh

Ilze Hattingh (born 22 April 1996) is a South African former professional tennis player.
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
### 2013

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

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

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 2 (1–1)

* 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)

* 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
### Singles

| 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 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R/R | 19 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Finland | Clay | Johanna Hyöty | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R/R | 20 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Montenegro | Clay | Vladica Babic | W | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | P/O | 21 April 2012 | Cairo, Egypt | Turkey | Clay | 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 |
| 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | P/O | 6 February 2016 | Eilat, Israel | Hungary | Hard | 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 |
| 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R/R | 20 April 2017 | Šiauliai, Lithuania | Slovenia | Hard (i) | Dalila Jakupović | L | 1–6, 3–6 |
| 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R/R | 21 April 2017 | Šiauliai, Lithuania | Sweden | Hard (i) | Cornelia Lister | L | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | P/O | 22 April 2017 | Šiauliai, Lithuania | Egypt | Hard (i) | Mai El Kamash | L | 5–7, 6–1, 2–6 |

### Doubles

| 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 |
| 2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R/R | 6 February 2015 | Tallinn, Estonia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hard (i) | 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 |