Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | Pretoria |
Prize money | $27,395 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 330 (26 December 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 887 (10 June 2024) |
Last updated on: 19 May 2024. |
Isabella Kruger is a South African tennis player. She has a career high singles ranking of No. 330 achieved on 26 December 2022. She is the daughter of former international rugby union player Ruben Kruger. [1] [2]
She reached the quarter-finals of the Girl's singles at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. [3]
In 2023, she was selected as a teenager for the South African team in the Billie Jean King Cup. [4] She made her debut in April 2023 as an 18 year-old against Estonia. [5]
In February 2024, she was the number one ranked South African female tennis player. [6] [7] In March 2024, playing alongside her sister Zoe Kruger, she reached the final of the Wiphold International where they faced Alina Charaeva and Ekaterina Reyngold in the final, losing in three sets. [8] [9]
In June 2024, she competed for South Africa again in the Billie Jean King Cup. [10]
Born in Pretoria, [11] her father is South African former international rugby union player Ruben Kruger. Her sister Zoë Kruger is also a tennis player. [12]