# Nannie de Villiers

Nannie de Villiers (born Esmé de Villiers, 5 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player who represented South Africa. She was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age.
De Villiers made her début in 1993, at the small ITF Johannesburg tournament. She also played her next event in her native country, in Pretoria, winning the doubles event. Although she officially retired in 2003, she made a minor-comeback in 2007, entering the Cape Town event, losing in the first round singles and reaching the semifinals doubles. She never surpassed the singles qualifying stages at a Grand Slam tournament.
Despite never winning a WTA Tour singles title, she won four on the ITF Circuit, and 22 doubles titles there.
De Villiers retired from professional tennis in 2007.

## WTA career finals
### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (0–1)
* Tier IV & V (1–1)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Jan 2001 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama | 4–6, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |
| Win | Jan 2002 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | Irina Selyutina | Samantha Reeves Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | Sep 2002 | Waikoloa Championships, US | Hard | Irina Selyutina | Meilen Tu María Vento-Kabchi | 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |

## ITF finals
### Singles: 8 (4–4)

* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 9 May 1994 | ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | Claire Taylor | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 1 August 1994 | ITF Munich, Germany | Clay | Angela Kerek | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 22 August 1994 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay | Catrin Müller | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 13 April 1997 | ITF Warwick, Australia | Grass | Jenny-Ann Fetch | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 5. | 21 April 1997 | ITF Dalby, Australia | Hard | Evie Dominikovic | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 28 April 1997 | ITF Kooralbyn, Australia | Hard | Evie Dominikovic | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 31 May 1997 | Bundaberg, Australia | Hard | Lisa McShea | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 13 July 1997 | ITF Easton, United States | Hard | Karin Miller | 6–3, 6–3 |

### Doubles : 41 (22–19)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 27 September 1993 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Lucinda Gibbs | Janine Humphreys Cindy Summers | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 27 March 1994 | Nairobi, Kenya | Hard | Cara Black | Sybille Seyfried Magüi Serna | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 8 August 1994 | Paderborn, Germany | Clay | Carmiña Giraldo | Nora Kovařčíková Simona Nedorostová | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 15 August 1994 | Bergisch, Germany | Clay | Carmiña Giraldo | Sabine Gerke Elisabeth Habeler | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 31 October 1994 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Ana Paula Zannoni | Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 7 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 4 December 1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Katalin Marosi | Vanessa Menga Luciana Tella | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 31 March 1996 | Albury, Australia | Grass | Danielle Jones | Tomoe Hotta Angie Marik | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | 24 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | 30 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Joanne Ward Lorna Woodroffe | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11. | 4 April 1997 | Corowa, Australia | Grass | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Trudi Musgrave Jane Taylor | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | 26 April 1997 | Dalby, Australia | Hard | Lisa McShea | Jenny-Ann Fetch Renee Reid | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 13. | 3 May 1997 | Kooralbyn, Australia | Hard | Lisa McShea | Jenny-Ann Fetch Renee Reid | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 14. | 10 May 1997 | Hope Island, Australia | Hard | Lisa McShea | Jenny-Ann Fetch Renee Reid | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | 17 May 1997 | Caboolture, Australia | Clay | Lisa McShea | Shinobu Asagoe Benjamas Sangaram | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 16. | 24 May 1997 | Gympie, Australia | Clay | Lisa McShea | Shinobu Asagoe Benjamas Sangaram | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 17. | 31 May 1997 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | Lisa McShea | Shinobu Asagoe Benjamas Sangaram | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 18. | 7 June 1997 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | Lisa McShea | Shinobu Asagoe Benjamas Sangaram | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 19. | 13 July 1997 | Easton, United States | Hard | Lisa McShea | Marissa Catlin Karin Miller | 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 20. | 5 October 1997 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | Lisa McShea | Rachel McQuillan Nana Smith | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 21. | 19 October 1997 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Lisa McShea | Kristine Kunce Rachel McQuillan | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 22. | 23 November 1997 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Lisa McShea | Aleksandra Olsza Jessica Steck | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23. | 30 November 1997 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Lisa McShea | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 24. | 22 February 1998 | Rochester, United States | Hard (i) | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 25. | 17 May 1998 | Haines City, United States | Clay | Jessica Steck | Maureen Drake Renata Kolbovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 26. | 4 October 1998 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Janette Husárová | María Fernanda Landa Seda Noorlander | 4–6, 7–5, 6–7 |
| Loss | 27. | 1 November 1998 | Austin, United States | Hard | Liezel Horn | Maureen Drake Lindsay Lee-Waters | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 28. | 4 April 1999 | Claremont, United States | Hard | Rika Hiraki | Rachel McQuillan Nana Smith | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 29. | 16 May 1999 | Midlothian, United States | Clay | Jessica Steck | Erika deLone Annabel Ellwood | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 30. | 3 October 1999 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Debbie Graham Nana Smith | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 31. | 20 February 2000 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Rika Hiraki | Surina De Beer Tzipora Obziler | 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 32. | 1 May 2000 | Gifu, Japan | Carpet | Surina De Beer | Shinobu Asagoe Yuka Yoshida | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 33. | 1 October 2000 | Saga, Japan | Carpet | Eva Krejčová | Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 34. | 20 October 2000 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Kerry-Anne Guse Rachel McQuillan | 3–5, 4–2, 5–3, 4–1 |
| Win | 35. | 26 November 2000 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 36. | 3 December 2000 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 37. | 10 December 2000 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 38. | 21 October 2001 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Hard (İ) | Irina Selyutina | Lubomira Bacheva Elena Tatarkova | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 39. | 28 October 2001 | Dallas, United States | Hard | Irina Selyutina | Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 40. | 4 November 2001 | Hayward, United States | Hard | Irina Selyutina | Amanda Augustus Abigail Spears | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Loss | 41. | 9 June 2002 | ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Irina Selyutina | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | 2–6, 2–6 |