Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Residence | Palm Desert, California |
Born |
Rustenburg, South Africa |
26 July 1961
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1982 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $1,528,201 |
Singles | |
Career record | 92–129 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (24 September 1984) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1988, 1989) |
French Open | 2R (1982, 1983, 1985) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1985) |
US Open | 3R (1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 376–292 |
Career titles | 17 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (29 January 1990) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1990, 1993) |
French Open | QF (1990, 1991) |
Wimbledon | F (1990) |
US Open | W (1990) |
Danie Visser (born 26 July 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Australian Open and 1 US Open). Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in January 1990.
Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol. In 1990 he won the men's doubles titles at both the Australian Open and the US Open, partnering his fellow South African player Pieter Aldrich. The pair were also doubles runners-up at Wimbledon that year. Visser won the Australian Open doubles crown again in 1993, partnering Laurie Warder. Visser won the final doubles title of his career in 1994 at Manchester.
Visser's best singles ranking was world no. 59, which he attained in 1984.
He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria.
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held