Nannie de Villiers

Nannie de Villiers
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceSomerset West, South Africa
Born (1976-01-05) 5 January 1976 (age 48)
Windhoek, South West Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$294,308
Singles
Career record154–135
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 172 (15 December 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1998)
WimbledonQ1 (1995)
US OpenQ1 (1999)
Doubles
Career record259–173
Career titles1 WTA, 22 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 53 (16 September 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1998–99, 2003)
French Open3R (2001)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open2R (1999)

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.