# Natalie Grandin

Natalie Grandin (born 27 February 1981) is a retired tennis player from South Africa. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of 144 as of 12 September 2005. On 14 May 2012, she peaked at No. 22 in the doubles rankings.
In her career, she won one WTA doubles title as well as three singles and 25 ITF doubles titles. She was known for her variety of play and volleying ability. Grandin retired from professional tennis in January 2015.

## Biography

She was coached by Petra de Jong. Her father, Roy, is a project manager in IT while her mother, Rosamund, is a freight forwarder. Natalie has two sisters. She is a baseliner whose favorite shot is the forehand and her favorite surface is hard court. Grandin started playing tennis at age four. She speaks English and Afrikaans.

## Significant finals
### Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
#### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2011 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |

## WTA career finals
### Doubles: 12 (1 title, 11 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1)
* Tier II / Premier (0–0)
* Tier III, IV & V / International (1–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–4)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Sep 2005 | Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | Jill Craybas | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Sep 2006 | Commonwealth Classic, Bali | Hard | Trudi Musgrave | Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Oct 2006 | Bangkok Open, Thailand | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | Vania King Jelena Kostanić | 5–7, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4. | Sep 2007 | Commonwealth Classic, Bali | Hard | Jill Craybas | Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Jan 2010 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | Laura Granville | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Sep 2010 | Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Julia Görges Polona Hercog | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | May 2011 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Akgul Amanmuradova Chuang Chia-jung | 4–6, 7–5, [2–10] |
| Loss | 8. | Apr 2011 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7–5, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 9. | Jul 2011 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Anabel Medina Garrigues Alicja Rosolska | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Aug 2011 | Cincinnati Open, United States | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 1. | Sep 2011 | Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Vera Dushevina Galina Voskoboeva | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | May 2012 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6, [3–10] |

## ITF Circuit finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 7 (3–4)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 7 February 1999 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Nóra Köves | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 17 November 2002 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Evie Dominikovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 12 October 2003 | ITF Lafayette, United States | Clay | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2. | 31 July 2005 | ITF Lexington, United States | Hard | Stéphanie Dubois | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 13 November 2006 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 20 November 2006 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 19 October 2008 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Melanie South | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 46 (25–21)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 22 December 1996 | ITF Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | Alicia Pillay | Charlotte Aagaard Maiken Pape | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 7 March 1999 | ITF Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Alicia Pillay | Kerry-Anne Guse Trudi Musgrave | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 18 July 1999 | ITF Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Leanne Baker Nicole Sewell | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | 12 March 2000 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Jenny Belobrajdic Kristen van Elden | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 19 March 2000 | ITF Benalla, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Kylie Hunt Mareze Joubert | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 26 March 2000 | Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Kylie Hunt Mareze Joubert | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 2 April 2000 | Corona, Australia | Grass | Nicole Rencken | Cindy Watson Christina Wheeler | 3–6, 6–7$^{(11–13)}$ |
| Win | 3. | 21 May 2000 | Edinburgh, Great Britain | Clay | Nicole Rencken | Selima Sfar Lorna Woodroffe | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 28 May 2000 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Angela Cardoso Carlota Santos | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 11 June 2000 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Chanelle Scheepers Carien Venter | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | 18 June 2000 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Lucinda Gibbs Giselle Swart | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 13 August 2000 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Nicole Rencken | Miriam D'Agostini Angelika Rösch | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | 20 August 2000 | London, Great Britain | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Susi Bensch Manisha Malhotra | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 8. | 5 November 2000 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Nicole Rencken | Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 15 July 2001 | Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | Kim Grant | Trudi Musgrave Julie Pullin | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | 20 October 2002 | Mackay, Australia | Hard | Nicole Sewell | Sarah Stone Samantha Stosur | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 27 April 2003 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Kim Grant | Nicole Remis Delia Sescioreanu | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10. | 26 October 2003 | Rockhampton, Australia | Hard | Martina Müller | Trudi Musgrave Abigail Spears | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11. | 1 February 2004 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard | Amanda Augustus | Gisela Dulko Patricia Tarabini | 6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9. | 1 August 2004 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Claire Curran | Casey Dellacqua Nicole Sewell | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | 9 August 2004 | Louisville, United States | Hard | Claire Curran | Julie Ditty Edina Gallovits-Hall | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 11 October 2004 | Lafayette, United States | Clay | Arpi Kojian | Julie Ditty Kristen Schlukebir | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10. | 30 January 2005 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard | Kaysie Smashey | Lauren Breadmore Ayami Takase | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | 15 May 2005 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Claire Curran | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14. | 5 March 2006 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Chanelle Scheepers | Kelly Liggan Lina Stančiūtė | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 9 July 2006 | College Park, United States | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Lindsey Nelson Anne Yelsey | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12. | 21 August 2006 | ITF The Bronx, United States | Hard | Julie Ditty | Lucie Hradecká Michaela Paštiková | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 13. | 13 November 2006 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Christina Wheeler | Daniella Jeflea Sophie Ferguson | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | 20 November 2006 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Christina Horiatopoulos Nicole Kriz | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 15. | 27 November 2006 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Trudi Musgrave Christina Wheeler | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 16. | 28 January 2007 | ITF Waikoloa, United States | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Līga Dekmeijere Julie Ditty | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16. | 4 February 2007 | ITF Palm Desert, United States | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Julie Ditty Edina Gallovits-Hall | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 17. | 17 July 2007 | ITF Boston, United States | Hard | Melinda Czink | Līga Dekmeijere İpek Şenoğlu | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 17. | 20 July 2007 | ITF Lexington, United States | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | Melinda Czink Lindsay Lee-Waters | 2–6, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$ |
| Loss | 18. | 5 August 2007 | ITF Washington, United States | Hard | Julie Ditty | Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami | 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18. | 18 November 2007 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Sophie Ferguson Trudi Musgrave | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 19. | 6 July 2008 | ITF Boston, United States | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Yulia Fedossova Varvara Lepchenko | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | 13 July 2008 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 20. | 12 October 2008 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Jarmila Gajdošová Jessica Moore | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 21. | 19 October 2008 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Miki Miyamura Erika Sema | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 22. | 26 October 2008 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Robin Stephenson | Lizaan du Plessis Tiffany Welford | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 20. | 23 November 2008 | ITF Phoenix, Mauritius | Hard | Kelly Anderson | Teodora Mirčić Lenka Tvarošková | 4–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Win | 23. | 2 February 2009 | ITF Rancho Mirage, United States | Hard | Courtney Nagle | Alina Jidkova Darya Kustova | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 24. | 5 June 2009 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Alexa Glatch | Eleni Daniilidou Rika Fujiwara | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 21. | 23 August 2010 | ITF The Bronx, United States | Hard | Abigail Spears | Kristina Barrois Yvonne Meusburger | 6–1, 4–6, [13–15] |
| Win | 25. | 14 March 2011 | ITF Nassau, Bahamas | Hard | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 6–4, 6–2 |

## Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Career SR | Career W–L |
| Australian Open | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | 0 / 9 | 10–9 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1 / 9 | 6–9 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 7–13 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 2–9 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 40 | N/A |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | N/A | 25–40 |