Zani Barnard (born 15 March 1999) is an inactive South African tennis player. She played for South Africa on the Fed Cup in 2019.[1]

Zani Barnard
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25)
Witbank, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeMTSU
Prize money$1,879
Singles
Career record6–7
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record6–5
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–1
Last updated on: 31 August 2020.

Barnard has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 73, achieved on 29 February 2016.[2]

She started studying at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), in 2017 with her twin sister Lee.[3]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Doubles (0–1) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2019 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia 15,000 Hard   Lee Barnard   Arianne Hartono
  Nadia Ravita
6–2, 4–6, [9–11]

ITF Junior Circuit finals edit

Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (2–9) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Grade Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 10 May 2014 Windhoek, Namibia G4 Hard   Lee Barnard 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Runner-up 2. 17 May 2014 Windhoek, Namibia G5 Hard   Katie Poluta 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 24 October 2014 Stellenbosch, South Africa G5 Hard   Eva Vedder 6–1, 6–3
Winner 2. 31 October 2014 Stellenbosch, South Africa G5 Hard   Nadine De Villiers 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 27 February 2015 Potchefstroom, South Africa G5 Hard   Lee Barnard 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 6 March 2015 Potchefstroom, South Africa G5 Hard   Lee Barnard 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 25 April 2015 Tunis, Tunisia G3 Hard   Katarina Kopcalic 7–6(7–1), 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 2 May 2015 Tlemcen, Algeria G3 Clay   Inès Ibbou 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 7. 26 July 2015 Johannesburg, South Africa G4 Hard   Lee Barnard 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 2 August 2015 Pretoria, South Africa G4 Hard   Lee Barnard 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 22 August 2015 Harare, Zimbabwe G3 Hard   Lee Barnard 3–2 ret.

Doubles (7–5) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Grade Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 10 May 2014 Windhoek, Namibia G4 Hard   Lee Barnard   Nadine De Villiers
  Katie Poluta
4–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 25 July 2014 Johannesburg, South Africa G4 Hard   Lee Barnard   Huibre-Mare Botes
  Louise-Mare Botes
6–2, 6–2
Winner 2. 24 October 2014 Stellenbosch, South Africa G5 Hard   Lee Barnard   Georgia Lawson
  Elizabeth Pam
6–1, 6–0
Winner 3. 31 October 2014 Stellenbosch, South Africa G5 Hard   Lee Barnard   Nadine De Villiers
  Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 27 February 2015 Potchefstroom, South Africa G5 Hard   Lee Barnard   Margo Landmann
  Sem Wensveen
6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Winner 4. 25 April 2015 Tunis, Tunisia G3 Hard   Lee Barnard   Georgina Axon
  Lesedi Sheya Jacobs
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–3]
Runner-up 3. 26 July 2015 Johannesburg, South Africa G4 Hard   Lee Barnard   Ghita Benhadi
  Liang En-shuo
4–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 2 August 2015 Pretoria, South Africa G4 Hard   Lee Barnard   Ghita Benhadi
  Diae El Jardi
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 9 August 2015 Nanjing, China G1 Hard   Lee Barnard   Rifanty Kahfiani
  Lee Yang
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 22 August 2015 Harare, Zimbabwe G3 Hard   Lee Barnard   Célestine Avomo
  Lesedi Sheya Jacobs
7–6(7–3), 1–6, [5–10]
Runner-up 6. 21 January 2016 Traralgon, AUS G1 Hard   Lee Barnard   Nina Kruijer
  Ioana Mincă
3–6, 1–6

National representation edit

Fed Cup edit

Barnard made her Fed Cup debut for South Africa in 2019, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II, when she was 19 years and 330 days old.[4]

Fed Cup (0–1) edit

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
World Group Play-off (0–0)
World Group II (0–0)
World Group II Play-off (0–0)
Europe/Africa Group (0–1)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–0)
Matches by setting
Indoors (0–1)
Outdoors (0–0)
Singles (0–1) edit
Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2019 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Pool B 8 February 2019 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg   Portugal Hard (i) Ana Filipa Santos L 4–6, 5–7

References edit

  1. ^ Zani Barnard at the Billie Jean King Cup
  2. ^ "Zani Barnard junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Zani Barnard Bio – Middle Tennessee State University Official Athletic Site". goblueraiders.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "SA relegated in Fed Cup but team captain sees positives". www.news24.com. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

External links edit