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#9 Amanda Coetzer
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Amanda Coetzer turned pro in 1988. After breaking into the top 20 in 1993, she stayed there for 10 consecutive seasons. She enjoyed a lot of success in singles, winning 9 WTA titles, but was never able to win a Grand Slam Singles title. Her best result was reaching the semi-finals of two Australian Open tournaments and one French Open.
At the Canadian Open in 1995, Coetzer defeated three players ranked in the world's top-5 – Steffi Graf, Jana Novotná and Mary Pierce – before finally losing to Monica Seles in the final. The defeat of Graf ended a 32-match winning-streak for the German. As a result of her many upset wins and her small size, she earned the nickname "The Little Assassin."
She reached a career high of no.3 in the world when toppled world No. 1s Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis in her breakout '97 season.
