Surina De Beer (born 28 June 1978) is a retired South African tennis player.

Surina De Beer
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidencePretoria
Born (1978-06-28) 28 June 1978 (age 45)
Pretoria
Turned pro1998
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$247,569
Singles
Career record264–183 (59.1%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 116 (6 July 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1999)
French OpenQ2 (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon3R (1998)
US OpenQ3 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record285–133 (68.2%)
Career titles36 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (25 September 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open2R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup5–4

In her career, De Beer won eleven singles titles and 36 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 6 July 1998, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 116. On 25 September 2000, she peaked at No. 49 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In 2011, De Beer retired from professional tennis.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles (11–6) edit

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (4–4)
Carpet (2–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 15 July 1996 Frinton, UK Grass   Pam Nelson 3–6, 4–6
Win 19 July 1996 Ilkley, UK Grass   Cindy Watson 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 12 July 1997 Felixstowe, UK Grass   Karen Cross 1–6, 5–7
Win 19 July 1997 Frinton, UK Grass   Mareze Joubert 6–4, 6–4
Win 27 July 1997 Dublin, Ireland Carpet   Patricia Wartusch 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Win 2 August 1997 Ilkley, UK Grass   Julia Lutrova 7–5, 6–1
Loss 15 September 1997 Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Kylie Moulds 6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win 5 October 1997 Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i)   Aurandrea Narvaez 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 12 October 1997 Saga, Japan Grass   Shinobu Asagoe 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 24 May 1999 Surbiton Trophy, UK Grass   Tamarine Tanasugarn 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 11 April 2005 Porto Santo Island, Portugal Hard   Laura Zelder 6–4, 6–3
Win 18 April 2005 Porto Santo Island, Portugal Hard   Annette Kolb 6–0, 6–1
Loss 23 May 2005 Oxford, UK Grass   Rebecca Llewellyn 6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Win 23 October 2006 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Monica Gorny 6–2, 6–3
Win 8 May 2007 Edinburgh, UK Clay   Alice Balducci 6–2, 6–2
Win 27 October 2008 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Chanel Simmonds 6–3, 6–3
Loss 16 May 2011 Durban, South Africa Hard   Kateřina Kramperová 2–6, 0–6

Doubles (36–24) edit

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (27–16)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (3–2)
Carpet (4–2)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 4 October 1993 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Karen van der Merwe   Liezel Horn
  Rene Mentz
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Runner-up 26 February 1996 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Khoo Chin-bee   Heather Matthews
  Sara Tse
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 4 March 1996 Gaborone, Botswana Hard   Khoo Chin-bee   Audra Brannon
  Dana Evans
4–6, 5–7
Winner 8 July 1996 Felixstowe, UK Grass   Katia Roubanova   Lucie Ahl
  Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–2, 6–4
Winner 29 July 1996 Ilkley, UK Grass   Katia Roubanova   Lucie Ahl
  Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Winner 8 July 1997 Felixstowe, UK Grass   Lizzie Jelfs   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
7–5, 7–5
Winner 26 July 1997 Dublin, Ireland Carpet   Lizzie Jelfs   Amanda Augustus
  Amy Jensen
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 15 September 1997 Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Nami Urabe   Riei Kawamata
  Yoshiko Sasano
6–2, 6–3
Winner 22 September 1997 Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Nami Urabe   Shizu Katsumi
  Kyoko Kojima
6–3, 6–3
Winner 5 October 1997 Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i)   Nami Urabe   Yumiko Kitamura
  Natsumi Yuki
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 10 October 1997 Saga, Japan Grass   Nami Urabe   Danielle Jones
  Saori Obata
3–6, 4–6
Winner 6 March 1998 Rockford, United States Hard (i)   Lindsay Lee-Waters   Nino Louarsabishvili
  Seda Noorlander
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 16 May 1998 Porto, Portugal Clay   Rebecca Jensen   Nancy Feber
  Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6 February 1999 Sheffield, UK Hard (i)   Kim de Weille   Lizzie Jelfs
  Lorna Woodroffe
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 13 February 1999 Birmingham, UK Hard (i)   Kim de Weille   Angelika Bachmann
  Magda Mihalache
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 8 May 1999 Athens, Greece Clay   Magda Mihalache   Evie Dominikovic
  Bryanne Stewart
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 15 May 1999 Edinburgh, UK Clay   Lorna Woodroffe   Selima Sfar
  Joanne Ward
4–6, 2–6
Winner 24 July 1999 Dublin, Ireland Carpet   Tzipora Obziler   Hannah Collin
  Tina Hergold
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 21 August 1999 Bronx Open, US Hard   Nana Smith   Seda Noorlander
  Patricia Wartusch
3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Winner 25 September 1999 Thessaloniki, Greece Carpet   Eleni Daniilidou   Adriana Barna
  Adrienn Hegedűs
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 9 October 1999 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia Carpet   Cătălina Cristea   Magda Mihalache
  Zuzana Váleková
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 19 February 2000 Midland Classic, US Hard (i)   Tzipora Obziler   Nannie de Villiers
  Rika Hiraki
1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Runner-up 6 May 2000 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet   Nannie de Villiers   Shinobu Asagoe
  Yuka Yoshida
3–6, 1–6
Winner 19 August 2000 Bronx Open, US Hard   Nana Smith   Alexandra Fusai
  Émilie Loit
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 28 October 2000 Seoul, South Korea Hard   Marlene Weingärtner   Cho Yoon-jeong
  Jeon Mi-ra
4–2, 4–1, 1–4, 3–5, 4–2
Winner 14 June 2003 Allentown, US Hard   Ilke Gers   Adria Engel
  Kelly McCain
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 21 June 2003 Dallas, US Hard   Ilke Gers   Stephanie Hazlett
  Julia Scaringe
2–6, 1–6
Winner 19 July 2003 Baltimore, US Hard   Neyssa Etienne   Tomoko Taira
  Mayumi Yamamoto
7–5, 6–1
Winner 2 August 2003 Harrisonburg, US Hard   Martina Müller   Ana Maria Moura
  Danielle Wiggins
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 20 October 2003 Cardiff, UK Hard (i)   Ilke Gers   Claire Curran
  İpek Şenoğlu
4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 24 January 2004 Hull, UK Hard (i)   Claire Curran   Anna Bastrikova
  Vasilisa Davydova
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 6 June 2004 Surbiton Trophy, UK Grass   Karen Nugent   Leanne Baker
  Nicole Sewell
6–2, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Runner-up 9 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Chanelle Scheepers   Shelley Stephens
  Sania Mirza
1–6, 4–6
Winner 16 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Chanelle Scheepers   Shelley Stephens
  Sania Mirza
6–0, 6–0
Winner 23 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Alanna Broderick   Yevgenia Savranska
  Karin Schlapbach
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 30 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Alanna Broderick   Franziska Etzel
  Jennifer Schmidt
5–7, 2–6
Winner 22 January 2005 Tipton, UK Hard (i)   Jane O'Donoghue   Katie O'Brien
  Melanie South
6–4, 6–2
Winner 3 April 2005 GB Pro-Series Bath, UK Hard (i)   Melanie South   Ekaterina Kozhokina
  Trudi Musgrave
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 16 April 2005 Porto Santo Island, Portugal Hard   Lisanne Balk   María José Argeri
  Letícia Sobral
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(13–15)
Winner 23 April 2005 Porto Santo Island, Portugal Hard   Lisanne Balk   Mareike Biglmaier
  Annette Kolb
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 13 May 2005 Monzón, Spain Hard   Olena Antypina   Petra Cetkovská
  Gabriela Velasco Andreu
7–5, 7–5
Winner 15 October 2005 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Gabriela Velasco Andreu   Lisa Sabino
  Maša Zec Peškirič
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 12 February 2006 Sunderland, UK Hard (i)   Ayami Takase   Kim Kilsdonk
  Elise Tamaëla
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 18 February 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Anne Keothavong   Timea Bacsinszky
  Aurélie Védy
4–6, 4–6
Winner 21 October 2006 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Ágnes Szatmári   Sanaa Bhambri
  Rushmi Chakravarthi
6–3, 6–1
Winner 29 October 2006 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Aurelie Caffa   Andrea Oates
  Bianca Swanepoel
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 24 June 2007 Fort Worth, US Hard   Robin Stephenson   Dominika Diešková
  Courtney Nagle
5–7, 3–6
Winner 7 July 2007 Southlake, US Hard   Kim Grant   Valérie Tétreault
  Stéphanie Dubois
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 22 July 2007 Hamilton, Canada Clay   Stéphanie Dubois   Michaela Johansson
  Paula Zabala
w/o
Winner 24 November 2007 Mexico City, Mexico Hard   Rossana de los Ríos   Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
  Valeria Pulido
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 10 February 2008 Midland Classic, US Hard (i)   Rika Fujiwara   Ashley Harkleroad
  Shenay Perry
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Winner 15 June 2008 El Paso, US Hard   Lauren Albanese   Lindsay Lee-Waters
  Ashley Weinhold
6–3, 6–3
Winner 17 October 2008 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Ágnes Szatmári   Tamaryn Hendler
  Lisa Sabino
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Runner-up 31 October 2008 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Lisa Marshall   Christi Potgieter
  Bianca Swanepoel
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 28 November 2008 Saint-Denis, France Hard   Tamaryn Hendler   Carmen Klaschka
  Laura Siegemund
3–6, 1–6
Winner 28 March 2009 Hammond, US Hard   Lilia Osterloh   Chan Chin-wei
  Tetiana Luzhanska
6–4, 6–3
Winner 19 March 2011 Metepec, Mexico Hard   Romana Tedjakusuma   Nadia Abdalá
  Virginie Ayassamy
6–2, 6–4
Winner 1 May 2011 Bournemouth, UK Clay   Francesca Stephenson   Scarlett Werner
  Alina Wessel
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 7 May 2011 Edinburgh, UK Clay   Scarlett Werner   Jade Windley
  Samantha Murray
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 20 May 2011 Durban, South Africa Hard (i)   Jennifer Allan   Malou Ejdesgaard
  Nicole Rottmann
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]

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